Oh, the lure of San Francisco… I always dreamed I would end up living there as an adult because my parents lived there when they were young and hot in the 90s. I visited a lot growing up and was always enchanted. Ended up going to Berkeley for school and by then the vibe in SF… was already off. Expensive and full of tech bros wearing backpacks at bars and increasingly soulless. The housing crisis is devastating and visible on every street you walk down. I went last October for work and it felt so haunted.
But if you must…
🖤 Scoma’s (fancy lunch in fisherman’s wharf, get the Crab Louie and a martini)
🖤 Tommy’s Joynt (no fuss meat sandwiches & cheap cocktails)
🖤 Vesuvio (perfect bar, iSpy vibes in terms of decor)
🖤 Tommasso’s (best italian. Get the chilled broccoli and some sort of pizza with arugula on it)
🖤 Swensen’s (my favorite ice cream in the world. I miss it and dream of it. Get sticky chewy chocolate or banana)
🖤 House of Nanking (go when you’re starving for Hot Food! you may have to wait a little but it won’t be that long. Get the green beans and if they have congee, by god get that. Also ask for chili oil)
🖤 The East Bay!! (Go to Berkeley and Oakland. They’re better lol)
