Building a meal from small tapas dishes is convenient for anyone who has a light appetite, likes to try a variety of recipes, or needs a plate small enough to feed the marmoset he's smuggled in under his hat. Nourish a group of primate pals with today's Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of Spanish fare and drinks at Lizarran in Fullerton.

Lizarran infuses each small tapas plate, savory grilled dish, and steaming paella platter on the menu with authentic Spanish flavors. Rub elbows with table neighbors over carefully crafted tapas, including succulent shrimp sautéed with garlic and olive oil ($12) and deep-fried potatoes with spicy tomato sauce ($7).

Especially hungry patrons or guests who never learned to share can keep individual entrees to themselves, including the entrecote a la parrilla, a certified rib steak served with piquillo peppers and potatoes ($24), and exotic grilled calamari with garlic and parsley ($10). Lizarran's paellas come in several varieties, including the paella de marisco, a generous bowl of tender, saffron-tinted rice studded with seafood and vegetables and seasoned with a Spanish flair so authentic that it causes castanets to snap wildly in fits of jealous rage ($21).