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Sometimes ice cream just isn’t enough. No. Sometimes you need a Doughbomb, which is the miracle that happens when you sandwich ice cream between two halves of a giant glazed doughnut. A miracle that happens every day at Milkbomb Ice Cream, which is now soft-open in Potrero Hill and looks like this. You’ll pass through a door emblazoned with the words,
Quick: How much champagne and oysters are too much? If you answered, “Trick question,” congratulations. We have just the place for you. Petit Marlowe is the newest addition to the Cavalier, Park Tavern and Marlowe family, and it’s now open just around the corner from its larger namesake in SoMa. Here, have a look around. You and your raw bar-loving date
Favorite things from childhood that stand the test of time: slap bracelets, mac and cheese and not having to make your own mac and cheese. Minus maybe slap bracelets. Doing its part to keep those last two alive and well is Mac’d, a new DIY mac and cheesery that’s now soft-open in the Marina and looks like this. Yes, the popular pop-up from two San
The first Northern California outpost of Nobu has just opened in Palo Alto. Cool. We good here? ... Okay, maybe we should elaborate a bit. Because, yes, that most beloved home of power lunches and first dates has finally arrived inside of the Epiphany Hotel looking exactly like this. You’ll enter with bated breath into a smaller-scale version of the
Sometimes when a thing leaves, it comes back stronger and better than before. Examples: Robert Downey, Jr., Gandalf and now, Asian Box. That last one has triumphantly returned to San Francisco with a new Marina spot that’s now open in the former Tacolicious space, full bar and all. Have a look around, won’t you? Noting the graffitied wall to your left,
A hot dog is a hot dog is a hot dog. Unless a hot dog is topped with white cheddar béchamel, crispy leeks, garlic confit and watercress. Then it’s more like something you’d find at Diamond Dogs, a casual new spot that’s open now off Jack London Square with local beer, a patio and, yes, many a fancy-pants hot dog. There’s pretty much something for every
Stonepots: a traditional Korean mainstay, but possibly a little intimidating for the uninitiated. So to initiate you, you’d want someone who knew their stuff. Say, someone whose family has been running restaurants with stonepots on the menus for over 60 years. Doesn’t hurt if they also run one of the best Korean spots in the city. Welcome to Namu
When we say, "Ancient Roman delicacy with a dough made of rice, soy and wheat." You say... Pizza, right? You totally said pizza. At least you will after going a few rounds with Roma Antica, a new neighborhood Italian spot focusing on the old-old-old-school version of pizza called Pinsa. It's now soft-open in the Marina, and here it is in
Chicken. Easy to make, but hard to make well. And if you’ve been making chicken so well that it’s been famous for 35 years, it might be time to give it the spotlight. Welcome to J Bird, the new casual eatery from the people behind Waxman’s, who are now bringing that famous chicken to the forefront of your life where it belongs. It's open now in... well, in
What's the coolest thing you've accomplished with a good friend? A 1000-piece puzzle of the Alps? Not murdering each other after a week-long camping trip? How about opening Kuma, a tiny new date spot on Polk that's the fully realized dream of two longtime friends, one of whom was a sushi chef at Pink Zebra? That last one might be a stretch. Either way, it
