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San Francisco Bay Area
Find the best restaurants, bars, coffee shops, ice cream, and more in San Francisco and its suburbs. We also have tags for many of the individual cities in the region, which you can browse here.
A Sonoma County Wine Pro Picks Her 10 Favorite Bottles, Including a $15 Red You'll Sip All Fall
Feedback on Foodie itinerary and help changing (Japanese) option (with flexible dining times)
So I'm putting together a 6-night splurging foodie itinerary starting on Sunday which tries to hit the highlights of San Francisco but also keep things gastronomically comfortable and flexible. ...
Jiangnan Cuisine | Outer Richmond - San Francisco
Recently "Cynsa" and I met for lunch at the newly opened Jiangnan Cuisine. She had already been there before, and I hope she'll tell us about her first tastes there. In order of service, we tried:
Apizza opening today! (Fillmore St. SF)
Looking forward to a visit.
Grocery Outlet, December 2019
Palo Alto 12/1/19 Dawn Platinum dish liquid, 2-pack 20.6 oz each $2.99 Nona Lim Vietnamese Pho bone broth 10 oz, $1.99 Siggi’s Skyr plain strained yogurt 0%, 24 oz, $1.19 Boursin shallot 5 oz...
Q's Halal Mediterranean | Vallejo
Last weekend I made a pit stop at Q's Halal Mediterranean in Vallejo for a quick dinner and a break from driving in the rain storm. This location has been open for 10 months. I'd been enjoyed the R...
Papa Sushi/Ichi Maki
My first bite of real sushi was at Ichi Maki in Fairfield California. Ichi was a family run budget oriented affair. The standouts for me were the Chef Special 1 and 2. Chef Special 1 was a tasty de...
Su Zhe Eatery | Shanghainese in Palo Alto
On Monday William and I stopped by Su Zhe Eatery for lunch. It opened on Thanksgiving Day, taking over the former Su Hong space. The same chef is here and the new owner is a former server at Su Hon...
Recommended Restaurants for SF Trip for Adventurous Foodies willing to splurge?
Hi, My companion and I are going to SF soon, second visit, and we are major foodies who enjoy active city trips with a big gastronomic part. Commonly, we actively walk around the city the whole ...
Menu suggestions for a 40th birthday dinner at Royal Feast?
I'm turning 40 this week, and we are having a birthday dinner for 10 people this Saturday at Royal Feast to celebrate. Any recent favorites from the menu that you would recommend? Any dishes that w...
The old Namu space
This is more of a real estate question, but what causes old restaurant locations like these to stay vacant for so long? That space has been vacant for over a year now. I'm not a property owner or...
Royal Feast | Sichuan and Tanjia Cai in Millbrae
The latest and, for me, most thrilling installment of “Find the Sichuan Chef” . . . Chef Zhongyi Liu has returned to the Bay Area! He soft-opened Royal Feast in Millbrae at the end of November. ...
Lantern Festival Dinner at Royal Feast in Millbrae
Another late post to fill in the banquet menu picture . . . two weeks after this initial Chinese New Year dinner at Royal Feast, https://www.chowhound.com/post/goodbye-monkey-rooster-chinese-year-b...
Armistice Day Dinner at Royal Feast in Millbrae
Last month a family member asked me to help her order from Chef Liu. I told her the best way was to just give him a budget, a couple days notice, and let him cook for us. Despite my 16+ year hi...
Countdown to the Year of the Boar at Royal Feast in Millbrae
On Super Bowl Sunday, 11 friends gathered for an epic luncheon at Royal Feast in Millbrae prepared by Master Chef Zhongyi Liu. His celebration menu opened with eight cold appetizers, then eight dis...
Birthday Celebration at Royal Feast in Millbrae
Whenever asked what to order in advance for a special occasion at Royal Feast in Millbrae, my standard answer is always going to be to put yourselves in Master Chef Zhongyi Liu's hands and let him ...
Very special Wine-makers Dinner at Ideale Restaurant
Extravagant wine-makers dinner at Ideale Restaurant featuring the food of Veneto. 5 COURSES, paired with 5 glasses of artisan Italian wines- only $80 per person, plus tax and tip TUESDAY, DECEMB...
Catering Warehouse Sale in Healdsburg, Jan 23 & 24
"NEW DATE! MORE STUFF! Please update your calendars — our Warehouse Sale in Healdsburg is being postponed to next month. NOW HAPPENING on Thursday, January 23rd and Friday, January 24th in Healdsbu...
Boichik Bagels in Berkeley?
Boichik Bagels opened its long-awaited brick and mortar on Black Friday in the venue where Noah's got its start. Yesterday morning I stopped by the one-week old shop a little after 10am to find a s...
Best Place for Central and S. American Cheese?
I'm looking for the best place in the city of San Francisco to buy central and south american cheeses - both fresh and aged. Especially interested in Venezuelan cheese but other types also welcome...
EV Brown Sauce recipe? (Split from SF Board)
Greetings to all of you EV Brown Sauce lovers! My wife and I took my mother out to lunch yesterday to the Hickory Pit and guess what we had? Those ribs really brought back memories of when my gra...