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Zuni Cafe
1658 Market St.
b/w Franklin & Gough St.
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2.8
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Not quite sure what all the fuss was about this place. The service was slow, the clams were oversalted, and the pasta was undercooked. But I might go back because it's open until m.. >
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Cortez
550 Geary St.
at Taylor St.
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2.5
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Cortez is a modern Mediterranean (fusion, perhaps) restaurant, focusing mostly on small plates, though they've added some larger main course options to their menu as well. Upon wal.. >
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Foreign Cinema
2534 Mission St.
b/w 21st & 22nd St.
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I didn’t expect much from Foreign Cinema, and I wasn’t disappointed.
Let me back up.
Yesterday was a day as San Francisco as they come—summertime cold with an arctic wind. It was m.. >
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NoPa
560 Divisadero St.
at Hayes St.
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3
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Spicy Lamb Flatbread, Red Onions, Sumac and Pinenuts
One of my all-time-favorite movies is My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I loved when the crazy aunt with the absorbed twin would hoist.. >
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Campton Place
340 Stockton St.
at Union Sq
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3
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To my surprise I wasn't impressed with this restaurant. I thought the food was infused strangely. I was very reluctant to try their desserts so we passed on it... >
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1550 Hyde Cafe & Wine Bar
1550 Hyde St.
at Pacific Ave.
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3.7
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One of the meals I more enjoyed this summer was at 1550 Hyde, which ranks high among the Bay Area's most creatively-named restaurants: the now-defunct 500 Jackson, B44, One Market.. >
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LuLu
816 Folsom St.
b/w 4th & 5th St.
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Oola was fully booked so we went to another double syllable establishment, Lulu. Oola-Lulu sounds like a sobriety test or David Letterman hosting the Oscars, but it translated into.. >
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Chez Nous
1911 Fillmore St.
b/w Bush & Pine St.
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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.. >
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Medjool
2522 Mission St.
b/w 21st & 22nd St.
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Home again, home again. I’ve eaten here so many times that it is almost my home away from home. Trying to pick out a favorite restaurant in the Bay Area is almost impossible. There.. >
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Paul K
199 Gough St.
at Oak St.
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Proximity is everything. That certainly seems to be the case for Paul K. If you’re headed to the ballet or the symphony, Paul K is a no-brainer. Otherwise, personally, I’d take a p.. >
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The Blue Plate
3218 Mission St.
at Valencia St.
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My friend Julie is a walking, talking lucky charm. Like pink hearts, orange stars, yellow moons, green clovers and blue diamonds lucky. Every time we dine together, we have a good .. >
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CAV Wine Bar
1666 Market St.
b/w Franklin & Gough St.
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$$$$$
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4.5
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A wine bar—traced back to the quick hearty bites and flowing wine of Italy—is the perfect place for a light meal, especially if you have no reservations and have other plans for th.. >
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Greens Restaurant
Fort Mason Center,Building A
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After my night of Bloc Partying and burgers, I decided it was due time for some detoxing. As my healthful mother is a major fan of Greens at Fort Mason, we headed over there for a .. >
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Hayes Street Grill
320 Hayes St.
b/w Franklin & Gough St.
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Because we live in a city that is a veritable cornucopia of good restaraunts, sometimes Alexis and I play this game. We get on a random bus, and pick a person to follow off. We the.. >
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Palomino
345 Spear St.
b/w Folsom & Harrison St.
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While Palomino is great for lunch and happy hour, I recently discovered their First Seating special - a $20 three-course meal from 5-6pm everyday. At a price like that, you can't r.. >
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PlumpJack Cafe
3127 Fillmore St.
b/w Filbert & Greenwich St.
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We headed to Plumpjack for a second time, this time with our friend L and his brother, whom we'd never met. Plumpjack was great once again. The food was wonderful, and service wa.. >
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Terzo
3011 Steiner St.
at Union St.
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A review I wrote of the restaurant Terzo more than a year ago is causing a stir in Portland, because some of the words and phrases I used turned up in an article written by chef .. >
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Alborz
1245 Van Ness Ave.
at Sutter St.
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Lunch at Alborz Persian Cuisine got off to a good start with a little chunk of feta, radishes, sweet onions, mint, basil, cilantro and lavosh... >
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Bar Tartine
561 Valencia St.
b/w 16th & 17th St.
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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.. >
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Baraka
288 Connecticut St.
at 18th St.
