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
TownÕs End - 2 Townsend/Emb 11/98
ButterfieldÕs Seafood 202 Townsend 281-9001 noSun seafood SFW 3-98
BrunoÕs 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 AnaÕs 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
JoeÕs Cable Car 4320 Mission at Silver daily BG:ÓBest Burger in Bay areaÓ
Inti Huasi (Bolivian) 4704 Mission closed Sun
KakokÕs 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
MozellÕs 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 (ÒThe Bitter Truth??Ó) 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 Òa neighborhood secretÓ
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
-EuniceÕs (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
NoeÕs 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: RinÕs 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
SophiaÕs NY Pizzeria 2823 Mission
YianniÕs 1708 Church/29th St Greek BG 5/02
ValentineÕs 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 ÒrenownedÓ 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
YoungÕs BBQ 3412 17th St daily BG cheap 5/01 barebecue
TitoÕs 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 PamÕs fav
(Boudin Cafe Ònear 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 ÒFOB CalabrianÓ BFd 1/91-6 SFW 4-97
RubyÕs Pizza 489-3rd St daily SFWkly 7/31/91
LuluÕs 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 ÒBest RestaurantÓ
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 Òtrying to be the restaurant of the new milleniumÓ
EnzoÕs 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 Òtrue Fr bistroÓ SFW 1-96
Thirsty Bear Brewing Co 661 Howard 974-0905 daily food too TAPAs SFW 10-96
GaribaldiÕs 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 ÒtastyÓ 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
ElroyÕs 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
FishÕs Wharf: Pier 39 Market: BBQ salmon on Salish Bannock Bread $4.29
#9 FishÕs Grotto: crab cocktails & shrimp sandwich SFWkly 3/91
Monterey Fish Market Pier 33
Calif Crayfish Pier 45
ScomaÕs (Òlocals do eat hereÓ) SEAFOOD Pier 47
Allegro Rist Ital 1701 Jones tiny, daily politicos
LouÕs Pier 47 3000 Jefferson/Jones 771-5687 daily Nola 98
* The Marble Works 555 North Point 749-6161 BF1/93:Ólike N.Beach w pkgÓ 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 Ònice viewÓ 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) ÒNew FrÓ / ÒItal esp Weds regional
MacArthur Park 607 Front/Jackson daily + breakfast DESSERTS 9/90
Kokkari 200 Jackson/Front 981-0983 noMon-pm GREEK 5/99
($$ Cypress Club 500 Jackson at Montgomery check out the decor) rave 91 great desserts BG 3-93
mc2 470 Pacific/Mtgmy (Melvin BelliÕs) $ 7/98 & BG 3/02
Cafe Prague 584 Pacific/Columbus Prague Czech cafe SFW 5/02 Best of <-------------
Vertigo Transamerica bldg Òone of best SFÓ
Sol y Luna 475 Sacramento/Battery
Zare 568 Sacramento/Mntgmy 1-2/99
-Palio DÕAsti 640 Sacramento BG 4/91
--- B44 44 Belden Place/Pine Catalonian 3/00
---> Barcelona 7 Spring/Kearny&Mntgmy/Calif&Sacto 12/96 & 1/97 flamenco
Tadich Grill 240 California SEAFOOD 95
Aqua 252 Calif/Battery SEAFOOD BGe 1/92 & SFW 8/01
Elisabeth Daniel 550 Washington/Mntgmy & SFW 12/00 oldie $$$ 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
AlfredÕs Steak House 659 Merchant/Kearny 99
-TRY Circolo (N Ital) 161 Sutter noSun famous ÒGREATÓ 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
ÑTRY! House of Nanking 919 Kearny daily SF Wkly 6/90:great - BG7/91:crowds
SFwk 10/21/92 Òcrowds of tourists but deserves itÓ (across frm CoppollaÕs doomed Zoetrope)
Chef JiaÕs 925 Kearny/Pacific daioy Hunan & Mandarin BG 9/9/92 Janet Hazen liked
* Franthai 939 Kearny (ÒhotÓ 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)
LouieÕs 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: BanducciÕs 391 Broadway closed Sun
The Helmard (Afghan) 430 Broadway no Sun Bay Food 2/90-17 & SFW 12/00 rave
Glow (was VanessiÕs) 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
OÕReillyÕs 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 ÒNew FrenchÓ closed M, Tu (souffles)
Dixie Cafe (N.O.)
