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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
Super Mira Market in San Francisco Japantown
During an extended stint near Japantown, Super Mira and its variety of prepared dishes became a frequent to-go meal source in an area not known for quality or value. The market uses mostly orga...
Happy Hour @ Mezcalito | Russian Hill - San Francisco
At Mezcalito, happy hour runs 5 to 6:30pm each day, Tuesday through Sunday. A few months ago I was walking by at the right time and decided to stop for a bite and libation. The Mezcalito burger...
Where can I buy dry ice?
I will be driving to SF later this week and really want to bring home a cooler of my favorite gelato packed in dry ice. Does anyone know where I can reliably get dry ice? I'll be driving up from ...
Baia Pasta Mostaccioli – Dried Pasta from Oakland
The weekend before Christmas was the December New Tastemarket at St. Gregory’s Episcopal on Potrero Hill, basically an updated, hipper version of a church bazaar with home cooks and underground foo...
Baia Pasta equipment for sale
In another post, the news that Baia Pasta of Oakland is shutting down. https://www.chowhound.com/post/baia-pasta-mostaccioli-dried-pasta-oakland-756571?commentId=10212671 Via private communicati...
Summer Pig Roast at Pizzeria Delfina
Curious about this summer event that is held monthly with AYCE pig roast. Would appreciate any info from those who have attended.
Michelin Stars in California, 2019
Three Stars Atelier Crenn Benu The French Laundry Manresa Quince The Restaurant at Meadowood SingleThread Two Stars Acquerello Baumé Californios Campton Place Coi Commis Lazy ...
Eatsa in SF FiDi - no cashiers, quinoa bowls Weekdays only 11am-5pm - any reports?
Saw it on the news the other day, what do hounds think of Eatsa, the new FiDi quinoa bowls that you don't have to deal with cashiers and don't see workers? Eatsa 121 Spear St, SF Weekdays only...
Best Bread Course - Restaurant San Francisco
Hi Hounds, I'm looking to identify the best bread and butter course in the city of San Francisco. I realize that the convention of the bread and butter start of a meal is going by the wayside, and...
Oopsie, this popular ‘compostable’ bowl actually lasts forever
" . . . So what’s wrong with molded fiber bowls specifically? The big issue is that they, like many consumer products, contain PFAS, or per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances. Those are a broad class...
Boutique Crenn pastry pop-up, 9/13 & 14, SF
"Cancel the flight to Paris. Hayes Valley is where it’s at. Boutique Crenn will be hosting its very first pastry pop up, featuring a selection from @dominiquecrenn’s latest patisserie/boulangerie, ...
San Francisco Restaurant Advice
Hello everyone... I am looking for an advice about where to eat in San Francisco I am going to stay in the Fisherman's wharf area. My personal preferences: One good Chinese... A good bu...
Chiles en Nogada in SF
It's that delicious time of year. Anyone know where I can get Chiles en Nogada in SF?
Lazy Bear 2 tix for 9/12 Thursday 6pm
Hi All, I have 2 tickets for the sold out 6pm seating at Lazy Bear this Thursday. Anyone interested? Will sell at cost.
Joe's Filet of Sole
I've been ordering the filet of sole at Joe's in Westlake and North Beach for years. It has a very light breading of some sort and is slightly egg-y. Does anyone who has had it have any idea how to...
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...
Green Chile Kitchen...good New Mexican cuisine. [San Francisco]
Yesterday my wife and I had lunch at the Green Chile Kitchen at McAllister and Baker. (We lived in Santa Fe for 5 years and have been back every year since 1996....we love our chile!!) We started ...
Reed Avocados in San Francisco?
Does anyone know where I can find Reed Avocados in San Francisco (store, farmer's market, underground connections, anything)? They're plentiful at Farmer's Markets in Southern Cal, but I never see...
Opah in San Francisco?
I'm obsessed with Opah, which I now must rank as one of my favorite fishes after a recent trip to Hawaii - is there anywhere in San Francisco that carries it?
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...