San Francisco Restaurants
- November 2003 #2 - South of Market
FROM EMBARCADERO BART STATION:
Embarcadero, south of Market north to south - west of 2nd St:
(Mission/Howard/Folsom/Harrison/FWY/Bryant/Brannan)
Ferry Building Marketplace - Pier 1, Market & Embarcadero - 274-0378 -"plentiful
cheap parking" --- www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com
One Market - 1 Market 777-5577 chef Bradley Ogden (star of Campton Place)
*Chaya Brasserie 132 Embarcadero/Mission 777-8688 4/00 the one French-Japanese (also
in Venice & LA) <-----------------------
Boulevard 1 Mission 543-6084 daily popular but $$ & SFW 2/01 "best
meal ever" 2001 + beautiful + BG 7/03
Jewish Museum - 121 Steuart/Mission 543-8880
Shanghai 1930 133 Steuart/Mission 896-5600 daily & BG 5/01 fancy
Chinese + "best staircase BG 7/01"
Umberto Rist Ital 141 Steuart (1 block w of Embarcadero) noSun Tuscany +
lunch M-F maybe not too expensive
Red Herring (Roti 1994) 155 Steuart 495-6500 daily to 10/11pm -
"best creme brulee BG 94"
Ozumo ( was Harry Denton's) - 161 Steuart/Mission & Howard 882-1333
- "The Wave sez the best Japanese in the world 2003 rave"
1 Rincon Center, 101 Spear/ Howard & Mission -
Asta "tasty" BG 7/31/91 + Wu Kong Shanghai-Calif SFWkly
7/31/91
-------------- + Yank
Sing 781-1119 "best
Dim Sum" (large menu, fresh & fast food) SFFocus 8/01 +
$ Etrusca 777-0330 Jol + BF 3/91
Cosmopolitan Cafe 121 Spear (bet Mississippi & Howard) SFW 8/00 +
BEST INDOOR WATERFALL in lobby SFW 5/04
Gordon Biersch 2 Harrison 243-8246 Al Fresco patio
Palomino, Hills Plaza 345 Spear/Harrison 512-7400
Basil Thai 175 Folsom/Main 552-8999 "best Thai with full bar, chic decor,
upbeat soundtrack SFW 5/00"
Elroy's 301 Folsom/Beale 882-7889 daily huge
cute little art deco gas station - Pacific Street - ne corner Howard & Beale
- now a mini park, creperie - BG 7/02
Bechtel - 50 Beale 768-7547 - museum has 1920s wooden railroad car
Shoreline Plaques - Market & 1st St / Battery - 1850 shoreline
Bush/Battery/Market - under an olive tree, circled by underground garage
exit - 1898 workshop of Charles August Fey, inventor of slot machine
100 First Plaza - 100-1st St - sun terrace, pretty, silver tables, rippled-glass
fountains
-------------- - escalator to first floor & make right at security desk,
or climb steps from Mission St - 24 hours
Yank Sing 49 or 53 Stevenson St/1st & 2nd St (parallel to & just
so of Market) 541-4949 "best
Dim Sum" (large menu, fresh & fast food) SFFocus 8/01
Alexander Book Company - 50-2nd St/Market 495-2992 - huge independent bookstore
- SFW 5/04
JP Morgan Chase Building - 560 Mission/2nd St - north side new public space
- bamboo - SFwkly 5/04
Artica Fashions 51-2nd St 357-1669 "silk at great prices BG 96"
Roy's 101-2nd St (entrance 575 Mission) 777-0277 Hawaiian EXPENSIVE ($100) SFFocus
3/01 + SFW 5/04 - www.roysrestaurant.com
111 Minna Street Gallery/2nd St 974-1719 "after-dark art gallery events
- 97" "best art gallery BG 7/00" --- www.111minnagallery.com
Eddie Rickenbacker's - 133-2nd St 543-3498 (financial district hangout) 99 (+
happy hour M-F 5-7)
Ristorante Umbria - 198-2nd St 546-6985 "real Italian - BG 98"
Caribbean Zone 55 Natoma/1st & 2nd St - Mission & Howard jungle
decor SFWkly 7/31/91
Sound Factory 525 Harrison/1st St - 543-1300 "best
cavernous club BG 95" "best
nightclub in which to drop LSD BG 96"
Maya 303-2nd St/Harrison 543-6709
daily SFW 4-5/99 --- BG 08/02 nuevo Latino "coastal resort"
Ciao Bella Gelato Co. 685 Harrison/3rdSt great ice cream,
desserts 97 "choc sorbet rave 97"
------------
best of SFW 8/03 best (branch
of NY company) --- www.ciaobellagelato.com
----- FWY 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nova 555 2nd St/Bryant 543-2282 noSun
Country Lane 1 Federal St/Delancey 543-4022 "traditionally hand-crafted furniture
from aged, recycled timer" 95
Delancey Street (Foundation) 600
Embarcadero/Brannan 512-5179 TEA daily 3-5:30pm VIEW
Pickled Ginger 100 Brannan at Embarcadero 977-1230 (FUSION/innovative) daily
Embellish 177 Brannan/Embarcadero & Delancey 882-7147 gifts SFW 11/01
Embarkorita 570 Beale/Brannan taqueria noMon
Collections - 380 Brannan 546-9298 - British - teapots, English teas, nightshirts,
cottage window gardens
Bacar 448 Brannan 904-4100 - "surprisingly reasonable prices BG 7/01"
The Office
(Rucker Fuller) 601 Brannan 495-6895
(Flower Market Cafe 698 Brannan/6th St 495-7162 - in middle of flower market
+ near city courthouse 99)
Garibaldi's Goes South 798 Brannan/7th St (Bar mostly (neat))
Georgious - 925 Bryant/7th & 8th St 554-0150 -- daily --- www.georgioustudio.com
Charmers 1155 Harrison/7th & 8th St 864-4744 - Halloween COSTUMES
Stamp Francisco 466-8th St 252-5975 - rubber stamps 93
Harrison St between 8th & 22nd St = dot-com ghost town - SFW 5/04
SF Concourse Exhibition Center - 635-8th St/Brannan 487-3293
Sobel Design Building 680-8th St
Fashion Center 699-8th St ---- 1-800-STYLESF to get on mailing list
Henry Adams St/Division & 8th St: Ann Sacks Tile and Stone, Country
Floors, Waterworks - tile
SF Design Center - Galleria - 101 Henry Adams St
+ Garden Court bldgs 8th/Townsend
Policelli - 2 Henry Adams suite 320 - I liked
CCAC 1111-8th St/Hooper 551-9210 --- Wattis Institute --- www.wattis.org
between FWY 101 and FWY 80:
Pier One - 555-9th St 621-1881
Trader Joe's - 555-9th St 863-1292
SoMa - "South Park" to Pac Bell Park
Interior Perdu 340 Bryant 543-1616 "French antiques 99" <------------------
Jeremy's - 2 South Park/2nd St 882-4929 - designer bargain clothes - SFW 5/04
- www.jeremys.com
Isda & Co - 19 & 29 South Park 344-4887 - slippers, sweaters, bath line
- French imports SFW 11/01 <----
South Park Cafe 108 South Park 495-7275 "below Mission off Second
St" Pam's fav
The Butler & The Chef 155A South Park, near 3rd St 896-2075 real French bistro
(& antiques) SFW 5/03
21st Amendment 563-2nd St 369-0900 "best happy hour BG 7/01 - daily 2:30-6
