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A Kitchen Upgrade Means Two Commercial Ranges Are Looking for a New Home
PublishedA working chef at an SF kitchen that just landed a renovation grant is trying to find takers for two professional…
Tur Opens in West Portal, Expanding the Khao Tiew Universe Into Congee
PublishedTur opened recently on West Portal Avenue, a congee-focused counter from the couple behind Khao Tiew, the Thai…
Bay Area Farmers Markets: Where to Go, When, and What to Bring
PublishedSaturdays and Sundays, scattered across San Francisco and the broader Bay Area, farmers markets run year-round at…
SF Has the Beef. It Doesn't Have the Barbecue.
PublishedSan Francisco can sustain a $400 omakase and a Michelin-starred tasting menu that's been booked solid for two years.
Where to Order an Earl Grey Cake in SF Right Now
PublishedIf you're hunting for an Earl Grey birthday cake in San Francisco, a few bakeries come up consistently among people…
Where to Eat Near UCSF Mission Bay When You Need a Good Meal
PublishedThe Mission Bay campus sits in a part of the city that got built fast — biotech labs, the Chase Center, a children's…
Bar Esper Opens in the Tenderloin, Bringing Portuguese-Japanese Cooking to the Hotel Spero
PublishedBar Esper opened Wednesday at 401 Taylor Street in the Tenderloin, taking over the former Jasper's Corner Tap space…
FoodieLand Night Market Returns to the Cow Palace With Three Nights of Vendor Chaos
PublishedFriday through Sunday, May 22–24, the Cow Palace hosts FoodieLand Night Market, the outdoor food-vendor event that…
La Taqueria Has Been on Mission Street for 50 Years. The Line Is Still Around the Block.
PublishedLa Taqueria sits at 2889 Mission Street, and on any given afternoon the queue runs past the door and onto the sidewalk.
Shanghai Dumpling King Is Not Closed — And the Owner Wants You to Know It
PublishedShanghai Dumpling King is open, despite signage suggesting otherwise.
Bun Mee Holds Its Own at SFO
PublishedBun Mee, the Vietnamese-inspired sandwich shop that built its name on bánh mì and bold flavors in San Francisco proper…
New Lun Ting Is Coming Back After a Car Crashed Into It
PublishedNew Lun Ting, the Chinatown diner that has been serving pork chops and Hong Kong-style comfort food on Columbus Avenue…
Flying Ninja Sushi Closes, and a Dog-Friendly Ritual Goes With It
PublishedSomewhere in the sequence of a San Francisco visit — after the bridge, before the drive back — there was a stop at…
Where to Eat Filipino in the Bay: From Daly City Home Cooking to a $300 Tasting Menu in SF
PublishedThe question comes up regularly on Bay Area forums: where do you go for sinigang, adobo, lechon kawali, the food you…
The Source Material Isn't There
PublishedThe fragments provided don't contain enough reportable information to write a food story meeting The Dissent's…
La Palma Sells Meat by the Pound. SoMa, Take Note.
PublishedIf you've been driving to Burlingame for a pint of chicken, there are closer options — and at least one that will sell…
Che Fico Team Opens Golden Rule at Thrive City This Saturday
PublishedGolden Rule, a cocktail bar from the team behind Che Fico and its sister restaurants, opens Saturday at Thrive City…
99 Ranch's Hot Food Shakeup: Another Bay Area Lunch Deal Bites the Dust
PublishedIf you've been relying on 99 Ranch Market's hot food bar as one of the last affordable lunch options in the Bay Area…
Check Your Receipts: That SF Bakery Might Be Charging You 15% 'Tax' Instead of 8.625%
PublishedHere's a fun exercise for your next lunch break: pull up your recent receipts from your favorite SF spots and actually…
A Taqueria That Trusts You: Tato SF's Pay-What-You-Can Fridays
PublishedEvery Friday, Tato SF runs a simple experiment in human decency: they sell tacos on a pay-what-you-can basis.
Your Mission District Happy Hour Guide (Because You Deserve Better Than Overpriced Well Drinks)
PublishedLook, we love the Mission. It's got some of the best food in the city, murals that actually slap, and a bar scene deep…
Shanghai Dumpling King Closes on Monterey — And Nobody Saw It Coming
PublishedShanghai Dumpling King on Monterey Boulevard is done.
Seven Bay Area Restaurants Just Earned Michelin Recognition — Here's the List
PublishedMichelin just added seven Bay Area restaurants to its California guide, and the list is a genuinely encouraging…
James May Just Put a Hayward Burger Joint on the International Map
PublishedOf all the things we expected from a former Top Gear host reviewing Tesla's new diner, a shoutout to a Hayward burger…
Juniper Bakery's Mulberry Lemon Danish: Worth Every Penny?
PublishedLook, we don't usually do pastry reviews at The Dissent.
The Free Market Is Doing What Government Can't: Feeding the Bay Area
PublishedWhile San Francisco's politicians spend their time dreaming up new ways to regulate small businesses into oblivion, the…
Sauerkraut Fish Is Taking Over the Bay Area, and SF Chefs Are Finally Paying Attention
PublishedIf you've driven through Milpitas or Cupertino lately, you've probably noticed the proliferation of Chinese restaurant…
SF's Tsukemen Scene Is Basically on Life Support
PublishedIf you've been craving tsukemen — that glorious Japanese dipping ramen where thick, chewy noodles meet a rich…
Turning 30 in SF: Where to Actually Get a Table When Your Plans Fall Through
PublishedWe've all been there. It's your birthday, your plans just imploded, and you're staring down an evening that was…
The Great Banana Cream Pie Crisis of 2025
PublishedLook, we normally cover government waste, transit disasters, and the slow erosion of your paycheck by Sacramento.