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Coco500
500 Brannan St.
at 4th St.

$$$$$

3.3

16

Let’s get this out of the way. I like Coco 500. I really do. But that doesn’t mean the place is without its faults. It’s no veggie haven, I’ll tell you that much. Coco 500 is usual.. >

Fringale
570 4th St.
b/w Brannan & Bryant St.

$$$$$

4

9

We decided to have a quick dinner at our favorite French bistro, Fringale. We both opted for the steak tonight, which has always proved delicious and did not disappoint tonight ei.. >

Couleur Cafe
300 De Haro St.
at 16th St.

$$$$$

2.5

6

Though I think that there is at least 1 too many "U"s in the name, and I'm not sure that an eatery whose name means "brown" is a good idea, Coiuleur Café turned out to be a good pl.. >

Plouf
40 Belden Pl
b/w Bush & Pine, Montgomery & Kearny

$$$$$

6

In addition to a food review, you also get to learn a new French word today - plouf! It means "splash" in French, or according to the website's more eloquent definition, "the sound.. >

Cafe Claude
425 Bush St.
b/w Grant Ave. & Kearny St.

$$$$$

5

Since we had woken up (and started working) so early today, we figured we'd meet for a late lunch. After searching for a cafe where we could eat al fresco that wasn't closed until.. >

Chez Nous
1911 Fillmore St.
b/w Bush & Pine St.

$$$$$

5

This was the place I recommended — my first visit was about two weeks after they opened, years ago. This visit fell in line with my previous experiences: a menu that changed enough.. >

Jeanty At Jack's
615 Sacramento St.
at Montgomery St.

$$$$$

5

5

We headed to Jeanty at Jack's after some post-work poker with some co-workers. Jeanty is not only a great French bistro, but it is one of the only restaurants open late in the fin.. >

Oola
860 Folsom St.
b/w 4th & 5th St.

$$$$$

5

Burger $12 This is probably the most reasonably priced item on the menu, and it was ok. The bricoche bun was certainly the highlight, as the meat was cooked a bit too rare, even f.. >

Ti Couz Creperie
3108 16th St.
at Valencia St.

$$$$$

4

5

This is one of my favorite little restaurants in the Mission district - a super cute French shop with the look and feel of an old Parisian cafe. Ti Couz has a very comprehensive se.. >

Chez Maman
2223 Union St.
at Fillmore St.

$$$$$

4

One Chez was not enough for me this week. So the aforementioned Mike and I decided to have lunch at Chez Maman. Before we left the office, Mike wondered aloud if I’d have any optio.. >

Chez Papa
1401 18th St.
at Missouri St.

$$$$$

1.5

4

Well I hope Papa got laid big-time last night, 'cuz he deserves some serious action after the dinner we enjoyed! For some crackhead-crazy reason we'd never ventured up to Potrero H.. >

Absinthe
398 Hayes St.
at Gough St.

$$$$$

2.5

3

Jeff Hollinger is a co-author of The Art of the Bar–Cocktails Inspired by the Classics. Currently, he works as Manager of Restaurant Operations at Absinthe Brasserie & Bar, in San .. >

Chouquet's
2500 Washington St.
at Fillmore St.

$$$$$

3

It's one of those perfect sunny days in SF, and you feel like you have a cocaine bag's chance of survival in a tranny bar in finding a table to sit outside in the sun somewhere. Th.. >

Colibri
438 Geary St.
at Mason St.

$$$$$

3

What better way to celebrate Dia de los Muertos than to revisit the Great Guac Hunt? I suppose a good mole would be a more fitting Oaxacan tribute, but this will have to do... >

Scala's Bistro
432 Powell St.
at Sutter St.

$$$$$

3

You know those types of friends that can put their arms around you and comfort you and always put a smile on your face? This is Scala’s Bistro. A warm inviting dining room and bar .. >

South Park Cafe
108 S Park St.
b/w 2nd & 3rd St.

$$$$$

5

3

There are some restaurants where you just can’t help but order the same thing, again and again. To wit: how can I possibly visit A16, and not order the burrata, the tripe, and the .. >

Bar Tartine
561 Valencia St.
b/w 16th & 17th St.

