A pizza master opens her first place in Berkeley
I dive into Berkeley’s new “Pizzeria da Laura” and also revisit an old Italian favorite, “Original Joes” in North Beach....
Food & DrinkA collection of 225 posts
The best places San Francisco has to eat and get silly. Find your next date night on these delicious plates or in an insanely strong cocktail.
Can San Francisco handle another Prohibition-era bar?
On the heels of Dawn Club comes The Harlequin, the latest in 1920s-esque cocktail lounges that have opened in SoMa in recent weeks....
Minimalist-but-lush fine dining at SF’s new Kiln
Did we need another fine dining, tasting menu-only restaurant? “Need” is maybe the wrong choice of words....
Cocktails to eat by: Three standout bars with food in San Francisco
We visit and sample The Madrigal and For the Record. We also return to a recent favorite: Rendezvous....
Who said doom loop? This new jazz club sprinkles hope on downtown SF
Newly-opened Dawn Club near the Financial District wants to breathe new life in the neighborhood....
Six Bay Area restaurant newcomers from Greek to Banh Mi
These newcomers or new menus cover the gamut, from elevated Greek food to Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches....
“Back to Back” and “Xica”: Two new restaurants you don’t know, but should
One restaurant, a buzzy pizza-meets-global-plates and natural wine spot on Nob Hill; the other, a sunny Mexican newcomer on peaceful Levi’s Plaza....
Drinking out of a toilet in the Marina
Inside the delightfully weird new cocktail bar: Rendezvous....
A new all-day cafe that doubles as neighborhood restaurant: Mattina
SPQR opened back in 2007, but it wasn’t until Matthew Accarrino came on board as chef in 2009 that it quickly became a top pasta restaurant in the nation — and one of multiple Italy-worthy pasta destinations in San Francisco....
Idyllic new Marina neighborhood oyster bar: Popi’s Oysterette
San Francisco’s history is interlaced deeply with seafood, so this new restaurant in the Marina neighborhood is a welcome addition....
“Hed VeryThai” review: Rare Isaan Thai platters hidden off a FiDi alley
Since spending two months in Thailand working in orphanages around the country way back as a youth in 1999, the “Land of Smiles” and overwhelming heat has had a piece of my heart....
“Aphotic” restaurant review: Wildly sustainable seafood and house-distilled cocktails
I won’t forget my first visit to Palette soon after opening in 2019 when chef Peter Hemsley grilled up rare, local coonstripe shrimp just caught that morning, buttery-fresh and revelatory; like eating our divine local spot prawns for the first time....