Moxie Bar & Rest - 2742-17th St Tu-Sat  863-4177 E.Euro bistro  SFW 10/11-96
-Try  Royal Hawaiian Seafood 1177 Indiana (e of fwy) noSun  oysters  Wkly 4/92
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
+SF BBQ (Thai)  1328-18th St
*** Asimakopoulos  18th St at Connecticutt
Northstar  (of Firefly)   1/99 year in review
-* Potrero Hill Seafood 1469 18th St at Conn.  daily  BG 1/91: wonderful e/w
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)

Try-Lapis Pier 33/Bay St  982-0203 no Sun  SFW rave 4/5-00
Mission Rock Resort  817 China Basin 621-5538  daily breakfast VIEW
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 $   1/00
Town’s End - 2 Townsend/Emb   11/98
Butterfield’s Seafood 202 Townsend 281-9001 noSun  seafood  SFW 3-98

Bruno’s 2389 Mission/20th St   BG 8/00 & SFW 8/00
Mission Villa  2391 Mission/20th St  Mexican food as art  BG 1/02
TRY Los Panchos  3206 Mission  (garlic prawns)
El Zocalo  3230 Mission/Fair  daily   BG 5/91
TRY Ana’s Villa 3355 Mission (interesting Mex)  daily
Angkor Borei (Cam)  3471 Mission
The Hungarian Sausage Factory & Bistro  419 Cortland Ave  648-2847  noMon 94
NEW: Ciprianis (Peruvian) 3515 Mission 821-5852  closed M,Tu
Joe’s Cable Car 4320 Mission at Silver  daily  BG:”Best Burger in Bay area”
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   Romanian gypsy  BG 8/00 & SFW 4/01
Monte Carlo  1705 Yosemite/Lane  822-7338  cajun New Orleans  SFW 2/01

The Old Clam House  299 Bayshore/Oakdale   826-4880   since 1865   98
Mozell’s Kitchen  6286  Third St/Ingerson   BBQ, Southern   3/00
Basque Cultural Center  599 Railroad/Magnolia SSF  BG 12/01

Zodiac Club  718-14thSt/Church  626-7827 noMon  rave 12/98 open to 2 am
Zeitgeist  199 Valencia/Duboce   BBQ   SFW 5/02 Best of
The Window 211 Valencia/Duboce   asian  BG 7/01
Cuba Rest  2886-16thSt.   closed Thur
-* Ti Couz  3108-16thSt/Valencia   Brittany crepes  M-F 11am-11pm, S-S 10am-  SFWkly 7/8/92
Bitterroot  3122-16thSt/Valencia  626-5523 Old West + Breakfast  BG 1/99
       16th St near Sanchez (“The Bitter Truth??”)  Callebaut chocolate   SFW 95
Pakwan  3180-16thSt/Guerrero  255-2440 Ind/Pakistani  cheap  BG 2/00
Pastaio 3182-16thSt  daily  cheap rave Italian 94
Malai Lao  3189 16thSt daily  SFWkly 9/2/92  Thai w touch of Laos
- Cafe Istanbul  525 Valencia/16thSt  863-8854 Wed & Sat 8 & 9 belly dance
--- > Ramblas (was Pintxos)  557 Valencia/17thSt  565-0207   Basque/Span   BG 11/99 & SFW 4/01 TAPAs
Slanted Door   584 Valencia  861-8032  Viet  $$
--- > Amira  590 Valencia/17thSt  621-6213
Cafe Allegro where on Valencia?
Luna Park 694 Valencia/18th St   SFW 9/00 rave
Yokoso Nippon (famous x-no-name sushi place) Church at 18th St
Canto do Brazil  3621-18thSt/Dolores  626-8727 noMon  97
*$ NEW: Ma Tante Sumi (Fr-Jap) 4243 18th St/Diamond 626-SUMI  552-6663 daily  E-W great SFW93
Delfina  3621-18thSt/Guerrero  552-4055 noMon  POPULAR
Charanga  2351 Mission/19thSt  282-1813  noSun/Mon  TAPAs  BG 7-98
Universal Cafe  2814-19thSt/Florida  821-4608 noMon  + Breakfast  BG 1/98
Keur-Baobab  3386-19thSt/Mission  643-3558 Weds-Sun  SENEGALESE   SFW3/98
(The Welcome Mat (Caribbean healthy) 807 Valencia at 19th 647-FOOD [+1341 Eighth St  cheap  noSun/Mon]
-Try  Timos at the Zanzibar  842 Valencia/20th St  TAPAs  Gdn 6/92
San Miguel  3520-20thSt/Mission  826-0173 Thurs-Tu   BEST CEN AM SFW 98
Foreign Cinema  2534 Mission/21stSt  648-7600 no Mon BG 2/00  SFW 11/99
Le Krewe  Rest & Oyster Bar  995 Valencia/21stSt    BG 7/01  & SFW 8/01 rave cajun New Orleans
The Liberties  998 Guerrero  4/00
Tao Cafe 1000 Guerrero/22ndSt  (was Flying Saucer rave BG 98 & SFW 95 & 6/00) Viet BG 6/02
Mangiafuoco  1001 Guerrero  206-9881  noMon  Ital   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
Alma 1101 Valencia/22ndSt  Spanish  BG 10/01  & SFW  10/01
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)
La Villa Poppi   3234-22ndSt/Mission  643-5044 noMon  Ital  BG 11/99, SFW 10/99
esperpento  3295-22ndSt  282-8867  TAPAs  popular SFW 94
La Luna  3126-24th St  nuevo latino  Spanish  SFW 2/02
New  El Norteno  3161-24th St    seafood
Lorca  3200-24th St  Spanish rave  BG 5/02
-Eunice’s  (Brazilian) 3392-24th St/Valencia  noMon noSun  BG 9/90: a gem
+El Trebol  (Nic, Mex)  3724-24th St  cheap, quick
Latin Freeze  24th bet Valencia & Mission  tamarind+ frozen treats
Noe’s Cook  3782-24th St  German cheap   try the headcheese
Alcatraces  4042-24th St/Noe  New Orleans cajun  SFW 3/02 & BG 3/02
Noi  4109-24th St/Castro  northern Ital rave  BG 8/01  putdown SFW 12/01
NEW: Swatdee Thai Cuisine 4166 24th St 824-8070 daily
NEW: Rin’s Thai  4301 24th St. daily
**+ La Traviata  2854 Mission/bet 24th & 25th  282-0500 daily
Suriya  (was El Cubane) 1432 Valencia/25thSt  824-6655  daily  Thai unusual    SFW 1-98
Cafe Arguello 1499 Valencia/26th St  10-4-00  paella Spanish tapas noMon
Yuet Lee (seafood)  3601-26th St   Gdn 1/92
Fattoush  1361 Church/26th St  Middle Eastern   SFW 6/01
Sophia’s NY Pizzeria  2823 Mission
Yianni’s  1708 Church/29th St  Greek   BG 5/02
Valentine’s Cafe  1793 Church/30thSt  285-2257  Fri/Sat + Brunch Sat/Sun  SFW 11-12/97
Mi Lindo Peru  3226 Mission 642-4897 no Mon BG 3/00
Dusit  3221  Mission/29thSt  826-4639   “renowned” Thai   1/00
Cafe Abo  3369 Mission  821-6275  M-F  learned Mediterranean on sailing vessels

