San Francisco Restaurants1

San Francisco Restaurants / March 2005 #1 - BARTABLE ALONG MARKET EAST TO WEST

Downtown (N of Market): from east to west & north to Broadway
From Embarcadero BART station - walking east and north:
Embarcadero Center:
Farmers Market - Ferry Building -- Alice Waters recommends Primavera
One Market Plaza - 1 Market - rooftop garden with VIEW!!! - elevator to seventh floor M-F 8-5
Franklin Covey - 50 California/Drumm & Davis 397-1776 800-881-7256"best palm pilot accessories SFW 99"

Embarcadero Center Cinema (Landmark) - Battery & Clay 352-0810 - "shows independent films - BG 7/02"
Emb Center - courtyard - Promenade level daily M-F to 10pm
Embarcadero SkyDeck - 1 Emb Ctr - Sacramento & Battery 772-0555 - VIEW (41 floors) to 10pm
Gaylord India 1 Emb Ctr/Sacramento St bet Battery & Front 397-7775 "best Indian 2001"
The Holding Company 2 Emb Ctr 986-0797 buffet & drinks 99 (25 yrs old) (+ happy hour M-F 5-7)
Four Star (Calif) 3 Emb Ctr 397-4422
Harbor Village lighter fresher Dim Sum 4 Emb Ctr 781-8833 daily SFWkly 7/10/91
Poursohl 4 Emb Ctr     9/99
Splendido's 4 Emb Ctr 986-3222 desserts 95
Harbor Village 4 Emb Ctr 781-8833 "best Dim Sum " SFFocus 8/01
Maritime Plaza - 1 Maritime Plaza (north side of Emb Ctr) - rooftop garden with fountain, lawn, sculptures
--------------------------- elevator to Promenade level & walk thru corridor - 24 hours

west of Embarcadero Center:
Tlaloc 525 Commercial "best high-rise taqueria BG 7/01"
Chinese Historical Society Museum - 650 Commercial/Montgomery 391-1188 - 1995
Patrick and Company 290 Battery/Sacramento 392-2462 "best office supplies BG 99"
-Palio D’Asti 640 Sacramento/Montgomery & Spring BG 4/91
Jeanty at Jack's 615 Sacramento/Montgomery 693-0941 daily to 10:30/11:00 SFW 2/03 (Copia - Bistro Jeanty, Yountville)
Zare 568 Sacramento/Montgomery 1-2/99
Sol y Luna - 475 Sacramento/Sansome & Battery 296-8191 / 296-8696

southwest of Embarcadero Center:
Bank of California 400 California/Sansome M-F to 2pm courtyard with pine trees, lilies, stone benches - 5th floor cafeteria 95
Bob's Steak & Chop House 500 California/Montgomery 402-0772 new steak from Dallas best SFFocus 1/02 meat

From Embarcadero Station, walking northwest
Caffe Bianco - 39 Sutter/Sansome 421-2091 - quiet, china cups, 1940s style corridor M-F 6-6 - SFW 5/03
City Club of San Francisco - 155 Sansome/Bush 362-2480 "10th floor - Diego Rivera's murals"
------------------ (Mexican museum gives tour 1st Weds ea month 285-0495 - 97"
Silks in Mandarin Oriental Hotel 222 Sansome/Pine 276-9888 gourmet + TEA M-F 3-5pm 2001
343 Sansome Building - rooftop garden with VIEW of Transamerica Bldg - elevator to 15th floor M-F 8-5
Alpenglo Tea Co 403 Sansome 986-4206 - TEA bar - 99
London Wine Bar - 415 Sansome 788-4811 --- BG 7/03
The Carnelian Room 555 / 355 California/Battery & Sansome (52nd floor of Bank of America) 433-7505
--------------------- VIEW "the best panorama of Bay Area" + Eu antiquities
Aqua 252 California/Battery 956-9662 SEAFOOD gourmet BG 1/92 & "best SEAFOOD SFW 99" & SFW 8/01 & BG 7/02 & 7/03
Tadich Grill 240 California/Battery & Front 391-1849 noSun    SEAFOOD 95 classic
Schroeder's 240 Front/California 421-4778 German noSatSun - drinks & free meatballs Fri 99 ("oldest/biggest German Calif")
-Square One 190 Pacific/Front daily (Med fresh nouv) "New Fr" / "Ital esp Weds regional
MacArthur Park 607 Front/Jackson 398-5700 daily + breakfast DESSERTS 9/90 (+ happy hour M-F 4-7)`
Kokkari Estiatorio 200 Jackson/Front 981-0983 noMon-pm GREEK 5/99 2001 2002

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From Montgomery BART Station:
"The Wall" - Sansome at Market - daytime hub of bike messengers - BG 7/98
Luggage Store Gallery - 107 Market 255-5971 -- art gallery BG 3/01
* Fog City News 455 Market/Battery 543-7400 "best newsstand BG 7/00 & 7/01 & 7/02 & 7/03"
Berlitz 180 Montgomery 986-6464
Hearst Bldg - 5-3rd St/Market - "one of 5 best vestibules - 1910, renovated by Julia Morgan in 1930s - SFW 00"
Jeffrey's Toys 7-3rd St/Market 243-8697 "best old-fashioned toy store SFW 5/00 + indpt BG 7/02 " -- www.jeffreystoys.com

