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Farina Focaccia & Cucina Italiana $$$
Cuisine: Italian
Neighborhood: Mission
3560 18th St. San Francisco, CA 94110 415-565-0360
Elegance, style and the culinary soul of Liguria
Cuisine: New American
Neighborhood: Civic Center
754 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94109 415-292-7089
Open for breakfast and lunch only, “This microcafé is as long on charm as it is short on space.” says San Francisco Magazine and we couldn't agree more.
Farmerbrown $$$
Cuisine: Southern
Neighborhood: Tenderloin
25 Mason St. San Francisco, CA 94102 415-409-3276
“Jay Foster, who worked at Emmy's Spaghetti Shack and BlueJay Cafe, is the maestro of this ‘neo-soul food’ restaurant, which features Southern-style organic comfort food. The cuisine may be country, but his ideas are urbane.”—SF Gate
Five $$$
Cuisine: Californian, New American
Neighborhood: Berkeley
In the Hotel Shattuck Plaza, 2086 Allston Way Berkeley, CA 94704 510-225-6055
Gayot says seasonal, ingredient-driven are bright, balanced and often delicately rich; well-priced share plates, appetizers and entrées give plenty of options.
Cuisine: Californian, New American, Sandwich
Neighborhood: Berkeley
Location varies Berkeley, CA
Each morning Roland Robles wakes up with a mission. He’s “dishing out what he calls ‘America’s favorite food’—the burger.” —Oakland North
Gather $$
Cuisine: New American
Neighborhood: Berkeley
2200 Oxford St. Berkeley, CA 94704 510-809-0400
Find out why Sean Baker was chosen as chef of the year by Esquire magazine and Gather one of the 20 best restaurants of 2010.
Globe $$$
Cuisine: New American
Neighborhood: Financial District
290 Pacific Ave. San Francisco, CA 94111 415-391-4132
Chefs’ favorite haunt without haughtiness
Cuisine: Butcher
Neighborhood: Embarcadero
Golden Gate Market , Ferry Building Marketplace, Shop #13 San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 983-7800
www.goldengatemeatcompany.com/retail.html
A meat shop who's reign spans four generations, we think Golden Gate Meats is the place to go for organic and hard-to-find artisanal cuts.
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
Neighborhood: Bernal Heights
10 29th St. San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 970-2428
The Rotisserie Chicken from Goood Frickin’ Chicken: Number 42 on the Weekly’s Best of S.F. List —San Francisco Weekly
Cuisine: Food tour
www.graceannwalden.net/tours.html
Gourmet Magazine called the walking tours of North Beach “one of the 100 Best Things About San Francisco.” Lace your sneakers.