Caffe Puccini 411 Columbus to 1am BG Òbest tiramisuÓ
LÕOsteria 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)
JuliusÕ 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 Òfamous for antipastiÓ
NEW: AmelioÕs 1630 Powell 397-4339 ÒNew FrenchÓ closed M, Tu
(woven pasta, Hawaiian prawns, foie gras, apple pizza)
MooseÕs 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
*** KuletoÕs 221 Powell 397-7720
The Cheesecake Factory - top floor MacyÕs 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 NordstromÕs mall Òinnovative pizza & e/wÓ
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
$$$ China Moon Cafe 639 Post
Cafe at the Alliance Francaise 414 Mason St lunch
Cafe Claude - tabac / Sur La Table - Cafe de la Presse
Anjou 44 Campton Place/Stockton French bistro
Le Central French brasserie another French enclave NE corner Union Square
Campton Place 340 Stockton daily Òthe perfect restaurantÓ SFW 3/96 Òworld famousÓ
Ponzu 401 Taylor contemporary Asian Òone of the bestÓ + moderate $ - BG 2/00
$ NEW: ReginaÕs (Cajun) 490 Geary 885-1661 closed Mon + Bay Food May 91
Grand Cafe 501 Geary/Taylor Paris brasserie SFW 2/01
*** City of Paris 101 Shannon Alley/Geary 441-4442 + breakfast daily
Rue Lepic
Le Central
$$ Try Brasserie Savoy 580 Geary 474-8686 daily -BG 91 liked a lot/SFW 98 didnÕt
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 PearlÕs Jam House (Carribean=fish) 601 Eddy St 775-JAMS Òvoted bestÓ
- * Hai Ky MiGia 707 Ellis Chinese noodle soup brunch daily 8-6
Corona Bar & Grill 88 Cyril Magnin ÒcreativeÓ 90
First Crush 101 Cyrril Magnin/Ellis SFW 11/99
Hana Zen 115 Cyril Magnin/Ellis yakitori grills SFW 11/98
Original JoeÕs 144 Taylor/between Eddy & Turk been there forever
Lolita Thai (was SquidÕs) 96 McAllister/Leavenworth SFW99 rave ÒextraordinaryÓ + authentic <---
EmÕs 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 OÕFarrell 776-67 closed Sun
Calif Culinary Acad 625 Polk 771-3500 ÒNew FrenchÓ $$ M-F +Sa,Su til noon $24
Tavern on the Tenderloin 635 Polk/Turk 771-3500 noSun training brasserie 7/99
StarÕs Cafe 555 Golden Gate Ave/Van Ness 861-STARS daily to midnight Jolene likes
$ Acquerello (ÒrusticÓ Ital) 1722 Sacto bet Polk & Van Ness no Sun or Mon
BullÕs Texas Cafe 25 Van Ness/Market daily fajitas & chili BG 7/17/91
Hard Rock Cafe Van Ness
Spuntino 524 Van Ness for tiramisu
($ Monsoon 601 Van Ness 928-0400 (when it was Enoteca Lanzone: try grappa bar))
Restaurant 690 690 Van Ness/Turk daily BG 3/91: plastic but some nice food:
shrimp gumbo, oysters, chick satay, chick salad
Fina Estampa 1100 Van Ness/Geary Span-Peruv 3/00
House of Prime Rib 1906 Van Ness/Washington SFW99
HarrisÕ 2100 Van Ness steak ad 98
Matterhorn 2323 Van Ness 885-6116 Swiss FONDUE 96
New Maharani 1122 Post (Indian) no Mon
RamiÕs (Israeli) 1361 Church (just N of Market)
SpeckmannÕs (Ger) 1550 Church cheap daily (just N of Market)
Home 2100 Market/Church BG 2/02
Tin-Pan 2251 Market/16th St saw ad Òbest Asian fusion-SFWÓ 2/01
Indigo 687 McAllister/Gough SFW 7/99
Caffe Proust (Ital) 1801 McAllister/Baker 6/00
Paul K 199 Gough/Oak nouveau Armenian SFW & BG 5/00 raves
Caffe Delle Stella 395 Hayes/Gough SFW 6/99 Tuscan Trattoria = Italian
Absinthe 398 Hayes/Gough BG 3/98 SFW 6/98
MoisheÕs Pippic 425 Hayes/Gough Jewish deli SFW 5/02 Best of
GevaÕs Caribbean 482A Hayes 95
PowellÕs Place1 - 511 Hayes/Octavia Southern 3/00
Jardiniere 300 Grove/Franklin elegant (Kuleto designed) BG 11/98 SFW 10/00 decor too
Citizen Cake 399 Grove/Gough great desserts + food SFW 10/01 + Vorpal Gallery is nextdoor
Canto do Brasil 41 Franklin/Page 97-104 7thSt/Mission daily 626-6432 Òbest feijoadaÓ
Suppenkuche 601 Hayes/Laguna 252-9289 German 95-3 raves + 10/97
Terra Brazillis 602 Hayes/Laguna 3/99
Storyville 1751 Fulton/Masonic 441-1751 noSun,Mon 97 jazz club
Metro Cafe 311 Divisadero/Oak noMon authentic Parisian but not $$ BG 10/00
King Jamaica storefront 1279 Fulton/Divisadero 567-1294 97 moves around a lot
Fly 762 Divisadero/Fulton Òcool/inÓ 5/00
