Go Bananas: SF's Best Banana Desserts Are Worth Every Penny
Look, 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
If 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
There are debates in the Bay Area that will never be resolved.
Safeway Is Robbing You Blind and They Know It
San 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
After 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
Here'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
Picture this: you catch a show near the Haight, you're feeling good, you step out around 10:30 and think, "I'll just…
The Rafiki Community Food Market Is Connecting Neighbors With Affordable Food
The Rafiki Community Food Market is exactly the kind of initiative that deserves more attention — a community-driven…
The Dishwasher Who Saved Memphis Minnie's Might Be SF's Best Comeback Story
In 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
In 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
Let'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
Good 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?
There'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
There's a new bakery in town — well, across the bay, technically.
Four SF Restaurants Join the Michelin Guide — Here's What That Actually Means
San Francisco just got a little more Michelin shine — four local restaurants have been added to the prestigious…
May 9, 2026
The Delicious Card Is Back — 50+ Reasons to Actually Eat Out in SF
San 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
There'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
The Mission has lost a lot of good ones.
The Sunset Is Quietly Becoming SF's Most Interesting Food Neighborhood
While 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?
Here's a question that cuts to the heart of San Francisco's cost-of-living crisis: why is it nearly impossible to grab…
May 8, 2026
Check the Date: Mission District Shoppers Keep Getting Burned by Expired Groceries
Here's a fun game nobody asked to play: grocery roulette.
Mission Bay Is Finally Getting a Real Dining Scene — No Thanks to City Planning
For 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
In 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…
A $46 Pizza at June's, and the Question It Raises About SF Dining
A $46 pizza. Not a party-sized sheet pan. Not a meal for four. A single weekday "special" pie from June's Pizza — one…
The Great SF Calamari Debate: Where to Find the City's Best Fried Rings
San Francisco loves a good food argument.
Oakland's Taste of Temescal Food Crawl Leaves Restaurants With a Bad Taste
Here's a fun recipe for community betrayal: take a beloved neighborhood food crawl, add opaque finances, and watch…
The $3 Dinner Hack Hiding in Plain Sight at Tokyo Central
In an era where a mediocre burrito in the city will run you $16 and groceries feel like a second rent payment, the best…
The Definitive SF Fry Guide (Because You Deserve Better Than In‑N‑Out)
Look, we spend a lot of time at The Dissent yelling about budgets and bureaucracy.
A $9.29 Cappuccino Blast at Baskin‑Robbins? The Bay Area Tax Strikes Again
We need to talk about a $9.29 cappuccino blast.
The $5.50 Sandwich at Falletti Foods Sells Out Every Day
In a city where a mediocre burrito runs you $16 and a sad desk salad costs $19, one SF grocery store is doing something…
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