--- www.21st-amendment.com
Paragon "the new one" 701-2nd St 537-9020
-- BG 7/01
MoMo's 760-2nd St/King 227-8660 "new SFW 99 & most likely to succeed"
Tower Records Outlet 660-3rd St 957-9660
Cut Loose outlet 690-3rd St
Kubala's Kitchen 5 Bluxome/4th St 546-0369 "best straight-ahead SOMA lunch
- burgers SFW99"
Max's Diamond Grill 128 King St 896-6297 (across from Pac Bell) huge steak SFFocus
1/02
Acme Chophouse in Pac Bell Park steak Chef Traci des Jardins 2002
Kubala's Kitchen 5 Bluxome 546-0368 (hidden behind the Club Car Bar on
4th St) "best burger 98"
LIMN - 290 Townsend/4th
St 543-5466 "big selection of designer modern furniture" --- the place
to the west:
Antonio's - 701 Bryant 781-1737 - furniture restorer
Douglas and Sturgess - 730 Bryant 896-6283 - glitter by the pound, moldmaking
materials - BG 1/00
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
FROM MONTEGOMERY BART STATION: SoMa (e to w): - (Galleries)
The Fly Trap 606 Folsom/2nd St 243-0580 "chocolate torte rave - 97" BG 1/02
Sharper Image 532 Market 398-6472 --- 99
Patrick and Company
560 Market 392-2640 "best office supplies BG 99"
Rand McNally 595 Market daily -- maps
$ Kyoya 2 New Montgomery St/Market 546-5000 512-1111 Japanese noSunMon kaiseki <-------------
Garden
Court in The Sheraton Palace Hotel 639 Market/New Montgomery 512-1111 "best
Old SF-style Sunday brunch daily 11:30am-1:30pm"
-------------------- + TEA Wed-Sat
2-4:30pm 2001
-------------------- + Pied Piper Bar - once men-only, 1909 Maxfield Parrish
mural of Pied Piper
Kate O'Brien's Irsh Bar & Grill 579 Howard/1st & 2nd 882-7240 - bar built early 1800s in Ireland - trad music Sunday 6-11pm <---
Academy of Art College - 79 New Montgomery/Miaaion 274-2200 / 800-544-ARTS --- www.academyart.edu
Gold Club 650 Howard 536-0300 "best strip club BG 7/02" --- www.goldclubsf.com
Center for the Arts Theater - 701 Howard/3rd 978-2787
Thirsty Bear Brewing Co. 661 Howard/2nd & 3rd St 974-0905 daily TAPAS SFW
10-96 98 "best brew pub - BG readers 7/00"
Califia Books - 20 Hawthorne/Howard 284-0314 "affordable art - SFW 5/02" ---
www.califiabooks.com
Hawthorne Lane 22 Hawthorne
Lane/2nd & 3rd (enter) 777-9779 rave Bill
Clinton / fusion hot 95/96 $ desserts rave 98 & SFW 3/01 & BG 9/01
Annie's Seafood Bar and Grill 20 Annie/Market (between 2nd & 3rd St) 777-1102 (happy
hour M-F4:30-6:30)
Cartoon Art Museum 814 Mission / 655 Mission CAR-TOON / 546-3922
- www.cartoonart.org
San Francisco School of Art - 667 Mission/3rd 543-9300
California Historical Society - 678 Mission/3rd St 357-1848 --- www.californiahistoricalsociety.org
A.G. Ferrari Foods 688 Mission Italin / Tuscany - small, artisanal
products SFW 12/02 <-----------
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - 701 Mission/3rd St 978-2787 / 978-2700 +
FAF shows documentaries here 552-FILM --- www.YerbaBuenaArts.org
MOMA 151-3rd St/Howard 357-4000 -- Thursdays open
6-9pm for half-price --- www.sfmoma.org
---------
+ xyz 181-3rd St/Howard 817-7836
"best dessert menu & best sandwiches - bluefin tuna club SFW 5/00"
PARKING: MOSCONE GARAGE - 3rd St between Howard & Folsom
Chai Am 701 Folsom/3rd St
Yerba Buena Ice Skating - 750 Folsom/3rd St 777-3727 - www.skatebowl.com
Max's 311 3rd St 546-6297 <----------------------- the
one I go to
Pazzia Caffe 337-3rd St 512-1693 Ital "FOB Calabrian" BFd
1/91-6 SFW 4-97
Compumentor - 487-3rd St 512-7784 --- www.compumentor.org
Vino e Cucina Trattoria 489-3rd St 543-6962 BG best Ital 03/03 + "best romantic
BG 7/03"
Dine 662 Mission/3rd St 538-3463 & SFW 7/00 2001 gourmet chef McClasky
660 Center - 660-3rd St 227-0464 - 18 outlet stores
Lotta Crabtree's Fountain
1875 - Geary, Kearny, Market intersection
bacar 448 Brannan/3rd & 4th 904-4100
daily to 1am rave SFW 1/01 "of the
new millenium" / rave $$$
SFFocus 5/01 wine-tasting
Fifth Floor, Palomar Hotel 12-4th St/Market 348-1555 breakfst & dinner
only SFW 5/02 4star "Best of Best" <------------------
The Container Store - 26-4th St/Market & Mission 777-9755 ---
www.containerstore.com
<----------------
The View Lounge - 55 4th St/Mission - 39th floor of Marriott Hotel 896-1600 "spectacular
VIEW"
Sony Metreon 101-4th St 369-6200 --- www.metreon.com
Cadillac Bar 1 Holland Ct/325 Minna -- 543-8226 (off Howard, near 4th
St. nw of corner) (+
happy hour M-F 4-6:30)
Jollibee - 200-4th St 546-1246 --- Filipino fast food (leading fast-food chain
in Philippines) BG 7/03
Zeum - 221-4th St/Howard - fun for kids - 777-2800 - www.zeum.org
Ansel Adams Center for Photography - 250-4th/Howard & Folsom 495-7000
Folsom between 4th & 5th St
LuLu 816 Folsom/4th & 5th St 495-5775 daily rave 93
on chef Reed Hearon + desserts $ "trailblazer in 92, memorable
food SFW 5/00" "rural-Tuscan BG 7/00"
Azie 826 Folsom/4th & 5th St 538-0918 noMon FUSION French-Asian rave BG
1/00 - SFW 9/00 & SFFocus 12/01 rave
Soma Vintage Clothes 885 Folsom/5th 278-9565 - gone?
ArtRock - 893 Folsom/5th 255-7390 - Tu-Sat 11-3 by appointment - ad BG 7/03 ---
www.artrock.com
Edward Martinez Fabrications 893A Folsom 543-0555 M-F 8-5 - polysterene event
objects (rent/custom) 94 <----------
Hotel Utah - 500-4th St/Bryant 421-8303
Trocadero 520-4th St 995-4600 Wed-Fri to 3am "best club for reliving the
70s - huge dance floor
- opened 1977 as first gay SoMa disco" BG 95 / punks 96
Fringale 570 4th St 543-0573 Gerald Hirigoyen chef
Bizou 598-4th St/ Brannon 543-2222 noSun Provence rave BG
9/99
Enzo's 510 Brannon/4th St 974-3696 noSun Ital BG
9/98
FROM POWELL BART STATION:
-PARKING: MISSION GARAGE
- Mission between
4th & 5th
Kindel & Graham 539 Mission 986-4484 toys, party stuff
-Burlington Coat Factory in Yerba Buena Square 5th St & Howard
?M.Point Bar, Sushi & Grill - 55-5th St 543-7600 daily 7am-12am "innovative
cuisine from Japan & America" (saw ad 98)
-Le Charm 315-5th St 546-6128 patio "true French bistro" SFW
1-96 "best 97"
?Central Computer Systems - 837 Howard 495-5888 "best computer
