Aside from having six lanes, Mission Bowling Club has a great bar and makes one of our favorite burgers in the city.

Even if you suck at golf, it's still a blast to spend an afternoon drinking and playing putt putt at Urban Putt in the Mission.

Foreign Cinema in the Mission is still one of the most unique restaurants in San Francisco, and you need to come here at least once in your life.

Starline Social Club is a bar, a restaurant, a concert venue - and one of the best places to drink and dance in Oakland.

Soba Ichi in West Oakland is one of the only places in the country that makes soba by hand. And it's incredible.

Wood Tavern is an upscale American restaurant that serves an incredible pan-fried chicken.

Ramen Shop in Rockridge does a very California (and a very good) take on ramen.

Seven Hills is an Italian neighborhood spot between Nob and Russian Hills that makes good pasta, but everything else is hit-or-miss.

Zuni Cafe in Civic Center is an SF classic that still deserves your attention.

Dear Inga in the Mission serves incredible Eastern European comfort food in a beautiful space that looks straight out of a magazine.

Gilberth’s is a Latin restaurant in Dogpatch that’s good for a casual midweek date or a catch-up dinner.

Hina Yakitori in NoPa does an incredible omakase-style menu almost entirely of chicken.

Prubechu in the Mission serves fantastic Guamanian food. Don't miss the sticky and sweet short ribs.

You'll find great Malay food at this small spot in Noe Valley.

Holy Water is a dark bar in Bernal Heights with great creative cocktails.

Head to Vinorosso, a small Italian wine bar in Bernal Heights, for great wine and small plates.