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Boulevard, San Francisco
Posted on August 31, 2026
We have been coming here for years to Boulevard San Francisco Restaurant near the Ferry Building in the Embarcadero waterfront area. It is one of our favorite places as it is pretty consistent.. Always a candidate for the short list of best restaurants. It earned One Michelin Stars last in 2015 and lost it after.
Ritz Carlton Bangkok Lily’s Breakfast Buffet
Posted on June 7, 2026Why did we eat here? – We were staying at the Ritz Carlton Bangkok and had Free breakfast thanks to Chase Sapphire Reserved The Edit or Amex Platinum! It normally costs 1118 THB = USD$34, which is Very reasonable. This is not just a beautiful and great hotel, it is centrally located next to the One shopping mall. This mall has some great food options on floor B1 and 3rd floor.
Buffet Walk Through
RT Bistro, San Francisco
Posted on March 7, 2026
RT Bistro is the less formal bistro restaurant from the folks at Rich Table. Chef De cuisine Bill Wang. It is located Next door to Rich Table and is the less fine dining brother. This is a hard reservation right now, we show up 10 minutes before they opened (on a Friday) and walked in. This is a small restaurant with about a dozen tables hence the difficulty in getting a rez. The place is loud and filled with folks in the 30-50’s range. High 4.5 rating on Yelp and Google.
The Ahwahnee Dining Room, Yosemite
Posted on January 31, 2026
The Ahwahnee Hotel Restaurant in Yosemite is a must visit for new site-seers to Yosemite National Park. Steeped in tradition, this old dining hall brings you back to olden days.
State Bird Provisions, San Francisco
Posted on January 11, 2026Did you know the California state bird is a quail?
Why did we dine here? – State Bird Provisions has generated lots of positive buzz from reviewers to fellow food bloggers, with its excellent food and unique dim sum cart like serving system. 4.5 stars on Yelp, One Michelin star starting in 2014, James Beard award winning, you get it. Their sister restaurant next door is also fabulous, The Progress, which is more cutting edge and vegetable forward.
Best Vegan Bakeries San Francisco Bay Area, LA, NYC – Erin McKennas, Insomnia Cookie
Posted on January 1, 2026Best Vegan Bakery Ratings for Top Rated Cakes, Cupcakes, Pastries Etc in San Francisco Area
Twelvemonth bakery, Burlingame – The best Plant Based Vegan bakery in the SF Bay Area. All vegan! Great pastries and croissants – Rating A –April 2026 – they suspended retail counter, only baking for their restaurant.- Timeless Coffee, Piedmont or Berkeley – Plant Based bakery with an EXTENSIVE list of items from cheesecake to cookies to pastries. – Rating A-
- Monuts, Durham, NC – Chocolate Chip Cookie (I’m Vegan) – Rating A-
- Sweet Diplomacy – Best ALL Gluten free variety and quality in the San Francisco area – Rating A-
- Sweetdragon Baking Company, San Jose – Several different vegan options. Call ahead for vegan pies. Stone fruit cookie ($4) is good – Rating b+
- Icing on the Cake, Los Gatos – Excellent vegan chocolate cupcake. Chocolate chip cookie is too sweet. – Rating B+
- Timeless Coffee, Oakland, CA – Chocolate Chip Cookie, Cherry Danish – Rating A- Chocolate Glazed Donut – Rating B
- Mariposa Bakery penguinos (Gluten free) – Rating: A-
- Wegmans – Plant Based Very Berry Dessert Bar- Rating A-
- Sprinkles Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes – B+
- Insomnia Bakery – Various locations – Vegan Chocolate Chunk Cookie – Rating B
- Flour Craft San Anselmo Donut, Fruit Crumble – B+
- Trader Joes Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies – B
- Whole Foods Chocolate Vegan Cupcake, Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies – B-
- Tartine Bakery Vegan/Gluten Free Crumb Cake – C+
- Bob’s Donuts – Cinamon vegan donut – C+
Angler, San Francisco Review
Posted on December 20, 2025 
Angler is a more casual seafood – meat restaurant from Three Michelin Star Saison’s Joshua Skenes. This restaurant has one Michelin Star of its own. Our last visit was in late 2025 for dinner. Without a reservation, we lined up before they opened. Seating at the bar is for walk ins but we lucked out and got a table.
