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1. Sam's
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 391-1539
Categories:
American (Traditional),
Burgers,
Pizza
Neighbourhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill
So you would think after watching the San Francisco episode of Anthony Bourdain's "The Layover" that I would be running to Swan's Oyster Depot, La Folie or even Mission Chinese Food based on his enthusiastic culinary reactions at those places. But it…More »
2. Al's Cafe Good Food
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 641-8445
Category:
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Bernal Heights
I wonder if most people walking by on Mission even notice that Laurel and Hardy are the faces prominently displayed on the signage for Al's Cafe...
http://www.youtube.com...
Walk into this authentic old-time diner and step into somebody's idea of a…More »
3. Americana Grill & Fountain
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 387-2893
Categories:
Vietnamese,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Outer Richmond
In its own greasy way, Americana is appropriately named since it reflects a melting pot of dishes that you would only find in this country. Actually only in this city probably. In fact, I think only a Bay Area local could appreciate a menu that…More »
4. Anchorage 5
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 331-8329
Categories:
Breakfast & Brunch,
American (New),
Vegetarian
Now I know how Hiram Bingham must have felt when he discovered Machu Picchu on that Peruvian mountain ridge under all that jungle foliage. OK, Anchorage 5 is not exactly a lost civilization, but it is quite a jewel hidden away on a side street in…More »
5. Art's Cafe
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 665-7440
Categories:
Diners,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhood: Inner Sunset
Golly, maybe someday, I, too, will be important enough in Art's world to have my mugshot under glass...so that his diners can have that feeling of warmth from my cherubic face. But alas, he seems to favor wedding photos and postcards, not the front…More »
6. Bagdad Cafe - CLOSED
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 621-4434
Categories:
Diners,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Castro
Does anyone remember the Mojave Desert movie "Bagdad Cafe"? Me neither, but the chorus from the movie's theme still haunts me...
"I-I-I-I-I-I-I am calling youuuuu
I know you hear me
I-I-I-I-I-I-I- am calling youuuuuu..."
Sorta how I feel when I need…More »
7. Benkyodo Co.
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 922-1244
Category:
Bakeries
Neighbourhoods: Japantown, Lower Pac Heights, Pacific Heights
This has to be the oddest-looking diner-bakery combo in San Francisco. I've passed by this miniature space at the end of the cobble-stoned Buchanan Street walkway in Japantown a hundred times, but I was never tempted to go in. From the outside at a…More »
8. Bill's Place
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 221-5262
Ike's Place...Craig's Place...Bill's Place
Everybody got a place...when is it MY turn to get a place?
Ed's Place...Where grease and gristle can be your best friends.
I need to work on the concept a bit more.
In the meantime, I went to Bill's Place…More »
9. Bob's Broiler - CLOSED
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 474-6161
I'm sure you remember that early scene in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" when Andy unwisely goes home with a drunken woman from the bar (actually it's director Judd Apatow's wife, Leslie Mann). She curdles out, half-conscious behind the wheel - "I'm…More »
10. Breakfast At Tiffany's
San Francisco, CA 94134
(415) 468-0977
Categories:
Diners,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhood: Portola
Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's":
"...the only thing that does any good is to jump in a cab and go to Tiffany's. Calms me down right away. The quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there.…More »
11. Cafe Bakery & Restaurant
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 661-6116
Considering how popular this place is with the locals, you would think it would have a more memorable name. For the life of me, I couldn't remember it when we came here. I just remembered that it was the one eatery on this part of Noriega that had a…More »
12. Camino Corner Restaurant
If they ever remake "Alice" and set it in San Bruno instead of Phoenix and if I was the location scout, well, Camino Corner would be my choice to replace Mel's Diner. There's an undeniable sitcom vibe here with a cheery waitress greeting you like you…More »
13. Claremont Diner
Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 655-5455
Categories:
Diners,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhoods: Rockridge, North Oakland
It's obvious the cook here has never seen a can of Mary Kitchen Corned Beef Hash, which you would think could be a good thing. But hey, I happen to like the congealed grease, the slimy potato cubettes, the mush that was theoretically corned beef at…More »
14. Craig's Place - CLOSED
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 355-9191
http://craigslist.org
Sen. Larry Craig
Craig's Place
...Which one offers a mouthful of something you didn't quite expect? It's a trick question.
