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Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 274 tips and reviews
Travel Channel: What a whirlwind of crushed claws, flying crab shells, a spray of rich, moist and oh-so-tasty crab meat. This is a sign of a good restaurant. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations
547 Haight St (btwn Steiner St & Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Lower Haight · 292 tips and reviews
Travel Channel: With over 50 microbrews on tap and 100 bottled beers, this is a great stop for an afternoon drink. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
Korean Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 12 tips and reviews
Travel Channel: This Korean restaurant is known for using home-grown ingredients and staying open late! As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
410 Minna Street (btwn 5th & Mary St), San Francisco, CA
Street Food Gathering · SoMa · 33 tips and reviews
Travel Channel: Some of the best street food in San Fran! These trucks are powered largely by solar panels & they notify people of their location via Twitter! As recommended by Travel Channel host, Anthony Bourdain.
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews
Travel Channel: This place has high quality drinks and a small, but interesting menu – including choices like duck hearts & quail eggs. As recommended by Travel Channel host, Anthony Bourdain.
24 Willie Mays Plz (at King St), San Francisco, CA
Sports Bar · South Beach · 59 tips and reviews
San Francisco Giants: Public House features one of the largest draft beer and cask ale offerings in San Francisco. Plus, you can bring them directly into the game through a special gate.
1040 Columbus Ave (btwn Taylor & Chestnut St), San Francisco, CA
Irish Pub · North Beach · 119 tips and reviews
SFGate Manager: Kennedy's is a one of a kind place: part pub, with 35 beers on tap, and part Indian restaurant complete with white tablecloths and full menu of curries, dosas and tandooris.
Indian Restaurant · Japantown · 207 tips and reviews
SFGate Manager: Try the Peony (gin, coconut milk, lime, bird's eye chili, hibiscus masala nectar) and the Wry Rajah (rye, vermouth, cherry liqueur, bird's eye chili, mango juice). There are also fun bar treats.
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 250 tips and reviews
SFGate Manager: Between the quality cocktails and punch bowls designed for sharing, or the wood and exposed brick interior and dim, sexy lighting - think modern-day saloon - we're fans.