store - not a chain & knowledgeable - BG 7/02"
Good Vibrations 938 Howard (was Z Space
Studio - "best
rehearsal studio for theater BG 95")
6th St - YUCK
Tulan 8-6th St/Market 626-0927 "best Viet 95 & 97" "best
Viet SFW 99" + "best cheap - BG 7/03"
POW! 101-6th St/Mission 278-0940 "best bar for bisexuals BG 7/01"
playground - 535 Minna
!!! General Bead - 637 Minna/7th St 621-8187 - BEADS
7th St - nice --
CIIS is at Minna/8th St
European Guest House - 761 Minna/8th St
- 861-6634 --- http://www.hostels.com/en/availability.php/HostelNumber.4839
Rough Trade 326-6th St/below Folsom 621-4045 - European records
The Endup - 401-6th St/Harrison 357-0827
----- FWY 80 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
479 & 483 Tehama warehouses collapsed by 1906 earthquake - 1 block
south of 6th St/Howard
Angray Fantastic - wedding store +++ - 559-6th St 982-0680 -
SFW 5/04 <-------
SoMa South of Civic Center (Civic Center touches Market at 8th St):
(gone - Ten 15 Folsom - 1015 Folsom 431-0700 "cavernous dance club"
(NY: Twilo / London: Ministry of Sound)
San Francisco Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology - 355-1734 --- http://www.sanfranciscoinstitute.com
FiftyCrows Foundation - 1074 Folsom 551-0091 - beautiful solar-powered
gallery, partners with photographers BG 7/02 --- www.fiftycrows.org
(Mr. S Leathers and Fetters USA 310-7th St 863-7764 )
St. James Infirmary - 356-7th St 554-8494 - clinic for sex-workers - BG
7/03 --- www.stjamesinfirmary.org
San Francisco Studios 375-7th St/Harrison --- 30,000 foot sound stage & lighting
grid 1985 - was largest film studio in US outside Hollywood
(Stormy Leather 1158 Howard 626-1672 --- www.stormyleather.com)
Celia Tejada Outlet - 1251 Howard - "dramatically styled women's clothing)
Basque 398-7th St/near Harrison Basque Spanish tapas BG 1/01 & SFW 8/01
Project 20 - 567-7th St 626-4995 M-F SF Mime Troupe teaches political theater BG
95
7th St near Folsom, in front of former movie studio warehouse
- celebrity handprints on sidewalk
Julie’s Supper Club 1123 Folsom/7th St crowded saloon SFWkly
7/31/91
Bay Lighting and Design - 1140 Folsom 552-4110 - Berk Mo 6/02 i.e. outdoor
lighting fixtures
Eddie Jacks 1151 Folsom (e/w innovative) no Sun +
SFWkly 7/31/91
Studio Gracia - 19 Heron St (between Folsom & Harrison) 436-9300
- new dance space 2004
SF Paris French Patisserie 1155 Folsom nr 8th St noSun by
Frenchman SFWkly 3/92
1984 at the Cat Club 1190 Folsom 431-3332 - Thursday evenings - two large
dance floors - BG 7/02 & 7/03
FROM CIVIC CENTER BART STATION:
Mel's Drive-In - 801 Mission 227-4477 -- 1950s - BG 7/02
Luggage Center - 828 Mission 543-3771 - luggage clearance
tile facade - 1235 Mission
New Langton Arts 1246 Folsom 626-5416 "alternative artwork,
local talent -97"
Jessie’s 1256-58 Folsom 437-2481 noMon southern NoLa SFW 7-96
Appam 1261 Folsom (bet 8th St & 9th St) noSun Indian SFWkly 9/9/92
(9th St between Folsom & Harrison - outlets) gone
Think
Tank 30-9th St 255-9313 "best fashion designer - Lat Naylor - creamy silks & linens
BG 96"
Carole Dolighan Outlet - 12 Washburn / 9 Grace (between
9th & 10th) 863-1188
"the leather district":
Quakers - 65-9th St --- http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/2473/sfmtg.html ///
www.sfquakers.org
(Kryolan 132-9th St 863-9684 "bestofs BG 95 - Makeup
for Theater, Film, and Television" ) --- www.kryolan.com
SF Cinematheque 145-9th St Suite 240 552-1990 --- http://www.sfcinematheque.org/index.shtml
opera 170-9th St + 285
Asiasf 201-9th St/Howard 255-2742 Wed-Sun FUSION + drag
queens ("gender illusionists") BG
9/98
Ashbury Lane & Ginkgo - 235-9th St
Climate Theatre - 252-9th/Folsom & Howard 626-9196
Evolution - 271-9th St
Cake Gallery 290-9th St 861-2253 -explicit cakes, chocolates -- BG 7/01
Schnitzelhaus 294-9th St/Folsom German "best gemutlichkeit" SFW 5/02 +
SFW 3/01 & 6/03
(Lisa's on Folsom 299-9th St/Folsom 701-9036 -- "Chinese food bar" -
fruit-infused vodka cocktails SFW 5/00 )
-Film Arts Foundation 346-9th St, second floor 552-8760 BG 95 & 7/02
Stud - 399-9th St -- 252-STUD -- "best bar for queer men
(twinks, butches, daddies, drag queens, poppas) - BG 7/02
--------------
+ Cheap
Trick (night) BG 7/03 + Trannyshack "best bar for transsexuals
- Tuesday nights BG 7/03"
Dore Street, between 9th & 10th St, Howard & Folsom - Street
Fair just before
church 10th St/Howard
Folsom Street Fair - between 7th & 12th St - September
Dvorson's Food Service Equipment 1366 Mission/10th St 861-5840 BG
7/01 --- www.dvorsons.com
Stomper's Boots - 323-10th St 255-6422 - BOOTS (SHOES) BG 7/02 & 7/03
Big Nate’s 1665 Folsom great real BBQ SFW
7/91 BG 99 for 25 years & SFW 7/01
City Lights - 1585 Folsom 863-2020 - Berk Mo 6/02 - i.e. garden lighting
The Quiet American's "Field Effects" - 964 Natoma/10th & 11th
St - Aaron Ximm's field recordings -- BG 4/03 --- www/quietamerican.org
Market/Polk - ca 1390 Market (Fox Plaza - once a glorious theater) -
head wind
As is -- 86-11th St 575-2197 -- used clothing BG 7/01
** Club Eleven/Un Dici (So Ital) 374-11th St 431-3337 no Sun Jolene
fav esp appetizers (across frm DNA)
Cafe Toma 371-11th St 252-5320 trattoria SFWkly 3/91 & 7/91 "delicious" hip
DNA Lounge 375-11th St -- 626-1409 --- www.dnalounge.com
El Bobo - 1539 Folsom/12th St 861-6822 "Guinness Chocolate Cake
rave BG 98"
1235 Mission - Moorish tyle exterior 1926
Butterfield's West 164 Utah/15th St 861-7500 "bestofs BG 95
- affordable auction every 3 weeks"
Power Exchange 74 / 86 Otis/Gough 487-9944 --- www.powerexchange.com
Guitar Center 1321 Mission 626-7655 "best guitar shop BG 7/00"
Silk Road Express 1559 Mission/South Van Ness Chinese & Japanese
91
SF Flea Market - 1651 Mission/South Van Ness - weekends BG 97
Woodward's Garden 1700 Mission St./Duboce 621-7122 A diminuative spot with
a big heart,
this hidden place is one of SF's most innovative and talked-about
restaurants. Word is out, so reserve.