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$$$$$
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~BARAKA~ has been a Potrero Hill (and citywide) favorite for a number of years—it’s where both Ola Fendert’s and David Bazirgan’s dishes enchanted me years back, giving me my first.. >
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Belden Taverna
52 Belden Pl
b/w Kearny & Montgomery
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With the weather getting warmer in the Bay Area, it’s always nice to find a good dinner with outdoor seating. I often forget about the charming scene at Belden Place, that tiny all.. >
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Food Inc.
2800 California St.
at Divisadero St.
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$$$$$
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Yet another catered in lunch at work. Unfortunately, it was from Food Inc. again. This time wasn't as bad as last time, but it was still pretty bad... >
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Goood Frikin' Chicken
10 29th St.
at Mission St.
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2.8
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Like, you talkin' to me? Oh, so you got a hankering for some chicken? You want some frickin' chicken? FINE, you can have your frickin' chicken! All you have to do is get a membersh.. >
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Luella
1896 Hyde St.
at Green St.
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$$$$$
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You don't hear as much about Lake County as you do about neighboring Napa and Sonoma, but it's an up and coming region that produces some wonderful wines. Though wines have been ma.. >
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Monte Cristo Cafe
4 Embarcadero Ctr
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Still suffering from the ill after effects of the flu, we decided to have a light lunch at the Monte Cristo Cafe. The cafe is the Embarcadero Center, with a large dining area and b.. >
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The Public
1489 Folsom St.
at 11th St.
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$$$$$
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“Oh my gosh, there’s a concert at Slim’s, it’s going to be impossible to park here!.. >
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Mediterranean Spirit
1303 Polk St.
b/w Austin & Bush St.
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$$$$$
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Nearly every week, you can bet on finding me at Mediterranean Spirit -- a small, family-run restaurant at Polk and Bush in San Francisco. I was first lured into Mediterranean Spir.. >
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Hayes & Kebab
406 Hayes St
b/w Gough St & Octavia St
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$$$$$
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5
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There's a new hummus-hut in the neighborhood. You can grab a fresh and tasty bite if you're near that Blue Bottle garage in the nearby alley... >
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Sens
4 Embarcadero Center
at Drumm St.
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$$$$$
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2.8
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On Monday, Sens opened to the public. It's located in the old Monte Cristo Cafe space at the tippy-top of a curiously exhilarating spiral staircase at Embarcadero Center 4. It's an.. >
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Bia's
1640 Haight St.
b/w Cole & Clayton St.
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$$$$$
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Worried about the demise of civilization? Or the Death of Philosophy? No need to worry, there are a few folks I hang out with that's keeping the torch burning... >
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Boulettes Larder
1 Ferry Building
at The Ferry Building Marketplace, at The Embarcadero & Market St.
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2.5
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Yum. Yum. Yum. Jack summed up his scrambled eggs by saying – so this is what you do with purslane. My poached eggs/pork/peas combo was fantastic too. The eggs were perfectly poache.. >
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Cafe Grillades
501 Hayes St.
at Octavia St.
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I finally went to the recently opened Cafe Grillades in Hayes Valley. I thought the menu selection for the food was very appealing and it's kid friendly place. We were prompted sea.. >
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Caffe Museo
151 3rd St.
at the Museum of Modern Art, b/w Howard & Mission St.
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This is the fourth and final post in my special series looking at the cafés at major San Francisco museums. A space for art, more than food, at this SOMA café 151 Third St., San F.. >
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Faz Restaurant
155 Steuart St.
b/w Mission & Howard St.
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Just like the classic comic strips, each time I open my wallet to pay my portion of the restaurant bill, little gnats humiliatingly fly out of my wallet and buzz around my head as .. >
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Frascati
1901 Hyde St.
at Green St.
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This little neighborhood Californian-Italian restaurant is great! First, so long as you don't mind being a bit warmer, I strongly recommend the table located upstairs immediately a.. >
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Hotel Biron
45 Rose St.
b/w Gough & Market St.
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$$$$$
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No, it's not a hotel, it's a teeny, tiny wine cave-like place to get some good vino before you hit Zuni, Sauce or Paul K. Not a destination place but an OK stop-by. They have some.. >
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King of Falafel
1801 Divisadero St.
at Bush St.
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Another catered in lunch, this one actually wasn't that bad... >
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La Mediterranee
2210 Fillmore St.
at Sacramento St.
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First SF entry ever... I went to La Méditerrannée with my mom, the little place on Fillmore St. Each part was really good. I've actually been there once or twice before for lunch. .. >
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La Scene
490 Geary St.
Warwick Regis Hotel, b/w Post & Geary St.
