Nado Republic
Opened in 2018, Nado Republic is on C Avenue in Coronado. Italian, but more the tapa, small-plate, wine bar idea, like you’d see in the trendy streets of Madrid, Lyons, Warsaw, etc.
The place itself is an awkward joining of a square room and a curved room. But they have made it work. You walk in to this kind of inside patio with a palm tree growing up the middle, lots of hanging plants, antique tables, and comfortable chairs and settees with zebra cushions. Behind, in the curvy interior, they have a checkered tile floor, wooden bar, and a single arty TV screen showing not sports, but manta rays flying underwater. Also, on the wall, Marilyn Monroe with her quotes surrounding her. Example, “It’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
Prices: Bruschetta antipasto (toast, olive oil), $8; armonia di sapori, includes cheese, cold cuts, dried fruits, breads, $18 (small), $28 (large); summer salad (arugula, ham, mozzarella, parmesan flakes, focaccia), $12; “Autunno” pizza (tomato paste, mozzarella, gorgonzola, prosciutto cotto ham), $12, small, $20, large; pizza fritta, estate (“summer”), with mozzarella, ham, arugula, $12; cheesecake dessert, with marmalade, $9
Buses: 901, 904
Nearest Bus Stop, Orange and C (northbound); Orange and 10th (southbound)
Additional Info
Hours
| Sunday | 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. |
| Thursday | 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. |
| Friday | 11 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. |
| Saturday | 11 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. |