Walzwerk 381 South Van Ness 551-7181 East German 3/00 & 02/03
noSunMon to 10:30 pm
New Central Rest 301 South Van Ness/14thSt 255-8247 daily solid Mex
BG 3/00
IMG Home 1830 Harrison/14th & 15th St 431-6666 -
furniture wholesaler SFW 5/03 -- www.imghome.com
Whiz Burger Drive-In 700 South Van Ness 824-5888 - 1950s style - 99
The Inn SF - 943 South Van Ness 641-0188 - B&B
Rainbow Grocery and General Store - 1745 Folsom/13th & 14th St 863-0621
"best nonchain grocery - many times + BG 7/03"
Chez Spencer 82-14th St/Folsom 864-2191 French high-style BG & SFW 07/02
RAVE + Sun brunch 11:30-2:30
Walzwerk 381 South Van Ness/15thSt 551-7181 Wed-Sat E German BG
10/99
Mission District (west of fwy) (from n to s) (16th St to Cesar Chevaz=Army):
Zeitgeist 199 Valencia/Duboce 255-7505 SFW 5/02 Best BBQ "best
bar BG readers 7/00" "heteros, tattooless, piercinglesss+
hotel upstairs +BG 7/01"
The Window 211 Valencia/Duboce asian BG 7/01
Lady Luck Candle Shop 311 Valencia 621-0358
+ 2004
Yokoso Nippon (famous x-no-name sushi place) 314 Church at 15th St
Intersection for the Arts 446 Valencia/16th St - 626-2787 --- "best
sm theater company - Campo Santo -- BG 7/02" --- www.theintersection.org
Epicenter Zone 475 Valencia 431-2725 "best zine library BG 95"
San Francisco Herb Company 250-14th St./Mission & South Van Ness)
861-7174 --- www.sfherb.com
Wheatgrass Growers Farm and Depot 1785-15th St/Guerrero 864-3001 BG
7/01
Clothes Contact 473 Valencia/16th St 621-3212 "barrels of clothes
arrive from Germany + / end of the line vintage
SFW 5/00" www.retrocity.com
BART - 16th St & Mission
Brendan Lai's Supply Co - 2075 Mission/16th & 17th St 626-8850
- martial arts supplies - SFW 5/03
Byron Hoyt Sheet Music Service - 2525-16th St, fourth floor 431-8055 --
BG 98
Basic Concepts - 2797-16th St 626-9077 "lighting as sculpture
- lamps exquisite to bizarre 1984" - gone? - Creativity Explored
Cuba Rest 2886-16thSt. closed Thur
Victoria Theater - 2961-16th St 334-3307 "art gallery/events BG
3/01"
-- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Pancho Villa 3071-16th St/Valencia 864-8840 "best taqueria" SFW
5/02
Esta Noche 3079-16th St 861-5757 "best bar for transexuals BG
7/01 & for bisexuals 7/03"
Skylark 3089-16th St/Valencia - yuppie bar
Restaurant YoYo 3092-16th St 255-9181 --- "1950s decor + sushi BG
7/01"
-* Ti Couz 3108-16thSt/Valencia 252-7373 Brittany crepes M-F 11am-11pm,
S-S 10am- SFWkly 7/8/92
Truly Mediterranean 3109-16th St 252-7482 "best falafel BG 7/01
& best shawarma BG 7/03 "
The Roxie Theater 3117-16th St/Valencia 863-1087 "best programmed
rep cinema SFW 5/00" ---www.roxie.com
Picaro Cafe 3120 16th St/Valencia 431-4089 "best tapas 97"
"warm, comfy library/bookstore/coffeehouse, old oak tables 1983"
Bitterroot 3122-16thSt/Valencia 626-5523 Old West + Breakfast BG
1/99
16th St near Sanchez ("The Bitter Truth??") Callebaut chocolate SFW
95 "replicas of actors & singers" <------
Mimi Barr Boutique and Art Gallery - 3153-16th St 864-6129 "best
vintage dresses 1940s + opening receptions - new March 2003 BG 7/03"
Tokyo Go Go 3174 16th St/Guerrero 864-2288 "feel like you're eating
in the Marina"
Pakwan 3180-16thSt/Guerrero 255-2440 Ind/Pakistani cheap BG 2/00
SFFocus 5/02
Pastaio 3182-16thSt daily cheap rave Italian 94
Andalu 3198 16th St/Guerrero 621-2211 rave SFFocus 2/02
creative <---------------------
381 Guerrero 621-3830
- Best Votive Candle Selection BG 96
Malai Lao 3189 16thSt daily SFWkly 9/2/92 Thai w touch of Laos
Creativity Explored - 3245-16th St 863-2108 - nonprofit visual arts center for people with developmental disabilities
Otsu 3253-16th St/Guerrero 255-7900 -- "vegan shoe store SFW 5/03 & BG
7/03 " ---
www.veganmart.com
Mission Dolores 3321-16th St 621-8203
Mariachi's 508 Valencia 621-4358 - taqueria - looks not much, but fresh ingredients,
grilled tortillas - BG 7/03
La Cumbre Taqueria 515 Valencia/16th St 863-8205 "Mexican food rave 96" "best
burrito 98"
- Cafe Istanbul 525 Valencia/16thSt 863-8854 Wed & Sat 8 & 9
belly dance
We Be Sushi 538 Valencia/16th St 565-0749 --- SFW 99
Therapy - 545 Valencia 861-6213 SFW 11/01
+ 2004
New Bombay Bazar & Bombay Chaat 548 Valencia/16th St 621-1717
------------- "best smells 97 - spices, soaps +" + "best
soda fountain (Falooda, Kesar Pista, fig + 99"
------------- + Bombay Ice Creamery 552 Valencia 431-1103 - "best
homemade saffron & pistachio
ice cream 97" + SFW 5/04
Al's Comics, Baseball Cards & Toys - 491 Guerrero/17th St 861-1220 "best
comic book store 98"
I.C.E. (Interior Concepts & Environments) 491-A Guerrero/17th St
863-4904 "furniture out of recycled objects" 97
500 Club - 500 Guerrero 861-2500 (happy
hour Fri 5-7)
Rite Spot 2099 Folsom/17th St 552-6066 - showcases women musicians BG
7/02 --- www.ritespotcafe.com
ODC Theater 3153-17th St/Shotwell 863-9834 "best dance space
SFW 99 - Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, flamenco third Sundays " -
www.odcdance.org
Limon 3316-17th St 252-0918 "best new restaurant BG 7/03 - Peruvian"
Bauerware 3886-17th St 864-3886 - cabinet hardware - Berk Mo 4/02 --- www.bauerware.com
Wild Card - 3979B-17th St 626-4449 BG 11/01
Bombay Bazar 548 Valencia 621-1717 - SFW 12/02
Bombay Ice Creamery 552 Valencia 431-1103 97
98
Ramblas (was Pintxos Basque) 557 Valencia/17thSt 565-0207 Basque/Span
BG 11/99 & SFW 4/01 TAPAs + "BG 7/01 best tapas" <----
Slanted Door 584 Valencia/17th St 861-8032 "best Viet 97 & BG
7/00 & BG 7/01 " $$
--- > Amira 590 Valencia/17thSt 621-6213
El Toro 598 Valencia 431-3351 "best burrito-size chicken taco BG 99"
Harrington Bros - 599 Valencia/17th 861-7300 - "three floors - used furniture
& antiques
- saw ad 2002"
Taj Mahal - 2022 Mission 255-0947 "cheap but good Indian (replaced
a Taco Bell) BG 7/03
Scene/Escena 44 San Carlos St/17th & 18th St 621-4104 ---
teeny but first Friday evening openings - big crowd <-----
The Fabric Outlet 2109 Mission 552-4525 - fabric outlet
Tall Stories 2141 Mission/17th & 18th St, Suite 304 255-1915 "best
anitquarian bookshop SFW 5/00"
and Bolerium Books 2141 Mission, second floor - 863-6353 "best
hidden treasure for book lovers - antiquarian - BG 7/03"
Community Thrift - 623 Valencia 861-4910 "best used furniture
BG 7/03"
Mission Police Station 630 Valencia/17th St 24-7 "best place to
pee in the Mission BG 95" (back of lobby to right)
Expresso Bravo Cafe 663 Valencia 863-7755 "best low-key Mission
cafe BG 99"
Luna Park 694 Valencia/18th St SFW 9/00 rave "best
mojito" + "best high-end home cooking BG 7/01" + SFW
5/02
Hung Yen's Spicey Beef Noodle Soup 3100-18th St/Harrison 863-0627 "best
hot and spicy cold remedy 98"
