San Francisco Restaurants / July 2000 Potrero Hill area: 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 *** Garibaldi Cafe 1600-17th St/Wisconsin 552-3325 Bay Food 11/90 SFW 2/3-97 +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) China Basin: 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 Town¹s End - 2 Townsend/Emb 11/98 Butterfield¹s Seafood 202 Townsend 281-9001 noSun seafood SFW 3-98 Bernal Heights (far south Mission) (south of Army St) (from n to s): TRY Los Panchos 3206 Mission (garlic prawns) El Zocalo 3230 Mission/Fair daily BG 5/91 TRY Ana¹s 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 Inti Huasi (Bolivian) 4704 Mission closed Sun Joe¹s Cable Car 4320 Mission at Silver daily BG:²Best Burger in Bay area² Polarica 105 Qint/3rd St nr Army 647-1300 unusual GAME SFW 7-93 Hunters Point (on the way to the airport) The Old Clam House 299 Bayshore/Oakdale 826-4880 since 1865 98 Mozell¹s Kitchen 6286 Third St/Ingerson BBQ, Southern 3/00 Mission District (north of Army St) (from n to s): Zodiac Club 718-14thSt/Church 626-7827 noMon rave 12/98 open to 2 am 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 (³The Bitter Truth??²) 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 --- > Pintxos 557 Valencia/17thSt 565-0207 Basque/Span BG 11/99 TAPAs Slanted Door 584 Valencia 861-8032 Viet $$ --- > Amira 590 Valencia/17thSt 621-6213 Cafe Allegro where on Valencia? 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 3 Ring 995 Valencia/21stSt 821-3210 noSun SFS 10/11-99 The Liberties 998 Guerrero 4/00 Flying Saucer 1000 Guerrero/22ndSt 641-9955 noMon rave BG 8-9/98 & SFW 5/95 Mangiafuoco 1001 Guerrero 206-9881 noMon Ital rave SFW 4-93 & BG 5-93 Ne O / Neo 1007 Guerrero/22nd 643-3119 noMon rave BG 12/99 & SFW 2/00 The Rooster 1101 Valencia/22ndSt 824-1222 noMon Caffe Ponte Vecchio 1136 Valencia/22nd St lunch M-F, noSun ³a neighborhood secret² Watergate 1152 Valencia rave 99 El Oso 1153 Valencia (Spanish) daily (flamenco Sun) El Cubane 1432 Valencia St nr 25th St 824-6655 closed Mon 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 Palma Mexitessen 2884-24th St ³cheap & tasty, quick² SFWkly 7/31/91 New El Norteno 3161 24th St seafood -Eunice¹s (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 Noe¹s Cook 3782-24th St German cheap try the headcheese NEW: Swatdee Thai Cuisine 4166 24th St 824-8070 daily NEW: Rin¹s Thai 4301 24th St. daily **+ La Traviata 2854 Mission/bet 24th & 25th 282-0500 daily Suriya 1432 Valencia/25thSt 824-6655 daily Thai unusual SFW 1-98 Yuet Lee (seafood) 3601-26th St Gdn 1/92 Sophia¹s NY Pizzeria 2823 Mission Valentine¹s 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 ³renowned² Thai 1/00 Cafe Abo 3369 Mission 821-6275 M-F learned Mediterranean on sailing vessels Noe Valley (w of Mission district, foot of Twin Peaks): 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 Tito¹s Hale Aina 3870-17th St/Noe 626-2477 Hawaiian __________________________________________________________________________ SoMa (e to w): 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 Pam¹s fav (Boudin Cafe ³near 595 Mkt=Rand McNally Second? right off Mkt Jolene) Hawthorne Lane 22 Hawthorne Lane/bet 2nd & 3rd St 777-9779 hot 95/96 $ 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 ³FOB Calabrian² BFd 1/91-6 SFW 4-97 Ruby¹s Pizza 489-3rd St daily SFWkly 7/31/91 Lulu¹s 816 Folsom/3rd St 495-5775 rave/popular 93 on Dine 662 Mission/3rd St 538-3463 Azie 826 Folsom/4th St 