Southeast of Union Square:
Virgin Megastore 2 Stockton 397-4525
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - 55 Stockton 675-5200 <-----
Armani Cafe - Emporio Armani - 1 Grant/O'Farrell 677-9010 daily lunch gourmet
- Bebe - 21 Grant 781-bebe
American Conservatory Theater Costume Shop - 30 Grant, sixth floor 439-2379 --- BG 7/02
bella benna boutique - 55 Grant 433-9870 - European designer labels outlet <----------- gone?
The Chocolate Argonaut 60 Grant/ se of Union Sq, 1 or so blocks n of Market 834-1060 -- 94 desserts
Rand McNally Bookstore 595 Market/2nd St 777-3131 - maps & travel books
Hunter-Dulin Building - 111 Sutter/Montgomery - 1926 gorgeous - second floor Dashiell Hammett's Maltese Falcon
Artfibers - 124 Sutter 888-326-1112 - knitting yarns
Animation USA - 222 Sutter 362-3878 - animation art
Crocker Galleria 50 Post/Montgomery
Sanrio 39 Stockton 981-5568 "best office supply store BG 96" "best paraphernalia 96"
Mechanics' Institute Library 57 Post/Market 421-1750 private library + best chess club
------------------------ + Friday classic movies --- http://www.milibrary.org/

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From Powell BART Station:
Sephora 30 Powell 362-9360 "best perfume SFW 99" "best skin care products SFW 5/00" "best free makeover BG 7/00"
*** Kuleto’s 221 Powell 397-7720 (+crostini bar - TAPAS )
- Lush - 240 Powell 693-9633 - SOAPs, bath bombs, massage oils
Gold Dust Cocktail Lounge 247 Powell/Geary 397-1695 "best piano bar - all the time 96" (sounds safe)
---------------- + John Gill's SF Jazz Band Weds 9pm-1am/nightly BG 7/00 - 1920s
Victor's (in Westin St. Francis Hotel) 335 Powell/Geary 956-7777 VIEW /
---------------- also TEA daily 3-5pm in the St. Francis Hotel ("best hotel lobby" SFW 5/03)
---------------- also Compass Rose 335 Powell/Geary TEA daily 3-5pm 2001 opulent
$ The Cheesecake Factory - top floor Macy’s Union Squ 251 Geary/Stockton 391-4444 daily SFW 10/00

Union Square (Geary - Stockton - Post - Powell):
* Britex Fabrics 146 Geary 392-2910
Hovis Court 84 Geary/Grant 398-6171 - gone? (dress store I liked)
Il Caffe Emporio Rulli - Stockton Street Pavilion (new SFW 5/04) - just off Stockton St 433-1122 - best cheesecake + view - www.rulli.com
Rotunda at Neiman Marcus 150 Stockton/Geary 362-4777 TEA daily 2:30-5pm 97 "best tea & scones" SFW 5/02
Tix Bay Area - ticket booth - Stockton
Iron Horse Restaurant 19 Maiden Lane 362-8133 - big spread & drinks 99 (+ happy hour M-F 5-7)
Candelier 33 Maiden Lane 989-8600 - candles
Sur La Table 77 Maiden Lane 732-7900
Pierre Deux 120 Maiden Lane 296-9940
Marc Jacobs 125 Maiden Lane 362-6500 "only one outside NY / Vogue/VH1 Designer of Year" SFW 5/02
- Xanadu Gallery - Folk Art International - 140 Maiden Lane 392-9999 "Guggenheim did" --- http://www.xanadugallery.us/
Nine West 250 Stockton 772-1924 "best shoe boutique SFW 99"
* Scheuer Linens 340 Stockton YES!
Grandviews Lounge 350 Stockton 36th floor of Hyatt-Union Sq 398-1234 to 2am VIEW 2003
Ritz-Carlton - Terrace 600 Stockton/California & Pine 296-7465/773-6198 + Dining Room --- www.ritzcarlton.com
---------------- GOURMET mag winner 97 Chef Gary Danko + patio + "best brunch 2001"
---------------- also Lobby Lounge 773-6198 High TEA $28 daily 2:30-4:30pm Sat 1-, Sun 1:30- 2001
Gump's - 250 Post
Saks Fifth Avenue - 384 Post
Light Opera Gallery - 460 Post 956-9866 - kaleidoscopes for collectors
Antiquarian Bookstores - Post St east: Randall House 185 Post, Brick Row 251 Post, Rosenthal 251 Post, Scopazzi 278 Post "
Capezio - 126 Post, 2nd floor 421-5657 - dance clothing, makeup, cosmetics COSTUMES
Boucheron - 230 Post/Stockton 362-6020 - 150 years of designing precious gems, jewelry, watches, perfumes