Alternative Design Studio 3458-18th St 255-2787 -- hats 99 -- www.sfhats.com
Women's Building 3543-18th St 753-0703
Anna's Danish Cookies 3560-18th St/Guerrero 863-3882 "best butter
cookies 98"
Delfina 3621-18thSt/Guerrero 552-4055 noMon POPULAR rave Californian
for Californians "best Italian 2001 & BG 7/03 "
ImagiKnit - 3897-18th St/Sanchez 621-6642
Jivano's Cutlery Service 3674-18th St 552-7997 "one of last
great knife sharpeners in the city 97" + broken handles (while you
wait) + SFW 5/02
mural - 4550-18th St
Tartine Bakery - 600 Guerrero 487-2600 - walnut country loaf BG 7/03
farther to the east:
Southern Exposure at Project Artaud - 401 Alabama St 863-2141
- gallery --- http://www.soex.org/
Youth Speaks 2169 Folsom/18th St (2 blocks east of South Van
Ness) 255-9035 "best slam poets - BG 4/03" --- www.youthspeaks.org
BAVC 2727 Mariposa Street/Bryant - second floor 861-3282
neat painted Victorians I found - 2088 Bryant/19th & 2817-19th
St
Country Station 2140 Mission 861-0972 "best sushi with country
music BG 95"
Leather Tongue 714 Valencia 552-2900 - videos of films by Bay Area
cult directors (i.e. John Moritsugu, George Kuchar)
New College - 766, 777 Valencia 437-3460
--- www.newcollege.edu
Ali Baba's Cave 799 Valencia/19th St 863-3054 mideast grill 2001
Taqueria Cancun 2288 Mission/19th St 252-9560 & 3211 Mission/Valencia
"best burrito SFW 99" ---- After
Midnight
Universal Cafe 2814-19th St 821-4608 (Zuni-ish) Al Fresco gourmet
Cha Cha Cha 2327 Mission 648-0504 "best Latin American - Caribbean BG
7/00 & best tapas 7/02 & 7/03 " (was Original McCarthy's "best
Irish bar since 1933")
Mission Thrift 2330 Mission/19th St -- used clothing 5/00
Charanga 2351 Mission/19thSt 282-1813 noSun/Mon TAPAs BG 7-98
Siegel's 2366 Mission/18th & 19th St 824-7729 or 1-800-408-8933 "zoot
suit rentals"
Fina Estampa 2374 Mission 824-4437 - Peruvian - "best paella SFW
5/04"
Bruno's 2389 Mission/20th St
648-7701 (swank, cocktails) rave 97 + "swing & jazz supper club/bar 5/00"
+ BG 8/00 & SFW 8/00 <----------------
Mission Villa 2391 Mission/20th St Mexican food as art BG 1/02
Pete's BBQ - 2399 Mission 826-1009 - BG 7/00
Universal Cafe 2814-19thSt/Florida 821-4608 noMon + Breakfast BG
1/98
Spangabanga - 3376-19th St 821-1102 - sex events: Darkness Falls /
Splosh! - BG 7/03
Keur-Baobab 3386-19thSt/Mission 643-3558 Weds-Sun SENEGALESE SFW3/98
Lexington 3464-19th St 863-2052 "best bar for lesbians BG 7/01
& 7/02 "
Tibet Shop 4100-19th St 982-0326 BG 99
Electric Mural Project - San Carlos at 19th St - 364-1808 --- 16mm films
nightly on blank wall BG 4/03
(The Welcome Mat (Caribbean healthy) 807 Valencia at 19th 647-FOOD
[+1341 Eighth St cheap noSun/Mon]
Paxton Gate 824 Valencia 824-1872 "best collection of dead things
BG 7/00"
+ Victorian plant glass houses SFW 11/01 + 2004
Howling Bull Syndicate 826 Valencia 282-0339 "obscure action figures
BG 99 & BG 7/00" -- "zany pirate-themed store BG 7/02
& SFW 12/02"
City Art (Cooperative) Gallery 828 Valencia 970-9900 Weds-Sun --- accessible
art 99
+ BG 7/02 --- www.cityartgallery.org
and The Toronado 828 Valencia 970-9900 - big selection of beers BG 7/03
Borderlands Books 866 Valencia 824-8203 - sci fi, horror, macabre +
fantasy -- BG 7/02 & SFW 5/03 --- www.borderlands-books.com
S
X-21 Modern 890 Valencia 647-4211 fifties furniture BG 7/00
Blowfish 2170 Bryant/19th & 20th St 285-3848
South to the Future 2309 Bryant 282-6001 sounds like postmodern clothing 99
gold fire hydrant - Church & 20th St
- only hydrant that had water - saved the Mission district in 1906 fire
Segovia's - in Andora
Inn 2434 Mission/20th St 282-0337 (was Elysium Cafe in 97) - Latino-Californian
96
Bay Craft 2450 Mission/20th & 21st St 824-8250 "craft
supplies" <-------------
The Atlas Cafe 3049-20th St/Alabama 648-1047 "roasted yam sandwich BG 98" "best
coffeehouse at which people actually talk SFW 99"
-Try Timos at the Zanzibar 842 Valencia/20th St TAPAs Gdn 6/92
(Modern Times Bookstore 888 Valencia 282-9246 )
The Blue Plate 3219 Mission/Valencia 282-6777 "best American SFW 5/00"
San Miguel - 3520-20th St/Mission 826-0173 Thurs-Tu "best central
american SFW 98"
Ruby Gallery Artist Cooperative 3602-20th St 550-8052 --- www.rubygallery.com
--- 99
& BG 7/00
(Dog Eared Books 900 Valencia 282-1901 )
La Rondalla 901 Valencia/20th St 647-7474 to 3:30 am 93 + Mexican food
rave 96 / "best albondigas SFW 5/00"
Encantada 908 Valencia 642-3939
- BG 11/01 Day of Dead altars etc
Currents - 911 Valencia/20th St 648-2015 "bath supplies - SFW 5/03"
Back to the Picture 934 Valencia/20th St 826-2321 "frames & prints"
Osento 955 Valencia/20th St 282-6333 "A Spa for Women" 99 & 5/02
--- www.osento.com
>>>>>>> public parking lot 21st St just east of Valencia
Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia/21st St 824-3890 --- www.atasite.org
Le Krewe Rest & Oyster Bar 995 Valencia/21stSt 643-0995 BG 7/01 & SFW 8/01 rave cajun NoLa + brunch <----------
Botanica Yoruba 998 Valencia 826-4967 --- BG 99
& 11/01
Foreign Cinema 2534 Mission/21stSt 648-7600 no Mon BG 2/00 SFW
11/99 & SFFocus 12/01 & BG 4/03
Record Collector - 3170-21st St 970-8400 - rare vinyl BG 7/03 + SFW 5/04
California Institute of Integral Studies 3942-21st St 648-1489
Doc's Clock Cocktail Time 2575 Mission/22nd St 824-3627 - crowded in late evening,
quiet at cocktail hour SFW 5/00
Home Remedies 1026 Valencia 826-2026 handmade hardwood furniture from
our workshop in Maine 99 & BG 7/02 <---
Golden Gate Glass and Mirror Company - 1031 Valencia 282-6662 -- mirrors
resilvered 97
Lost Weekend Video 1034 Valencia 643-3373 "best BG 98 99 & 7/03" -
especially BBC shows
Dema 1038 Valencia 206-0500 noSun -- singular apparel for modern women
99
TherapyToo 1051 Valencia 648-7565 --- bird scultures Yard Birds made from
scrap metal 99
Aquarius Records 1055 Valencia/21st St 647-2272 "best music store
- cares about the music 98" + newsletter BG 99 + 3/02 + 04---
www.squariusrecordssf.com
Beadissimo - 1061 Valencia 282-BEAD --- www.beadissimo.com
Laku 1066 Valencia 695-1462 - Yaeko Yamashita - velvet slippers, mittens,
gloves, hats, jewelry, Dr. Seuss miniature chairs SFW 11/01 <-------
We Be Sushi 1071 Valencia 826-0607
The Marsh Mock Cafe 1074 Valencia/22nd St 826-5750 - comedy showcase
Fri 9pm
Lotus Center 1085 Valencia 821-3634 - accupuncture & herbs -
BG 7/03
SF Media Archive - 275 Capp/17th St 558-8117 --- www.sfm.org
Community Music Center 544 Capp 647-6015 --- "music lessons
-97" "best
rehearsal space BG 4/03" --- www.sfmusic.org
House of Seiko 3109-22nd St 826-3209 --- "repairs, fixes watches
and jewelry - 97"