Firefly   4288-24th St/Douglas  821-7652  daily  POPULAR   SFW 9-10/99

New Central Rest  301 S Van Ness/14thSt  255-8247 daily solid Mex BG 3/00
Walzwerk  381 S Van Ness/15thSt  551-7181  Wed-Sat  E German   BG 10/99
Young’s BBQ  3412 17th St  daily   BG cheap  5/01   barebecue
Tito’s Hale Aina   3870-17th St/Noe  626-2477   Hawaiian  
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Souper Salad  in SF Centre  865 Market  SALADS!  rt at Montgmy Station? SFWkly 7/31/91
YaYa Cuisine 663 Clay/Montgomery  434-3567 daily  Fertile Crescent  rave SFW7-9/98
-Try South Park Cafe  below Mission off Second St  Pam’s fav
(Boudin Cafe  “near 595 Mkt=Rand McNally  Second? right off Mkt  Jolene)
Fly Trap  606 Folsom/2nd St    BG 1/02
Hawthorne Lane 22 Hawthorne Lane/bet 2nd & 3rd St  hot 95/96  $  & SFW 3/01 & BG  9/01
MOMA///xyz  181-3rd St/Howard  817-7836  daily
Che  320-3rd St/Folsom  546-3131   BG12/99   big turnover space
Pazzia Caffe  337-3rd St 512-1693 Ital  “FOB Calabrian” BFd 1/91-6    SFW 4-97
Ruby’s Pizza   489-3rd St  daily   SFWkly 7/31/91
Lulu’s  816 Folsom/3rd St  495-5775  rave/popular 93 on
Dine  662 Mission/3rd St  538-3463  & SFW 7/00
Fifth Floor, Palomar Hotel  12-4th St/Market   SFW 5/02 Best of   “Best Restaurant”
Azie  826 Folsom/4th St  538-0918 noMon  FUSION  BG 1/00
Bizou  598-4th St/ Brannon  543-2222  noSun   Provence   BG 9/99
---Bacar  448 Brannon/4th St  rave SFW 1/01 “trying to be the restaurant of the new millenium”
Enzo’s  510 Brannon/4th St   974-3696  noSun    Ital  BG 9/98
(Cadillac Bar  1 Holland Ct 543-8226 (off Howard, near 4th St. nw of corner))
Azie  826 Folsom/4th St  Fr-Asian rave SFW 9/00
Le Charm  315-5th St  546-6128 noSun  “true Fr bistro”  SFW 1-96
Thirsty Bear Brewing Co  661 Howard 974-0905 daily  food too TAPAs  SFW 10-96
Garibaldi’s Goes South  798 Brannan/7th St (Bar mostly (neat))
Basque  398-7th St/near Harrison  Basque Spanish tapas  BG 1/01 & SFW 8/01

Yank Sing  53 Stevenson St  (parallel to & just so of Market)
Boulevard 1 Mission 543-6084 daily  popular but $$   & SFW 2/01
Shanghai 1930  133 Steuart/Mission 896-5600 daily  & BG 5/01  fancy Chinese & $?
Umberto Rist Ital  141 Steuart  noSun  Tuscany    + lunch M-F   maybe not too expensive
Red Herring  155 Steuart 495-6500 daily
Asta  1 Rincon Center, 101 Spear/Mission  “tasty” BG 7/31/91
Wu Kong  101 Spear   Shanghai-Calif   maybe not too expensive  SFWkly 7/31/91
$ Etrusca 101 Spear (bet Miss & Howard) 777-0330  Jol + BF 3/91
Cosmopolitan Cafe 121 Spear (bet Miss & Howard)  SFW 8/00
Caribbean Zone  55 Natoma   jungle decor   SFWkly 7/31/91
Gordon Biersch
Delancey Street
Pickled Ginger  100 Brannan at The Emb  977-1230 (FUSION/innovative)  daily
Embarkorita  570 Beale/Brannon  taqueria  noMon
Elroy’s 301 Folsom/Beale 882-7889  daily   huge
Palomino, Hills Plaza 345 Spear/Harrison 512-7400
Maya  303-2nd St/Harrison  543-6709 daily  Mexican   SFW 4-5/99

