Restaurants
Union Square This winning newcomer located in the tiny building that used to house Bar Crudo is everything that nearby Union Square isn’t: charming, urbane, understated, and filled with Europeans who...More»
St. Helena When her restaurant Go Fish tanked, Cindy Pawlcyn rechristened the space Brassica and turned it into a pitch-perfect emporium of Mediterranean fare. Small plates now take up most of the...More»
SoMA As the seasons change, so does the decor at this South of Market newbie, where in winter “trees” in the dining room lose their leaves and tables are blanketed in white cloths, as if frosted...More»
Bar Dogwood For those who like a bit of meat with their drink, this dark, sophisticated spot offers a sweet selection of sliced-to-order charcuterie. An assortment of cheeses and a smart list of cocktails...More»
But oddly enough, I find myself drinking light-bodied aperitifs at many of the city’s best restaurants. I’ve enjoyed these at places like Cotogna, AQ, and Locanda, where the Church (pictured here in...More»
Restaurateurs are like punk rock bands. As their Q rating rises, their street cred plummets. Food snobs, like punk fans, are wary of success. A rare exception to this rule is Charles Phan, an art-house performer turned platinum...More»
SOMA Pho is the comfort food of a thousand faces. At this corner nook on Sixth Street—as at Turtle Tower’s two other San Francisco locations—it adopts its ...More»
Embarcadero A New Yorker–style cartoon, hanging in a hallway of One Market, shows a well-dressed woman clutching a champagne flute while eyeing an hors d’oeuvre and...More»
Los Gatos Ripples from the Greek financial crisis have yet to reach the economic island of Los Gatos. Witness the crowds—and the price of the lamb chops—at this ...More»
Berkeley To a lonely stretch of San Pablo Avenue that has long been low on umlauts and most everything else, Kai Flache and Anja Voth have brought knackwürste, bratwürste, gruyère-...More»
Sonoma If Alice Waters had had her culinary awakening in Baton Rouge instead of Brittany, she might have created a restaurant like the Fremont Diner. Located off the Carneros Highway...More»
North Beach The often resurrected Washington Square Bar & Grill has finally died for good, and Dane Boryta, most recently of Sens, and his wife, Liz Ferro, have taken on the space,...More»
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