538-0918 noMon FUSION BG 1/00 Bizou 598-4th St/ Brannon 543-2222 noSun Provence BG 9/99 Enzo¹s 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)) Le Charm 315 Fifth St 546-6128 noSun ³true Fr bistro² SFW 1-96 Thirsty Bear Brewing Co 661 Howard 974-0905 daily food too TAPAs SFW 10-96 Garibaldi¹s Goes South 798 Brannan/7th St (Bar mostly (neat)) Embarcadero, south of Market north to south: (Mission/Howard/Folsom/Harrison/FWY/Bryant/Brannon) Yank Sing 53 Stevenson St (parallel to & just so of Market) Boulevard 1 Mission 543-6084 daily Shanghai 1930 133 Steuart/Mission 896-5600 daily 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 ³tasty² BG 7/31/91 Wu Kong 101 Spear Shanghai-Calif maybe not too expensive SFWkly 7/31/91 $ Etrusca 101 or 121 Spear (bet Miss & Howard) 777-0330 Jol + BF 3/91 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 Elroy¹s 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 Seafood/Piers: -Waterfront Rest - Pier 7 daily OYSTERS SFWkly 4/92 BG 12/98 +Bay St mural! Fish¹s Wharf: Pier 39 Market: BBQ salmon on Salish Bannock Bread $4.29 #9 Fish¹s Grotto: crab cocktails & shrimp sandwich SFWkly 3/91 Monterey Fish Market Pier 33 Calif Crayfish Pier 45 Scoma¹s (³locals do eat here²) SEAFOOD Pier 47 Allegro Rist Ital 1701 Jones tiny, daily politicos Lou¹s Pier 47 3000 Jefferson/Jones 771-5687 daily Nola 98 * The Marble Works 555 North Point 749-6161 BF1/93:²like N.Beach w pkg² no Mon Mambo Cafe 900 North Point 441-4477 Caribbean BG 95 - Cafe Pescatore 2455 Mason (at North Pt) no Mon Italian rave 91 Cannery: Quiet Storm ³nice view² BF 3/91-8 Ana Mandara 891 Beach/Polk (Ghiradelli Sq) elegant Viet 4/00 Downtown: from east to west & south to north very approximately 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) ³New Fr² / ³Ital 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 Belli¹s) $ 7/98 Vertigo Transamerica bldg ³one of best SF² ‹Try! Sol y Luna 475 Sacramento/Battery (tapas + desserts) 296-8191 SFW 90 +BG 1/91 great flamenco Zare 568 Sacramento/Mntgmy 1-2/99 -Palio D¹Asti 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 Gdn 1/92 Elisabeth Daniel 550 Washington/Mntgmy ---> Le Colonial 20 Cosmo Place/Post old-style tropical SFW 11/99 looks like fun <----- Around French Consulate on Bush (& Kearny): 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 (Rendezvous du Monde 431 Bush/Kearny Wed-Fri rave BG 9/93 closed 98) The Crepe Escape 150 Kearny cheap daily Alfred¹s Steak House 659 Merchant/Kearny 99 -TRY Circolo (N Ital) 161 Sutter noSun famous ³GREAT² BG 5/15/91 not too expensive? Metropol Cafe (was $Lascaux) 248 Sutter Russian Chinatown (south to north & east to west - approximately): PARKING 728 Pacific 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 ‹TRY! House of Nanking 919 Kearny daily SF Wkly 6/90:great - BG7/91:crowds SFwk 10/21/92 ³crowds of tourists but deserves it² (across frm Coppolla¹s doomed Zoetrope) Chef Jia¹s 925 Kearny/Pacific daioy Hunan & Mandarin BG 9/9/92 Janet Hazen liked * Franthai 939 Kearny (³hot² 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) Louie¹s 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) shrimp chow fun / mussels w black bean sauce hot & spicey Victoria Bakery 1362 Stockton Zuccato North Beach (e to w along Broadway & then N): PARKING Columbus, south of City Lights -NEW: Banducci¹s 391 Broadway closed Sun The Helmard (Afghan) 430 Broadway no Sun Bay Food 2/90-17 Moonshine (was Vanessi¹s) 498 Broadway Southern 99 