Food & Wine
The Spanish Porrón Is the Holiday Season’s Hottest Party Trick
Date: November 28, 2025
San Diego tapas and wine bar Finca pours its pineapple- and passion fruit-infused house Sangria from them.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
Wine Spectator names North Park’s Finca wine bar to global ‘Favorites’ list
Date: September 9, 2025
Finca, the California tapas eatery, wine bar and bottle shop that opened early last year in San Diego’s North Park, has been named to Wine Spectator Magazine’s international list of its Editors’ Favorite Wine Bars.
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Modern Luxury
The 10 Best Wine Bars in San Diego
Date: September 2, 2025
Nestled in North Park, Finca brings a lively energy to the wine scene. With bottles predominantly sourced from California and Spain, there is no shortage of incredible varietals to pair alongside the restaurant’s enticing small plates.
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Observer
Where To Eat – Finca
Date: June 1, 2025
With its lively vibe, low lighting, menu of shareable small plates, and extensive wine list, Finca is a great pick for date night or a group dinner.
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There San Diego
Finca Debuts Full Liquor License & New Cocktail Program
Date: May 1, 2025
Exciting news for North Park’s cocktail enthusiasts! With a newly acquired full liquor license, the restaurant has unveiled a vibrant new cocktail menu that’s as fresh and inventive as San Diego itself.
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San Diego Magazine
17 Wine Bars to Try in San Diego Right Now
Date: March 13, 2025
Opened in February 2024, the 3,000-square-foot North Park restaurant offers Spanish and California wines alongside a small plates menu including items such as duck confit croquettes, yellowtail crudo, bone marrow, and chicken liver cinnamon rolls (a must-try).
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San Diego Magazine
17 Wine Bars to Try in San Diego Right Now
Date: March 13, 2025
Opened in February 2024, the 3,000-square-foot North Park restaurant offers Spanish and California wines alongside a small plates menu including items such as duck confit croquettes, yellowtail crudo, bone marrow, and chicken liver cinnamon rolls (a must-try).
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San Diego Magazine
Best New San Diego Restaurants of 2024: Finca
Date: December 24, 2024
Every neighborhood needs a wine bar with good food, and now this is North Park’s. It comes courtesy three vets of top San Diego restaurants: front-of-house pro Dan Valerino and chef Joe Bower from Juniper & Ivy, plus partner Ricardo Dondisch.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
Top 10 Restaurants Of The Year – Most Convivial: Finca, North Park
Date: December 20, 2024
One of my favorite new restaurants of 2024 is this affordably priced Spanish-inspired ta pas restaurant and bottle shop owned by Dan Valerino, Joe Bower and Ricardo Dondisch.
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San Diego Magazine
Restaurant Review: Finca Tapas & Bottle Shop
Date: July 30, 2024
Finca is clairvoyance as a dining experience. Dishes seem to arrive before the words come out of my mouth, as if the server is doing the ol’ “pull the roasted bone marrow from behind my ear” trick. It is the most efficient kitchen I’ve witnessed that doesn’t have a drive-through window or promotional kids’ toys that, years later, will be recalled for crimes against humanity.
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Eater San Diego
Finca
Date: May 2, 2024
Industry vets Dan Valerino and Joe Bower have realized their thoroughly Californian version of a lively Spanish tapas bar with this friendly North Park restaurant.
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Somm Journal
Small Plates and Sustainable Wines
Date: April 1, 2024
Finca Tapas & Bottle Shop, newly opened in San Diego by Dan Valerino and chef-partner Joe Bower (page 84).
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Wine Spectator
Turning Tables: Finca Wine Opens in San Diego
Date: March 21, 2024
“Depending on how you look at it, Finca is either an exciting new wine bar and restaurant (with the perk of having a retail space) or it is a neighborhood wine shop that happens to offer food. Either way, it is a wine- and community-focused establishment serving tapas and a diverse range of affordable bottles.” – Aaron Romano, Wine Spectator
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
North Park’s new Finca tapas restaurant and bottle shop is changing the game
Date: March 8, 2024
Open just a month, the Spanish-inspired California shared plates restaurant is reviving some pre-pandemic dining traditions.
“North Park’s new Finca tapas restaurant and bottle shop is changing the game” – Pam Kragen, San Diego Union Tribune
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
The Dish: Finca, Lala debuts lead five new San Diego restaurant/bar openings
Date: February 23, 2024
Located on the ground floor of a new condominium complex across the street from Tribute Pizza, the 3,000-square-foot restaurant has an open kitchen, 14-seat bar and 16-seat patio. A bottle shop will also open soon at the location.
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San Diego Magazine
First Look: Finca
Date: February 8, 2024
The new wine shop and tapas-style restaurant opens in North Park featuring Spanish and California small-grower selections.
“Sometimes, a restaurant opens and you don’t even need to experience it to know you’re going to love it.” – Jackie Bryant, San Diego Magazine
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Eater San Diego
Spain and California Converge at North Park’s Lively New Tapas and Wine Bar
Date: February 7, 2024
“From a shared climate to a similarly convivial style of dining, parallels between Spain and California are the through-line that informs Finca right down to Bower’s dishes which are the chef’s answer to classic tapas using SoCal produce, a global pantry, and a bit of whimsy.” – Candice Woo, Eater SD
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