The Mission needs a place like Craig's. I'm not quite convinced this is it...at least not yet since it just…More »
15. Curly's Coffee Shop
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 392-0144
Categories:
Breakfast & Brunch,
Diners,
Japanese
Neighbourhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill
I'm surprised I've never heard of this place since it appears to have been in business just for me. It's a greasy spoon with a Japanese-American twang, but then again, I hardly ever walk up Powell from North Beach. Curly's serves dishes like chicken…More »
16. Dottie's True Blue Cafe
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 885-2767
Categories:
American (Traditional),
Diners,
Breakfast & Brunch,
American (New)
Neighbourhoods: Civic Center/Tenderloin, SOMA
I was scared...not because of the Gird-Your-Tenderloin neighborhood but because I had a nightmarish vision of being served by a bouffant-wigged, gum-smacking waitress with cat's-eyes glasses, tree-trunk thighs, and ankle socks with the cotton dangle…More »
17. Eddie's Cafe
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 563-9780
Categories:
Diners,
Soul Food,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhood: Western Addition/NOPA
Nah, this ain't my cafe. My cafe would have finger bowls and hot towels. And cocktails, lots of cocktails. And karaoke. And attitude...why be nice when you have to pay anyway? Oh, and those little Stop-n-Go signs at each booth like at Espetus when…More »
18. Golden Coffee Shop
Would you believe the Golden Coffee Shop in the Tendernob has a lot in common with Chez Maman in Potrero Hill? Uh-huh. Seriously. Think about it. They both have wide-open kitchens, long counters, just two tables and four people maneuvering in highly…More »
19. Grubstake
It seriously pains me to report that Jamie W. and I were ignored abominably on Friday evening around 10:30PM. We didn't see owner Fernando Santos or his friendly wife Linda on the premises, which made us think that service standards must decline…More »
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2/18/2008
Here I come...belting like a black woman...
Woh-oh-oh, keep grillin', keep fryin'
Knowin' you can… Read more »
20. Han's Coffee Shop
Han's is the place across the block from Golden Coffee Shop. I know that ain't much of a marketing statement, but it's the best I got. It's in that gray area between the top of the Tenderloin and the foot of Nob Hill where cheaper eats are available…More »
21. Home of Chicken and Waffles
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 836-4446
Once upon a time in a land far, far away across a bay, lived a fairy princess named...oh I don't know...let's call her Roscoe. She liked to wear hot pink spandex and those fake nails with all that day-glo polish on them. She has been stuck in the…More »
22. Howard's Cafe
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 564-4723
Categories:
American (Traditional),
Cafes
Neighbourhood: Inner Sunset
E.M. Forster's "Howard's End" is about class struggle in Edwardian England...Howard's Cafe is about struggling with indigestion in Newsomian San Francisco. Ever been to Art's Cafe around the corner? Howard, meet Art. Art, meet Howard. My oh my, there…More »
23. It's Tops Coffee Shop
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 431-6395
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Diners
Neighbourhoods: Hayes Valley, Mission
Midnight pancakes sound good to me. So do teatime pancakes, and don't forget nooner pancakes. Any time but breakfast...which is why It's Tops will always have a soft spot in my cholesterol-clogged arteries since I can go any time to ladle on the…More »
24. Java House
From Matier & Ross, San Francisco Chronicle, August 27, 2007...
"The little business getting jacked is the Java House, a mom-and-pop breakfast and burger joint on Pier 40, just up the street from AT&T Park. It just got served notice (from the Port of…More »
25. Joe's Cable Car Restaurant
San Francisco, CA 94112
(415) 334-6699
Categories:
Diners,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Excelsior
Is happiness a thing called Joe? You're probably far too young to remember that old Harold Arlen tune, but this place seems to beg the question, doesn't it? It's certainly a happy, peppy diner in the not-that-happy, not-so-peppy Excelsior 'hood. Lots…More »
26. Joe's Ice Cream
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 751-1950
Category:
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
Neighbourhood: Outer Richmond
There are few more reassuring sights than seeing Mutsuhiko Murashige in her Buster Brown bob serving up ice cream out here in the Richmond. I had not been to their new location before this past weekend when we found ourselves at the Shabu House. Even…More »
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2/18/2008
I knew it!...I knew it!
Out on Geary in the middle of the outer Richmond...or the outskirts of the… Read more »
27. John's Ocean Beach Cafe
The drably brown, porno-theater-like exterior doesn't really say "Well hey there...Welcome to your indigestion, honey'!"...at least to me. No, those amenities are left for the cheery waitress to hand out once you get in her eye-line.