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 Tavolino(Basque Hotel) 15 Romolo/Brdwy&Vallejo, nr Columbus / 401 Columbus/Vallejo 392-1472 Venician/small plates11/98 & 9/99 The Stinking Rose 325 Columbus Gdn 3/92 Maykadeh (Persian) 470 Green 362-8286 daily SFW 10/97 Bocce Cafe 478 Green/Grant 5/00 O¹Reilly¹s 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 ³New French² closed M, Tu (souffles) Dixie Cafe (N.O.) Caffe Puccini 411 Columbus to 1am BG ³best tiramisu² L¹Osteria 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) Julius¹ Castle 1541 Montgomery/Union daily Italian VIEW Telegraph Hill 99 - ** Girapolli 659 Union at Columbus (Jolene) roasted chicken Little City 673 Union at Powell ³famous for antipasti² NEW: Amelio¹s 1630 Powell 397-4339 ³New French² closed M, Tu (woven pasta, Hawaiian prawns, foie gras, apple pizza) Moose¹s 1652 Stockton/Union BG 10/99 Buca Giovanni 800 Greenwich noSun Ital SFWkly 9/26/90 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 Union Square & around Powell station: - Kuleto¹s 221 Powell 397-7720 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 Nordstrom¹s mall ³innovative pizza & e/w² 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 $$$ China Moon Cafe 639 Post Cafe at the Alliance Francaise 414 Mason St lunch Anjou 44 Campton Place/Stockton Campton Place 340 Stockton daily ³the perfect restaurant² SFW 3/96 ³world famous² Ponzu 401 Taylor contemporary Asian ³one of the best² + moderate $ - BG 2/00 $ NEW: Regina¹s (Cajun) 490 Geary 885-1661 closed Mon + Bay Food May 91 *** City of Paris 101 Shannon Alley/Geary 441-4442 + breakfast daily Rue Lepic Le Central $$ Try Brasserie Savoy 580 Geary 474-8686 daily -BG 91 liked a lot/SFW 98 didn¹t Edinburgh Castle 950 Geary Civic Center (approx s to n & e to w): 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 Pearl¹s Jam House (Carribean=fish) 601 Eddy St 775-JAMS ³voted best² - * Hai Ky MiGia 707 Ellis Chinese noodle soup brunch daily 8-6 Corona Bar & Grill 88 Cyril Magnin ³creative² 90 First Crush 101 Cyrril Magnin/Ellis SFW 11/99 Hana Zen 115 Cyril Magnin/Ellis yakitori grills SFW 11/98 Lolita Thai (was Squid¹s) 96 McAllister/Leavenworth SFW99 rave ³extraordinary² + authentic <--- Em¹s 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 O¹Farrell 776-67 closed Sun Calif Culinary Acad 625 Polk 771-3500 ³New French² $$ M-F +Sa,Su til noon $24 Tavern on the Tenderloin 635 Polk/Turk 771-3500 noSun training brasserie 7/99 Star¹s Cafe 555 Golden Gate Ave/Van Ness 861-STARS daily to midnight Jolene likes $ Acquerello (³rustic² Ital) 1722 Sacto bet Polk & Van Ness no Sun or Mon Bull¹s 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 Harris¹ 2100 Van Ness steak ad 98 Matterhorn 2323 Van Ness 885-6116 Swiss FONDUE 96 New Maharani 1122 Post (Indian) no Mon Hayes Valley (west of Civic Center): Rami¹s (Israeli) 1361 Church (just N of Market) Speckmann¹s (Ger) 1550 Church cheap daily (just N of Market) 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 Geva¹s Caribbean 482A Hayes 95 Powell¹s Place1 - 511 Hayes/Octavia Southern 3/00 Jardiniere 300 Grove/Franklin elegant (Kuleto designed) BG 11/98 Canto do Brasil 44 Franklin/Page 97-104 7thSt/Mission daily 626-6432 Suppenkuche 601 Hayes/Laguna 252-9289 German 95-3 raves + 10/97 Terra Brazillis 602 Hayes/Laguna 3/99 Western Addition Storyville 1751 Fulton/Masonic 441-1751 noSun,Mon 97 jazz club King Jamaica storefront 1279 Fulton/Divisadero 567-1294 97 moves around