Swooning at Gitane

Our new favorite on French Hill, in the Financial District: Gitane Restaurant & Bar. The young chef, Lisa, prepares French Basque food.

Just think about this dish: Bacon Bonbons, a dish of sautéed prunes stuffed with goat cheese and wrapped in smoked bacon with a port demi-sec. Be still my heart.

There were three of us, so we mowed through most of the menu. Here are a few highlights: squid stuffed chorizo sausage, mini bastilles and three cheeses served with quince marmalade.

My entrée, a Catalan fish stew, was like the best cioppino plus. All our dishes were washed down with small carafes of interesting wine.

This place is sexy, fun and serves incredible food.

Gitane Restaurant & Bar
6 Claude Lane
San Francisco
(415) 788-6686