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Bocanova Photo: Ashley Teplin The first entrant in what’s shaping up to be the Jack London Market supernova , Bocanova arrives courtesy of MarketBar ’s husband-and-wife team, who are offering a midpriced menu of greatest hits from South and Read More...
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Emerging like a phoenix after a fire closed it down for a year and a half, Limón – the Mission Nuevo Latino responsible for making Peruvian the current ‘it’ cuisine – is back in business with a new chef, Emmanuel Piqueras Read More...
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Starbelly Photo: courtesy of the restaurant A plethora of meat-oriented bar snacks (e.g. mini-corndogs and charcuterie), plus affordable flatbread pizzas, salads and other Californian comfort foods are served continuously from 11 AM till midnight daily Read More...
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At stylishly rustic Castro watering hole Blackbird , vintage newspapers plaster one wall, old-fashioned Edison-style bulbs hover above the long mahogany bar and you’re equally likely to see straights congregating at the rear pool table, gays canoodling Read More...
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Lake Chalet Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Lake Chalet, a waterside bar and grill in Oakland’s newly restored, century-old Lake Merritt Boathouse, follows the lead of SF siblings Beach Chalet Brewery and Park Chalet , reviving a vintage setting Read More...
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Sakoon Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Swanky Indian newcomer Sakoon in Mountain View lures in Google-ites and Silicon Valley expats alike with its playful juxtaposition of contemporary and traditional tastes served in a setting decked out with carved Read More...
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A chip off the old bloc, Schmidt's, the Walzwerk deli/bierhaus spin-off in the Mission, is winning over new customers with more than eight kinds of sausages, along with schnitzel, spaetzle and other German-inspired fare; unlike its kitschy sibling, Read More...
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Il Cane Rosso Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Pedigreed chefs Daniel Patterson ( Coi ) and Lauren Kiino (ex Delfina ) are up to new tricks at Il Cane Rosso , a quick-service arrival in the Embarcadero’s Ferry Building where the Southern Italian–inspired, Read More...
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Metro Café Photo: Kevin Bond The owner of the Western Addition's Metro Kathmandu has returned it to its original name, Metro Café , and its more mainstream roots, jettisoning the Nepalese menu (with the exception of the signature momos) Read More...
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Showdogs Photo: Kevin Bond Spotlighting the best of the wurst, the upscale Downtowner Showdogs (from the Foreign Cinema folks) specializes in dogs from Fatted Calf, Let’s Be Frank and other all-natural vendors, elevated with housemade condiments Read More...
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Commis Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Fine dining without the pomp and circumstance is the conceit behind Commis , a New French–New American in Oakland from chef James Syhabout (ex Manresa ), whose nightly ingredient-driven $59 three-course prix Read More...
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Rickhouse Photo: Kevin Bond It’s a veritable bourbon bacchanal at the brick-walled saloon Rickhouse in Downtown’s former Ginger’s Trois space, where shelves of whiskey are stacked to a high ceiling fashioned from the staves of barrels; Read More...
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Five Photo: courtesy of the restaurant Downtown Berkeleyites take five at Five, a modern American bistro in the newly renovated Hotel Shattuck Plaza, where chef Scott Howard offers familiar classics with quirky twists – think mac ’n’ Read More...
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Located in Santana Row's former Tanglewood space, the latest Roland Passot ( La Folie ) venture, LB Steak , gets culinary inspiration (and its initials) from the Left Bank, presenting a classic steakhouse menu with Gallic additions like escargots Read More...
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Donato Enoteca Photo: www.diLuNa.org | Luca Prasso | Nadia Andreini Bergamo native chef Donato Scotti struts his stuff in the open kitchen of his sprawling Redwood City ristorante, Donato Enoteca, preparing midpriced handmade pastas, wood-fired pizzas Read More...
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