"Despana is a grocery store, but unless you subsist exclusively on cured meats, various cheeses, and the finest tinned fish, it isn’t a very practical one. And that’s why we like it. It’s a small Spanish market full of edible luxury goods that are perfect for when you’re having people over and would like to pretend as though your life is as luxurious as a perfume ad. And you can also get a casual meal here. There’s a tapas menu as well as some sandwiches and salads - and if you just feel like eating several cheese platters at 11:30am, you can do that too." - hannah albertine, bryan kim