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San Francisco Map: PiperadePiperade Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

Cuisine Basque
Hours Mon-Fri 11:30am-3pm and 5:30-10:30pm; Sat 5:30-10:30pm
Address
1015 Battery St
Location At Green St, North Beach/Telegraph Hill
Transportation Bus: 10, 12, 30, or 82x
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 415/391-2555
Web site www.piperade.com
Prices Main courses $17-$24
Credit Cards AE, DC, DISC, MC, V
Season Closed Sun

Frommer's Review

Chef Gerald Hirigoyen takes diners on a Basque adventure in this charming, small restaurant. Surrounded by a low wood-beam-lined ceiling, oak floors, and soft sconce lighting, it's a casual affair where diners indulge in small and large plates of Hirigoyen's superbly flavorful West Coast Basque cuisine. Your edible odyssey starts with small plates -- or plates to be shared -- like my personal favorites: piquillo peppers stuffed with goat cheese; and a bright and simple salad of garbanzo beans with calamari, chorizo, and piquillo peppers. Share entrees, too. Indulge in New York steak with braised shallots and french fries or sop up every drop of the sweet and savory red-pepper sauce with the braised seafood and shellfish stew. Save room for orange blossom beignets: Light and airy with a delicate and moist web of dough within and a kiss of orange essence, the beignet is dessert at its finest. There's a communal table for drop-in diners and front patio seating during warmer weather.

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