The Only Happy Hour Strategy You Need: Stop Trying So Hard
We've all been there. You've got a visitor in town — maybe from New York, maybe from some other city whose residents…
Festus Ezeli Is Now a Food Influencer and Honestly? We're Here For It
Former Warriors center Festus Ezeli — yes, the 2015 NBA champion Festus Ezeli — has apparently pivoted from rim…
Bi‑Rite Is Expanding to the Richmond
Bi-Rite, the beloved San Francisco grocer that's been a Mission District staple since 1940, is expanding again — this…
The Only SF Mexican Food Guide You Need This Summer
A visitor from New York City is heading to San Francisco this summer for the first time in over 30 years, and the thing…
The Bay Area Katsu Curry Power Rankings You Didn't Know You Needed
Look, we normally spend our time yelling about budget deficits and SFMTA fare hikes.
San Francisco: World‑Class Food, Small‑Town Hours
Welcome to San Francisco, where you can get a $200 omakase but only if you show up by 7:15 on a Friday.
Lower Nob Hill Gets a New Izakaya — And It Looks Like SF's Restaurant Scene Still Has a Pulse
For all the doom-and-gloom headlines about San Francisco's struggling small business scene, someone apparently didn't…
The People's Food Tour: Bay Area Dishes Actually Worth Your Hard‑Earned Money
Let's be honest — eating out in the Bay Area can feel like filing a second tax return.
Free Stuff Alert: Torani's Treat Truck Is Rolling Into SF and Your Wallet Can Stay Home
Look, we spend a lot of time here at The Dissent telling you about all the ways San Francisco finds creative new…
One SF Restaurant Is Letting You Set the Price on Tacos — And It Actually Works
Every Friday, a small San Francisco restaurant called Tato does something that would make most business owners break…
Eat Alone, Eat Well: A Case for Solo Dining in SF
Eat Alone, Eat Well: A Case for Solo Dining in SF San Francisco has a quiet dining revolution happening, and it has…
That $80 Steak Actually Costs $108 — Welcome to Dining in San Francisco
Let's do some math on your next night out in San Francisco.
SF Restaurants Are Charging $75 No‑Show Fees — And Honestly? Good.
San Francisco restaurants are now hitting flaky diners where it hurts: their wallets.
Food Influencers and the Purity Test Trap
A minor storm is brewing in SF's foodie influencer world, and it perfectly captures everything exhausting about how we…
The Early Bird's Guide to SF Coffee and Pastries (Before the Rest of the City Wakes Up)
There's a quiet San Francisco that most people never see — the one that exists before 8 a.m., when the fog is still…
Smash Burgers Find a Permanent Home in the Outer Sunset
In a city where opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant often means navigating a labyrinth of permits, inspections, and…
North Beach Gets a Croatian Wine Bar, and We're Not Mad About It
North Beach has never been shy about its Italian roots, but the neighborhood's latest addition is stretching the map…
The Gold Club Lunch Buffet: SF's Worst‑Kept Secret and Best‑Value Meal
In a city where a sad desk salad runs you $18 and a burrito has crossed the $16 Rubicon, San Franciscans are getting…
Bistro Boudin Is Hosting a Pinot and Pizza Pairing Night
Bistro Boudin — the Fisherman's Wharf staple famous for its sourdough bread bowls and unbeatable waterfront location —…
New Blood at Saluhall: Local Group Steps In to Rescue the Struggling Food Hall's Bars
San Francisco's Saluhall has been struggling — that's not exactly a secret to anyone who's walked through the sprawling…
Aquitaine's $20 Mac n' Duck Might Be the Best Comfort Food Splurge in SF
Look, we're usually the ones telling you that $20 for a bowl of mac and cheese is exactly the kind of lifestyle…
The Bay Area Sandwich Discourse Is Serious Business — And Rightfully So
Few things unite the otherwise fractious Bay Area populace quite like arguing about sandwiches.
RIP Sushirrito: SF Loses Another Original to the City's Slow Economic Squeeze
Roll Call Is Over Pour one out for the sushi burrito.
SF's Quest for Authentic Korean Raw Marinated Crab: Where to Find Gejang in the Bay
If you know, you know. Korean raw marinated crab — gejang — is one of those dishes that separates the casual bibimbap…
RT Bistro Wants You to Feel Good About a $30 Burger. Should You?
There's a particular genre of San Francisco dining review that goes something like this: Look, it's only $30 for a…
The SF Meal Delivery Wars: Who's Actually Worth Your Money (And Who Disappeared With It)
Look, we get it. You're a busy professional in one of the most expensive cities on Earth, and somehow cooking dinner…
Anchor Steam Is Gone and San Francisco Should Be Embarrassed
Here's a sentence that should sting: visitors to San Francisco can no longer reliably find a California Common beer — a…
A Robot Brought Your Pad Thai — Now It Wants a 22% Tip
Somewhere in the Bay Area, a restaurant has achieved peak Silicon Valley: they've replaced most of their waitstaff with…
Breakfast Little Is Bringing Its Cult‑Favorite Burritos to Cow Hollow
Here's something that doesn't require a tax increase, a feasibility study, or a board of supervisors vote: a good…
TCHO's Berkeley Factory Tour Is the Sweetest Way to Spend an Afternoon (and Your Money)
If you've ever wandered the aisles of a San Francisco grocery store and picked up a sleek, minimalist TCHO chocolate…
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