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 mustâŚ
đ¤ Scomaâs (fancy lunch in fishermanâs wharf, get the Crab Louie and a martini)
đ¤ Tommyâs Joynt (no fuss meat sandwiches & cheap cocktails)
đ¤ Vesuvio (perfect bar, iSpy vibes in terms of decor)
đ¤ Tommassoâs (best italian. Get the chilled broccoli and some sort of pizza with arugula on it)
đ¤ Swensenâs (my favorite ice cream in the world. I miss it and dream of it. Get sticky chewy chocolate or banana)
đ¤ House of Nanking (go when youâre starving for Hot Food! you may have to wait a little but it wonât be that long. Get the green beans and if they have congee, by god get that. Also ask for chili oil)
đ¤ The East Bay!! (Go to Berkeley and Oakland. Theyâre better lol)