*Chaya Brasserie  132 Embarcadero/Mission   4/00  the one

-Waterfront Rest - Pier 7 daily  OYSTERS   SFWkly 4/92   BG 12/98    +Bay St mural!
Crab House  upper level,Pier 39 (Jefferson/Stockton)   SFW 6/02
Fish’s Wharf: Pier 39 Market: BBQ salmon on Salish Bannock Bread  $4.29
	#9 Fish’s Grotto: crab cocktails & shrimp sandwich  SFWkly 3/91
	Monterey Fish Market  Pier 33
	Calif Crayfish  Pier 45
	Scoma’s (“locals do eat here”) SEAFOOD  Pier 47
	Allegro Rist Ital  1701 Jones  tiny, daily  politicos
Lou’s Pier 47   3000 Jefferson/Jones  771-5687  daily  Nola  98
* The Marble Works  555 North Point 749-6161 BF1/93:”like N.Beach w pkg” no Mon
Mambo Cafe 900 North Point  441-4477 Caribbean  BG 95
Frjtz - second floor 900 North Point  Belgian fries +   SFW 6/01 & BG 12/01
Emma, San Remo Hotel  22237 Mason/Chestnut  rave SFW 9/00
- Cafe Pescatore  2455 Mason (at North Pt)  no Mon   Italian  rave 91
Cannery: Quiet Storm   “nice view”  BF 3/91-8
Ana Mandara  891 Beach/Polk (Ghiradelli Sq)  elegant Viet  4/00  & BG 2/01

Yank Sing  427 Battery St  dim sum
Pastis  1015 Battery  391-2555  daily   Bayonne   SFW 3/96
$ Il Fornaio  1265 Battery  986-0100 noMon   but also bkfst & lnch M-F cheaper
Hunan  Sansome
Globe  290 Pacific/Battery  7/98
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
-Square One  190 Pacific/Front daily (Med fresh nouv) “New Fr” / “Ital esp Weds regional
MacArthur Park  607 Front/Jackson  daily + breakfast  DESSERTS  9/90
Kokkari  200 Jackson/Front  981-0983 noMon-pm  GREEK  5/99
($$ Cypress Club  500 Jackson at Montgomery   check out the decor)   rave 91   great desserts BG 3-93
mc2  470 Pacific/Mtgmy (Melvin Belli’s)  $   7/98  & BG 3/02
Cafe Prague   584 Pacific/Columbus  Prague Czech cafe   SFW 5/02 Best of   <-------------
Vertigo  Transamerica bldg  “one of best SF”
Sol y Luna  475 Sacramento/Battery
Zare  568 Sacramento/Mntgmy  1-2/99 
-Palio D’Asti  640 Sacramento  BG 4/91
--- B44    44 Belden Place/Pine   Catalonian    3/00
---> Barcelona 7 Spring/Kearny&Mntgmy/Calif&Sacto  12/96 & 1/97  flamenco
Tadich Grill  240 California   SEAFOOD  95
Aqua  252 Calif/Battery  SEAFOOD  BGe 1/92  & SFW 8/01
Elisabeth Daniel 550 Washington/Mntgmy  & SFW 12/00 oldie $$$ special occasion
---> Le Colonial  20 Cosmo Place/Post   old-style tropical  SFW 11/99  looks like fun   <-----

Cafe Bastille  22 Belden Place   6/93
B44  Belden Place  Catalan bistro  BG 1/00
Cafe Tiramisu  28 Belden Place   noSun   sounds reasonable   Focus Oct 92
Akiko Sushi (Rendezvous du Monde 431 Bush/Kearny Wed-Fri   rave BG 9/93/closed 98)
Oritalia  586 Bush/Stockton  in Hotel Juliana above Stockton Tunnel  SFW 9/01
Solea  665 Bush/Powell    SFW 5/02
The Crepe Escape  150 Kearny  cheap  daily
Alfred’s Steak House  659 Merchant/Kearny  99
-TRY Circolo (N Ital)  161 Sutter noSun famous “GREAT” BG 5/15/91  not too expensive?
Metropol Cafe (was $Lascaux)  248 Sutter   Russian

Little House 891 Sacramento  (fine cheap continental)
King Tin (Hong Kong)  826 Washington 982-8228,-7855  daily
Sun Wah Kue 848 Washington (fine cheap cont)  daily
Lucky Creation  854 Washington  veg, gluten  noWed Gary Wolf SFwkly 10/21/92 recommends
Pearl City lighter fresher dim sum  641 Jackson daily 9-3   SFWkly 7/10/91
+Ping Yuen  650 Jackson (fine cheap cont)  daily
Sam Lok  655 Jackson/Kearny    authentically greasy Sichuan  SFW 2/98
Asia Garden 772 Pacific  dim sum (chandeliers, glitter) with Chris 7/95
Tung Fong 808 Pacific  dim sum (smaller)
*Hong Kong  835 Pacific  dim sum
—TRY! House of Nanking  919 Kearny  daily  SF Wkly 6/90:great - BG7/91:crowds
   SFwk 10/21/92 “crowds of tourists but deserves it”  (across frm Coppolla’s doomed Zoetrope)
Chef Jia’s  925 Kearny/Pacific daioy Hunan & Mandarin   BG 9/9/92 Janet Hazen liked
* Franthai  939 Kearny  (“hot” Thai)  cheap!  daily (nr No Beach) (+BG 6/90) poor service
Ritz-Carlton - Terrace  600 Stockton/California  $ but good  BG 94 /SFW 97
Little Paris  939 Stockton  (fine cheap continental)
Louie’s  1014 Grant Ave  dim sum
Canton Tea House 1108 Stockton  dim sum
Yuet Lee   1300 Stockton   SEAFOOD  Gdn 1/92  (yes, this is another one)  & SFW 8/01 rave
	shrimp chow fun / mussels w black bean sauce hot & spicey
Victoria Bakery 1362 Stockton   Zuccato