a lot Fly 762 Divisadero/Fulton ³cool/in² 5/00 Brother-in-Laws BBQ 705 Divisadero/Grove 3/00 J¹ Pots of Soul 203 Octavia/Page 3/00 Southern SoMa South of Civic Center: Walzwerk 381 South Van Ness East German 3/00 Julie¹s 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 Jessie¹s 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 Limbo 299-9th St noSun looks plastic but good SFWkly 9/31/91 Big Nate¹s 1665 Folsom great real BBQ SFWkly 7/31/91 BG 99 for 25 years ** 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 ³delicious² hip Silk Road Express 1559 Mission/South Van Ness Chinese & Japanese 91 West of Civic Center to Castro area: 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 $ - Sentosa 1666 Market daily Piaf¹s 1686 Market/Gough - 98 ad touring companies meet there, cabarets (near t res) Carta 1722 Market/McCoppin Fertile Crescent SFW 10/97 Counter Culture 2073 Market glitzy fresh take-out SFWkly 7/31/91 JohnFrank 2100 Market/Church gay BG 12/99 Cafe du Nord 2170 Market 626-0977 BG 12/92 noMon music x-Basque, now funky student: Gruyere burgers, nice creme brulee (uneven) Gladwin¹s (Intl) 2217 Market at Sanchez daily Blue 2337 Market/bet 16thSt-Castro SFW 10/99 Tin-Pan Asian Bistro 2251 Market/Noe Neon Chicken Castro Haight Indian Oven 233 Fillmore/Haight ³the best Indian² 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 _____________________________________________________________________________ Japan Center & NE of it 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 ³serves Eur & Indian food as liked in Japan² 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 Western Addition: (northern part) Upper Van Ness area (above Geary), Russian Hill (east to west): Taylor/Larkin/Polk/Van Ness/ Franklin/Laguna/Buchanan/Webster/Fillmore/Steiner/Pierce/Scott ---> Elka¹s 900 Bush/Taylor noSun raves 98, 99+ $$$ 928-1888 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 (³superlative 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! Tai Chi 2031 Polk/Broadway (Chinese) daily BG 1/30/91 Aromi 1507 Polk noMon N. Italian 95 TRY Swan Oyster Depot 1517 Polk/Sacramento SEAFOOD rave SFW 9/99 Crustacean 1475 Polk/California 776-2722 Eurasian SEAFOOD crab! 97 garage at Calif La Folie 2316 Polk/Green 99 Zola¹s (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 Rocco¹s Seafood Grill 2080 Van Ness/Pacific 567-7600 daily 98 Milano ?1448 Pacific 673-2961 Jean recommends ³small, lots of veal² Golden Turtle (another one) 2211 Van Ness Vivande (Ital) 670 Golden Gate/Van Ness Oberon 1450 Lombard/Van Ness 885-6555 Mediterranean SFW 3/98 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 Bistro Aix 3340 Steiner/Lombard SFW 3/99 Izzy¹s Steak & Chops 3345 Steiner/Lombard SFW99 Cow Hollow / Fillmore n of Market (south to north): (Fillmore & Greenwich: ³Bermuda Triangle² = three bars) Pacific Heights Betelnut 2030 Union pan-Asian tapas 95/96 Pane e Vino 3011 Steiner/Union SFW 12/98-1/99 Ace Wasabi¹s Rock Œn¹ Roll Sushi 3339 Steiner Chez Nous 1911 Fillmore/Pine 441-8044 affordable French, Med ‹ 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 Elite Cafe 2049 Fillmore Neecha Thai 2100 Sutter/Steiner SFW 12/99 3 blocks NW of Japan Center Te Fratelli 2101 Sutter St/Steiner ---> Ruby¹s Nightshade SFW 97 -Rest e Churrascaria Brasil 2114 Fillmore 346-9928 BG 7/91 (tried = De Paula¹s) 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 Pauli¹s Cafe 2500 Wash Blvd 921-5159 daily BG 8-93 great Marina: 