$$$$$

2

After a tight and squishy dinner at Ramblas Tapas in the Mission District, my brother, his friends and I weren't ready to call it a night. Regardless if I had two dosages of desse.. >

Chapeau
1408 Clement St.
b/w 15th & 16th Ave.

$$$$$

3.7

2

I've been on a blogging hiatus for the past month or so, mostly because I'm so swamped with work, social events, and taking care of various things before my trip to New York. But e.. >

Clementine
126 Clement St.
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

2

Oh my darling! Clementine, a french bistro on Clement street certainly is. I met my friend Sachiko for dinner here -- what a treat to the senses! The staff we interacted with al.. >

Florio
1915 Fillmore St.
b/w Pine & Bush St.

$$$$$

2

The tiny little Bistro Florio on Fillmore Street at Bush has been serving up unpretentious food on ugly plateware for eight years, and it couldn't be better. Beloved by Pacific Hei.. >

Grand Cafe
501 Geary St.
at The Hotel Monaco, at Taylor St.

$$$$$

3

2

When you are seated in the former ballroom of the Monaco Hotel you can marvel at the 25' ceiling and imagine a chamber orchestra playing on the balcony.. >

La Suite
100 Brannan St.
b/w Delancey St. & The Embarcadero

$$$$$

2

I can't even describe it as a love hate relationship. When it comes to La Suite, there is no longer any love. The first date showed promise. Fred knows Joceleyn Bulow, the French, .. >

Le Zinc
4063 24th St.
b/w Castro & Noe St.

$$$$$

2

Most people who know me know that I have a thing for bistrots, and for small-plate dining in general. While my favorite bistro in the city, no contest, is Café Claude, there is one.. >

Monte Cristo Cafe
4 Embarcadero Ctr

$$$$$

2

Still suffering from the ill after effects of the flu, we decided to have a light lunch at the Monte Cristo Cafe. The cafe is the Embarcadero Center, with a large dining area and b.. >

Rigolo
3490 California St.
at Laurel St.

$$$$$

2

I was doing some work in Laurel Heights this afternoon, and after work I had a total hankering for some comfort food. If you're looking for the best Macaroni & Cheese in town look .. >

Rocco's Cafe
1131 Folsom St.
b/w 7th & 8th St.

$$$$$

2

Alexis had lunch with an old friend who was in town briefly. She'd been to Rocco's once before and it was a pretty hearty breakfast. At 10:30 am on a weekday though, the ambiance.. >

Tablespoon
2209 Polk St.
at Vallejo St.

$$$$$

2

This is where my friends Alison and Nathan, who shun the Mission, took me in order to end my Ti Couz force-feedings. And it was excellent. Seared tuna (I know it’s played, but I lu.. >

Bistro 350
350 Rhode Island

$$$$$

2

2

Back for another visit to the CCA’s restaurant. This time, it was practically empty. The amuse bouche was a slice of pate en croute which had an undercooked, gummy feel to the past.. >

Abigail's Bakery & Cafe
2120 Greenwich St.
b/w Fillmore & Webster St.

$$$$$

1

Sometimes, all you want is a good sandwich—a tasty preparation that shows there's someone out there who really cares about your lunch, besides your mother when you were seven and b.. >

Alamo Square Seafood Grill
803 Fillmore St.
at Grove St.

$$$$$

1

I stood in my kitchen at 6:45pm on a Wednesday pondering dinner. Many late nights at the theater had sucked the life out of me- but I thought the one night I was home this week, I .. >

Annie's Bistro
2819 California St.
at Divisadero St.

$$$$$

1

Fun evening in San Francisco. Before Christmas, I met Dr. Kato & Sachiko again in the city for a wonderful dinner at a very romantic restaurant, Annie's Bistro. We were the only .. >

Baker Street Bistro
2953 Baker St.
b/w Lombard & Greenwich St.

$$$$$

1

Ahrie visited the bay area for a little bit during the weeks before school, and I met up with her and Danielle for a day. Here's a dinner at Baker Street Bistro... >

Be My Guest Thai Bistro
951 Clement St.
at 11th Ave.

$$$$$

1

1

Thai with Japanese sensibilities. I was in San Francisco the other day, and when deciding on where to go for dinner, thought that although I love Japanese food, I had better broad.. >