--- also Swiss Jewelers around the corner - watch repair 97
Panchita's No. 3 - 3115 22nd St/Capp 821-6660 middle class Latin American BG 08/02
ABADA-Capoeira - Brazilian Cultural Center - 3221-22nd St 284-6196 -- www.abada.org
La Villa Poppi 3234-22ndSt/Mission 643-5044 noMon Ital BG
11/99, SFW 10/99 + best duck - chef Greg Sweeting - SFW 5/00
esperpento 3295-22ndSt/Valencia 282-8867 TAPAs popular
SFW 94 "best tapas, sangria, strolling musicians SFW 99"
22nd St/Guerrero: small-mall alternative BG 7/01 = Urban Mercantile 3420-22nd
St 643-6372 + Lemonade 3416-22nd St 285-8734
------------ + Flirt 3412-22nd St 648-1469 + The Liberties Irish Bar & Restaurant
998 Guerrero 282-6789
Tao Cafe 1000 Guerrero/22ndSt Viet rave BG 6/02
Cafe Que Tal - 1005 Guerrero/22nd St 282-8855 -- usually warm and sunny
NeO 1007 Guerrero/22nd St 643-3119 all white, colorful food SFW 5/00
Binky's 1009 Guerrero/22nd St 285-4876 "best kitsch 97"
Mangiafuoco 1001 Guerrero 206-9881 noMon Ital "creative" rave SFW
4-93 & BG 5-93
Le Focaccia (was Ne O rave BG 12/99 & SFW 2/00) 1007 Guerrero/22nd BG 8/01
Lucca Ravioli Co. 1100 Valencia/22nd St 647-5581 "best Italian foodstuffs
SFW 99 & 7/01 "
Alma 1101 Valencia/22ndSt 401-8959 Spanish BG 10/01 & SFW 10/01
RAVE BG best 07/02 & 08/02
& 11/02 -
I ate here
The Rooster 1101 Valencia/22nd St (yes, same address) 824-1222 "drapes,
candlelight, gilt mirrors, Victorian opulence SFW 5/00"
Cafe Valencia 1109 Valencia 824-7659 "after 1am +
Cuban musicians some evenings BG 99"
Caffe Ponte Vecchio 1136 Valencia/22nd St lunch M-F, noSun "a
neighborhood secret"
Watergate 1152 Valencia rave 99
El Oso 1153 Valencia (Spanish) daily (flamenco Sun)
The Scarlet Sage Herb Co 1173 Valencia 821-0997 daily "herbal apothecary
with handcrafted botanical gifts" 99
Good Vibrations 1210 Valencia 974-8980 --- www.goodvibes.com
Palm Broker - 1074 Guerrero/23rd St - 626-PALM - BG 98 --- www.palmbroker.com
San Francisco Comic Book Company - 23rd St/Mission & Valencia -
from 1960s
Foxy Lady Clothing 2644 Mission 285-4980 "boas, glitter, velveteen -
best cross-dresser shopping BG 96 & 7/03 "
Manivanh Thai 2732-24th St/Potrero 824-6059 "best Thai in the Mission
SFW 99"
Cafe Fanari 2773-24th St/York 285-1467 "best neighborhood cafe SFW
99"
EL Farolito 2777 Mission/24th St 826-4870 "best sandwiches - chorizo
torte SFW 5/00"
Cafe Sanchez
2778-24th St/York 282-2400 "best
chips and salsa 98" "get their tattoo & get free lunch
for life SFW 99"
Latin Freeze 24th bet Valencia & Mission tamarind+ frozen
treats
BART - 24th St & Mission
Taqueria San Jose #1 & 2 - 2830 & 2839 Mission/24th St 282-0203 "bestofs
SFW 99"
St. Francis Fountain 2801-24th St 826-4200 "best soda fountain
- 78" "best
ice cream cone 98" + renovated BG 7/03
La Mexicana 2804-24th St 648-2633 "best baked crocodile BG 99"
Sophia's NY Pizzeria 2823 Mission
Angela's Gift House 2824-24th St/Bryant 285-6770 "best love
potions SFW 99"
Galeria de la Raza 2857-24th St 826-8009
China Books and Periodicals 2929-24th St 282-2994
--- "best mural"
Nails 4 Less 3065-24th St/Treat 643-5220 "best manicure/pedicure
SFW 99"
El Delfin - 3066-24th St 643-7955 "traditional Mexican, from Mexico City
i.e. real pozole" BG 7/03
La Luna 3126-24th St nuevo latino Spanish rave SFW 2/02
New El Norteno 3161-24th St seafood
Lorca 3200-24th St 550-7510 "Best Spanish" rave BG 5/02 & Best
07/02
Casa Bonampak 3331-24th St 642-4079 "Latin American gifts
BG 7/01""best greeting cards BG 7/02"+ 2004 ---
www.casabonampak.com
Latin Freeze 3338-24th St 282-5033 daily "ice-cream popsicles
in exotic fruit flavors BG 95"
-Eunice’s (Brazilian) 3392-24th St/Valencia noMon noSun BG 9/90:
a gem
(higher numbers on 24th St - see Noe area)
Murals - Balmy Alley, between 24th & 25th St (bet Treat & Harrison)
**+ La Traviata 2854 Mission/bet 24th & 25th 282-0500
daily
Workingman's Headquarters 2871 Mission/25th St 282-2403 "tools,
including antique tools" (since 1925)
Dianda's Italian-American Pastry 2883 Mission/25th St 647-5469 desserts & BG
7/03
La Taqueria 2889 Mission 285-7117 "burritos without rice BG
99"
Peru Club 3020 Mission/26th St 647-7953 "best south american 98"
Samiramis Imports - 2990 Mission/26th St 824-6555 -
STILL THERE!
26 Mix -- 3024 Mission 826-7378 --- lesbian women dance club - BG 7/02 --- www.26mix.com
Cesar's Latin Palace 3140 Mission 648-6611
El Rio 3158 Mission 282-3325 happy hour oysters Fridays
+ outdoor cinema 99 Tuesdays May-Nov (+
happy hour with all-you-can-eat oysters Fri 5-7)
----------------- + "best bar for bisexuals BG 7/02 - salsa
bands 3-8pm, lessons 3:15 - Salsa Sundays March-Oct" ---
www.elriosf.com
Taqueria Can-Cun (another one) 3211 Mission/Valencia 550-1414 & 2288
Mission/19th St 252-9560 "best BG 7/00" ----After
Midnight
Suriya (was El Cubane) 1432 Valencia/25thSt 824-6655 daily Thai unusual SFW
1-98 & BG 99 esp samosas
Schooner Tavern 1498 Valencia 285-4169 jazz jam sessions
Sun 8pm-2am "bestofs
BG 95"
Cafe Arguello 1499 Valencia/26th St 10-4-00 paella Spanish tapas
noMon
Yuet Lee (seafood) 3601-26th St Gdn 1/92
Balompi 3349 Capp/26th St 648-9199 - El Salvadoran - pupusas BG 7/00
---------- Cesar Chavez (Army) ----------------
Noe Valley (south of the Castro, w of Mission
district, foot of Twin Peaks):
Young’s BBQ 3412 17th St daily BG cheap 5/01 barebecue
Tito’s Hale Aina 3870-17th St/Noe 626-2477 Hawaiian
Bauerware 3886-17th St/Noe 864-3886 "best knobs & pulls SFW
5/00 - biggest selection on west coast" --- www.bauerware.com
Zedd 493 Sanchez/18th St 621-4055 - photographer's gallery with many
gift items SFW 12/02 <---
Samovar
Tea Lounge 498 Sanchez/18th St 626-4709 BG 9/03 TEA
Dorian D. Clair Antique Clock Repair 1301 Sanchez 648-8680
- 97
Bacco 737 Diamond St/nr 24th St 282-4969 daily
San Francisco Mystery Bookstore 746 Diamond / 4175-24th St -- 282-7444 "bestofs
BG 95 & 7/00 "
+El Trebol (Nic, Mex) 3724-24th St cheap, quick
Noe's Cook 3782-24th St German cheap try the headcheese
The Ark 3845-24th St/Vicksburg 821-1257 -- mom & pop toys 99 & BG
12/01 & SFW 5/02
Cradle of the Sun 3848-24th St 821-7667 stained-glass 99
Matsuya 3856-24th St/Sanchez 282-7989 "best sushi 98"
24th Street Cheese Company 3893-24th St 821-6658 -- 400 cheeses! + wines,
marmalades, tapenades, oils, vinegars 99 <--
Rose Quartz - 3900-24th St 282-6611 - handcrafted jewelry - the one I liked
- I kept card <----------
Toko Imports - 3910-24th St 206-9838 - Indonesian jewelry, sarongs, sushi
sets 2004 + artisans designs
Savor/Courtyard Cafe 3914-24th ST 282-0344 Al Fresco back courtyard creperie
daily breakfast
Xela Imports - 3925-24th St - 695-1323 "best earrings" BEADS <---
