North Beach Tango

478 Green Street,San Francisco CA 94133

22 December, 2021

Description

AMERICAN BITES restaurant invites the local tango community to dance Free! NEW! Beginner Tango Class, from 6pm to 7pm, every Wednesday, FREE. (formerly was Tuesday). Instructor Era Osibe has been dancing tango more than two dozen years and in more than two dozen countries. No rez needed, no partner needed. The Milonguita starts right after class at 7pm. We move inside. Bohemia San Francisco meets the Glamour of Argentine Tango: AMERICAN BITES invites the local tango community to dance on its tiled floor, a San Francisco Landmark, every Tuesday. Formerly the Old Spaghetti Factory scuffed by Beats, Beatniks, and Bohemians. Awesome sound system and great DJs—rotating basis. Mask inside, and proof of vax; mask optional outside. DJs rotate weekly (Jane Yurkevich, Mungai Waweru, Jess Martinez, others), with every first Tuesday: Charles Carbone, the VINYL DJ spinning high fidelity Golden Era tangos. Hosted by a collaborative community of tango aficionados. Contact: [email protected] for info. Entry always free. Mass transit there is easy. Bu if you drive, parking not bad on Tuesdays. Also: Enclosed Parking at 766 Vallejo St. Garage, $3/hour 6pm on. Should you bring an appetite the restaurant serves delicious fare with a great wine list and full bar. American Bites is connected to Makaydeh a Persian restaurant, same owner, same great quality. Order from either menu. Non-tango dancers welcome to watch, dine, ask the secrets of tango. Watch my Tango Journey from SF to Buenos Aires to Africa. American Bites owners, Ali, Mo, and Mike are the faces between the generous offer of a free outdoor dance floor in their restaurant. Top photo shows the outside deck where you can sit and eat. Until permit issue is resolved we'll be inside the restaurant on another spacious tiled floor. Getting ready for the big night with Tango Brumoso, live music, last night. The restaurant was full of dancers and diners and lots of joyful leaping. SF's Ultimate Cioppino, $26, is just one of the great entrees at American Bites. Chicken Picatta with Linguine Marinara, $20, is another of the delicious entrees at American Bites.