-NEW: Banducci’s 391 Broadway closed Sun
The Helmard (Afghan)  430 Broadway   no Sun  Bay Food 2/90-17  &  SFW 12/00 rave
Glow  (was Vanessi’s) 498 Broadway   SFW 1/01
Black Cat  501 Broadway
Try New  Dar Tunis  536 Broadway (Tunisian)  SFWkly 2/91 liked
- Try! Emperor Herbal (Chinese healthy)  626 Broadway
- TRY NEW: Hing Lung (unusual Chinese) 674 Broadway daily
Ocean King  684 Broadway   SEAFOOD  Gdn 1/92
Des Alpes 732 Broadway (Basque-still there)  SEAFOOD  Gdn 1/92
Wing Wah  785 Broadway (nr Powell)  daily
Ristorante Gondola  15 Columbus noSun  Venetian   BG 2/01
Tavolino(Basque Hotel) 15 Romolo/Brdwy&Vallejo, nr Columbus / 401 Columbus/Vallejo 392-1472   Venetian/small plates11/98 & 9/99
Zax 2330 Taylor/Columbus noSunMon    7/19/00

The Stinking Rose  325 Columbus   Gdn 3/92
Maykadeh (Persian) 470 Green 362-8286 daily  SFW 10/97 & SFW 7/01
Bocce Cafe   478 Green/Grant   5/00
O’Reilly’s Irish Pub & Rest  622 Green/Stockton   SFW 3/99 music, Irish breakfast
Ideale  1315 Grant  391-4129
La Bodega  1337 Grant     flamenco  94
NEW: Cafe Jacqueline 1454 Grant 981-5565 “New French” closed M, Tu (souffles)
Dixie Cafe (N.O.)
Caffe Puccini  411 Columbus  to 1am  BG “best tiramisu”
L’Osteria del Forno 519 Columbus  982-1124  Focus Oct 92  SFW 6/94
Rose Pistola  532 Columbus  399-0499 daily Italian (nw-Ligurian) going downhill 98
La Moone  533 Jackson/Columbus  FUSION   SFW 4/99
Il Pollaio 555 Columbus (across from Dixie Cafe) Ital fast food, cheap
Rist. Castellucci  561 Columbus   BG 11/20/91
---> Mona Lisa  Columbus (Jolene)
Julius’ Castle  1541 Montgomery/Union  daily Italian  VIEW Telegraph Hill 99
Jianna  1548 Stockton  daily  creative   SFW 10/00
- ** Girapolli 659  Union at Columbus (Jolene) roasted chicken
Little City  673 Union at Powell  “famous for antipasti”
NEW: Amelio’s  1630 Powell 397-4339 “New French” closed M, Tu  
      (woven pasta, Hawaiian prawns, foie gras, apple pizza)
Moose’s  1652 Stockton/Union     BG 10/99
Liguria Bakery  1700 Stockton/Filbert   SFW  5/02 Best of
Buca Giovanni  800 Greenwich  noSun     Ital  SFW 9/90
Mangia Bene (Spanish) 1333 Columbus 928-2279 (formerly El Meson)
Cafe Niebaum-Coppola  916 Kearny   BG 4/99 (Sentinel bldg - Zoetrope)
- *** Albona (Istrian) 545 Francisco St/Taylor 441-1040  noMon/Sun  Italian

*** Kuleto’s  221 Powell  397-7720
The Cheesecake Factory - top floor Macy’s Union Square  daily  SFW 10/00
Corona Bar & Grill    88 Cyril Magnin St. (bet Powell & Mason)
Try New Delhi  160 Ellis at Powell  no Sun   BG 2/91 liked at lot
(Cafe Monaco in Nordstrom’s mall “innovative pizza & e/w”
Farallon  450 Post/Powell  956-6969 daily  SFW 97  popular
(Donatello (Ital)  501 Post 441-7182 in $ hotel)
(Postrio (Ital)  545 Post 776-7825 in $ hotel)   rave BG 3/99
$$$ China Moon Cafe  639 Post
Cafe at the Alliance Francaise  414 Mason St  lunch
Cafe Claude - tabac / Sur La Table - Cafe de la Presse
Anjou 44 Campton Place/Stockton  French bistro 
Le Central French brasserie   another French enclave NE corner Union Square
Campton Place  340 Stockton daily   “the perfect restaurant”  SFW 3/96  “world famous”
Ponzu  401 Taylor  contemporary Asian   “one of the best”  + moderate $  - BG 2/00

$ NEW: Regina’s (Cajun) 490 Geary 885-1661  closed Mon  + Bay Food May 91
Grand Cafe 501 Geary/Taylor  Paris brasserie  SFW 2/01
*** City of Paris     101 Shannon Alley/Geary  441-4442   + breakfast daily
Rue Lepic
Le Central
$$ Try Brasserie Savoy  580 Geary  474-8686  daily  -BG 91 liked a lot/SFW 98 didn’t
Edinburgh Castle 950 Geary

Cafe do Brasil   1106 Market/7th St   SFW 6/99
Ananda Fuara  1298 Market/9th St       vegie simple  BG 2/00
Punjab Kabob House (was Osteria in Chianti) 101 Eddy/Mason  Parkistani  7/99
Anzu - Hotel Nikku  222 Mason/Ellis  steak & sushi  SFW 3/99
Angkor Chum  403 Eddy  (Cambodian)  cheap  daily
- Miss Pearl’s Jam House (Carribean=fish)    601 Eddy St  775-JAMS “voted best”
- * Hai Ky MiGia  707 Ellis  Chinese noodle soup  brunch daily 8-6
Corona Bar & Grill  88 Cyril Magnin  “creative”  90
First Crush  101 Cyrril Magnin/Ellis   SFW 11/99
Hana Zen  115 Cyril Magnin/Ellis  yakitori grills  SFW 11/98
Original Joe’s  144 Taylor/between Eddy & Turk   been there forever
Lolita Thai (was Squid’s) 96 McAllister/Leavenworth SFW99 rave “extraordinary” + authentic   <---
Em’s Place 154 McAllister/Hyde  cheap  nosun BG 9/98
Millenium  246 McAllister   487-9800 daily & Sun.brunch  BG11-94 vegie
Act IV  333 Fulton/Gough  553-8100  daily  BG 10-91 gem
Cafe Debut  528 Larkin   Russian   94
Phnom Penh  631 Larkin (Cambodian)  775-5979  closed Sun  cheap
Marrakech Palace  419 O’Farrell  776-67  closed Sun
Calif Culinary Acad 625 Polk 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
Star’s Cafe  555 Golden Gate Ave/Van Ness 861-STARS daily to midnight   Jolene likes
$ Acquerello (“rustic” Ital) 1722 Sacto bet Polk & Van Ness   no Sun or Mon
Bull’s Texas Cafe  25 Van Ness/Market daily  fajitas & chili  BG 7/17/91
Hard Rock Cafe      Van Ness
Spuntino  524 Van Ness    for tiramisu
($ Monsoon  601 Van Ness  928-0400 (when it was Enoteca Lanzone: try grappa bar))
Restaurant 690  690 Van Ness/Turk daily  BG 3/91: plastic but some nice food:
	shrimp gumbo, oysters, chick satay, chick salad
Fina Estampa  1100 Van Ness/Geary   Span-Peruv   3/00
House of Prime Rib  1906  Van Ness/Washington  SFW99
Harris’  2100 Van Ness    steak   ad 98
Matterhorn  2323  Van Ness  885-6116  Swiss   FONDUE  96
New Maharani  1122 Post (Indian)  no Mon

