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Restauraunts, Bars, & Cafes...

KUFUYA , 1115 Clement Street, 751-7226. New Japanese restaurant.

Old Krakow, 385 West Portal, 564-4848. SF’s only Polish restaurant. An art cafe, too. A must visit.

Hyde Street Bistro, 1521 Hyde Street, 292-4415. A delightful French bistro in Russian Hill. Great cuisine with the pleasant clanking of the Powell Street cable car line going by.

Tandoori Indian Restaurant, 869 Geary, 345-1011. Excellent Indian cuisine not far from the Theater District. Inexpensive Indian lunch buffet ($5.99.) Friendly service.

Zante Pizza and Indian Cuisine, 3489 Mission, 821-3949. This place pretty much started the Indian Pizza movement. Eclectic and delicious.

Borgo Ristorante Italiano, 500 Fell, 255-9108. On the edge of Hayes Valley lies a truly cozy, hip Italian dining experience. Great decor, too. Visit Sergio (the owner) and his lovely wife.

Buzz 9, 139 Eighth Street, 255-8783. Formerly Spike’s Cafe and then The Chat House, Buzz 9 continues the fun, hip tradition of this location. The Shabeen @ Buzz 9 is now downstairs nightly.

Nizario’s Pizza, 4077 - 18th St. & 3840 Geary. 487-0777 & 752-7777. Great pizza.

Whiz Wit, 1525 Folsom & 1979 Union. 558-9200 & 923-0444. Philly Cheesesteaks, Grinders, Hoagies, and... SALADS??? How did that last one get in there? Must be potato salad, macaroni salad, etc. Owners really are from Philly, too.

Burger Island, 695 - 3rd Street, 541-9196. A swell hamburger joint right next to Pac Bell Park.

Frjtz, 579 Hayes, 864-7654. Where Mad Magda’s Russian Tea Room was. Now instead of palm readers, you can find owner Sergio Rodriguez acting as trance/techno Dj.

Farley’s, 1315 - 18th Street, 648-1545. Coffee, pastries, and a great selection of magazines and ‘zines.

Hungry Jack’s, 83 Eddy, 982-3451. Formerly Tina’s, enter this place and feel as though you entered a diner straight out of 1965. Serving Buffalo Burgers.

Crepe Express, 1476 Haight, 865-0264. On the corner of Haight & Ashbury lies this popular eatery dedicated to that lovely French (Brittany?) delicacy. Delicious.

Indochine, 721 Sutter. The Friday night party located at French-Vietnamese restaurant Le Colonial. Put on by pretentious, arrogant SF Herald columnist Harris Rosenbloom. Beautiful, young, successful (or pretending to be successful) people.

Cajun Pacific, 4542 Irving, 504-NOLA. "Po-Boys & Louisiana Kitchen". Great Cajun food near the beach. Eat-in, take-out, catering. Not far from the Pacific Ocean.

Gin Joint, 312 Harriet, 934-1655. Off Bryant near the Hall of Justice. Cops and hipsters cohabitate.

Hana Zen, 115 Cyril Magnin, 421-2101. Yakitori and sushi bar. Celebrities spotted here often.

Sweetie’s, 475 Francisco, 433-2343. Delightful neighborhood watering hole in the North Beach/Fisherman’s Wharf area.

Yaketty Yak, 679 Sutter, 351-2090. Cafe where the Academy of Art crowd hangs out. Live music and poetry sometimes.

Java Beach, La Playa at Judah. Take the N-Judah line to the last stop and see this great cafe that overlooks the Pacific. Hipsters, surfers, tourists. Wine, beer, food, self-serve coffee.

Cafe.com, 970 Market, 922-5322. 10 Internet work stations, VIA, DSL, Scanner, Color Printer, coffee, beer. Definitely not a Bohemian cafe.

Roccapulco, 3140 Mission, 648-6611. Great Mexican food and the Salsa Rengue Room. Dinner and live music. From Leticia, of Leticia’s in the Castro. A really hot spot.

Edinburgh Castle, 950 Geary, 885-4074. Famous Scottish pub, complete with pictures of Sean Connery on the walls and the occasional live band (and even play.) Author Irvine "Trainspotting" Welch read here.

Mr. Ralph’s Cafe, 90 Natoma, 243-9330. Instead of waiting on line at those crowded restaurants near Pac Bell Park before a Giants game, come here for sandwiches, beer, & wine. Quaint, cozy. Visit Francisco & Molly’s diagonally across the street.

London Wine Bar, 415 Sansome, 788-4811. In the heart of the Financial District lies America’s first wine bar. Great for a merlot (or 3) just before a film at Embarcadero, or after a bad day at work.

Jezebel’s Joint, 510 Larkin .. 345-9832. For strippers, trannies, and... anyone else I guess. This wild Tenderloin bar brought to you by the Power Exchange, the city’s only licensed sex club. Great decor.

Backflip, 601 Eddy. 771-3547. Located at the Phoenix Hotel lies a tres-hip bar with a new party almost nightly. Very chic for this town.

Marlena’s, 488 Hayes, 864-6672. Straight-friendly gay bar, often with entertainment (piano, drag queen karaoke.)

All Season Sushi, 524 Castro, 626-3604. New "Japanese Cuisine & Grill". Also in Redwood City at 2432 Broadway.

Walzwerk, 381 South Van Ness (at 15th), 551-7181. "East German restaurant". Interesting desserts. Unique. Well-received by the critics. 21st Amendment, 563 Second St., 369-0900. Brewery, cafe, bar. Jazz on Saturdays 7pm-10pm, mezzanine for private parties.

Foreign Cinema, 2534 Mission (at 21st St.), 648-7600. Yuppie haven serving French/California cuisine while some movie plays on a screen. Very popular. ****************************** SAN FRANCISCO HERALD is published monthly by Gene Mahoney. All contents copyright 2001 by Gene Mahoney (except work not done by Mr. Mahoney, as artists retain the copyright to their own work.) Publisher is not liable for claims made by its advertisers. The SF Herald is available free of charge, limited to one copy per reader (unless you plan on using a lot of coupons, then take a few.) The characters, events, and situations in GOOD CLEAN FUN comics are fictitious, any similarity to persons living,dead, or in hiding is purely coincidental. The Mr. Fabulous story is complete fiction; a parody. For advertising inquiries call (415) 267-3957. Email to: editor@sfherald.com. Snail mail to: 815 Geary #115, SF, CA 94109. Editorial submissions cannot be returned without a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

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