further north on Powell:
Sir Francis Drake Hotel 450 Powell/Sutter 392-7755 - Christmas decos --- www.sirfrancisdrake.com
------------ + Harry Denton's Starlight Room, 21st floor --- www.harrydenton.com
(Kerastase shampoo) 336 Sutter - Kar'ikter 418 Sutter 434-1120 "childhood nostalgia theme toys, Euro imports, kitchen gadgets SFW 5/00"
* medical arts building - 450 Sutter/Stockton & Powell - "one of 5 best vestibules - SFW 00"
Cafe Espresso - 462 Powell/Sutter 395-8585 - busy European-style cafe, quieter mornings & evenings
The French Class - 500 Sutter/Powell Suite 310 - 362-3666 M-Sat --- http://www.frenchclass.com
(Pierre Deux was at 532 Sutter)
Hang 556 Sutter 434-4264 art gallery 99

Northwest of Union Square:
Masa's 648 Bush/between Stockton & Powell (direct n of Union Sq) 989-7154- GOURMET magazine winner 97 chef
$ Solea 665 Bush/Powell in Orchard Hotel 837-1680 / 837-1689 daily + brunch SFW 5/02
Burritt Alley - off Bush between Powell & Stockton - partner of Sam Spade shot - Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon - 1920s
Cafe Mozart 708 Bush 391-8480 $$$ Austrian draperies, fireplace, chandeliers
Mystic Psychic Shop 1018 Bush 929-9718 "best occult shop BG 99"
BKK Thai - 1022 Bush/Jones daily BG 4/91: small but wonderful
---> Le Colonial 20 Cosmo Place - N of Post, bet Jones and Taylor = NW of Union Square 931-3600
- Australia Fair 700 Sutter/Taylor 441-5319 "everything from Australia BG 7/01 + Cherry Ripe chocolate bars"
Nob Hill Lingerie 629 Taylor/Sutter
- Transworld Schools 701 Sutter, 2nd floor 928-2835 / 1-888-588-8335 --- ESL training ---www.transworldschools.com
* Sanraku 704 Sutter/Taylor 771-0803 kaiseki
- Lehr Brothers Bistro and Grill 740 Sutter 474-6478 daily breakfast in big glass greenhouse decor! 96
- Fleur de Lys 777 Sutter 673-7779 GOURMET magazine winner 97 chef Hubert Keller healthy French food / "best romantic 97 & 5/00 " <--------------
Argonaut Book Shop - 786 Sutter/Jones 474-9067 - "California history specialty" - SFW 5/04 - www.argonaut-bookshop.com
- Obiko - 794 Sutter 775-2882 - beautiful clothes (always closed & looks unused)
Red Room - 827 Sutter 346-7666 "everything is red" "best bar 97"

Nob Hill (far north of Union Square):
Tonga Room - Fairmont Hotel 950 Mason/California 772-5283 kitschy Polynesian decor, downpour --- www.tongaroom.com
+ Crown Room - 24th floor 772-5000 Sun brunch daily to 9:30pm VIEW brunch rave SFW 5/00 huge & $
+ rooftop garden with fountain, palms trees, flowers + VIEW of bay - elevator to lobby level 24 hours
+ the Laurel Court --- www.fairmont.com
James Flood Mansion - 1000 California/Mason (across from Fairmont) - ventilation system "best smell" (last rr mansion - Comstock silver)
Beau Coup 1001 California St/Mason 409-8500 French 7/03
The Big Four 1075 California/Taylor - off lobby of Huntington Hotel 771-1140 "one of best bars SFW 5/00"
Grace Cathedral 1100 California 749-6300 & 749-6310 (+ gift shop) --- www.gracecathdral.org
Cathedral Apartments - 1201 California/Jones "one of 5 best vestibules - SFW 00"
Charles Nob Hill - 1250 Jones/Clay 771-5400 rich people noMon
Allegro Rist Ital 1701 Jones tiny, daily politicos
Top of the Mark - 1 Nob Hill in Mark Hopkins Hotel 19th floor 392-3434 to 2am VIEW
------------------ Vienna Coffee House 392-3434 breakfast all day
Huntington Park - top of Nob Hill - California & Taylor "manicured"
Rue Lepic - 900 Pine St/Mason (Nob Hill) 474-6070
SF Cable Car Barn & Museum 1201 Mason/Washington 474-1887 --- www.sfcablecar.com
Jay Peacock Originals 1273 Jackson 749-0460 upscale tea cozies + 99

---> Barcelona 7 Spring/Kearny&Mntgmy/Calif&Sacto 989-1976 12/96 & 1/97 flamenco TAPAS   98 99
Alfred’s Steak House 659 Merchant/Kearny 781-7058 99 meat "Caesar salad SFW 5/00" SFFocus 1/02
Exelsis Music 816 Sacramento/Stockton 986-7038 Mon-Sat 11-4 - exotic instruments 94 (James Ma)
Burritt St - alleyway above the Stockton Tunnel where Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade's partner ?killed