Rami’s (Israeli)  1361 Church  (just N of Market)
Speckmann’s (Ger)  1550 Church  cheap daily  (just N of Market)
Home 2100 Market/Church  BG 2/02
Tin-Pan  2251 Market/16th St  saw ad “best Asian fusion-SFW”  2/01
Indigo  687 McAllister/Gough   SFW 7/99
Caffe Proust  (Ital)  1801 McAllister/Baker  6/00
Paul K   199 Gough/Oak   nouveau Armenian    SFW & BG  5/00  raves
Caffe Delle Stella  395 Hayes/Gough   SFW 6/99   Tuscan Trattoria = Italian
Absinthe  398 Hayes/Gough   BG 3/98   SFW 6/98
Moishe’s Pippic  425 Hayes/Gough   Jewish deli  SFW 5/02 Best of
Geva’s Caribbean  482A Hayes   95
Powell’s Place1  -  511 Hayes/Octavia   Southern  3/00
Jardiniere  300 Grove/Franklin   elegant (Kuleto designed)   BG 11/98  SFW 10/00  decor too
Citizen Cake 399 Grove/Gough great desserts + food   SFW 10/01 + Vorpal Gallery is nextdoor
Canto do Brasil  41 Franklin/Page   97-104 7thSt/Mission  daily  626-6432 “best feijoada”
Suppenkuche  601 Hayes/Laguna   252-9289 German   95-3 raves  + 10/97
Terra Brazillis  602 Hayes/Laguna   3/99

Storyville  1751 Fulton/Masonic   441-1751 noSun,Mon 97  jazz club
Metro Cafe 311 Divisadero/Oak   noMon  authentic Parisian but not $$    BG 10/00
King Jamaica  storefront 1279 Fulton/Divisadero  567-1294  97  moves around a lot
Fly  762 Divisadero/Fulton  “cool/in”  5/00
Brother-in-Laws BBQ   705 Divisadero/Grove   3/00
J’ Pots of Soul  203 Octavia/Page   3/00  Southern

Walzwerk  381  South Van Ness      East German  3/00
Julie’s Supper Club  1123 Folsom  crowded saloon  SFWkly 7/31/91
Eddie Jacks 1151 Folsom  (e/w innovative)  no Sun   + SFWkly 7/31/91
SF Paris Fr Patisserie  1155 Folsom nr 8th St  noSun   SFWkly 3/92
Jessie’s 1256-58 Folsom 437-2481 noMon  southern   SFW 7-96
Appam  1261 Folsom (bet 8th St & 9th St) noSun  Indian  SFWkly 9/9/92
Asiasf 201-9th St/Howard  255-2742  Wed-Sun  FUSION  BG 9/98
Schnitzelhaus  294-9th St/Folsom  German  SFW 3/01
Limbo  299-9th St  noSun   looks plastic but good  SFWkly 9/31/91
Big Nate’s  1665 Folsom   great real BBQ  SFW 7/91  BG 99  for 25 years & SFW 7/01
** 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
Silk Road Express  1559 Mission/South Van Ness   Chinese & Japanese 91

Bistro Clovis   1596 Market/Page     BG 1/98   SFW 4/98
Bahia Cubana  1600 Market/Franklin  861-4202 noMon 97
Zuni Cafe  1658 Market/Gough 552-2522 noMon  SFW  7/99     E/W  great BG Nov 90   $     + gallery & wine bar behind it Hotel Biron  45 Rose  SFW 12/01
- Sentosa  1666 Market daily 
Piaf’s  1686 Market/Gough - 98 ad touring companies meet there, cabarets  (near t   res)
Carta  1722 Market/McCoppin   Fertile Crescent   SFW 10/97
Destino  1815 Market/Guerrero  noSun    nuevo Latino   BG 6/00 rave  & SFW 11/00
Counter Culture 2073 Market  glitzy fresh take-out  SFWkly 7/31/91
JohnFrank 2100 Market/Church    gay  BG 12/99  & SFW 4/01 & rave BG 9/01 
Cafe du Nord  2170 Market  626-0977  BG 12/92   noMon  music  
       x-Basque, now funky student: Gruyere burgers, nice creme brulee (uneven)
Gladwin’s (Intl)  2217 Market at Sanchez  daily
Blue 2337 Market/bet 16th St-Castro  SFW 10/99
Tin-Pan Asian Bistro  2251 Market/Noe
La Moone  4072 18th St/Castro  Asian fusion BG 12/00
Neon Chicken     Castro

