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Alma

1101 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110 map
cross street: 22nd
district: Mission

Tel. 415.401.8959

About Alma

Alma is the just-opened Nuevo Latin American place where Rooster once sat on the corner across from Boogaloos and the Latin America Club. We had a very sophisticated little dinner for four with two bottles of wine (a spicy Portuguese red and a jammy Argentinian Bonarda) for just over $40 per person, which is pretty good considering the high price of finery these days. Highlights included the smoky corn arepas, these little pancakes make of sweet corn topped with goat cheese, and the chocolate-jalapeno gelato. Main courses like savory halibut with achiote roasted potatoes and grilled pork chops with scallion mashers and shoestring plantain fries are in the $15 range, while less filling apps like huachinango snapper ceviche and cuban bread salad with arugula and manchego cheese go for $3-$8. The chef has a delicate style and presents interesting ingredients from all over Latin America.

- Excerpt from SF Station review by Tracie Broom

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Editorial Review
Making Ceviche with Alma's Chef Johnny Alamilla Image
Making Ceviche with Alma's Chef Johnny Alamilla
By genevieve robertson (08/28/2004)

" A combination of classical training and Latin upbringing are what led Chef Johnny Alamilla to feature ceviche so prominently on his menu at Alma, the popular Nuevo Latino restaurant in the Mission district. His training taught him that a meal should be structured, and begin with a light, fresh palate cleanser. His heritage provided memories of summers in his grandmother's kitchen in Miami. The two come together in the logical conclusion that his menu should lead with ceviche. "

Editorial Review
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Alma
A Meal Worth Savoring
By genevieve robertson (08/28/2004)

" On an unassuming corner of the Mission, I had what I would undoubtedly say was one of the best meals I've experienced in San Francisco. It might have been the company or the welcoming candlelit room washed in turquoise and framed in dark wood that put me in this exceptional mood, but I'm certain the food had a significant role. At Alma, Chef Johnny Alamilla has created a menu of Nuevo Latino cuisine that isn't forced or pretentious and has been consistently stellar for almost three years. He uses local ingredients that match and mimic the traditional dishes while adding a hint of more character. "

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