----------(Below Stockton Tunnel)---------------------------------
Northeast of Union Square (going back south, downhill):
N to S: Bush - Sutter - Post - Geary - O'Farrell / E to W: Montgomery - Kearny - Grant - Stockton
--------------North Border of Union Square is Bush Street (start of Chinatown)--------------

Kirshbaum's Deli 485 Pine/Belden 949-6336
EAST OF KEARNY
Cafe Bastille 22 Belden Place 986-5673 Al Fresco
Cafe Tiramisu 28 Belden Place 421-7044 Al Fresco
Plouf 40 Belden Place mussels 97 Al Fresco
B44 44 Belden Place/bet Pine&Bush,Kearny& Mtgmy) 986-6287 noSun Catalan/Spanish BG 1/00 SFW 5/00<
WEST OF KEARNY
- Margaret O'Leary - 1 Claude Lane 391-1010 - handknit sweaters
- Cafe Claude - 7 Claude Lane 392-3505 - "authentic French bistro 99 " - tabac - Bush St 1 mini block west of Kearny <

Russ Building - 235 Montgomery/Bush "one of 5 best vestibules - SFW 00"
- French Consulate 540 Bush/Grant & Stockton Tunnel
- Goethe-Institut 530 Bush/ Grant - 931-0428
- Cafe de la Presse - 352 Grant/Bush 398-2680
- Hotel Triton - 342 Grant/Bush 394-0500 hot tubs in the rooms, groovy furniture (curvy) - www.hoteltriton.com
Stonestown Galleria - 222 Grant - i.e. Malm Fine Luggage & Leather Goods est 1868
The Candy Jar 210 Grant 391-5508 - truffles 1984
- Le Central French brasserie 453 Bush 391-2233 noSun (formal) & Bar Tabac
- Elevation Salon + Cafe 451 Bush 392-2969 Tetsufumi Obata "modern twists to trad food, Calif Cul Acad" 98 Japanese
Sam's Grill & Seafood - 374 Bush/Belden & Kearny 421-0594 noSatSun - classic seafood
House of Lumpia 380 Bush 398-5001 "best Filipino BG 7/03"

Anjou 44 Campton Place/Stockton 392-5373 noSunMon French bistro
$ Campton Place 340 Stockton daily   "the perfect restaurant" SFW 3/96 "world famous"
Metier 355 Sutter/Grant & Stockton 989-5395 "best women's clothing / unusual stuff, friendly SFW 5/00"
Foundation Center Library - 312 Sutter 397-0902
- Metropol Cafe (was $Lascaux) 248 Sutter   Russian
- Loehmann's 222 Sutter -- 982-3215
TRY Circolo (N Ital) 161 Sutter 362-0404 noSun rave 91 gourmet chef Faz Poursohi <-------

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West of Union Square (Theatre District) (south to Geary):
Morton's of Chicago 400 Post/Powell 986-5830 steak SFW 5/03 but SFFocus 1/02 too expensive + go to Harris'
Antiquarian Bookstores - Post St west: John Howell 434 Post, Jeremy Norman 442 Post
**FarallonÝ 450 Post/PowellÝ 956-6969 dailyÝ SFW 97Ý "popular" / gorgeous & gourmet! - limited choices for me
- (Postrio (Ital)Ý 545 Post 776-7825 in $ hotel)Ýrave BG 3/99 "one of most expensive in town 97" (chef Wolfgang Puck/Anne Gingrass)
The Press Club of SF - 555 Post - old boys journalists +
Tiki Bob pole left from Tiki Bob's bar (now car rental agency) - corner Post/Taylor BG 7/00
C. Bobby's Owl Tree 601 Post/Taylor 776-9344 "dark spot but owned 20 years, full of owls, was bordello, & comfy bar SFW 99"
$$$ China Moon CafeÝ 639 Post
Kayo Books 814 Post 749-0554 "vintage paperback books BG 96 & 7/01"
Dashiell Hammett's Maltese Falcon's Sam Spade's office 891 Post/Hyde