With a name like…More »
28. Lafayette Coffee Shop
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 441-4884
Categories:
Diners,
Coffee & Tea
Neighbourhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin
OK, so it's not in the safest neighborhood in town...
And yeah, the naugahyde booths are held together with duct tape...
And sure, the formica hasn't been replaced since the Johnson administration...
And maybe the clientele is not quite the creme de la…More »
29. Louis'
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 387-6330
Categories:
Diners,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Outer Richmond
Here's what happens all the time right below Louis'...
http://www.youtube.com...
Crashing waves. Hormonal rushes..."I never knew it could be like this. Nobody ever kissed me the way YOU do." They should really wear wetsuits, don't you think? Gee, I…More »
30. Lucky Penny Restaurant
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 921-0836
Categories:
Diners,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Laurel Heights
OK, I'm too verklempt to review this place. I have a topic for you. The Lucky Penny is neither lucky or a penny. Discuss.
Even with its new, somewhat nauseating bright orange roof, the Lucky Penny is still the same 24-hour fixture at the corner of…More »
31. Manor Coffee Shop
Manor Coffee Shop is like finding grandma's cameo brooch in a box full of bling ...know what I'm sayin'? And I can see this becoming my go-to place for comfort food eats. As a matter of fact, I came here twice in the past week since it emits that…More »
32. New Village Cafe
Gee, the one adjective I wouldn't apply to this greasy spoon is definitely "new". You feel like you're stepping into a retro-diner with Naugahyde booths, a long counter, faded scenic wallpaper in the back, and a multitude of slightly curled-up photos…More »
33. Orphan Andy's
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 864-9795
Categories:
Diners,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Castro
Greasy diners are as American as lotto tickets and toilet paper cozies. They must exist in order for the culinary elitists to snub and throttle with vitriolic abandon. And what would the Castro be like without its Orphan Andy, Li'l Annie's butch…More »
34. Pinecrest Diner
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 885-6407
Category:
Diners
Neighbourhoods: Union Square, Civic Center/Tenderloin
A Pox on Pinecrest!
A Pox on Pinecrest!!
A POX ON PINECREST!!!
Against my better judgment, I decided to get breakfast at the Pinecrest this morning. It was fairly empty, so I presumed I had my choice of booths. There was certainly no sign to ask me to…More »
35. Pretty Lady
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 832-1213
Categories:
American (Traditional),
Diners
Neighbourhood: West Oakland
Doesn't Pretty Lady sound like an Asian prostitution ring masquerading as a massage parlor? Well, that's what I figured I would see in this part of West Oakland which makes me a tad fidgety. No surprise that I was having trouble finding a place to…More »
36. Red Cafe
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 282-1515
Categories:
Mexican,
Diners,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhood: Mission
You're kidding me about the Corned Beef Hash sandwich, right? Oh come on. It sounds like something I would make out of desperation because I ran out of bologna and was too lazy to go to the 7-11 and get some. Sure enough, they serve it here in a…More »
37. Red's Java House
Red's Java House is really the closest thing we have to Cheers on this side of the country...
Makin' your way in the world today takes everything you've got.
Takin' a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.
Wouldn't you like to get away?
…More »
38. Rico's Diner
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 444-8424
Categories:
Diners,
Burgers,
Breakfast & Brunch
Neighbourhood: Downtown Oakland
I was wondering what happened to that guy...
http://www.youtube.com...
Aw-hey, aw-hey...RICO...aw-hey, aw-hey...SWAH-VAYYY!
OK, maybe it isn't that Rico who opened this crackerjack-size place in downtown Oakland. I didn't see a bandana-sporting guy…More »
39. Rocco's Café
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 554-0522
Categories:
Italian,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: SOMA
Hey, how comes it tooks me like one-thousand fifty-four whatcha-call dem Yelps before I gets to this here Rocco's? I always thought of Rocco's as a deese-dem-and-dose type of eatery for the local chapter of the Hell's Angels, but it got all spiffed…More »
40. Rudy's Can't Fail Café
Emeryville, CA 94608
(510) 594-1221
Categories:
American (Traditional),
Diners,
Vegetarian
The name makes me think of a Tony Robbins motivational seminar ...I CAN"T FAIL !
I feel like I should walk barefoot over hot coals to prove ...I CAN'T FAIL !
I kept picturing the waitstaff to be Young Republicans in argyle sweaters telling me to look…More »
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