Bourbon Steak Restaurant review, San Francisco
Posted on December 9, 2025
Bourbon Steak has recently reappeared in the Westin Saint Francis. Deja Vu. We were last here about 15 years ago. Since then, prices have risen significantly. Steaks start at $70. it is Expensive, so let’s get that out of the way. The space is dark, clubby and loud with modern music.
Arquet, San Francisco
Posted on December 5, 2025
Why did we dine here? – Arquet is a new restaurant from the team at one Michelin Star Sorrel. We were fans of Sorrel and chef Alex Hong, and had to give this newspot a try. It is located in the former Slanted Door location at the Ferry Building, right next to their bakery – Parachute. Arquet opened only 3 weeks before our first visit, so there were kinks definitely being worked out.
Bakesale Betty Review, Oakland
Posted on December 1, 2025
Foreign Cinema Restaurant Review, San Francisco
Posted on October 8, 2025
Since 1999, they have been California/Mediterranean-inspired menu in a stylish setting in the middle of the Mission district of San Francisco. They focus on local and organic ingredients.
Morocco 2025 Restaurant Reviews
Posted on September 27, 2025Where does a San Francisco Foodie eat in Morocco? Follow our journey and learn from our experiences. Here are Restaurant Reviews and Notes from our Summer 2025 trip to Morocco.
Valley Goat, Sunnyvale
Posted on August 28, 2025
Why did we dine here? – Valley Goat is a new restaurant from Chicago’s Girl and the Goat Chef Stephanie Izard and Boka Restaurant Group. Top Chef Winner, Iron Chef Gauntlet Winner, and James Beard Award Winning! She also runs Girl & The Goat Los Angeles. We loved our meal out there and couldn’t wait to give this nearby outpost a try, but Sunnyvale? This is located at the Treehouse Hotel Silicon Valley – Next door to the Google Cloud Building.
Seattle Restaurant Reviews
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Where does a San Francisco Foodie eat in Seattle? Follow our journey and learn from our experiences.
New York City Restaurant Recommendations
Posted on July 4, 2025Last Update: 7/4/2025
Where does a San Francisco Foodie eat in New York? Follow our journey and learn from our experiences over several trips.
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Twelvemonth Vegetarian Plant Based Restaurant, Burlingame
Posted on July 1, 2025
Why did we dine here? – Twelvemonth is a new plant-based vegan restaurant in downtown Burlingame. It has been hotly anticipated as there are no such restaurants in this area. We had to previously drive to SF or Palo Alto to get quality vegetarian food. We have dined here multiple times with the last at the end of 2025.
The Progress, San Francisco
Posted on June 30, 2025
Why did we dine here? – The Progress is the long awaited follow on to immensely popular State Bird Provisions. Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski have a hard act to expand on, but all foodies are salivating at the thought of this new restaurant. First visit was way back in 2014, latest visit was summer 2025. They have one Michelin Star.
7 Adams, San Francisco
Posted on March 19, 2025
Why did we dine here? – 7 Adams has 1 Michelin Star in 2024, making it a sought after reservation. 5 course menu was only $87, making it a good value.
7 Adams is named after the street address of the childhood home where Chef David Fisher grew up. He and Chef Serena Chow Fisher run the place, after leaving Marlena in Bernal Heights. 4.3 stars on Yelp.
Restaurant Gary Danko, San Francisco Review
Posted on January 23, 2025Foodnut returns to Gary Danko!
Restaurant Gary Danko is one of the top restaurants in San Francisco, they serve contemporary American cuisine. Open in 1999 and located near Ghiradelli Square, it has been at the top of the Yelp for years.
Liholiho Yacht Club, San Francisco
Posted on January 10, 2025Exciting food in an energetic atmosphere.
Why did we dine here? – Liholiho Yacht Club is a Hawaiian influenced restaurant from Ravi Kapur, formerly of Prospect and Boulevard. He returned to Hawaii and found inspiration in the cuisine he grew up with. It is a very popular restaurant with hard to get online reservations, so book on Resy weeks in advance.
Sorrel, San Francisco
Posted on January 1, 2025
Why did we dine here? – Sorrel occupies the space that once housed Nico. Alexader Hong (Quince, Jean Georges) started doing popups in 2015 and moved to this spot in 2018. James Beard Rising Star Finalist. They received One Michelin Star in 2019. Our last visit was in the middle of 2025 for a meal at the bar.