Max's 398 Geary/Mason 646-8600
King George Hotel 334 Mason/Geary 781-5050 TEA Mon-Sat 3-6pm 94 + Bread and Honey Tea Room - quail eggs, crumpets, blueberry bramble breakfasts
Ruby Skye 420 Mason/Geary 693-0777
Cafe on Mason - 542 Mason 956-0493 formal TEA 2-4 (was Fortnum's on Mason TEA)
Adelaide Inn 5 Isadora Duncan Court/off Taylor between Post & Geary 441-2261 - block where born in 1870s - "best hideaway SFW 5/00"
Hotel Diva - 440 Geary -- celebrity handprints on sidewalk
- David's Deli 474 Geary 771-1600 NY-style weekend brunch
Tulip Inn, Touchstone Hotel, Hotel David B&B and Dinner Too - 474 Geary 771-1600
$ NEW: Regina’s (Cajun) 490 Geary 885-1661Ý closed MonÝ + Bay Food May 91
Four Seasons Clift Hotel Geary/Taylor 775-4700 "the grand dame of Luxury hotels in SF -5 star hotel built 1913"
+ Redwood Room sleek James Bond legendary bar "paneled in 1934 from a 2000 year-old tree" - renovation Philippe Starck --- www.ianschragerhotels.com
Warwick Regis Hotel - 490 Geary/Taylor 928-7900 - great rate for groups - SFW 5/04 - www.warwickregis.com
Grand Cafe 501 Geary/Taylor 292-0101 grand decor Ý Paris brasserieÝ SFW 2/01 small plates WOW gorgeous / next to Hotel Monaco
The Bohemian Club 624 Taylor - old boys
Cortez (was City of Paris) 550 Geary/Jones in Hotel Adagio 292-6360 daily + breakfast 10/03
Brasserie SavoyÝ 580 Geary/JonesÝ 474-8686Ý daily French -BG 91 rave/SFW 98 nope - meat + breakfast daily <-----
Shalimar 532 Jones/Geary 928-0333 "best Indian SFW 5/00"
Alcazar Theatre 650 Geary/Jones & Leavenworth 441-4042 - Moorish-style, Shriner temple
------------ (originally built on O'Farrell 1917, torn down over protest in 1963, rebuilt on Geary)

AVOID: Tenderloin - West of Union Square/East of Civic Center:
Cityscape 333 O'Farrell/Mason & Taylor 771-1400/923-5002 top floor of Hilton Hotel VIEW 360 degree daily to 10/11pm "best weekend brunch 2001"
Ponzu 401 Taylor contemporary Asian   "one of the best" + moderate $ - BG 2/00 <-------------------
Serrano Hotel - 405 Taylor/O'Farrell 885-2500 - boardgame theme - SFW 5/03 --- www.serranohotel.com
Original Joe’s 144 Taylor/between Eddy & Turk   been there forever
Greek Imports 132 Eddy 776-7090 - gone?
Hotel Bijou - 111 Mason/Eddy 1-800-771-1022 - Hotel CUTE Alaska Airlines Mag 7/99 <-----
McDonald's Bookstore 48 Turk/Mason 673-2235
Glide Memorial Church 121 Golden Gate/Jones 241-2600 / 330 Ellis/Taylor 771-6300

Along Market between Powell and Civic Center:
Strouds 731 Market 979-0460 - designer & name brand linens<
Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts - 760 Market, Suite 900 391-4179
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising 790 Market 433-6691 - 1984
Pearl Art & Craft Supply 969 Market/5th & 6th St 357-1490 <

Fume 101 Cyril Magnin 788-FUME French-Japanese 96
Belon 25 Mason/Turk in Hotel Metropolis 776-9970 "best late-night seafood SFW 5/00" + gourmet oysters 2001 -- to midnight

Cafe do BrasilÝÝ 1106 Market/7th St 626-6432 daily ÝÝ SFW 6/99
Greyhound Bus Dept - 7th St - no wonder
>>>>>AVOID: United Nations Plaza - Market between 7th & 8th St

From Civic Center BART Main Library 100 Larkin/Grove 557-4400 / 557-4277 --- sfpl.org --- sixth floor & left -- roof garden near SF History Center
------------ & Wallace Stegner Environmental Center on fifth floor VIEW

Civic Center is between Larkin & Polk / north of Civic Center:
Asian Art Museum Larkin
Alaturca 869 Geary/Larkin 345-1011 daily to 11pm TURKISH SFW 10/02 & ad 5/04
Fantasy Etc - 808 Larkin 441-7617 --- "best bookstore for real pulp fiction - 97" + sci fi & mystery
The Magazine 839 / 920 Larkin/Geary 441-7737 "bestofs - vintage magazines BG 96"
European Book Co - 925 Larkin 474-0626 <------------------------
Edinburgh Castle 950 Geary/between Larkin & Polk 885-4074
Queen of Sheba 1100 Sutter/Larkin 567-4322 "Yemeni - Turkish - Moroccan - halvah,henna, hookah, coffee - BG 99" <------
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption 1111 Gough/Geary 567-2020 "best church - good modernism + free pipe organ concerts Sundays 3:30 -- 98"

Lower Van Ness (just above Market - to Bush):
Masonic Temple (1911) - 25 Van Ness/Market -- "best vestibule - SFW 5/03"
New Conservatory Theater Center 25 Van Ness/Market 861-8972 "best theater facilities SFW 5/00"
Beyt Tikkun Synagogue - 26 Fell 575-1432 --- www.tikkun.org
------------ Grotto Nights - 56 Fell (W of Polk) - Po Bronson's workspace --- www.pobronson.com/grotto.htm

Calif Culinary Acad 625 Polk/Turk & Eddy 771-3500 "New French" $$ M-F +Sa,Su til noon $24
Tavern on the Tenderloin 635 Polk/Turk 771-3500 noSun   training brasserie 7/99