Indian Oven  233 Fillmore/Haight   “the best Indian”  SFW 97
Crescent City Cafe   1418 Haight   Cajun   4/00
Kan Zaman  1793 Haight/Shrader  751-9656 daily   94  hookahs & bd
A Oh   701 Cole     Cameroon  92
Eos  901 Cole/Carl    SFW 10/99  rave  / BG 10-00 rave creative
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The Meetinghouse  (was Iroha -Jap noodles-great)  1701 Octavia 922-6733  noSun  bistro  2/00
La Fiammetta (Ital country-style, Jean likes) 1701 Octavia/Bush  no Sun
On the Bridge “serves Eur & Indian food as liked in Japan” SFwkly 11/18/92 daily
Yoyo  (was Elka) 1611 Post/Laguna 922-7788  daily +breakfast   SEAFOOD  95
Korea House   1620  &  1640  Post/Webster
Mifune  1737 Post spicy soups SFWkly 7/91 in J Ctr on bridge Toritoji soba
Sanppo  1720 Post (N across from Jap Ctr)  been there before
Maki  1825 Post/Webster  rave  SFW 6/01   Japanese sounds like kaiseki

Japanese (Elka’s 900 Bush/Taylor raves 98, 99+  $$$  gone 9-00  FUSION seafood)
BKK Thai  1022 Bush/Jones daily  BG 4/91: small but wonderful
Alliance Francaise  1345 Bush St. 775-7755  just E of Van Ness
Jing Wash 1634 Bush  (“superlative Mandarin & Cantonese)
*Emerald Garden (Viet) 1550 California
+Cordon Bleu  (Viet)  1574 California
* Tuto Pasta  2100 Larkin  cheap, cozy, nice guy, great Tiramisu (x-La Spega Doro) M-Sat
Baraonda  2161 Larkin/Green daily (own Bella, Geary/3rd Ave) Italian
* La Petit Cafe  2164 Larkin  (Fr/Ital) (limited menu)
- Try  Frascati (all Italy regional) Hyde near Green BF 4/91-6 likes 928-1406
- I Fratelli (catty corner to Frascati)                               IMPOSSIBLE TO PARK
- Zarzuela  2000 Hyde/Union  346-0800  noSun TAPAs!
Antica Trattoria  2400 Polk/Union   Ital    best Panna Cotta dessert  SFW 3/02 Best of
Le Petit Robert 2300 Polk/Green  real earthy French  BG 11/01  & SFW 12/01
La Folie  2316  Polk/Green  99  French      
Boulange de Polk  Polk/Green corner   another French enclave
East Coast West Delicatessen  1725 Polk/Clay   New York deli  BG 11/01  & SFW 1/02
Swan Oyster Depot  1517 Polk/Sacramento  SEAFOOD  rave SFW 9/99
Aromi  1507 Polk  noMon   N. Italian   95  TRY
Crustacean  1475 Polk/California   776-2722 Eurasian SEAFOOD  crab!  97   garage at Calif
Myconos  1431 Polk   Greek   saw ad 10/01 775-7949  M-Th to 1 am, FSS 11am-4am !!!
Osaka Grill 1217 Ssutter/Polk  Japanese grill  Kobe steak rave SFW 4/01
Zola’s (Fr expensive)  1722 Sacramento  775-3311  closed Sun & Mon
- $TRY NEW: La Folie (Camargue-Fr Bistro) 2316 Polk at Union 776-5577  closed Sun
	SF Wkly Jan 91 moderate $ too
~Night In Tunisia 1233 Van Ness 776-6861  daily   (SFWkly 2/91 liked a lot) +7/31/91
Rocco’s Seafood Grill  2080 Van Ness/Pacific 567-7600  daily  98
Milano  ?1448 Pacific 673-2961  Jean recommends “small, lots of veal”
Golden Turtle (another one)  2211 Van NessC
Vivande (Ital)  670 Golden Gate/Van Ness
Angkor Palace  1769 Lombard
* Byblos  1910 Lombard/Buchanan  Lebanese/Mediterranean    ate there 6/00
North India?   Webster just S of Lombard        + Russian onion top house
Alegrias  2018 Lombard/Webster  929-8888  daily  TAPAs    ad   & 95
*** Samui Thai (Southern Thai) 2414 Lombard at Scott
The Blue Monkey  2424 Lombard/Scott  Thai FUSION   SFW 10-11/98
Curbside Too 2769 Lombard/Lyon   BG12/98
Isa  3324 Steiner/Lombard   best small plates  French SFW 5/02 Best of
Bistro Aix   3340 Steiner/Lombard   SFW 3/99
Izzy’s Steak & Chops   3345 Steiner/Lombard   SFW99

(Fillmore & Greenwich: “Bermuda Triangle” = three bars)  Pacific Heights
Betelnut  2030 Union  pan-Asian tapas   95/96
Doidge’s   2217 Union/Fillmore  
Pane e Vino  3011 Steiner/Union    SFW 12/98-1/99
Ace Wasabi’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Sushi   3339 Steiner

Chez Nous  1911 Fillmore/Pine   441-8044   affordable French, Med
— Pacific Heights Bar & Grill (oysters) 2001 Fillmore  Bay Food 3/90-7
	best: Golden Miygi, Westcott Bay, Belons(Fr) & classic Euro flat
	Kumamoto: salty, firm & sweet when bitten
	Skookum: mild, touch to tear from shell
	Olympias: tiny, intense
Galette  2043 Fillmore Bretagne crepes rave SFW 6/0
Elite Cafe   2049 Fillmore
Perlot in lovely Hotel Majestic  1550 Sutter/Gough daily  SFW 11/00  decor
Cafe Kati  1963 Sutter/Fillmore  fusion “one of the best”  SFW  3/01
Neecha Thai  2100 Sutter/Steiner  SFW 12/99   3 blocks NW of Japan Center
Laghi (was Te Fratelli) 2101 Sutter St/Steiner   Ital  daily  BG 2/01
-Rest e Churrascaria Brasil 2114 Fillmore  346-9928 BG 7/91 (tried = De Paula’s)
Vivande  2125 Fillmore  $ but great take-out/deli
La Posada  2298 Fillmore (interesting Mex) 922-1722
Alta Plaza  2301 Fillmore/Clay  922-1444 daily   RAVE  SFW 98
Rasselas  2801 California  (Ethiopian)
PlumpJack Cafe  3127 Fillmore/Filbert
Balboa Cafe  3199 Fillmore (nouv, hot fennel saus w garlic/buttered lentils)  daily
Golden Gate Grill (N.O.)  3200 Fillmore 931-4600
Pauli’s Cafe  2500 Wash Blvd  921-5159 daily   BG 8-93 great

