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Go Bananas: SF's Best Banana Desserts Are Worth Every Penny
PublishedLook, we usually spend our time here railing against budget overruns and bureaucratic bloat.
Another One Gone: Beloved Castro Sushi Spot Eiji Quietly Closes Its Doors
PublishedIf you wandered past Eiji in the Castro recently hoping for some of the neighborhood's best sushi, you were met with a…
The Definitive (and Totally Unsettled) Guide to Bay Area Hawaiian BBQ
PublishedThere are debates in the Bay Area that will never be resolved.
Safeway Is Robbing You Blind and They Know It
PublishedSan Francisco is the second most expensive city in the world for groceries.
A Bakery That Actually Survived SF's Permit Gauntlet Just Opened in SoMa
PublishedAfter what's described as "years of delays" — a phrase so common in San Francisco small business stories it should be…
Sunnydale Market: A Grocery Store That Might Actually Let You Keep Some of Your Paycheck
PublishedHere's a sentence you don't hear very often in San Francisco: a new grocery store is coming, and it's going to be…
The Haight Closes at 9 PM and That's Embarrassing
PublishedPicture this: you catch a show near the Haight, you're feeling good, you step out around 10:30 and think, "I'll just…
Rafiki Community Food Market: Grassroots Solutions Beat Government Programs Every Time
PublishedThere's a quiet little reminder playing out in San Francisco that the best answers to community needs don't always come…
The Dishwasher Who Saved Memphis Minnie's Might Be SF's Best Comeback Story
PublishedIn a city where beloved restaurants close with depressing regularity — usually replaced by another açaí bowl concept or…
SF's Most Wholesome Flex: Restaurant Food Challenge Ribbons Are Back
PublishedIn a city where restaurants come and go faster than tech startups, it's the little things that keep us coming back.
The Art of Fancy Takeout: SF's Best Kept Secret for Parents Who've Given Up on Restaurants
PublishedLet's be honest: if you have two kids under five, the phrase "nice dinner out" is an oxymoron.
West Portal Gets a New Coffee Shop — And It's Actually Cool
PublishedGood news from the west side: Hardware Coffee has officially soft-opened on West Portal Avenue, and early reports…
The Holy Grail Girl Dinner: Why Can't SF Just Give Us a Caesar, Fries, and a Dirty Martini?
PublishedThere's a market gap in San Francisco, and it's not another AI startup or a $4,000-a-month micro-unit.
Bake Sum Opens in Alameda, Giving Bay Area Another Reason to Cross the Bridge
PublishedThere's a new bakery in town — well, across the bay, technically.
Four SF Restaurants Join the Michelin Guide — Here's What That Actually Means
PublishedSan Francisco just got a little more Michelin shine — four local restaurants have been added to the prestigious…
The Delicious Card Is Back — 50+ Reasons to Actually Eat Out in SF
PublishedSan Francisco's Delicious Card is returning for 2026 with over 50 dining deals across the city, and honestly?
The Bay Area's Best Tri-Tip Sandwich Might Be Worth a Road Trip
PublishedThere's a beautiful simplicity to the Santa Maria style tri-tip sandwich: good meat, good bread, good sauce.
Beauty Bar Is Back — And the Mission Could Use a Win Like This
PublishedThe Mission has lost a lot of good ones.
The Sunset Is Quietly Becoming SF's Most Interesting Food Neighborhood
PublishedWhile the rest of San Francisco argues about whether to spend another $4 billion on a problem that somehow never gets…
SF's Late-Night Food Problem: Why Can't We Get a Decent $10 Shawarma?
PublishedHere's a question that cuts to the heart of San Francisco's cost-of-living crisis: why is it nearly impossible to grab…
Check the Date: Mission District Shoppers Keep Getting Burned by Expired Groceries
PublishedHere's a fun game nobody asked to play: grocery roulette.
Mission Bay Is Finally Getting a Real Dining Scene — No Thanks to City Planning
PublishedFor years, Mission Bay felt like San Francisco's most expensive ghost town — a neighborhood of gleaming biotech…
A Taco Joint That Trusts You With the Check? Tato's Friday Experiment Is Refreshingly Un-SF
PublishedIn a city where a burrito can run you $18 and a side of guac feels like a luxury tax, one San Francisco spot is trying…
$46 Pizza: Free Market in Action or Sign of the Apocalypse?
PublishedA $46 pizza. Not a party-sized sheet pan. Not a meal for four. A single weekday "special" pie from June's Pizza — one…