Bistro 1689
1689 Church St.
b/w Valley & 29th St.

$$$$$

3

1

I'm always excited by the opening of a new restaurant in our neighborhood. Although Noe Valley has a not insubstantial number of restaurants, comparatively few are really worth wri.. >

Bistro Aix
3340 Steiner St.
b/w Lombard & Chestnut St.

$$$$$

1

On Monday April 4, KQED's Bay Area Bites bloggers went out on the town (well, out to the Marina) -- drinks at Nectar Wine Lounge, then dinner at Bistro AIX. Each of us wrote our ow.. >

Bistro Clement
127 Clement St.
b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.

$$$$$

1

I'm telling you right now, this might not be pretty. I just had the worst meal I can remember. Payback for last night's deliciousfest at (415)? Perhaps. (And if so, it was worth it.. >

BluPointe
239 Kearny St.
at Sutter St.

$$$$$

1

I Jet Blupointed home in time for happy hour. Chubby and I were in the FiDi and figured we couldn’t go wrong getting oysters at a place named for one, so in we went. The margarita .. >

Cafe Bastille
22 Belden Pl
b/w Bush & Pine St.

$$$$$

1

Shopping in and around San Francisco's Union square can be exhausting, especially during the holidays or the sales. Fred has been a regular in Belden Alley, San Francisco's little .. >

Crepe Vine
624 Irving St.
b/w 7th & 8th Ave.

$$$$$

5

1

After our splendid sushi dinner at Chika, Jeremy and I walked over to Crepevine, one of the many Crepe spots in SF... >

La Provence
1001 Guerrero St.
at 22nd St.

$$$$$

1

A short while ago we read the scoop, on SFist, about a new French restaurant on the scene. If you live in the area around Guerrero and 22nd, you might be thankful for the opening, .. >

La Scene
490 Geary St.
Warwick Regis Hotel, b/w Post & Geary St.

$$$$$

1

Last night, I got a call from a friend whose group had ended up with one extra ticket to Black Rider. Did I want to join them? of course!.. >

Le Central Bistro
453 Bush St.
b/w Grant & Kearny St.

$$$$$

1

I went for lunch in downtown with my dad the other day before my haircut. We meant to go to Anjou, but in true French fashion, they were closed for the holidays until the end of th.. >

Le Charm
315 5th St.
b/w Folsom & Shipley St.

$$$$$

1

After a few St. Patrick's day drinks we decided to have dinner at Le Charm, a restaurant that Alexis had never been to, despite the fact that it is literally around the corner from.. >

Le Metro
311 Divisadero St.
at Page St.

$$$$$

1

As I made my way past the kitchen to Le Metro's patio garden, which is open for brunch only, I spied these little jewel-like cubes of beet and goat cheese being prepared in the kit.. >

Anjou
44 Campton Pl
b/w Sutter & Post St.

$$$$$

Anju
550 Taylor St.
at Post St.

$$$$$

Annabelle's Bar & Bistro
68 4th St.
b/w Market & Mission St.

$$$$$

Bistro 69
69 Maiden Ln
b/w Grant Ave. & Kearny St.

$$$$$

Bistro Clovis
1596 Market St.
b/w Franklin St. & Van Ness Ave.

$$$$$

Bistro Yoffi
2231 Chestnut St.
b/w Scott & Pierce St.

$$$$$

Cafe de la Presse
352 Grant Ave.
b/w Bush & Sutter St.

$$$$$

Chez Maman
1453 18th St.
b/w Missouri & Connecticut St.

$$$$$

ChouChou
400 Dewey Blvd
at Laguna Honda

$$$$$

Cote Sud
4238 18th St.
b/w Diamond & Collingwood St.

$$$$$

Crepe Vine
2301 Fillmore St.
at Clay St.

$$$$$

Crepe Vine
216 Church St.
at Market St.

$$$$$

DPD
901 Kearny St.
at Jackson St.

$$$$$

Garcon
1101 Valencia St.
b/w 21st & 22nd St.

$$$$$

3

Hyde Street Bistro
1521 Hyde St.
b/w Jackson St. & Pacific Ave.

$$$$$

4

La Cave
1345 Bush St.
b/w Polk & Larkin St.

$$$$$