Gitane

• Cuisine(s): French, Moroccan, Spanish
  Hours: Tue-Wed 5:30pm-11pm, Thu-Sat 5:30pm-1am
  Price: $$
  Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
• Attire: Dressy
  Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Vegetarian Friendly
  Serving: Dinner, Late Night
  Alcohol: Full bar
• Reservations: Accepted, Online Reservations Available
  Parking: No Parking

Description

There are a few windows at this vampirishly romantic restaurant, hidden down a dim and narrow alley in the Financial District, but they're few and easily covered. The glow of the back bar has a Midas touch, turning the bottles of liquor into liquid gold (some of them, frankly, are) and warming up even the ashiest pallor. Loosened up with a cocktail, warmbloods are easily lured up the stairs to the dining room, which is dominated in uneven bricks and damask, sultry even at cocktail hour. Bridget Batson's Spanish- and Moroccan-tinged California cuisine - her imagination spiked by olives, chorizo, and saffron - is as rich and sensual as the surroundings.