It’s a pity there’s “USA” in the subject line, because there’s damn fine food just across the border in Vancouver. Including some of the best Indian food over on this side of the globe.
On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Danese Cooper <[email protected]> wrote: > My comments in-line... > > On Sep 24, 2014, at 9:11 PM, Kingsley Jegan Joseph <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> > >> I would love your recommendations for food and drink adventures in > >> these cities. I have no dietary restrictions. :) > > > > San Francisco: > > Range for stake, Burma Superstar for Asian, Dosa on Valencia (say Hi to > > Anjan if you see him) for dosas paired with wine in a great ambience > > Prefer Dosa on Fillmore at Post. Better cocktails. But why would you seek > out Indian food in San Francisco? > > > , 2 > > large dimsum cart places on Broadway in chinatown, Poncho Villa for > mission > > burritos > > Best burritos in town at La Cancun on Mission at 30th, by general > agreement and many awards, but it's easy to beat PanchoVilla by just > walking a block South on Valencia to El Toro at 17th and Valencia. > > > , birite creamery for ice cream, warakubune in the mission for a > > tacky but tasty boat sushi experience. > > Great sushi in the Castro on 18th at Eureka (Takara) and also Eiji on > Sanchez (great house made tofu). > > Great pizza! > > Delfina Pizzeria on 18th and Guerrero, Gialina on Diamond in Glen Park > (near a BART station), Tony's in North Beach. > > Patisserie? Tartine (next door to Pizzeria Delfina). > > Coffee? Blue Bottle (there are several), SightGlass (on 7th & Folsom), > FourBarrel on Valencia > > For brunch Saturday and Sunday? Foreign Cinema in the Mission, Seperntine > or Piccino in DogPatch, Absinthe at Hayes and Gough (my favorite). > > For Neo French? Boulevard on Mission (get a reservation) > > For High-end Cali food? Quince on Jackson > > Aziza (Neo Moroccan) on Geary in the avenues. > > Slanted Door in the Ferry Building at the end of Market Street for > high-end Vietnamese. The Saturday Farmer's Market is amazing too. > > > I'll send more if there's anything > > specific you want to try. Just don't go anywhere near fisherman's warf > for > > food, unless you like your seafood smothered in extraordinary amounts of > > butter and cheese. > > And in the East Bay: > > Chez Panisse in Berkeley. Duh. Started it ALL. Food Mecca. Too hard to get > a reservation downstairs (alas) but the cafe upstairs is also wonderful > (get a reservation). > > Brown Sugar Kitchen on Martin Luther King in Oakland for soul food. > Chicken & Waffles, smoked yams, grits. Amazing. > > > > > San Jose: > > There are a few good restaurants in Santana Row (but the crowd is > slightly > > douchey) - Citrus, Rosie McCanns serves Guinness and Honeydew on tap, > > Wahoo's was my favourite "fast food" - hawaiian fish tacos, El Jardin is > > great for al fresco Sunday brunch. > > Nearby is Falafel's drive in, with freshly fried falafels and banana > > shakes, a favourite with the stoners of south bay. Gordon biersch has > some > > decent brews and food downtown. Los cubanos is also downtown, makes great > > cubano sandwiches, and also some home-style cuban food I haven't seen > > anywhere else. > > In Campbell, there is a tiny, hole-in-the-wall place called Tres Amigos, > > where I've had the most amazing mexican food. Its right next to a budget > > sushi place called TGI sushi (yes really). > > -- - Tim Bray (If you’d like to send me a private message, see https://keybase.io/timbray)
