Bossa Nova

OMG I freakin' love this place. I think for a while I was going once a week. Now I will first say that I am not an expert in Brazilian food. When I was there I ate a lot of tourist group meals and to be honest I didn't like much of what I ate, but I admit I had a bad selection to judge from. That said, I love Bossa Nova. It's tiny and often you have to carefully squeeze into your table so not to tip over your neighbor's mojito, but it's well worth it as once you sit down it's easy to get comfortable in the festive foodlover environment. My all-time favorite dish is the Rio Style Moqueca with it's coconut lime broth and overflowing array of white fish, musscles, shrimp and clams. I also love that they have live music and a happy hour with $5 mojitos & caphirinas (hey, $5 is a happy hour for San Francisco!!). I wouldn't suggest going with a large group, I would say maximum 4 and best with 2 but no matter who you go with you MUST GO. Seriously, one of my favorite semi-secret SF spots.