North Park's new Finca tapas restaurant and bottle shop is changing the game

Open just a month, the Spanish-inspired California shared plates restaurant is reviving some pre-pandemic dining traditions

If you've dined out at San Diego sit-down restaurants post-pandemic, you've surely noticed some changes wrought by the higher rent, ingredient and labor costs. In an effort to stay afloat, many restaurant owners have been forced to raise their prices, trim their staffs, menus and hours, add surcharges, set time limits on how long diners can stay and introduce refundable reservation fees to discourage no-shows.

Taking a cue from Tribute, Valerino said he, Dondisch and Bower wanted Finca to have a similar settled-in feel, with a retro neon monument sign out front, rows of gently lit art deco-style interior lamps and original artwork on the walls painted by Bower's brother, Patrick, and Dondisch's wife, Gabriela. Bower's eclectic opening menu boasts 26 items, plus desserts, though he said the lineup is in transition as he responds to diner tastes.

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