Panetti's - 3927-24th St/Sanchez & Noe 648-2414 great gifts SFW
11/01 <---
Tien Fu 3945-24th St 282-6688 "green-onion pancakes BG 7/00"
17 Reasons 3961-24th St 206-1717 Chanukah gifts 99
Ambience 3985-24th St 647-7144 / 282-3550 silky, velvety, sparkly
women's clothes 99 + "best selection of pretty dresses BG 7/00" +
ruggedelegance
Global Exchange 4018-24th St 648-8068 --- gifts 99 + 11/01
Star Magic Space Age Gifts 4026-24th St 641-8626
YOYA Boutique - 4028 B 24th St/Noe & Castro 550-6788 "elegant
European women's clothing HOT!!!!" --- www.yoyaboutique.com
Terra Mia Ceramic Studio 4037-24th St 642-9911 www.terramia.net
99
Alcatraces 4042-24th St/Noe New Orleans NoLa cajun "Grand
Isle Crawfish Bisque rave" SFW 3/02 & BG 3/02
Gallery of Jewels - 4089-24th St/Castro 285-0626 "wearable art
SFW 11/01" --- www.galleryofjewels.com
Lupa 4109-24th St/Castro 282-5872 noSun to 10/10:30pm northern
Ital rave BG 3/03 Roman
menu
Miss Millie's 4123-24th St -- lemon ricotta pancakes rave 97
Barney's Hamburgers 4138-24th St 282-7770 Al Fresco patio (west of Castro)
NEW: Swatdee Thai Cuisine 4166 24th St 824-8070 daily
Firefly 4288-24th St/Douglas 821-7652 daily POPULAR SFW 9-10/99 neighborhood
great --- "great
desserts BG 7/02"
NEW: Rin’s Thai 4301 24th St. daily
Hamano
Sushi Noe Valley one of best sushi in SF
neighborhood
great
south of Noe Valley, south of Clipper St:
Lovejoy's Antiques & Tea Room 1351 Church 648-5895 TEA "best high tea BG
7/01" noMonTues 10/10:30am - 7pm!! 2003
Fattoush 1361 Church/26th St Middle Eastern SFW
6/01 + best brunch SFW 5/03 & BG 7/03
Chloe's 1399 Church/26th St 648-4116 best brunch but packed
La Sirena Botanica 1478 Church/26th St 285-0612 "best santeria
shop BG 96"
Incanto 1550 Church/Duncan 641-4500 BG new 07/02 gorgeously designed + rave SFW
6/03 & 5/04 - www.incanto.biz
Martha and Bros. Coffee Company 1551 Church/24th St 648-1166 "Noe's
best coffee bar BG 99"
Lehr's German Specialties 1581 Church 282-6803 "marzipan pig" "German
newspapers etc 97" "best German specialties BG 7/00 & 7/03 "
Drewes Meats 1706 Church 821-0555 M-Sat 6/7pm "best neighborhood
butcher 94"
Nifty Vintique - 1767 Church/30th St - 643-0500 "best vintage
kitchenware BG 7/03"
Bernal Heights (far south Mission) (south of Army St) (from n to s) & east
of Dolores:
VIEW - 28th St/Sanchez - walk west on 28th, turn right on Noe (where Duncan
St ends)
Wig Factory 3143 Mission/29th St 282-4939
The Drug Store - 3149 Mission/Precita 282-0544 - collective of vintage
furniture restorers & antique home decor stuff SFW 12/02 & 5/03 <-----
Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center - 348 Precita 287-2287 - tours of Mission
District's murals - BG 7/02
The Yellow Submarine House - 189 Precita -- 1960s - portraits of the Beatles
------------------------ 2981-24th St 285-2287
Yianni’s 1708 Church/29th St 647-3200 Greek BG 5/02 & BG
Best 07/02
Valentine’s Cafe 1793 Church/30thSt 285-2257 Fri/Sat + Brunch Sat/Sun SFW
11-12/97
TRY Los Panchos 3206 Mission (garlic prawns)
Blue Plate 3218 Mission/29th St 282-6777 creative SFFocus 12/01
Mi Lindo Peru 3226
Mission 642-4897 no Mon BG 3/00
Dusit 3221 Mission/29thSt 826-4639 "renowned" Thai 1/00
Mitchell's Ice Cream 688 San Jose/29th St 648-2300 daily to 11pm
BG 7/03 & SFW 8/03 & 5/04 - www.mitchellsicecream.com
Odeon Bar - 3223 Mission/Valencia 550-6994 "art gallery/events
BG 3/01"
--- Dr. Hal Robins, aka Howland Owll, subgenius - every Weds 9-midnight
BG 7/02
----------------- roll your-own sushi 6-9 Fri + Last Supper Club dinner
theater Thurs - BG 7/03
El Zocalo 3230 Mission/Fair 282-2572 daily to 3am BG
5/91 SFW 93 "best post-bar snack SFW 99"
>>>>> Bernal Hill Park (near Esmeralda & Bonview)
- little park on side of the hill with two long slides + 2004
MacFrugal's 3333 Mission 648-5256 (40-100 sq ft of wrapping paper for $3-4
BG96)
TRY Ana’s Villa 3355 Mission (interesting Mex) daily
Cafe Abo 3369 Mission 821-6275 M-F learned Mediterranean on sailing vessels
- "Ital" -- 97 - "best organic Italian 98"
Movie World - 3469 Mission 642-9588 - stuff BG 98
Angkor Borei 3471 Mission /Cortland 550-8417 daily to 10pm Cambodian
SFW 3/03
----------- Cortland is the shopping district ---------
Progressive Grounds 400 Cortland 282-6233 "only coffeehouse with
a fireplace 97"
Liberty Cafe 410 Cortland 695-8777 Al Fresco back garden 98 + desserts
+ brunch 2000
Moki's Sushi & Pacific Grill 830 Cortland/Gates 970-9336 SFW 5/00
Little Nepal 925 Cortland/Folsom 643-3881 noMon BG 6/03
The Hungarian Sausage Factory & Bistro 419 Cortland Ave 648-2847 noMon
94
NEW: Ciprianis (Peruvian) 3515 Mission 821-5852 closed M,Tu
Fiesta Pinatas 4268 Mission 333-4114 - BG 98
Joe’s Cable Car 4320 Mission at Silver daily BG:"Best Burger
in Bay area"
Taqueria Menudo 4591 Mission 333-0604 "best al pastor
burrito 97"
Inti Huasi (Bolivian) 4704 Mission closed Sun
Kakok’s House of Miami & Siopau 4794 Mission/Onondaga Filipino Phil BG 7/01
Polarica 105 Qint/3rd St nr Army 647-1300 unusual GAME SFW
7-93
Bistro E Europe 4901 Mission/France 469-5637 Hungarian Romanian
gypsy rave BG
8/00 & SFW 4/01 & BG 7/01 <------------
Hing Ming Aquarium & Pet
Shop 5000 Mission 586-6891 "best goldfish store SFW 5/00"
Geneva Steak House 5130 Mission 586-6685 - BG 98
Monte Carlo 1705 Yosemite/Lane 822-7338 cajun New Orleans SFW 2/01
Slavonic Cultural Center - 60 Onondaga 841-0934
- off Mission below 280
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Potrero Hill:
Economy Restaurant Fixtures
- 1200-7th St - 626-5611 - shop Saturdays for retail
CCAC 450 Irwin St
(north of 16th St)
Economy Restaurant Fixtures - 1200-7th St/Irwin 626-5611 - SFW 5/04 - www.bigtray.com
Dandelion 55 Potrero 436-9500 daily -- BF 12/01 --- www.tampopo.com
The Ribbonerie - 191 Potrero/15th St 626-6184 - SFW 5/04 - www.theribbonerie.com
San Francisco Center for the Book 300 De Haro/16th St 565-0545
printmaking, book design BG 96 & 7/03 --- www.sfcb.org
(IMG Home - 1415-16th St/De Haro 703-6172 furniture wholesaler SFW
5/03 -- www.imghome.com (closed July 2003)
Basic Brown Bear Factory 444 De Haro 626-0781
--- 99
The Bath & Beyond /&/ The Kitchen Source - 135 Mississippi 552-5001
- "largest showroom on west coast - 15,000 sq ft"
Anchor Steam Brewing Company 1705 Mariposa 863-8350
-- Fritz Maytag --- www.anchorbrewing.com
Werepad 2430-3rd St 324-7334 "movies in big lounge BG
99 03" --- www.werepad.com
Bottom of the Hill 1233-17th St 621-4455 - Sunday afternoon
BBQ - all
you can eat $5 - 3/99 (+
happy hour with bands Sun 4-8) +
BG 7/03
Thee Parkside - 1600-17th St 503-0393 - movies, esp garage rock