Brother-in-Laws BBQ 705 Divisadero/Grove 3/00
JÕ Pots of Soul 203 Octavia/Page 3/00 Southern
Walzwerk 381 South Van Ness East German 3/00
JulieÕs 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
JessieÕs 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 NateÕs 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 ÒdeliciousÓ 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
PiafÕs 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)
GladwinÕs (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 Òthe best IndianÓ 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 Òserves Eur & Indian food as liked in JapanÓ 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 (ElkaÕs 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 (Òsuperlative 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
ZolaÕs (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
RoccoÕs Seafood Grill 2080 Van Ness/Pacific 567-7600 daily 98
Milano ?1448 Pacific 673-2961 Jean recommends Òsmall, lots of vealÓ
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
IzzyÕs Steak & Chops 3345 Steiner/Lombard SFW99
(Fillmore & Greenwich: ÒBermuda TriangleÓ = three bars) Pacific Heights
Betelnut 2030 Union pan-Asian tapas 95/96
DoidgeÕs 2217 Union/Fillmore
Pane e Vino 3011 Steiner/Union SFW 12/98-1/99
Ace WasabiÕs Rock ÔnÕ Roll Sushi 3339 Steiner
Chez Nous 1911 Fillmore/Pine 441-8044 affordable French, Med
Ñ 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 Òone of the bestÓ 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 PaulaÕs)
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
PauliÕs 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 ÒcheapÓ
Marambo Chestnut
bkfst: JudyÕs 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
** PietroÕs Union (we found)
RoseÕs Cafe 2298 Union (Reed Heron of Rose Pistola) 97
OliveÕs 3249 Scott St menu chges nightly Ital SFWkly 7/31/91
The Great City Deli 1801 Divisadero great veg comb plate (Greek)
EllaÕs 500 Presidio/Calif fresh gourmet Calif + bkfst noSat! BG 5/29/91
? The Tuba Garden 3634 Sacramento Òa Victorian-style spotÓ Conde Nast + shops
Sociale (was AramÕs) (was Rosmarino) 3665 Sacramento/Locust - Bullwinkle sculptures SFW 1/02
Magic Flute 3673 Sacramento St Ital
GaribaldiÕs 347 Presidio/Sacramento daily
JosephineÕs (Creole) 924 Presidio Ave. closed Sun & Mon 346-6058
The Ganges 775 Frederick/Arguello 99
Java 3015 Geary/Parker noMon
* StraitÕs 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
SineadÕs 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! IrelandÕs 32 3920 Geary
Bella 3rd Ave/Geary Italian trattoria popular 98
MaiÕs (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
KatiaÕs Russian Tea Room 600 5th Ave noMon 95 not heavy! + breakfast since 1959 (met her at Russ event?)
-- at 5th Ave: Green Apple - - & HaigÕs
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 AlajandroÕs (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 Ònot toned downÓ 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
26Õs 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
** GevaÕs (Caribbean) 482 A Hayes 863-1200 closed Mon
Eglantine (Fr ctry, not exp) 941 Cole 665-6368 daily
NEW: ChannellÕs (Ital, Eur) 803 Fillmore 922-8607 closed Mon $?
Prince NevilleÕs Jamaican 424 Haight
PadrinoÕs (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 StoyanofÕs) 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
YummaÕs Mediterranean Grill 721 Irving/8th Ave 682-0762 10/99
--- * PJÕs 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
RickÕs 1940 Taraval/30th Ave daily semi-Hawaiian 98 731-8900
SophiaÕs 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 cityÕs 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
BlackburnÕs 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
JoeÕs 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
ItÕs 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
(KuletoÕs crostini bar)
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