San Francisco

[Wilfrid]

That was before my time. The main reason I used to go to the wharf, and still sometimes do, is the pleasure of walking along the Embarcadero; I can see it looked different then.

[StephanieL]

21 hours ago, MitchW said:

One of my favorite barbecue restaurants anywhere is (re) opening in San Francisco, at fisherman's Wharf.

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-based-soul-food-staple-to-open-at-fishermans-wharf-in-sf/

Back in the day (let's see, I lived in the Bay Area from 1978 - 1994), when both the 49ers and Giants were playing at the dearly departed Candlestick Park (man, could it get cold in that place!), E & J on  3rd St. was often a stop after a game...warily.  I believe that location closed after the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, and on subsequent trips to San Francisco over the years, we'd always make sure to get to the Berkeley branch, which remains open and I'm sure remains delicious.

The Berkeley location on San Pablo Avenue is called Everetta & Jones, funny enough. No indoor seating, unfortunately.

I work near the Wharf, so I'm very excited to have E&J as a lunch option. A Dominican restaurant is also coming into one of the vacant spaces.

As for Alioto's, I'm a little sorry that I never got to eat there, but Scoma's fills the bill as does another place on Jefferson, Cioppino's (looks touristy but is actually decent).

[Simon]

What are people's favorite places in SF / Bay Area these days?

[StephanieL]

That's a pretty wide ask.  What kinds of recs are you looking for?  Blow-out dinners, SF classics, cheap holes-in-the-wall?