San Francisco Restaurants / November 2003 #3 drive treasure Island / Yerba Buena (Goat) Island

Moffatt House 431 Hugo/5th Ave (1 block so of GGPark) 753-9279 - $69-99 - looks good! --- http://www.moffatthouse.com/
- Wishbone 601 Irving 242-5540 "best gifts BG 7/01" - funny stuff

- Crepevine 624 Irving/7th & 8th Ave 681-5858 best brunch

- Black Oak Books 630 Irving 564-0877 - BG 12/01

*** PJ’s Oyster Bed  737 Irving 566-7775
* Suma 1224-9th Ave 759-7862 - Thai imports, half from cooperatives - BG 12/01 <----

- Misdirections 1236-9th Ave 566-2180 - magic store - BG 7/02

- Le Video 1239-9th Ave/Irving 566-3606 --- www.levideo.com

* Arizmendi Bakery 1331 9th Ave 566-3117 coop best SFW 5/03
Avenue Ballroom - 16th Ave/Taraval 681-2882
The (Outer) Sunset (upper Irving from 19th Ave to 26th) / outer Judah

San Francisco Conservatory of Music 1201 Ortega/19th Ave 759-3475 --- http://www.sfcm.edu/calendar/calendar.aspx

Sunset Sauna - 1214-20th Ave 753-2559

Peko Sushi  1824 Irving/20th Ave 564-7800 "best sushi, pool, and keno SFW 5/00"

** Just Like Home Deli  1924 Irving (nr 20th Ave) 681-3337 daily (Shawarma sandwich) + Lahmajin "best mideast deli BG 97"

Lotus  1395 Noriega/21st Ave  fusion   SFW 2/02

Luzern  1429  Noriega  664-2353   Swiss French  FONDUE   96

Isotope - 1653 Noriega 753-3037 "best comic book store BG 7/03"

Tennessee Grill 1128 Taraval 664-7834 breakfast 99

Wonderful Food Company 2110 Irving/22nd Ave 731-6889 "Taiwanese pearl milk - crowded! SFW 5/00"

S&V Collections 2227-29 Irving 661-8880 daily "Japanese gifts BG 11/01"

Eight Immortals  1433 Taraval/25th Ave  daily   rave SFW 4-5/2000

Marco Polo gelato 1447 Taraval (nr 24th?)  731-2833   ice cream / lychee-nut rave BG 99 + arcobaleno, durian +++ <------

Skylight Cafe 1722 Taraval 682-7286 "best Outer Sunset cafe BG 99"

InInn-Chi  Taraval St between 29th & 30th Aves  Bay Food Aug 90 p.7

Rick’s  1940 Taraval/30th Ave 731-8900 daily  semi-Hawaiian  98    coconut creme brulee (Haupia) + 99 best dessert

Attic 2445-2453 Taraval 661-3655 - crammed with stuff BG 98

Cajun Pacific   4542  Irving   4/00  & "best cajun food SFW 5/00" & SFW 10/00

The Animal Connection 2550 Judah/30th & 31st Ave 564-6482 "birds, frogs, turtles, lizards, chinchillas etc SFW 5/00"

Punahele Island Grill   2650  Judah/32nd Ave   759-8276  daily  98  Hawaiian  & BG 5/00

The Hawai'i Store 2655 Judah/32nd Ave 566-0111

United Irish Cultural Center - 2700-45th Ave 661-2700

Thanh Long  4101 Judah/46th Ave 665-1146 noMon   one of city’s old Viet (Viet-Fr)   Roast Crab SFW 98 & 99 rave

SF Ice Rink 1557-48th Ave 664-1406
Twin Peaks: up 17th St, turn left on Clayton St - along Twin Peaks Blvd - down Portola Dr (turns into Market)

STAIRS: Pemberton St between Graystone Terrace & Villa Terrace (continues down to Clayton? - turn right to Corbett & go down)

STAIRS: Iron Alley - 499 Corbett - to Clayton -

then turn right to Market into Eureka Valley neighborhood (many STAIRS) i.e. Douglass between Corwin St & 20th St
West Portal: (where the K, L, and M lines travel in & out of the tunnel ("portal") that runs under Twin Peaks)

Fresca  24 West Portal/Ulloa  true Peruvian   SFW 1/01

Music Store - 66 West Portal 664-2044 -- American Roots Show - Sunday afternoon bluegrass & old timey open air concerts BG 7/03

West Portal Books 111 West Portal 731-5291 daily "best second-hand cult books - BG 95"

Shaw's Candy Store and Ice Cream Shop (1931) - 122 West Portal 681-2702 - Mitchell's + sugar free goodies

Cafe for All Seasons  150 West Portal/Vicente  daily

Ricochet  215 West Portal/Vicente 566-5700   98 "most romantic restaurant SFW 99 - formal garden, high ceilings, serene"

Old Krakow Polish Rest & Art Cafe  385 West Portal/Wawona/15th Ave -- 564-4848

Philosopher's Club/West Portal Station - 824 West Portal 753-0599 - bar, fireplace, pool BG 7/03

Ambassador Toys 1686 West Portal 566-8081 daily--- SFW 11/01 --- www.ambassadortoys.com
Sloat Garden Center - 2700 Sloat 566-4415 "best garden store BG 7/03 - 30,000 sq ft)

Sigmund Stern Grove - 19th Ave & Sloat Blvd 252-6252 - + Trocadero Club house 831-5500 --- www.sterngrove.org

Stonestown mall - 3251-20th Ave - south of Sloat Blvd ie Nordstrom's - 285 Winston
Along the ocean (south of GG Park):

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

Zanze's Cheesecake - 2405 Ocean 334-2264

Heavenly Ocean

**Polly Ann Ice Cream  3142 Noriega  664-2472   noon-10 or 11 pm daily

Sea Biscuit Cafe 3815 Noriega 661-3784 BG 99 + lots of indie magazines BG 7/00
Cliff House 1090 Point Lobos/Great Highway - 386-3330 brunch (1863)

Musee Mechanique 1090 Point Lobos/upper Great Highway 386-1170 + "best video game arcade"

Giant Camera / Camera Obscura (built 1949) - 1096 Point Lobos (behind Cliff House) 750-0415

Louis' - 902 Point Lobos 387-6330 "best diner - 98 + breakfast" "awful greasy food, fabulous view of Cliff House BG 7/00"

SF Zoo 45th Ave & Sloat 753-7061 daily 10-5 --- 753-7165 -- Valetine's Day Sex Tour --- www.sfzoo.org
Java Beach Cafe - 1396 La Playa 665-5282 "calm, friendly, beachfront -97"

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Perlot in lovely Hotel Majestic  1550 Sutter/Gough 441-1100 daily  SFW 11/00  decor gourmet 2001 - this is Hayes Valley


Oysters

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