Russian Hill, San Francisco · bar
A sherry and vermouth bar with a precise premise: California never left Spain. The drinks run through fino, manzanilla, amontillado, and oloroso, with mixed drinks like the Negroni Estropeado — fino, dry vermouth, gentian amaro, bergamot bitters — riffing on Spanish classics. The snacks land in the same register: Galician empanada, steamed mussels with saffron broth, and potatoes with saffron aioli and iberico fat.