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 ³cheap² Marambo Chestnut bkfst: Judy¹s 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 Rasselas Jazz Club & Ethiopian 2801 California/Divisadero S & E of Presidio (Laurel Heights) *** Prego (Ital) 2000 Union 563-3305 ** Pietro¹s Union (we found) Rose¹s Cafe 2298 Union (Reed Heron of Rose Pistola) 97 Olive¹s 3249 Scott St menu chges nightly Ital SFWkly 7/31/91 The Great City Deli 1801 Divisadero great veg comb plate (Greek) Ella¹s 500 Presidio/Calif fresh gourmet Calif + bkfst noSat! BG 5/29/91 ? The Tuba Garden 3634 Sacramento ³a Victorian-style spot² Conde Nast + shops Aram¹s (was Rosmarino) 3665 Sacramento/Locust noMon - Bullwinkle sculptures 99 Magic Flute 3673 Sacramento St Ital Garibaldi¹s 347 Presidio/Sacramento daily Josephine¹s (Creole) 924 Presidio Ave. closed Sun & Mon 346-6058 Sinead¹s Irish 3565 Geary/Jordan daily 97/98 Clement area: (east to west) (Richmond District) The Ganges 775 Frederick/Arguello 99 Java 3015 Geary/Parker noMon * Strait¹s 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 ** On Luk Yuen (Burmese) 3721 Geary/2nd Ave - Go! Ireland¹s 32 3920 Geary Bella 3rd Ave/Geary Italian trattoria popular 98 Mai¹s (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 Katia¹s Russian Tea Room 600 5th Ave noMon 95 not heavy! + breakfast since 1959 (met her at Russ event?) -- at 5th Ave: Green Apple - - & Haig¹s Taiwan 445 Clement * Cafe Riggio 4112 Geary 221-2114 saw & tried Brothers (Korean) 4014 & 4128 Geary/6th Ave daily 99 popular 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) 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 Alajandro¹s (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 ³not toned down² 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 Bauhaus 6139 Geary/25th Ave 387-1151 jazz FUSION 97 El Mansour (Moroc) 3123 Clement 751-2312 noMon west end/ outer Richmond: 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 (Guardian review) + SFWkly + Exp 99 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 Freeway & eastern Haight area: NEW: Thep Phanom (Thai) 400 Waller St. (at Fillmore) daily ** Geva¹s (Caribbean) 482 A Hayes 863-1200 closed Mon Eglantine (Fr ctry, not exp) 941 Cole 665-6368 daily NEW: Channell¹s (Ital, Eur) 803 Fillmore 922-8607 closed Mon $? Prince Neville¹s Jamaican 424 Haight Padrino¹s (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. So of Golden Gate Park (Inner Sunset): Pomelo 92 Judah/6th Ave daily Intl but cheap rave SFW 8/98 Blue Tortilla 642 Irving/8th Ave daily 98 De Windmolen (Dutch) 1220-9th Ave 753-0557 Park Chow (was Stoyanof¹s) 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 Yumma¹s Mediterranean Grill 721 Irving/8th Ave 682-0762 10/99 --- * PJ¹s 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 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 The Sunset (upper Irving from 19th Ave to 26th) / outer Judah 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 Rick¹s 1940 Taraval/30th Ave daily semi-Hawaiian 98 731-8900 Sophia¹s NY Pizzeria 3627 Taraval Punahele Island Grill 2650 Judah/32nd Ave 759-8276 daily 98 Hawaiian Thanh Long 4101 Judah/46th Ave noMon one of city¹s old Viet SFW 4/98 rave 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 Blackburn¹s 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 Joe¹s 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 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 (Kuleto¹s crostini bar) CookExpress.com