RESTAURANT GUIDE

 

1. Liverpool Lil’s: 2942 Lyon Street (415) 921 6664. Reservations recommended (ask for a booth) for dinner as it gets crowded — though the wait in the bar is worth it! Classic pub/Club food — not a vegetarian destination. Great ‘oldworld’ atmosphere — lots of framed photos of sport’s heros and San Francisco legends. The place has character with hearty appetizers and bar food.

2. Curbside: 2769 Lyon Street (415) 921 4442. Reservations recommended. Intimate French Bistro. Great fish dishes.

3. Lhasa Moon: 2420 Lombard Street (415) 674 9898 opens at 5pm San Francisco’s only Tibetan Restaurant. Wonderful food service, though you’ll need to allow some extra time to take it all in.

4. Yukol Place: 2380 Lombard Street (415) 922 1599. Moderately priced Thai Cuisine. Voted one of the Bay Area’s top 100 restaurants

5. Home Plate: 2274 Lombard Street (415) 922 4663. Homemade breakfast and lunch. Opens at 7am. SF Weekly voted it "Best Weekend Birch". Inexpensive/

6. Mel’s Diner: Yep, it’s the diner-food chain, but it’s open all-night, has easy parking and it’ll do in a pinch

7. Barney’s: 3344 Steiner Street (415) 563 0307 opens at 11am. Gourmet hamburgers and salads. It’s cheap, fast and pretty good — lots of veggie burger selections

8. Fuzio: 2175 Chestnut St. (415) 673 8804. Lunch and dinner. Moderately priced "global food" — open , airy and friendly

9. Delaney’s 2241 Chestnut. An Irish Bar. Nice n’ clean, it’ll get the job done. Opens at 11am

10. The Grove: 2250 Chestnut (415) 474 8876. Opens at 8am. Great breakfast and lunch spot. Homemade food in a ‘mission’ inspired, oak furnished breezy atmosphere — soups, salads, quiche, great coffee.

11. Pluto’s: 3258 Scott Sere (415) 775 8867. "Fresh food for a hungry universe". Great food buffet-style service, casual, inexpensive, perfect for a tight schedule.

12. Bechelli’s: Opens at 7am. Homey ‘n clean diner, serves breakfast all day and lunch ‘'til 3pm.

13. Zinzano: 2355 Chestnut Street. (415) 346 6623. Reservations recommended for dinner. Italian cuisine, moderate to pricey. Voted one of ‘top 50 Bay Area restaurants’…..a scene in which to be seen.

14. Café Marimba: moderately priced Mexican — great margaritas.

15. Greens: Fort Mason Center, Building A. (415) 771 6222. Reservations required San Francisco’s famous waterside vegetarian restaurant. Moderate to pricey. This is ground zero for inspired vegetarian cuisine.