SF Opera 301 Van Ness 565-3229 + gift shop
Vivande Ristorante (Ital) 670 Golden Gate/Van Ness 673-9245 "erotic fescoes in bathroom SFW 99 + chocolate earthquake cake"
Performing Arts Library and Museum 401 Van Ness Ave 255-4800 <--------------------------------
Stars CafeÝ 555 Golden Gate Ave/Van Ness 861-STARS to midnight - noSun
SpuntinoÝ 524 Van NessÝÝÝ for tiramisu
A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books - Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness/Turk 441-6670 --- www.bookstore.com
------- Max's Opera Cafe 601 Van Ness 771-7301 (was MonsoonÝ- was Enoteca Lanzone)

-----------Jardiniere 300 Grove/Franklin 861-5555 elegant (Kuleto designed) 98-00 SFW 4/03 dinners only
-----------to 10:30/11:30pm RAVES + sliced pears sauteed in muscat
Vorpal Gallery 393 Grove
- Citizen Cake 399 Grove/Gough 861-2228 great desserts (Elizabeth Faulkner's rosebud creme brulee) 01 - 02 + BG 7/03
-----------Midori Mushi 465 Grove/Gough in Days Inn omakase (chef's choice $40-60) SFW 8/03

Hayes Valley (north & south of Fell): (far west end of Market)
-Dark Garden 321 Linden/Franklin 431-7684 -- corsets - BG 7/02 + 7/03 <----
-Hayes Street Grill 320 Hayes/Franklin 863-5545 owned by Patricia Unterman, restaurant review book writer
-Absinthe 398 Hayes/Gough 551-1590 noMon "best brunch (Billy Russell Shapiro - did Rosmarino) + lavender creme brulee 98- 03
(SF Women Artists Gallery - 451 Hayes/Octavia 552-7392
-Flight 001 - 525 Hayes/Octavia 487-1001 "best travel store SFW 5/02 -- 1950s super-glam travel supplies" --- http://flight001.com
** Stark Home Collection - 572 Hayes/Octavia & Laguna 626-6290 "wood furniture, Java, Thai - SFW 5/03"
(BPM 573 Hayes 487-8680 jungle, techno, trance, house, acid-jazz music
- Frijtz (was Mad Magda's Russian Team Room) 579 Hayes/Laguna 864-7659 "Belgian fries + dipping sauces + Eurotrash - BG 7/02"
- TAZI Designs - 597 Hayes/Laguna 503-0013 - fine Moroccan home furnishings 2004 --- www.tazidesigns.com - in cool cellar
- Suppenkuche 525 Laguna/Hayes & 601 Hayes 252-9289 German --- http://www.suppenkuche.com/
Borderlands 534 Laguna 558-8978 "bookstore specializing in sci fi, fantasy, horror - BG 99"

south of Fell:
Paul K   199 Gough/Oak   nouveau Armenian    SFW & BG 5/00 raves - dinner only
Albion House - 135 Gough/just s of Oak 621-0896 - B&B antiques & brass beds --- http://www.albionhouseinn.com/
Oui, Three Queens Productions 225 Gough/Oak 621-6877 - divas - eyelashes, wigs, reproduce expensive lipsticks SFW 12/02 --- http://www.ouithreequeens.com
Psychic Eye 301 Fell/Gough 863-9997 BG 99 & 11/01 & SFW 11/01 & BG 7/02
Urban Knitting Studio - 320 Fell/Gough & Octavia 552-5333
(J’ Pots of Soul 203 Octavia/Page   3/00 Southern

far end of Market (west of Civic Center):
Patrick and Company 1390 Market/10th St 621-1477 "best office supplies BG 99"
also: Raffles 1390 Market on first floor of Fox Plaza 621-8601 (happy hour M-F 5-8)
Bistro Clovis   1596 Market/Page 864-0231      BG 1/98   SFW 4/98 - elegant & sunny with gorgeous bar French bistro
Canto do Brasil 41 Franklin/Page   & 97-104 7thSt/Mission daily 626-6432 / 626-8727 "best feijoada" + SFW 5/04
Bahia Cubana 1600 Market/Franklin 861-4202 noMon 97 "cavernous dance floor - Tues night karaoke BG 99"
- Zuni Cafe 1658 Market/Franklin & Gough 552-2522 noMon to midnight 99 + bestoysters + chef Judy Rodgers + BG 7/03
- Sentosa 1666 Market daily

Hotel Biron 45 Rose - gallery & wine bar behind Zuni Cafe SFW 12/01
45 Rose Antique Restoration - 45 Rose/Market 255-9612 ---- restoration of furniture, dolls, paintings +++ (from Russia)
Six Brady - 6 Brady/off Market at Gough 626-6678 "designer clothing SFW 5/00" <--------------
Salon de The - 6 Brady/Market, Franklin, Gough 863-8391 - women's clothes, perfume 1997
Bell'occhio Curiosities - 8 Brady 864-4048 upscale gifts 1997
Paxton Gate - 1204 Stevenson/Brady 255-5955 "best stuffed mouse dressed like a pope, arachnids in lucite, glass eyes 98"
Cafe Mardi Gras 50 Brady (s of Market, w of S. Van Ness) 864-6788 noSunMexican with Brazilian twist 5/00

