San Francisco Recap

Back from SF!  Had an amazing trip & literally did not stop eating the entire time!  The gym & veggies is where it's at for me for a couple weeks but it was all worth it :)

I wanted to share the amazing restaurants that we tried while eating through the city & my honest opinion of all of them...

Sausalito

Poggio

 

  

Our first stop in Sausalito was an Italian restaurant called Poggio.  The wait staff was so friendly & nice & they made you feel as if you were part of the family.  The restaurant also serves complimentary sparkling or still water which we loved. 

Sushi Ran

 

The sushi here was AMAZING.  They also serve their sake in wine glasses & pretty carafes which I thought was a really nice touch. 

Mil Valley 

El Paseo

 

For after dinner drinks, we went to the sleepy town (compared to the big city) of Mil Valley.  This old restaurant stays trendy with beautiful romantic ambiance & boutique beers on tap.

SF

Waterbar 

 

 

 

For lunch the next day we want to Waterbar, located down the road from the piers & ferry building.  Although I wasn't too impressed with the meal, dessert was delicious & you can't beat the views of the bay.

Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant

One of my favorite places to shop & grab a glass of wine.  A must every time I'm in the city.

The Slanted Door

 

Located inside the ferry building, this worldwide famous restaurant does not disappoint.  We snacked on some Vietnamese favorites, along with flowering tea & sour beer (my fav).

RN 74

 

The ambiance here is literally amazing.  I loved everything about this restaurant.  Quite possibly my favorite of the trip.  

Foreign Cinema

 

Originally, I wanted to try this restaurant for brunch, but we opted for dinner intead.  This large restaurant, once a garage, plays old movies with subtitles on one of the high brick walls of the large center courtyard.  Although the food wasn't super impressive, I will definitely be back for brunch.  

Mama's

 

The line for Mama's is like nothing I've ever seen before!  With large portions & nostalgia, it's easy to see why this place is such a hit.  

Other favs...

Nopa

Open late with amazing energy.  Always busy with a fun crowd.

Aziza

Tapas style dining with amazing hand crafted cocktails.

xoxo Shauna

San Francisco

Back to the city next weekend for a work trip...

Although I have a hard time thinking of it as "work" when it has anything to do with staying in my favorite city.  

I love it there...

  Maybe even enough to move there in about a year ;). 

xoxo Shauna

SF & Napa Trip (Cont…)

More eating & drinking!  On to San Francisco!  

We were only in the city for 1/2 a day & did as much as we could in the short amount of time we were there.  My two favorite restaurants we tried out of the trip were definitly Nopa & Aziza.

First stop was Aziza, a fusion restaurant with great mixology.  I had a basil martini & a hazelnut rum marini with rosemary & sage.  Yum.  

  

Next up, Nopa.  They have a wood fire oven & the food is Heavenly.  I would highly recommend reservations & this is a great late night find!  They serve dinner until 1am & the bar was PACKED.  

  

The best thing that we tried where the fire roasted carrots & the ridicio salad with a quail egg.  Amazing.

We also stopped off at Embardacaro for a little shopping & walking before our flight out.  I love the farmer's market down there & I picked up some more lavender honey.  Surpirse surprise!  It's amazing in tea & on cheese.  

xoxo Shauna