Ike’s Place Restaurant Review, San Francisco
Posted on January 1, 2025
Ike’s Place has been serving sandwiches since 2007 with lines out the door almost all the time. The original location was at 3489 16th Street, San Francisco. It is now a U: Dessert Story.
Waterbar Review, San Francisco
Posted on January 1, 2025
Waterbar is a seafood restaurant located strategically on the San Francisco waterfront. It has extra ordinary views and is next door to the steakhouse restaurant Epic Roasthouse. They are both part of the vast Kuleto Restaurant empire. Waterbar has several meat entrees for those forced to dine here. The use local and sustainable seafood.
Best Buffet in the World
Posted on January 1, 2025We have a soft spot for buffets. Large assortments of food from around the world lets us try items that we would never order. High end buffets with everything from Prime Rib to Lobster to Foie Gras to Souffles are always on our hit list. Foodnut values quality in addition to quantity, so forget about Golden Corral.
Buffets originated in France, where French hosts would set up tables full of food so diners could help themselves during parties. This concept grew and was super sized in Las Vegas.
Greece 2024 Restaurant Reviews
Posted on August 4, 2024
Here are Restaurant Reviews and Notes from our Summer 2024 trip to Greece – Athen and Naxos.
Harvest Buffet, Sydney Australia
Posted on June 26, 2024
Harvest Buffet is a top buffet in Sydney Australia, located in the Star Casino. We had not been to a buffet since before the Pandemic, so we gave it a try. The Trip Advisor reviews made this buffet seem a lot better than we found. Check out our other Australia Restaurant Reviews
A Slice of New York Pizza, San Jose
Posted on March 28, 2024
Why did we dine here? – A Slice of New York is a well-known New York style pizza place in San Jose, not far from Santana Row. The place features some nice New York decor, with subway signs, maps, and the like. Their Sunnyvale location has closed.
Good Good Culture Club, San Francisco
Posted on January 10, 2024Party fun!
Why here? – Good Good Culture Club is a hot restaurant from the folks behind Liholiho Yacht Club. They serve Lao, Filipino fusion cuisine and has a party atmosphere. This restaurant is located in the heart of the Mission District, where Farina once stood.
Big Island Hawaii Restaurant Reviews
Posted on January 5, 2024
Prospect Restaurant Review, San Francisco
Posted on January 1, 2024
Prospect is a long-awaited new restaurant from the Boulevard restaurant team – Nancy Oakes, Pam Mazzola, and Kathy King – located in the posh residential Infinity Tower complex of San Francisco’s Financial district / SOMA district. They named it with anticipation, expectation, and looking forward. Prospect is near the Millennium tower.
Spoon, Tahoe City
Posted on January 1, 2024
Spoon is one of those rare finds in the Lake Tahoe region. The food is simply really good. Its easy to pay a lot up here, but not easy to find a spot like this. We’ve dined at all the stalwarts that have existed for decades and none match up. “Spoon is a funky, off-beat and cozy restaurant with an eclectic american dinner menu.” Closed Tu/Wed
Gluten free and vegetarian options. Specials change daily. Last visit end of 2024.
2022 Casual Food Reviews
Posted on January 1, 2024Reviews for restaurants, bakeries and other spots we deemed not important enough for their own.
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Durham, Asheville North Carolina Restaurant Reviews
Posted on January 1, 2024Last Update: 5/10/2024
Where does a San Francisco Foodie eat in the Durham – Chapel Hill – Research Triangle, North Carolina? Follow our journey and learn from our experiences. We have family there and will return again.
Harris’ Steakhouse Restaurant, San Francisco
Posted on October 20, 2023
Harris’, The San Francisco Steakhouse has been located since 1984. The restaurant has Old school steakhouse traditional decor with tall banquettes, and high quality 21 day dry aged, Mid-western, corn-fed meats. This is one place I think about when folks ask for a Steakhouse in San Francisco.
House of Prime Rib Restaurant Review, San Francisco
Posted on September 5, 2023
Best cornbread in town! House of Prime Rib opened in 1949 and concentrates on one dish, Prime rib. We have been coming here for many decades, whenever we have a desire for beef. They use corn-fed Prime beef Midwestern beef that is aged for 21 days and cooked in coarse rock salt.