Piaf’s 1686 Market/Gough 864-3700 noSunMon - 98 ad "touring companies meet there" Sun cabaret brunch (near t   res)
Alfred Schilling factory/restaurant 1695 Market/Valencia chocolate 431-8447/335-1666 ---- 1998 (or at Macy's)
Flax 1699 Market 552-2355 - art supplies
Martuni's - 4 Valencia/Market 241-0205 "karoke, but professional singer drop-ins - daily 9pm, Fri 5pm - to ca 1:30am - free - BG 97" <---------
Yum Market 1750 Market St 626-9866 gourmet market 2001 & "best little grocery BG 7/01" "culinary gifts SFW 12/02" - * sodas
La Tasca - Spanish - 1760 Market 863-3516 Paisley's (was Carta, and it's still Mediterranean 8/02 1772 Market/Octavia. 863-3516 TAPAs
Grooves 1797 Market 436-9933 "best vintage record store" + SFW 99
It’s Tops Coffee Shop 1801 Market/McCoppin to 3 am ----After Midnight
Limelight Film and Theater Bookstore 1803 Market 864-2265 daily "best film bookstore BG 95, 97 "
Destino 1815 Market/Guerrero 552-4451 noSun   nuevo Latino/Peru BG 6/00 rave & SFW 11/00 & BG 7/01 & BG 08/02
Get Lost Books 1825 Market 437-0529 travel books BG 7/01 & 7/02
Orbit Room 1900 Market 252-9525 - "best sazerac BG 7/03"
Karaoke Lounge at the Mint 1942 Market 626-4726 BG 96 & "drama queens, once a gay piano bar BG 7/00" "best karaoke BG 7/00 & 7/02 " <---
Mecca 2029 Market/Dolores & 14th St 621-7000 stylish Mediterranean 96 "best bar dining 5/00" "best bar 01"
Photoworks 2077A Market/Church 626-6800 "rave: prints of digital photos - SFW 5/02" ---www.photoworkssf.com
Chocolates from Chocolates 218 Church/Market 431-3640 - truffles 1984
Home 2100 Market/14th St 503-0333 Ý BG 2/02 & SFFocus6/02
Chow 215 Church/Market 552-2469 daily to 10/11pm (same owners as Park Chow) Ital
Church Street Groceteria 300 Church/15th St 626-1653 "best collection of ceramic liquor decanters 97"
Pulp 2150 Market/Church 621-0890 "best office supply 97"
Cafe du NordÝ 2170 MarketÝ 626-0977 / 861-5016 Ý BG 12/92ÝÝ noMonÝ musicÝ "best club series Wednesdays go-go dancers, Twister games BG 96"
x-Basque, now funky student: Gruyere burgers, nice creme brulee (uneven) / Porch Light storytelling monthly --- http://www.porchlightsf.com
Romantasy 2191 Market 487-9909 "custom corsets"
Uncle Mame 2193 Market/15th St 626-1953 kitsch
The Willows Inn - 710-14th St/Church 431-4770 - B&B --- http://www.willowssf.com/
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church - 2005-15th St/Church 621-1849 Fri & Sat 3-11pm $5 Russian meals - BG 98 <--------------
San Francisco Stereo & Theater Systems 2201 Market 861-1044 " best high-end stereo - BG 7/02" (did dB Audio in Berkeley)
The Barking Frog 2215 Market/Sanchez 436-9600 - Bali/Indonesia gifts - SFW 11/01 & 5/02 & BG 7/02 <---- www.barkingfrogstore.com
Gladwin’s (Intl)Ý 2217 Market/SanchezÝ daily
2223 - 2223 Market/nr Sanchez 431-0692 best brunch
between Sanchez & Noe = "best block of Market St 97"
Crossroads Trading Co 2231 Market/Noe & Sanchez 626-8989 - buys on consignment
Sweet Inspirations 2239 Market 621-8664 -- rave - tiramisu, cakes +++ BG 7/02
Uncle Mame's 2241 Market 431-6020 "cult tv show action figures BG 7/01"
Record Finder 258 Noe/Market 431-4443 records, lps, cds, imports, indies, rarities BG 95
La Mediterranee - 288 Noe 431-7210 - BG 7/00
Jerusalem Shoppe 313 Noe/Market 626-7906 jewelry
Tin-Pan Asian Bistro 2251 Market/Noe 565-0733 97 + ad "best Asian fusion-SFW" 2/01 + brunch - but noodles
Urban Eyes 2253 Market/Noe & Sanchez 863-1818 "best optometrist SFW 5/00"
German Oak Bavarian 2257 Market 861-9669
Books Inc 2275 Market/16th St 864-6777 "best new bookstore SFW 99""gay books" --- www.booksinc.net
Bagdad Cafe 2295 Market 621-4434 - unpretentious, friendly, crazy comfort food BG 7/02
Cafe Flore 2298 Market 621-8579 Al Fresco "best cafe scene BG95" -eggplant crostini
Joseph Schmidt Confections 3489-16th St 861-8682 "chocolate, truffles - bestofs 97"
Grub 3499-16th St 552-7645 "best pot brownie BG 7/02 - postindustrial decor & drag queen brunch hostess"
Medium Rare Records 2310 Market 255-7273 --- BG 7/02
Nancy Boy 2319 Market/Castro & Noe 626-5021 - cosmetics not tested on animals, handcrafted in Berkeley SFW 12/02
Earthtones 2323 Market/Noe 626-1460 "eclectic gifts - SFW 5/02" --- www.earthtonessf.com
Blue 2337 Market/NoeÝ SFW 10/99
Many Moons 2343 Market/Noe 701-7766 "eclectic gifts - SFW 5/02"
Under One Roof - 2362 Market 252-9453- 1997

