Try the wild mushroom empanadas, the grilled quail and the crispy lamb tongue if you want to go deep into Basque country. Read more.
Tough-to-find British designers are the mainstay of this elegantly appointed shop. Read more.
Billed as a detective agency set inside Bourbon & Branch, it’s really a reservations-only cocktail bar with only a few tables & a prix fixe menu, where $30 gets you 3 cocktails. Read more.
Just steps away is The Sentinel, a walk-up stand that has giant, brimming-with-berries muffins, warm out of the oven in the mornings. Yummmmmm! Read more.
SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST TOURIST TRINKET SHOPThis classy alternative to the Chinatown and Fisherman's Wharf souvenir schlock shops has everything in-the-know tourists Read more.
SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST TINY NON-USED BOOKSTOREConsidering its cozy dimensions, it's remarkable how much reading matter is packed into this Pac Heights hangout... Read more.
SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST NEW CAFEBringing great coffee to areas dominated by burned espresso. The Mission, SOMA, Hayes Valley: well served, thank you very much... Read more.
Sunday brunch is excellent, but early evenings are best for watching the sun set behind the Golden Gate Bridge from the floor-to-ceiling windows. Read more.
Play with the free Outdoor Exploratorium exhibits at Fort Mason! You can taste the tides, race speed and light, and use the Golden Gate Bridge as a thermometer. Maps of all exhibits are in Building A. Read more.
SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST FLAMING SUSHIThe Extinguisher Roll arrives at the table literally on fire, the corner of the plate torched for dramatic flair... Read more.
With over 20 varieties of nigiri at $1.50 apiece, seven $2 hand rolls, and 14 six-piece maki rolls at $3 each. Everyday from 4:30pm-6:30pm, you can also grab $3 beers and carafes of hot sake. Read more.
SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST REASON TO STAY IN A HOTELReinvented seasonal & classic cocktails like Kerouac served in a dark-brick & exposed-wood-beam room are the best bet Read more.
From the fried chicken to the crab fluffs, Scott Youklis is doing comfort food at its finest, and lo and behold, he was even doing it before it became a recession trend. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
The Dandy Warhols take the best that pop culture has to offer & spin it in a fresh way. From pop-rock to lo-fi, they keep you guessing but leave you satisfied. ($25; 8 p.m.) Read more.
The Burger-Bourbon-Beer combo is a $25 threesome that features a generously poured shot of Buffalo Trace bourbon, a pint of Lagunitas and a skirt steak/short rib/chuck combo'd burger. Read more.