San Francisco Examiner

BAY AREA TEEMS WITH GREAT NEW EATERIES
by Patricia Unterman

NOPA, which stands for north of the Panhandle, didn't mean anything until this big, booming, super-popular restaurant put it on the map. A reasonably priced, compact menu particularly strong on small plates such as lamb riblets, fried sardines, wood-baked runner beans and baked goat-cheese dip keeps the place packed late into the night. Reservations are only taken on the afternoon of the day you want to eat. Most people just drop in and wait with a drink at the long bar.

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