Duboce Triangle (south of Duboce Park, north of Market, east of Castro):
George Peacock, Luthier -- 2200-15th St 626-3541 -- BG 7/03 -- guitar repair
Ver Unica 148 Noe 431-0688 "fashion forward vintage boutique BG 7/00"
Record Finder 958 Noe/Henry St 431-4443
Zodiac Club 718-14th St/Church 626-7827 noMon rave 12/98 to 2 am "also did the Red Room -- themed astrological drinks BG 7/00"

The Castro:
Best place to find (free) parking - lot on top of Tower Records - Market & Noe (enter from Noe)
La MooneÝ 4072 18th St/CastroÝ Asian fusion BG 12/00
Badlands 4121-18th St 626-9320 "best bar for gay men BG 7/01"
*$ NEW: Ma Tante Sumi (Fr-Jap) 4243 18th St/Diamond 626-SUMI 552-6663 daily E-W great SFW93
Schlep Sisters 4327-18th St 626-0581 "best dinnerware, pottery, eclectic BG95"
Joseph's Studio 4529-18th St 565-0980 - "sewing lessons BG 7/02" --- www.josephs-studio.com <--

Courtney's 101 Castro 626-1850 --"grocery: cheap flowers, fresh-squeezed juices BG 7/01"
Castro between Market & 18th St = "exotic bath products BG 7/01" - Skin Zone - 575 Castro 626-4004 + Bare Necessities 421 Castro 626-5859
------------ + Under One Roof 549 Castro 503-2300 + Planet Weavers (see below) + Body Shop 506 Castro 431-8860
RoCocoa's Fairie Queene Chocolates 415 Castro 252-5814 "best fudge store with ambience BG 95" - "best chocolate swoon 97" + SFW 11/01
The Bead Store - 417 Castro 861-7332 - BEADS
Castro Theatre 429 Castro 621-6120 - rep --- www.thecastrotheatre.com
A.G. Ferrari Foods 468 Castro 255-6590 Italin / Tuscany - small, artisanal products SFW 12/02 <-----------
Cliff's Variety 479 Castro 431-5365 "best place to buy German Kozol housewares BG 99" + 11/01 + SFW 12/02
Planet Weavers Treasure Store -- 518A Castro 575-0240 BG 12/00 -- www.citysearch.com/sfo/planetweavers
The Patio Cafe 531 Castro 621-4640 "best Sunday brunch - readers choice 93"
Don't Panic 541 Castro 553-8989
Does Your Father Know 548 Castro 241-9865 - BG 11/01
Under One Roof 549 Castro 503-2301 / 503-2300 - house accessories, tchotchkes SFW 11/01 & BG 7/02
The SF Chocolate Company 564 Castro 552-8181 - 1984
Skin Zone 575 Castro/19th St 626-4004 --- http://www.skinzone.com
Tibet Shop 4100-19th St 982-0326 - 2004

west of Castro:
Noe Courts Park - 24th St & Douglass
Corona Heights Park - west on 16th St until end, then up the hill - 360 degree VIEW / or 17th St to Roosevelt Way, enter park at Museum St
---------------- or 16th St across Market, turn right on Flint - path on left goes thu fenced gate, to red rocks cliff VIEW
---------------- "best place to have sex standing up at sunrise - Flint & 16th St"
Randall Museum 199 Museum Way/off Roosevelt (behind Corona Heights Park ) 554-9600 - botanical gdn, menagerie, GG Model Railroad Club - kids
------------------------------- Tues-Sat 10-5 except 1-2 - injured animals 94
Quarry Hill - Roosevelt/Museum Way - "best place to watch the fog roll in"

Powell’s Place1 - 1521 Eddy/Fillmore 863-1404 8am-11pm    Southern "best fried chicken 97") 3/00 + " best southern soul food BG 7/01"

Tazi Designs - Moroccan imports openair showroom - 254 Shoreline Hwy Mill Valley