A Quick Spin through Bay Area Eats
I recently took a five day trip to San Francisco and it was filled with delicious food, great drinks and new experiences - including the first ever tornado warning?! Wild.
Below I will take you through most of the places I visited and what I enjoyed. I have attempted to organize them into breakfast, lunch, dinner, cocktails and dessert.
Breakfast + Coffee
Cold Brew
Burlap Coffee was walking distance from where I was staying, so I decided to head over after sleeping in.
Burlap Coffee
Coffee Shop
511 40th St, Oakland, CA 94609
I grabbed a quick cold brew, but they have an array of hot and cold drinks, plus bagels, muffins, pastries and cakes. The decor is rustic, laid back and homey. It feels like having a coffee at grandma’s house. I spent an hour or so there before heading off to explore more of Oakland. It’s right by a BART station but I wasn’t brave enough to test that out on my own.
The Original Bird
Andytown Coffee Roasters
Coffee Shop
3655 Lawton St, San Francisco, CA 94122
Andytown Coffee Roasters was the perfect spot for a quick coffee and sandwich between hikes. We were trying not to eat too much before lunch, but their sandwiches were too hard to resist. Fresh, house-made bread? Yes, please.
Their Cheese Toastie was gooey, greasy and perfect. It’s simply cheddar cheese and mayonnaise on their pan de mie, grilled to perfection.
They also had some of the most interesting coffee I have ever tried. The Original Bird is Andytown’s signature beverage (and I stole this image from their menu). “Sometimes described as an espresso cream soda, the Snowy Plover consists of sparkling water over ice, espresso, brown sugar syrup, and our house-made whipped cream.” The sparkling water adds a crazy kick!
Cheese Toasties
Lunch + Dinner
Co Nam
Vietnamese
3936 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609
Because I had no schedule for the day I hung out at Co Nam for about three hours. I had the best time.
I started my afternoon with an order of Fresh Oysters and the Umami Old Fashioned. The Old Fashioned was on the “Strong Personalities” list and consisted of Akashi whiskey, agave simple syrup, yuzu liqueur, orange bitters, fish sauce, umami bitters, and bonito flakes. It was incredibly enjoyable.
Umami Old Fashioned
Fresh Oysters
The oysters were lightly salty, perfectly chilled and very refreshing. Seeing a tray of oysters in front of me just makes me giddy.
Not knowing my friends were coming to Co Nam for lunch meant that I got to stick around and try more dishes. The Mochi Dumplings were insane - shrimp and pork dumplings, fried shallots, scallions, Thai chili, nước chấm. I had to grab this image off of Google because I ate mine too fast to photograph. Absolutely 10/10 recommend.
Mochi Dumplings
What happened next was a whirlwind of cocktails. I tried all of the below and would order them again:
IG Post - Sông Cái Dry Gin, lemon, Tempus Fugit liqueur de violettes, maraschino liqueur, simple syrup. Citrus cucumber fresh air infused.
Polka Dot Bikini - White cane rum, coconut milk, pineapple, Angostura bitter, lemon.
Street Peddler - Peloton de la Muerte Mezcal espadin, agave simple syrup, muddled Thai bird chili, ginger, and lime.
My favorite was the Street Peddler, but be warned - the chili is HOT HOT! Nibble at your own risk.
The Street Peddler
IG Post + Polka Dot Bikini
Molinari Delicatessen
Italian Deli
373 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
I was drug along to Molinari Deli but I am very happy that I was. The experience was a little intimidating (it’s actually not hard… just take a number, wait for it to be called, and order) but we survived.
Trattoria da Vittorio
Italian
150 W Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127
Ocean Ale House
American Pub
1314 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112
Another place where I couldn’t help but demolish all of my food before taking a single photo. The photo I took here is of all my pals’ food!
Drinks + Cocktails
Oakland Yard Wine Shop
Wine Shop
420 40th St #2, Oakland, CA 94609
A wine shop in walking distance? My dream.
Parche
Contemporary Colombian
2295 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
Parche has an incredibly cool and dark atmosphere in the evening and would be great for a date night and a fun little dress up moment. I only stayed for one drink, but it was fantastic.
Manabana - Gruven vodka, guanabana puree, d’aristi guanabana liqueuer, banana syrup.
Manabana
Dessert
Humphry Slocombe
Ice Cream Shop
Multiple Locations
2335 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612
