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Hotel Biron Throws a Free Caribbean Feast — With a One-Drink Catch
PublishedHotel Biron, the intimate Hayes Valley wine bar tucked away on Rose Street, is marking its second anniversary the way…
The Smart Way to Get Mom From SFO to Emeryville Without Losing Your Mind
PublishedHere's a scenario that plays out constantly in the Bay Area: someone's flying into SFO, they're staying across the…
The Great SF Crêpe Debate: Where to Get Your Late-Night Fix
PublishedLook, San Francisco has no shortage of $18 avocado toast and $7 drip coffee, but when it comes to a genuinely great…
An East Bay Food Trailer Is Doing Something Radical: Just Paying People Well
PublishedA new food trailer called Affogato & Co.
The Only Happy Hour Strategy You Need: Stop Trying So Hard
PublishedWe'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
PublishedFormer Warriors center Festus Ezeli — yes, the 2015 NBA champion Festus Ezeli — has apparently pivoted from rim…
Bi-Rite Heads to the Richmond: A Win for the Free Market and Your Grocery List
PublishedBi-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
PublishedA 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
PublishedLook, we normally spend our time yelling about budget deficits and SFMTA fare hikes.
San Francisco: World-Class Food, Small-Town Hours
PublishedWelcome 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
PublishedFor 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
PublishedLet'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
PublishedLook, 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
PublishedEvery 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
PublishedEat 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
PublishedLet's do some math on your next night out in San Francisco.
SF Restaurants Are Charging $75 No-Show Fees — And Honestly? Good.
PublishedSan Francisco restaurants are now hitting flaky diners where it hurts: their wallets.
Food Influencers and the Purity Test Trap
PublishedA 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)
PublishedThere'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
PublishedIn 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
PublishedNorth 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
PublishedIn a city where a sad desk salad runs you $18 and a burrito has crossed the $16 Rubicon, San Franciscans are getting…
Pinot & Pizza at Boudin: A Pairing That Doesn't Need a Government Subsidy
PublishedSometimes the best things in San Francisco don't involve a ballot measure, a task force, or a $2 million feasibility…
New Blood at Saluhall: Local Group Steps In to Rescue the Struggling Food Hall's Bars
PublishedSan 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
PublishedLook, 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
PublishedFew 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
PublishedRoll 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
PublishedIf 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?
PublishedThere'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)
PublishedLook, we get it. You're a busy professional in one of the most expensive cities on Earth, and somehow cooking dinner…