Bocanova

• Cuisine(s): Central American, Latin American, Mexican, South American
  Hours: Sun 10am-9pm, Mon-Thu 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-11pm
  Price: $$$$ $$, $$$$
  Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash
• Attire: Casual
  Features: Banquet Facilities, Family Style, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Water View, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch, Snack Food
  Alcohol: Full bar
• Reservations: Accepted, Recommended
  Parking: Lot Available, Validation Available

Description

Owners Rick Hackett and Meredith Melville (of San Francisco's MarketBar) opened this chic pan-Latin spot in fall 2009, anchoring new development in Jack London Square. Bocanova features a raw bar (with ceviches, crudos, and signature crab deviled eggs with chipotle aioli), garden salads, fried foods such as empanadas, and rotisserie and grilled flesh, fish, and fowl. Specialties include black bean soup, seafood tacos, steamed clams with chorizo, and strip steak with chimichurri. Sit indoors under the lofty ceilings and admire the open kitchen and colorful handmade rugs, or enjoy the shaded patio right on the Oakland marina, yards away from docked pleasure boats. It's especially pleasant at lunch. The bar offers inventive cocktails (we loved the cucumber gimlet); the wine list is divided into Old World wines from Spain and Portugal, and New World ones from North and South America.