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 | Browsing Shops, Hiking Bluffs, and Cozying up by the Fire The Bay Area is full of good days. One of the mellowest and most rewarding is to be found 1.5 hours north, in the small towns that ring Tomales Bay, the shallow, cigar-shaped body of water that peacefully straddles the San Andreas Fault just east of Point Reyes National Seashore.More |  | Only for the Light of Heart I’ve been curious about supperclub since the San Francisco branch of this Dutch enterprise opened in 2005. Prix-fixe dining in bed, with performance art, in an all-white SOMA loft? Gimmicky, yes, but it still sounded like fun. However, the 4-star price tag, the hyper-clubby SOMA-meets-Miami techno scene, and an artistic mish-mash of Cirque du Soleil and Burning Man kept me and most of my friends at bay.More |  | SF Station's Best of Another tremendous year for San Francisco restaurants, 2007 saw a huge upsurge in artisanal pizza and boutique Italian (Nua, Chiaroscuro, Gialina, Ducca, Perbacco, Bar Bambino, E' Tutto Qua) as well as hot restaurant spinoffs (S.P.Q.R., Serpentine) and sustainable cuisine (Fish and Farm, Local Kitchen and Wine Merchant, Conduit, Weird Fish). Upscale Asian seems to be hitting a new stride (Namu, Unicorn, Metro Kathmandu, Sudachi, Umami, Sebo), and fancy burgers are more available than ever (NOPA, Spruce, Two, Horizon, and the disappointingly sterile Custom Burger/Lounge).More | | | Better than its SF Sister This downtown Oakland restaurant finds success with Fork alum Saman Javid's menu of refined, flavorful soups ($8), robust (if not quite adequately crisp-crusted) artisan pizzas ($13-15), and entrees like last Spring's wild halibut with melted spring onion & green garlic, salsify, hazelnuts, mache & frisee salad, and vanilla ($21).More |  | An Argentine Steakhouse in North Beach For anyone who's enjoyed grilled meats prepared in the Argentine fashion, a trip to an Argentine steakhouse is rife with anticipation. Will they have the gargantuan, grilled cross-cut short ribs that seem to be attainable only in South American restaurants? How are the empanadas, sweetbreads, blood sausages and chorizo? The chimichurri sauce? Is the wine list rife with excellent Malbecs? According to some connoisseurs, San Francisco's El Raigon has slipped from its place of high regard in the handful of years since its opening.More | | | As a longtime fan of the amazing Vietnamese BBQ pork sandwiches at Little Paris on Clement (R.I.P.) and on Stockton Street (it's still around, and still delicious), I sampled many so-called greats looking for an equal that was a little more central. Finally, I can say without hesitation that Latte Express on 5th at Market blows them all away. The secret? A steaming crockpot keeps the pork dripping with savory meat juice all day. Then you just ask for #4 and a nice little lady lavishes a mini baguette (or, by request, a croissant) with strips of BBQ pork, daikon, carrots, onions, jalapenos, cilantro, and mayo. For only $3.80!More |  | An overly ambitious menu of global small plates and a luxe, modern interior barely make up for spotty service. On a recent dinner visit we sat in the 1/3 full restaurant without menus, drinks, or even a glance from our waiter for a full fifteen minutes (we timed it). Although a comped flight of champagne softened the blow, we were never presented with a full wine list, and some of the wild boar satay was raw in the middle. While Letterman Digital Arts employees munching Kobe beef bacon cheeseburgers will keep this 2007 newcomer afloat, true foodies may want to bump this one down a few notches on the must-visit list.More |  | Chic, Authentic Neapolitan Cuisine Chestnut Street's A16, named for Campania's main road, Autostrada 16, opened in February 2004, much to the delight of local fans of high-end food in a casual atmosphere. Sleek, unassuming and comfortable, the space that once housed Zinzino and Savoia has been renovated to house Chef Christophe Hille's gorgeous, easy-going regional Italian fare. After working under Laurent Manrique at Campton Place and in France, Hille became a certified pizzaiolo in Naples, and on our visit, he hand-tossed and wood-oven baked every single 12" Neapolitan treat in the restaurant.More |  | Geary Street shaped up in 2003. Just down the street from the glitzy CLIFT Hotel, enter the Hotel Adagio, yet another boutique hotel from the Joie de Vivre Hospitality Group. Within the Adagio is a camel-colored hall of drapes studded with comfortable tables and relatively well-heeled, multi-generational diners (capacity 120) sipping spot-on mango caipirinhas. Cortez is the latest restaurant venture from Pascal Rigo, owner of Bay Bread, Chez Nous, and La Table. The short verdict: Cortez is pretty great. We had a fabu time and thought the food was memorable. Go glam it up! Here's why.More |  | French bistro meets California cuisine ipping a chilled white Lillet on the rocks, resting against the back banquette at Clémentine (located where Alain Rondelli once delighted diners in the Richmond), we dreamed in secret that this spacious, homey French restaurant would be our new darling.More |
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