San Francisco Treats

The 2008 Please Everyone Tour will be heading in a whole new direction right after Christmas, when the Cod busts a Fievel, and heads to San Francisco for a fun sexy convention. I will be setting the record straight on Habermas, but otherwise, will be hungry and thirsty. I welcome suggestions for interesting/cheap restaurants / bars / cafes in the general vicinity of Union Square. And a) I take back every bad thing I have ever insinuated about the Bay Area and b) please do not tell the Suede Denim Secret Police I am in  town.

Comments

[Jay]

Magnolia Pub.
Chez Panisse, upstairs.

I've found it easy to seek out the -est thing in the Bay and then get drawn into a cycle of eating at quite nice but ultimately not-what-I-dig restaurants. That quest has now given way to Magnolia, Panisse, lather, rinse, repeat. At CP, I prefer upstairs where one is reminded that it is first and foremost a neighborhood restaurant, and ridiculously inexpensive as well.

Obvs, Panisse is a 30-45min journey on BART/foot from your hotel, but totally doable. Magnolia is a cab ride.

Don't forget the Pac-10-ACC tilt at the downtown baseball park on the 27th...

[New Orleans survivor]

Too late, so you better hide your uncool fleece.

[Anne @ Pink Galoshes]

I can't wait to read all about your culinary travels in San Fran!