Julia Chen
San Francisco Senior Staff Writer
Julia is a Bay Area native and a Senior Staff Writer for The Infatuation SF, which means she spends most of her time eating her way through the city, taking overhead photos of dumplings, and googling synonyms for the word “tender.” Other passions include collegiate gymnastics, yoga sculpt, and day trips to Yosemite.
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Mister Jiu’s
Mister Jiu’s is an upscale Chinese restaurant that now does a seasonal tasting menu that’s just okay. The more exciting dishes are available a la carte at the bar.
Pho 2000
Pho 2000 is a casual spot in Little Saigon serving fantastic noodle soups and other Vietnamese classics.
The Best Restaurants In Palo Alto
Whether you’re looking for dim sum, tacos, or excellent jerk chicken, this is where you should be eating in Palo Alto.
The Best Restaurants In The Sunset
Where to get dumplings, seafood pancakes, and breakfast sandwiches in this gigantic neighborhood.
Where To Eat At San Francisco International Airport
Ditch the pretzels and soggy wraps and eat at one of these places instead.
The Toughest Reservations In SF Right Now (And How To Get Them)
Our thoughts on the busiest restaurants in SF and advice on how to get a table.
The Hit List: New East Bay Restaurants To Try Right Now
We checked out these new restaurants in Oakland, Berkeley, and beyond—and loved them.
The Best Restaurants In The Lower Haight
The best places for tacos, sausages, dim sum, and more in this small, lowkey neighborhood.
Early To Rise
Early To Rise in NoPa serves excellent breakfast. Almost everything is housemade, from the bagels and challah to the bacon.
Hook Fish Co.
Hook Fish Co. is a seafood spot in the Outer Sunset serving poke, fish burritos, and tacos.
Maison Nico
Maison Nico is a French bakery and cafe in North Beach serving pâté en croûte and great croissants.
San Francisco’s Hometown Creamery
San Francisco’s Hometown Creamery does excellent small batch ice cream in the Sunset.
Pandora Karaoke & Bar
Pandora is a karaoke bar in Union Square with a public stage, private rooms downstairs, and a full bar.
Sliver Pizzeria
Sliver Pizzeria is a Berkeley spot near campus doing one vegetarian pizza a day. Prepare to douse everything in green sauce.
San Ho Won
San Ho Won is an upscale Korean restaurant in the Mission with galbi that’s flat-out memorable—just like a dinner here.