Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
Our go-to Mexican restaurant. Family-run, friendly staff, stiff margaritas, and a solid menu of typical Mexican restaurant dishes. Make sure you tip the Mariachis. A dollar is sufficient. Sunday brunch here is always satisfying, though they don't open until 11am.
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Puerto Alegre
546 Valencia StOur go-to Mexican restaurant. Family-run, friendly staff, stiff margaritas, and a solid menu of typical Mexican restaurant dishes. Make sure you tip the Mariachis. A dollar is sufficient. Sunday brunch here is always satisfying, though they don't open until 11am.
Delicious Thai/Burmese food. Everything on the menu is $7 or less; no alcohol served or allowed. Tiny, hole-in-the-wall run by fast-talking Asian ladies. Service is not all that friendly, but the food is worth it. The chicken noodle soup is addictive - made with coconut milk and fish sauce. The tea salad is crunchy and satisfying, and their tofu is fried perfectly. Avoid lunch and dinner hour, as you'll never get a seat.
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Yamo
3406 18th StDelicious Thai/Burmese food. Everything on the menu is $7 or less; no alcohol served or allowed. Tiny, hole-in-the-wall run by fast-talking Asian ladies. Service is not all that friendly, but the food is worth it. The chicken noodle soup is addictive - made with coconut milk and fish sauce. The tea salad is crunchy and satisfying, and their tofu is fried perfectly. Avoid lunch and dinner hour, as you'll never get a seat.
Quiet, affordable restaurant with a wide variety of dishes, all delicious, and all in huge quantities. Seriously - split an entree with someone. Friendly service and a good wine list.
Cafe Mystique
464 Castro StQuiet, affordable restaurant with a wide variety of dishes, all delicious, and all in huge quantities. Seriously - split an entree with someone. Friendly service and a good wine list.
Great Oaxacan food, and very close to the house. Lots of vegetarian options. Open for dinner during the week, and for lunch and dinner Fri - Sun.
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Tacorgasmico
2337 Market StGreat Oaxacan food, and very close to the house. Lots of vegetarian options. Open for dinner during the week, and for lunch and dinner Fri - Sun.
Drinks & Nightlife
Punk dive bar where the locals hang out with their dogs. Huge beer selection and decent prices on pints. Good place to catch a ballgame if you want to avoid big screens and bigger crowds. Free popcorn, and an outdoor smoking patio.
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Lucky 13
1301 Park StPunk dive bar where the locals hang out with their dogs. Huge beer selection and decent prices on pints. Good place to catch a ballgame if you want to avoid big screens and bigger crowds. Free popcorn, and an outdoor smoking patio.