Marina Central  2001 Chestnut   BG 2/97
La Pergola  2060 Chestnut daily   N.Ital, esp. Lombardy ---> Rosti  Tuscan 97
Dragon Well  2142 Chestnut/Pierce  BG ca 98/99
Trapdoor  3251 Scott/Chestnut  776-1928  daily  tapas, American  BG 1/99  “cheap”
Marambo  Chestnut
bkfst: Judy’s  2268 Chestnut/Scott daily (Marina)  BG 4/91 liked
Zinzino   2355 Chestnut/Divisadero   346-6623     raves   SFW 3/99  Italian
Mezes   2373 Chestnut/Divisadero 6/00 & SFW 8/00  Greek
Rasselas Jazz Club & Ethiopian   2801 California/Divisadero

*** Prego  (Ital)  2000 Union 563-3305
** Pietro’s       Union  (we found)
Rose’s Cafe  2298 Union  (Reed Heron of Rose Pistola)     97
Olive’s  3249 Scott St   menu chges nightly  Ital SFWkly 7/31/91
The Great City Deli  1801 Divisadero  great veg comb plate (Greek)
Ella’s  500 Presidio/Calif  fresh gourmet Calif + bkfst noSat!  BG 5/29/91
? The Tuba Garden  3634 Sacramento  “a Victorian-style spot”  Conde Nast    + shops
Sociale (was Aram’s) (was Rosmarino) 3665 Sacramento/Locust  -  Bullwinkle sculptures  SFW 1/02
Magic Flute 3673 Sacramento St  Ital
Garibaldi’s  347 Presidio/Sacramento daily
Josephine’s (Creole)  924 Presidio Ave.  closed Sun & Mon 346-6058

The Ganges  775 Frederick/Arguello  99
Java  3015 Geary/Parker  noMon
* Strait’s Cafe (Singapore) 3300 Geary/Parker  668-1783 daily BF 2/91-6
Clementine  126 Clement/2nd Ave  noMon  French  mod $  + brunch  2/99 & 3/99 + 1/99 yr in review
Le Soleil 133 Clement/2nd Ave daily  popular Vietnamese   rave 1/2000
Sinead’s  Irish  3565  Geary/Jordan  daily  97/98
** On Luk Yuen (Burmese) 3721 Geary/2nd Ave
RoHan Lounge 3809 Geary  asian tapas +   BG 8/01 & SFW 3/01
- Go! Ireland’s 32  3920 Geary
Bella   3rd Ave/Geary  Italian trattoria  popular 98  
Mai’s (Viet) 316 Clement (& 1838 Union)
*Fountain Court  345 Clement 668-1100  (interesting Chi, Szech, Hunan)
Kim Chuy  346 Clement (Can ton noodles - big variety) LUNCH daily BG Aug 90
(*)Kasra (Persian)  349 Clement (garlic)
** Mandalay (Burmese)  4348 California  cheap  386-3895  4344?
*Golden Turtle (Viet)  308  5th Ave/Clement
Katia’s Russian Tea Room  600  5th Ave noMon 95  not heavy!  + breakfast  since 1959  (met her at Russ event?)
            -- at 5th Ave: Green Apple - - & Haig’s
Taiwan  445 Clement
* Cafe Riggio  4112 Geary 221-2114  saw & tried
Brothers (Korean)  4014 & 4128 Geary/6th Ave   daily  99  popular  & SFW 6/01 & 5/02 Best of
Nasturtium  4134 Geary/bet 5th & 6th Ave    2/00
** Angkor Wat  4217 Geary  221-7887
(La Bergerie  4221 Geary  cheap French Asian chef (noticed) Focus recommended - eh)
*Biru Biru  Balboa/nr Fourth Ave     Chinese from Macau nouveau
Cinderella Bakery  436 Balboa 751-9690  noMon Russian, newly redone 94
-TRY NEW: Hunan Red Peppers 450 Balboa St / 6th Ave  closed Sun
Ocean Rest.  239  and 726 Clement (mod, tho Gourmet reviewed) all
Jakarta  615 Balboa/7th Ave  Indonesian  1/00
New: Cafe Maisonnette  315  8th Ave  (innovative/ $Fr)  no Mon
Singapore Malaysian  836 Clement/9th Ave  daily    Penang Laksa soup! (strong)/good w Roti bread
Coriya Hot Pot City  852 Clement/10th Ave  noMon  99
New Golden Deer (Viet)  908 Clement
Little Cafe  914 Clement  cheap continental by Chinese chef (Ital) (Focus)
Russian Bear    939 Clement/11th Ave  noMon  97/99
Dragon River (Hakka)   5045  Geary/14th Ave   99 rave
Chapeau 1408 Clement/15th Ave  noMon  French popular 98/99
***! Temasek  1555 Clement Bay Food 2/91-6
Palermo  1801 Clement/19th Ave daily  southern Ital nice 8/99
eh Alajandro’s (Mex, Span, Peruv, Tapas) 1840 Clement  668-1184
Grand River Hot Pot & Cafe  1888 Clement/20th Ave daily cheap  hot pot
Ton Kiang (Dim Sum)   5821 Geary/22nd
La Vie   5830 Geary/22nd Ave  daily  Vietnamese “not toned down”  97
Dong Hue Viet  2110 Clement/22nd or 25th  221-1880   5/00
Yet Wah  2140 Clement
Mescolanza  2221 Clement   Ital   *  with Mimi in 1997
Narai-Chiu Chow (Chin seafood, Thai lamb) ?2229 Clement 751-6363
Jasmine House  2301 Clement/24th Ave noTues Viet  esp crab  99
BluePoint  2415 Clement  bistro   rave  96
Concerto (Italian) 2436 Clement
26’s Corner  2450 Clement/26th Ave innovative Japan sushi  SFW 9/01
Bauhaus  6139 Geary/25th Ave  387-1151 jazz  FUSION  97
Mayflower Seafood  6255 Geary Dim Sum  rave  SFW 5/01
El Mansour (Moroc)  3123 Clement  751-2312 noMon

