When Contigo, a Noe Valley favorite for nearly 10 years, closed in 2017, the neighborhood mourned the loss of jamón iberico and sardine toasts. At the time, Brett and Elan Emerson, the ...
We’ve been waiting five years for Barceloneta, the highly anticipated project from Elan and Brett Emerson of San Francisco’s now-shuttered Contigo, to open in Santa Cruz. Now the doors are finally ...
A new restaurant has opened in downtown Santa Cruz. Barceloneta is a Spanish tapas restaurant serving traditional seasonal dishes, including three types of paella. Owners Brett and Elan Emerson, a ...