Bay Area restaurants are a sensory nightmare
Experts say that restaurants torture us with their loud, unhinged Spotify playlists for a number of reasons – and it all boils down to money. Images via Getty; illustration SFGATE …
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Man drove through SF throwing explosives out of car, police say
FILE: SFPD arrested a man on Sunday evening, Oct. 29, 2023, on suspicion of throwing explosives at San Francisco church parishioners. Sundry Photography/Getty Images LATEST Oct. 30, 2:20 p.m. A …
In a sea of SF closures, a beloved bar turns 130
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Interior of the Little Shamrock in San Francisco, Oct. 21, 2023.Kevin Kelleher and Emily Trinh/Special to SFGATEYes, San Francisco is known around the …
This hidden SF bakery sells $1 baguettes
Something amazing is happening beneath Mission and 4th streets in San Francisco. While the rest of us rush by en route to Starbucks or Trader Joe’s, the city’s future bakers — maybe …
27-year-old chef turns old-school SF space into millennial pink bakery
When Sophia Smith started baking buttercream layer cakes for her family and friends during the pandemic, she never expected to launch a business. Now, her North Beach bakery is one of …
One of SF’s busiest walk-in restaurants going back to reservations
Comstock Saloon, at 155 Columbus Ave., San Francisco, is looking into taking online reservations for the first time since the pandemic. Sarah Felker/Courtesy of Comstock Saloon As Anthony Bourdain once …
Bill Simmons has a lot of thoughts on ‘in shambles’ San Francisco
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Bill Simmons speaks on Oct. 7, 2015, in San Francisco, a city he recently described as “in shambles.” Mike Windle/Getty Images for Vanity …
Bourdain-loved SF burger spot taking over restaurant next door
The owners of Sam’s Burgers plan to open a new restaurant next door called Sam’s East, which will focus on Middle Eastern dishes. Patricia Chang/Special to SFGATE The late-night burger …
Old-school San Francisco Italian restaurant to close after 53 years
North Beach Restaurant during 2023 Columbus Day celebrations at 1512 Stockton St, San Francisco. Courtesy of North Beach Restaurant When the restaurant’s co-founders, Bruno Orsi and Lorenzo Petroni died (Orsi in …
SF’s biggest tourist attraction was once a topless dancer
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags FILE: Carol Doda, San Francisco’s “topless queen,” sits in her dressing room at the Condor Club. Bettmann ArchiveIt’s 1960s San Francisco, and you’re watching a …