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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!.. >
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Le Regency
18 California St.
at Drumm St.
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Cobb Salad This was a strange cobb salad, it had chopped lunch meat, carrots, cabbage, etc. It was not entirely bad though--there was lots of bacon. Ratings: Food: 0 Decor: .. >
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Leila
50 Post St.
b/w Kearny & Montgomery St.
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A catered in lunch at work, and not a good one..... >
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Myconos
1431 Polk St.
b/w California & Pine St.
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A transplanted New York chef was explaining to the Muse that San Francisco does not have as many choices for dining in the ‘reasonably priced neighborhood restaurant’ category as N.. >
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Nook
1500 Hyde St.
at Jackson St.
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$$$$$
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2.5
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Because they have free Wi-Fi connection, we could have written this review live from Nook. But, despite our internet addiction, we prefer to travel with a simple moleskin notebook .. >
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Oasis Grill
91 Drumm St.
at The Embacadero Ctr, at California St.
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Oasis is a great casual, pick-up-and-take-out place in the Financial District serving up Mediterranean/Middle Eastern favorites such as falafel, gyros, kebab, and shawarma. (N.B. T.. >
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Old Jerusalem
2976 Mission St.
b/w 25th & 26th St.
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Old Jerusalem is a Palestinian restaurant located on Mission Street, on the somewhat quieter southern end near Army Street. With its unassuming storefront, the inside of Old Jerusa.. >
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Park Gyros
1201 9th Ave.
at Lincoln Way
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Park Gyros was another catered in work lunch. It wasn't actually that bad...would have been better if warm... >
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Sunrise Deli
2115 Irving St.
at 22nd Ave.
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Sunrise Deli comes in as a wish list request from Michael L. I love getting places like this! Sunrise Deli was a wonderful lunch experience and already looking forward to coming ba.. >
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The Hidden Vine
620 Post St.reet
at Taylor St.
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$$$$$
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Met up with Jen for convo and reminiscing last night. She called the place: The Hidden Vine, a wine bar in the basement of the Taylor Hotel in Nob Hill. Convenient for her, not so .. >
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Troya
349 Clement St.
at 5th Ave.
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$$$$$
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I really wish we had more Turkish food in San Francisco. I also lament the dearth of Greek food as well. Is it so hard to get a good souvlaki here? Maybe it’s just too freaking col.. >
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U Street
1980 Union St.
at Buchanan St.
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$$$$$
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Marina darlings and their boy toys flock to this Union Street hang-out, so shimmy into your Citizens and get gussied up. A red neon sign alerts you to the lounge in the back, thoug.. >
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Ziryab
528 Divisadero St.
at Hayes St.
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My roommate and I went to Ziryab this weekend, on the corner of Divisadero and Hayes next to Nopa. As far as I know, this is only the second hookah bar in San Francisco, the other .. >
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Adana Kebab
637 Larkin St
b/w Eddy St & Ellis St
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We went out to dinner for a friend's bday to a Turkish place that recently opened. It was quite good, better than expected. The meal, including appetizers, entree and drinks was a .. >
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Aladdin
1300 Polk St.
at Bush St.
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Ararat
4072 18th St.
at Castro St.
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Bistro 69
69 Maiden Ln
b/w Grant Ave. & Kearny St.
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Bursa Kebab
60 West Portal Ave.
b/w Vicente & Ulloa St.
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Cafe 101
101 Henry Adams St.
at SF Design Center, b/w Kansas & Rhode Island St.
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Cafe Elena
1 Market Plaza
at Steuart St.
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Fida's Cafe
350 California St.
b/w Sansome & Battery St.
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Fogon
659 Union St.
at Columbus Ave.
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Garibaldi's
347 Presidio Ave.
b/w Clay & Sacramento St.
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Gyro King
25 Grove St.
b/w Larkin & Hyde St.
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Newroz
3321 Steiner St.
at Chestnut St.
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Parea
795 Valencia St.
at 19th St.
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Pita Pit
2257 Chestnut St.
b/w Scott & Pierce St.
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Santorini
242 O'Farrell St.
b/w Powell & Mason St.
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Savor
3913 24th St.
b/w Noe & Sanchez St.
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Wilbur's
2211 Filbert St.
b/w Fillmore & Steiner St.
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Wine
2 Embarcadero Ctr
b/w Sacramento & Clay St.
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Yumma's
721 Irving St.
at 8th Ave.
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Zaza
12 Tillman Pl
at Grant Ave. & Sutter St.
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