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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.
Pinot, Ribs, and the Country’s Freshest Produce: Your Perfect Weekend in Sonoma County
Bay Area Few Indonesian Restaurants
Bay Area only has a few Indonesian restaurants, and it'll come down to only one left very soon. Berkeley's Jayakarta restaurant is closing this weekend, citing high cost of operation. Borobudur i...
Pre-Dinner Drink in Calistoga or St. Helena
OK chowhounds, I need some advice. I have a group of 10 who are going to be in a meeting all day on Saturday, Oct 5 (like 8 am to 5:30 pm) in St. Helena where we are staying, and then we have dinn...
Homage Ltd. -- new in the FiDi
I was walking to Barbacco to pick up my MealPal and came across a new restaurant next door: Homage Ltd., which appears have been open a couple of weeks. This is a more limited version of the ori...
Matcha Cafe Maiko | Japantown - San Francisco
Recently I stopped by Matcha Cafe Maiko for a matcha latte. I'd not been aware that it's a tiny hole-in-the-wall in the Japantown mall for to-go orders only. The line was out the door, but it moves...
Kantine | San Francisco
Back in May I enjoyed a solo breakfast at Kantine. At that point it had been open for almost a year. On a brisk and windy day, the outdoor seating was not an inviting option. Thought I’d laze her...
Sonoma County Neighborhood Favorites [split from The Bagel Mill post]
I eat at home much more up here than I did in LA, but places I love include El Molino Central, Diavola in Geyserville, most of the Stark restaurants (I miss my LA expense account!). When I worked i...
La Cocina San Francisco Street Food Festival, Oct 12
The San Francisco Street Food Festival Saturday, October 12, 2019 from 11:30 AM to 8:00 PM $5 Pre-Sale Entry (ends Oct. 12 at 11 AM) $10 At the Door Free for Kids 5 & Under $36 Package: ...
Stella's Sacripantina
Does anyone have a recipe for Stella's (San Francisco) Sacripantina recipe?
Reservations for The French Laundry Spring 2019
Hi all, Due to the increase of threads about exchanging French Laundry reservations, we have created this post dedicated to that purpose. We have locked the previous French Laundry reservati...
Real Good Fish Community Supported Fishery (CSF)
Nearly five years ago, I signed up for Local Catch Monterey Bay, the original name for the community supported fishery now called Real Good Fish. Since that time, it has expanded from the Central C...
Gator’s Rustic Burgers... Petaluma, CA
New menu today at Gator’s Rustic Burgers & his Creole Friends. 5 Petaluma Blvd. S. Petaluma, CA 94952
$45 Weekday Set Menu @ Lord Stanley in SF?
Noticed this sign when walking by Michelin 1* Lord Stanley for a 3-course Tuesday-Thursday set menu for $45. It changes daily. Anyone tried it? Lord Stanley 2065 Polk Street San Francisco, CA ...
Grocery Outlet - August 2019
Sunnyvale 8/12 President spreadable blue cheese with caramelized onion, 7 oz $1.99 Grey Poupon mustard large 1# $1.99 (palo alto also) Earthly Choice organic 7-grain rice blend pre-cooked, 6 pou...
Benkyodo in San Francisco's Japantown [San Francisco]
Although it is not a restaurant, "seated" eating--or drinking can be done inside the store, in addition, it is larger than many restaurants in the city. What do you guys think of this historica...
Traveling from Bay Area to Red Bluff... Searching for Bakeries
Hi, I'll be travelling back and forth to Red Bluff, CA from the bay area - 237 -> 880 -> 680 -> 780 -> 80 -> 505 -> 5 (to Red Bluff) several times in the next two months. Would love suggestions f...
DaeHo Korean BBQ & Beef Soup | Japantown - San Francisco
Back in March a friend raved about a new Korean place in Japantown, DaeHo that he said was Los Angeles Koreatown quality. At that time it was still under the radar. When I finally I had a chance to...
Favorite Ice Cream and Frozen Treats – 2019
July is National Ice Cream Month, a legacy of President Ronald Reagan, and 7/21/19 is National Ice Cream Day. Let's hear about new purveyors that have opened up plus your tried and true favorite...
Mama Mel's Bread | Petaluma
Two months ago, I checked out the pop-up at a commercial kitchen in Petaluma. The find of the night was Mama Mel's Bread. These gluten-free breads are the best I've tried with beautiful crumb and ...
The Bagel Mill. Petaluma CA
From July 3, 2019. Chewy bagels at 212 Western Avenue, Petaluma CA 94952. 707.293.3540... I was thrift store browsing and to my delight discovered a new bagel destination. This is the real deal.
Ruthie's Caribbean Kitchen | Vallejo
Ruthie's Caribbean Kitchen opened last year in January. In May 2018 I was passing through Vallejo and noticed that it had taken over B&W Cafe's space where I used to buy apple pie. Since it was lu...