Al-Masri  4031 Balboa/41st Ave   Thors-Mon b-dance
Mamounia  4411 Balboa/45th Ave  daily  94  North African
NEW: Chiang Mai (Thai) 5020 Geary 387-1299 daily
Acropolis  5217 Geary (fine cheap continental)  closed Mon
Try (Russian) Renaissance  5241 Geary BG + SFWkly  + Exp 99 + BG 2/01
Moscow & Tbilisi Bakery  5540 Geary   99
Beroska Deli  5612  Geary  99
Cambodia House  5625 Geary 668-5888
** Khan Toke  5937 Geary  (Thai)  cheap-mod  daily
Grapeleaf (Lebanese, BD & Bar) 4031 Balboa  668-1515

NEW: Thep Phanom (Thai) 400 Waller St. (at Fillmore) daily
** Geva’s (Caribbean) 482 A Hayes 863-1200 closed Mon
Eglantine (Fr ctry, not exp)  941 Cole 665-6368  daily
NEW: Channell’s (Ital, Eur) 803 Fillmore 922-8607 closed Mon  $?
Prince Neville’s Jamaican  424 Haight
Padrino’s (Ital) 900 Stanyan daily
Crescent City Cafe  near Haight & Masonic (Jolene - get there early!)
A Oh  701 Cole  daily SFWkly 1/92  Cameroon    western Haight, so of Haight St.

Pomelo  92 Judah/6th Ave  daily  Intl but cheap rave SFW 8/98
Blue Tortilla  642 Irving/8th Ave   daily  98
Shanghai  420 Judah/9th Ave  real Shanghai Chinese  BG 12/01
Masala (was De Windmolen (Dutch)) 1220-9th Ave/Lincoln  daily Indian BG 11/00
Park Chow (was Stoyanof’s)  1240-9th Ave 665-9912 daily  Italo-Amer-Asian  SFW 10/98
House  1269  9th Ave/Irving   682-3898  noMon  Asian FUSION  97
Ebisu  1283 9th Ave/Irving   BG best Sushi 97, 98
Hotei    1290  9th Ave   99
NEW: Tasana Thai  339 Taraval (14th Ave & Funston) 664-7603 closed Mon
Yumma’s Mediterranean Grill 721 Irving/8th Ave  682-0762   10/99
--- * PJ’s Oyster Bed  737 Irving    Gdn 1/92  OYSTERS   great crabcakes
New: Bangkok Express  907 Irving
Peko Sushi  1824 Irving/20th Ave
** Just Like Home Deli  1924 Irving (nr 20th Ave) daily (Shawarma sandwich) + Lahmajin
Cajun Pacific   4542  Irving   4/00  & SFW 10/00
Lotus  1395 Noriega/21st Ave  fusion   SFW 2/02
Luzern  1429  Noriega  664-2353   Swiss French  FONDUE   96
Jumbo Seafood  Hong Kong  1532 Noriega  681-1800 daily  97
Hung Tho Seafood  Hong Kong  1556 Noriega/22nd Ave  661-8860   97

Bow Lum Moon  2337 Irving/24th Ave   661-1688  daily  Hong Kong  97 mixed review
Eight Immortals  1433 Taraval/25th Ave  daily   rave SFW 4-5/2000
InInn-Chi  Taraval St between 29th & 30th Aves  Bay Food Aug 90 p.7
Rick’s  1940 Taraval/30th Ave daily  semi-Hawaiian  98    731-8900
Sophia’s NY Pizzeria   3627 Taraval
Punahele Island Grill   2650  Judah/32nd Ave   759-8276  daily  98  Hawaiian  & BG 5/00
Thanh Long  4101 Judah/46th Ave noMon   one of city’s old Viet   SFW 4/98 rave

Fresca  24 West Portal/Ulloa  true Peruvian   SFW 1/01
Cafe for All Seasons  150 West Portal/Vicente  daily
Ricochet  215 West Portal/Vicente  98
Old Krakow Polish Rest & Art Cafe  385 West Portal/Wawona  daily 98

Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant  1000 Great Highway/Fulton daily  ok food, hangout scene 98
Blackburn’s Pit  1338 Ocean Ave   great real BBQ  SFWkly 7/31/91
Heavenly Ocean

**Polly Ann Ice Cream  3142 Noriega  664-2472   noon-10 or 11 pm daily
Marco Polo gelato 1447 Taraval (nr 24th?)  731-2833   Bay Gdn winner   
Joe’s I.C.  5351 Geary  751-1950  SFW 11-93
Bombay Ice Creamery  552 Valencia  431-1103   97
Ciao Bella   3rdSt/Harrison   great ice cream, desserts  97 best of

Kirin  485 Castro   Mtn View   Hong Kong with view
	mixed seafood in honeydew, deep-fried custard squares

Koi Palace  365 Gellert in Serramonte Plaza) Daly City dim sum  SFW 10/01

After Midnight
Brazen Head  3166 Buchanan/Greenwich to 1am
Taqueria Can-Cun  3211 Mission/Valencia  & 2288 Mission/19th St
Globe  290 Pacific/Battery to 1am   Italiany nouveau
Yuet Lee  1300 Stockton/Broadway to 3 am cash only
It’s Tops Coffee Shop 1801 Market/McCoppin to 3 am

neighborhood greats:
Firefly - Noe Valley
Avenue 9
Socca

Hamano Sushi  Noe Valley  one of best sushi in SF

TAPAS   98
Thirsty Bear
Barcelona
Babaloo   2030  Lombard/Fillmore  346-5474  daily Carib
Carta
Oritala
(Kuleto’s   crostini bar)

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