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"Street names contain the stories of a city's past. In SF, that has included a motley cast of explorers, Spanish missionaries, Gold Rush pioneers, railroad tycoons, Civil War heroes...data visualization journalist created a fantastic clickable map." @califsun.bsky.social sfstreets.noahveltman.com

Saving New York’s Midcentury Signs

Weekend reading: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/r...

Inspo to hit the town: Mister Jiu’s new banquet menu, tonight is First Thursday Art Walk (and have dinner at Dacha!), what to eat + drink at Outside Lands 🎶, new openings, and a profile of Shekoh Confections (and a giveaway!) 🍫. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

dumplings in hot and sour soup and a cocktail at empress by boon

This week's tablehopper is packed with an in-depth feature on the glam Crustacean 🦀 San Francisco, The Happy Crane, first look: a daytime collaboration ☕️🍰 at Bar Bibi, SŌHN is coming to Dogpatch, and much more. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This week’s tablehopper: a deep dive into the tasting menu at Tiya 🦜, two new Mediterranean businesses, celebrate Joyce Goldstein and Jacques Pépin turning 90 🎉, a cocktail 🍸 history tour, the Oasis is closing 💔, and more. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

Weekend brunch starts on Fridays at Iggy’s Place in the Outer Richmond!
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This week’s tablehopper: matzo ball soup fog. (free) Visits to Papa Noodle 🍜 and Dudley’s Bagels 🥯, new openings, Onsen starts dinner service, a bunch of tasty food and wine 🍷 events, and much more.

This week's tablehopper newsletter: visits to Papa Noodle 🍜 and Dudley’s Bagels 🥯, new openings, Onsen starts dinner service, a bunch of tasty food and wine 🍷 events, and much more. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This week’s tablehopper: smells like bacon. (free) Big news for Anna Weinberg, visits to the new Breadbelly and Karam, an update about the return of Don Ramón’s (!), bar news🍹, culinary events, and a treat 🍩 for subscribers!

This week: big news for Anna Weinberg, visits to the new Breadbelly and Karam, an update about the return of Don Ramón’s (!), bar news🍹, culinary events, and a treat 🍩 for subscribers! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This week’s tablehopper: grace note. (free) More on Nopa Fish and Grande Crêperie, early visits to Al Pastor Papi 🌮 and Bones Bagels 🥯, a detailed look at Rikki’s women’s sports bar ⚽️, Leaven Worth bread 🍞, and so much more.

This week's hopper: more on Nopa Fish and Grande Crêperie, early visits to Al Pastor Papi 🌮 and Bones Bagels 🥯, a detailed look at Rikki’s women’s sports bar ⚽️, Leaven Worth bread 🍞, and so much more (like meeting Grace Jones!). www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

Looks like Lester needs to get busy painting and sewing and fixing and replacing those panels for next year. Put that hate to work and learn some lessons about respect.

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I'm MCing this event tonight! As an incentive for you to subscribe to tablehopper, I’m giving away one discounted subscription to Gazetteer SF at just $0.77 for 6 months AND you get a free ticket to attend Chat Room: Food! The first person to become an annual subscriber to tablehopper wins!

This week’s tablehopper: corazón. (free) A sneak peek of Nopa Fish 🐟, plus early visits to Leadbetter’s Bake Shop and Standard Deviant 🍻 at Pier 70, Kouign Amann Day at Starter Bakery, Father’s Day, a wine 🍷 dinner, and more!

A sneak peek of Nopa Fish 🐟, plus early visits to Leadbetter’s Bake Shop and Standard Deviant 🍻 at Pier 70, Kouign Amann Day at Starter Bakery, Father’s Day, a wine 🍷 dinner tonight, and more! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This week’s tablehopper: cinched up. (free) Big news: The Cinch Saloon has a new owner and optimistic future 🌈! Plus, a bunch of new openings, brunches, join me at Chat Room: Food, and Foodwise Summer Bash! 🎉

This week’s tablehopper broke big news: The Cinch Saloon has a new owner and optimistic future 🌈! Plus, a bunch of new openings, brunches, join me at @sf.gazetteer.co's Chat Room: Food, and @foodwise.org Summer Bash! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

In San Francisco, Harvey Milk’s Name Isn’t Going Anywhere

“That entire generation that fought its way out of the closet and created space for queer people like me, they were our greatest generation,” said Supervisor Rafael Mandelman.