- BG 4/03
Moxie Bar & Rest - 2742-17th St Tu-Sat 863-4177 Eastern Euro bistro SFW
10/11-96
Arch Art Supplies - 99 Missouri/17th St 433-2724 - & gifts
- "huge SFW 5/04" --- www.archsupplies.com
A Traveling Jewish Theatre - 470 Florida/Mariposa & 17th
St
K'vetch - at Sadie's Flying Elephant - 491 Potrero 551-7988 "best
open mic - first Sundays -- BG 7/03"
NEW: Aux Delices 1002 Potrero 285-3196 Viet closed Tues cheap
BG 4/98
La Paz 1028 Potrero daily 10-10 550-8313 Mex/Salv BG cheap
4/98
*Rustico 300 De Haro at 16th Ital sandwiches (Sun-lunch only
til 4) daily
Parkside ( was Garibaldi) 1600-17th St/Wisconsin BG 7/01
Farley's 1315-18th St/Texas 648-1545 "best window
seat in a coffeehouse, unique architecture, hardwood floors,
eclectic magazines SFW 99"
+SF BBQ (Thai) 1328-18th St/Missouri 431-8956 "best Thai
BBQ SFW 99"
Chez Papa Bistrot 1401-18th St/Missouri 824-8210 daily Sun
brunch SFW & BG
07/02
bell and trunk flowers - 1411-18th St 648-0519 - 2002
Just for You Bakery & Cafe 1453-18th St/Missouri 647-3033 "one
of best breakfasts in town - tiny - crabcakes
SFW 99" + rave BG 7/01
CELLspace
2050 Bryant/18th & 19th St 648-7562 --- Roller Jam, Tuesday
nights - call Skates on Haight 752-8375 to reserve skates
BG 7/02
Northstar (of Firefly) 1/99 year in review
American College for Traditional Chinese Medicine 450 Connecticut
282-9603 clinic / 455 Arkansas 282-7600 --- www.actcm.org
FREE Weds 9-noon
The Lilo Lounge 1469-18th St/Connecticut 643-5678 "The
Scorpion - best flaming bowl of liquor SFW 5/00" "most
underrated tiki bar BG 7/01"
Baraka (was Asimakopoulos) 288
Connecticut/18th St 255-0370 daily RAVE 6/03 &7/03
& 5/04 tapas Moroccan - www.barakasf.com <------
-* Potrero Hill Seafood 1469 18th St at Conn. daily BG 1/91:
wonderful e/w
Bead Brain 2700-18th St/York 621-8815 Mon-Sat 12-6 jewelry,
beads
El Tazumel 3522-20th St (Ceviche, Ench Suizas+) closed
Mon
Roman Cowboy Diner (Ital-Cajun) 3295-22 St/Valencia no
Mon
Cha-Gio 2732-24th St (Viet)
west of Potrero Hill:
Vermont St, south of 20th St - "best corkscrew drive
+ VIEWS"
China Basin:
-Try Royal
Hawaiian Seafood 1177 Indiana (e of fwy) noSun oysters Wkly
4/92
Bargain Bank - 566 Minnesota/Mariposa & 18th St (east
of Fwy 280) BG 7/03 - used furniture (new location in abandoned
bank branch)
Esprit Outlet - 16th St/Illionis 821-2000
42 Degrees - 235-16th St/Illinois 777-5559 "polenta
fries BG 7/00"
Illinois St - "best street for teaching someone
how to drive"
Cafe Cocomo - 650 Indiana (near 22nd St Caltrain station)
824-6910 ext 3 - "art
events BG 3/01" Anon Salon + Stompy Dance Party BG 7/03 --- www.stompy.com
Werepad - 2430-3rd St 824-7334 "art events BG 3/01" ---
www.werepad.com
Kelly's Mission Rock Resort 817 China Basin/Mission Rock & Illinois
621-5538 / 626-5355 daily breakfast
VIEW
--- + nearby: Blanche's, Olive Oil's, Caffe Esprit
The
Ramp - 855 China Basin 621-2378 "best Al Fresco brunch BG
96"
Stix Roadhouse - 1200 Sixth St/Channel 255-7849 M-F in golf
course SFW11/99
42 degrees 235-16th St/Illinois 777-5559 no Mon, Tues $ Al
Fresco patio 1/00
+ desserts: chocolate pot de creme + roasted marrow bones 5/00
Candy/Chocolate House Factory Outlet - truffles - 1076 Illinois 861-3473
-- 97 (mainly wholesale, so inexpensive)
Town’s End - 2 Townsend/Emb 11/98
Butterfield’s Seafood 202 Townsend 281-9001 noSun seafood SFW
3-98
American Industrial Center 2345-3rd St - clothing, furniture,
jewelry offices (old American Can bldg) - Sample Sale first Saturday
in December
The
Butler & The Chef - 1011-25th St 642-6440 - new 2004 location
Bay Airgas 3003-3rd St/26th St 648-9353 "best welding
supplies"
Scrounger's Center for Reusable Art Parts (SCRAP) - for teachers - Pier
80, Shed A, end of Cesar Chavez 647-1746
Hunters Point:
Pound-SF
- Pier 96, 100 Cargo Way - 826-9202 "metal & thrash-industrial-punk
mosh pit - party at the edge of the earth - BG 7/03"
Main Post Office Processing Center - 1300 Evans (far left entrance) 550-5134
- open to public 24/7 - cafeteria for 4am food
Golden Gate Rail Museum - Hunters Point Shipyard - take Evans Ave east to naval
base entrance, follow signs 822-8728
Monte Carlo Club 1705 Yosemite/Third St 822-7338 "jazz,
blues, creole couple dancing"
(dangerous area)
South
San Francisco:
McLaren Park - 550 acres"underused" & Crocker-Amazon Playground
Caldwell Building Wreckers 195 Bayshore 550-6777
Mon-Sat --- "best
BG 95 SFW 98 recycled lumber & building materials"
Peacock Interiors & Gallery - 272 Bayshore 285-8780
- shag rugs BG 98
The
Old Clam House 299 Bayshore/Oakdale 826-4880 since
1861 98
Goodman's Lumber Company 445 Bayshore 285-2800 daily "bestofs
BG 95 SFW 98 "
Floorcraft Garden Center 550 Bayshore 824-1900 --- "best
selection of live plants BG 96"
SF Antique Design Mall - 701 Bayshore Blvd 656-3530 daily
10-7 --- http://www.sfantique.com/
Sunborne Nursery 1150 Phelps/nr Bayshore 861-7726 ---6000 sq ft exotic
plant wholesaler
S.C.R.A.P. (Scroungers' Center for Re-Usable Art Parts) - 801
Toland/nr Bayshore 647-1746 - SFW 5/03 --- www.aubergines.com/scrap/
Wendy's Cheesecake Bakery 4942 Third ST 822-4959
Mozell’s Kitchen 6286 Third St/Ingerson BBQ, Southern 3/00
Basque Cultural Center 599 Railroad/Magnolia SSF "family-style" BG
12/01
Villa del Sol 423 Grand/Spruce 583-8372 noMonTues to 7/8pm Argentina meat SFW
9/03
BuildingResources 701 Amador/Cargo (south of Islais Creek) 285-7814
- recycled lumber & furniture --- www.buildingresources.org
Cliff's BBQ and Seafood - 2177 Bayshore Blvd 330-0736 --- www.gomeals.com/?cliffs
- BG 98
MacFrugal's
2630 Bayshore 337-1595 (40-100 sq ft of wrapping paper for $3-4 BG96)
Ami Candle Inc. 261 East Harris Ave, South San Francisco 875-1880
Cottage Yarn - 607 W. Orange Ave, South San Francisco 650-873-7371 - or is this above Cesar Chavez/Bernal Heights?
Rod McLellan Company's Acres of Orchids Nursery - 1450 El Camino Real,
South San Francisco 871-5655 - 1984
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area - Hunters Point Expressway 671-0145
- well-maintained grasslands BG 98
Alemany Farmers Market - 100 Alemany (at 101 & I-280 Interchange)
647-9423 --- Saturdays 6am to 5pm
and Alemany Flea Market - Weds & Sun 8am-3pm
Geneva Swap Meat at the Geneva Drive-In - 607 Carter/Geneva Ave - weekends
- BG 97
Cow Palace - Geneva Ave
Sunset Scavenger 515 Tunnel 330-1300 - recyclers for the city - right on
San Mateo border
Koi Palace 365 Gellert/Serramonte, Daly City 650-992-9000 - many delicacies (frog)
not available elsewhere SFW 99
Forever 21 - 99 Serramonte Center, Daly City 756-2100 "best high-fashion
knockoff store BG 99" <------------