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Where To Take Someone Who You’re Trying To Convince To Move To SF
You’re so close, and these 15 places will help take it over the top.
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The Best Cocktail Bars For Special Occasions
Where to get fancy drinks when you have something to celebrate.
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The Cool List: 10 Restaurants That Aren’t “Hot” But Are Definitely Still Cool
A love letter to restaurants that were once hot spots, and are still more than worth your time.
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Where To Eat Near San Francisco’s Iconic Landmarks
Now’s as good a time as any to finally take your maiden stroll across the Golden Gate Bridge - and eat something good after.
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Where To Eat When You Want To Feel Like It’s Summer Even Though It’s 60 Degrees Out
When you’re mentally putting on sunscreen, but the weather app says 60 degrees and windy, here’s where to go.
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18 Restaurants That Are Actually Worth Waiting In Line For
Our favorite spots in SF where waiting is actually worth it.
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The Progress
The Progress is the younger sibling of State Bird Provisions that stands on its own with confidence.
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Thanh Long
You come to Thanh Long, a Sunset institution, for whole roast crab and the most iconic garlic noodles in the city.
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Where To Eat When You Want To Feel Like It’s Summer Even Though It’s 60 Degrees Out
When you’re mentally putting on sunscreen, but the weather app says 60 degrees and windy, here’s where to go.
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State Bird Provisions
We could eat at State Bird Provisions five nights in a row and never get bored—that’s because the Fillmore spot makes the most creative small plates in the city.
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House Of Prime Rib
House of Prime Rib in Nob Hill is where to go when you want a lot of meat and large bottles of wine.
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Scoma’s Restaurant
Scoma’s is an old-school seafood restaurant in Fisherman’s Wharf serving excellent Dungeness crab and clam chowder.
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Cheese Board Pizza
Cheese Board Pizza in Berkeley does only one type of pizza every day. It tends to be kind of unusual, but it’s always worth the long wait.
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Bette’s Oceanview Diner
Bette’s in Berkeley is an upscale 1950s-style diner that does a boozy brunch worth the guaranteed 45-minute wait.
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Kaiyo
Kaiyo is a Peruvian-Japanese place where you should go for one of the best meals in Cow Hollow.
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Ayala
Ayala is a seafood spot in Union Square serving some excellent twists on classic dishes.
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Sir and Star at The Olema
Sir and Star is one of the best dining experiences in Northern California. Get your ass out to the hunting lodge in Olema.