San Francisco reacts to the potential stripping of the name Harvey Milk from a navy ship.

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Homemade Strawberry Almond Milk A creamy, fresh homemade strawberry almond milk recipe. It really is as good as it sounds.

Thanks to Heidi Swanson/101 Cookbooks for bringing strawberry 🍓 almond milk into my life. So delicious! www.101cookbooks.com/homemade-str...

Gen Z Doesn’t Want to Start a Bar Tab

“These kids never learned the proper way to be a barfly.” Read why it's better for the bar if you keep your tab open. Please and thank you. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/b...

A San Francisco Plaza Was Down and Out. Then Skaters Moved In.

Rad! 🤘
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/b...

Sprawling emporium is returning to its San Francisco neighborhood Stuff by Luxe, an offshoot of the vintage store Stuff, plans to set up shop in SF's Mission District in September. "It's like going home," the owner says.

Me 'n' all of my fellow vintage-furnishing-lovin' friends are thrilled! Viva Stuff by Luxe!
Sprawling emporium is returning home to San Francisco's Mission District www.sfgate.com/local/articl... via @sfgate.com

‘Hippies have never gotten their due’: What to see at S.F.’s new Counterculture Museum San Francisco’s new Counterculture Museum at Haight and Ashbury streets honors hippie history with rare artifacts, music, and stories from the 1960s.

I totally want to see this! ☮️
‘Hippies have never gotten their due’: What to see at S.F.’s new Counterculture Museum www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c...

This week’s tablehopper: yassou. (free) A subscriber exclusive: my jetsetter guide to Athens 🇬🇷, plus a bunch of new projects opening soon, beer and brewery news 🍻, and food celebrations. 🎉

This week’s tablehopper! A subscriber exclusive: my jetsetter guide to Athens, Greece 🇬🇷, plus a bunch of new projects opening soon, beer and brewery news 🍻, and food celebrations. 🎉https://www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/this-weeks-tablehopper-yassou-free/

Barry Diller: The Truth About Me and Diane von Fürstenberg Much has been written about us, whispered about us, wondered about us. I’ll just start at the beginning and let the story unfold, writes Barry Diller.

Every glamorous sentence of this excerpt blew my mind, I am now dying to read the book
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Comédie Française Or: A Dope at Le Procope

Some delightful Sunday reading by the hilarious @procopster.bsky.social.
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This week’s newsletter: spring to life. (free) A salute to small business: a first look at the menu for Regalito El Mil Amores 💞, Chile Lindo turns 30 🇨🇱, Rose Pizzeria, Braid Bakery, and a bittersweet farewell to two longtime SF businesses.

This week's tablehopper: a salute to small business! A first look at the menu for Regalito El Mil Amores 💞, Chile Lindo turns 30 🇨🇱, Rose Pizzeria coming to SF, Braid Bakery, and a bittersweet farewell to two longtime SF businesses. www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This S.F. cafe nearly closed over a permit nightmare. Mayor Lurie’s new plan promises a fix In a city struggling to fill empty storefronts, why are S.F. rules so tough on small businesses? It's a question Mayor Daniel Lurie has a new plan to answer.

LFG! This S.F. cafe nearly closed over a permit nightmare. Mayor Lurie’s new plan promises a fix www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/emil... @mayorlurie.bsky.social

This week’s tablehopper: check out where the Lord Stanley team is going next, Sundays taste better at Ilna’s Lebanese-Californian pop-up, Jules 🍕 is taking resos, our summer of music 🎶, and so much more! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

This week’s tablehopper: buttery. (free) Early visits to Side A and Jalebi Street 🇮🇳, new pizza 🍕, a celebratory profile of West Bev Consulting 🍹, save on tickets to Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience, Mother’s Day 💐 options, and more!

This week’s tablehopper: early visits to Side A and Jalebi Street 🇮🇳, new pizza 🍕, a celebratory profile of West Bev Consulting 🍹, save on tickets to Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience, Mother’s Day 💐 options, and more! www.tablehopper.com/newsletter/t...

YouTube video by Gregory Sharp Ibiza in the Sun

Ibiza, Vera, and a look at the process of printing her designs at Printex. Amazing! It makes me love my Vera 🐞 scarves and linens even more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Kyn...