Eleven Madison Park, New York City
Posted on June 6, 2023
Why did we dine here? – Best Restaurant in the USA? Tips to Dine here on the cheap! Eleven Madison Park is a well respected American restaurant situated at 11 Madison Avenue in the Flatiron District of New York City. Three Michelin stars were awarded in 2023. The restaurant was ranked #3 in the World by The World’s 50 Best Restaurant list.
Phoenix, Sedona Arizona Restaurant Reviews.
Posted on March 31, 2023Southwest Restaurant reviews from our trip in Spring 2023
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Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, Tempe, Arizona
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Octavia, San Francisco
Posted on February 19, 2023
Why did we dine here? – Octavia is the latest restaurant from Melissa Perello, chef-owner of 1 Michelin Starred and well loved Frances. A small 54 seat neighborhood restaurant that is already drawing crowds from throughout the City. We are in this area a lot, so we were waiting for it to finally open.
NOPA Restaurant Review, San Francisco
Posted on January 3, 2023
NOPA is a “neighborhood based restaurant designed to attract and comfort those from all over the Bay Area.” They serve “simple, rustic food created with seasonal ingredients sourced from local purveyors.” The restaurant has redefined the north of panhandle (NOPA) area since 2006 and has been packing them in. We did not have reservations, so we can in early and put our name on the list, otherwise you can eat at the bar or communal table.
Wildseed, San Francisco – Palo Alto
Posted on January 1, 2023
Trendy Plant Based Food in the City! Why did we dine here? – Wildseed’s motto is Work out, Veg Out. A trendy new 100% plant based vegan (No eggs!) restaurant in the Union street shopping district from the Back of the House Group (a Mano, Lolinda, Delarosa, Beretta, Super Duper, etc). They also have a location in Palo Alto’s Town and Country Center. We have dined at both locations.
Lobster Shack, Portola Valley
Posted on January 1, 2023
Moody’s Bistro & Bar, Truckee
Posted on January 1, 2023
Moody’s Bistro & Bar is a high end Mountain comfort food restaurant in downtown Truckee. Local, organic, seasonal focus or as they tell it – Moody’s food philosophy is “fresh, local, seasonal and simple”. Chef de Cuisine is Guy Frenette. The Restaurant opened in 2006. Moody’s has live music on some nights, so call ahead. Our last visit was during a trip to the mountains in 2023.
Greens Restaurant, San Francisco
Posted on September 26, 2022.jpg "Greens Restaurant Review, San Francisco")
Greens Restaurant has been serving vegetarian fare since 1979. Their Marin based Green Gulch Farm provides much of the produce. Greens was a pioneer in the early days, nowadays we have many more plant centric restaurants like Wildseed, Baia, Shizen, etc. Today almost every fancy restaurant accommodates vegetarians to some degree. The menu changes all the time.
Village Pub Review, Woodside
Posted on February 17, 2022
Village Pub is a fine dining establishment in the small town of Woodside. We have passed by many times, on our way back from hiking or biking, and felt it was time to try it. They have received One Michelin star starting from 2009. They use lots of seasonal, local, and organic ingredients. They have a sister restaurant Spruce, in San Francisco.
Terzo, San Francisco
Posted on August 17, 2021
Why did we dine here? – Terzo Is a Mediterranean restaurant in San Francisco’s Marina neighborhood. They been around for over 15 years, we haven’t been there in a while, so we visited it and dined outside during the pandemic. Easy availability spot on Opentable was the main reason we came! Nothing hot about this spot. The restaurant appears to cater to the neighborhood crowd, which mirrors the diners.
The French Laundry Restaurant Review, Yountville
Posted on August 7, 2021French Laundry Books at Amazon
With French Laundry it’s more than just a meal, it’s the whole experience. Beautiful atmosphere in the middle of the wine country, superb service, and of course great food. You could argue that this restaurant or that restaurant has a better beef course or appetizer, but few have the exquisite combination of everything.
Godfather’s Burger Lounge Review, Belmont
Posted on February 2, 2021
Godfather’s Burger Lounge opened in Belmont, December 2009 right on busy El Camino Real just south of the Ralston Ave. They focus on ½lb. fresh, all-natural “Certified Angus Beef” humanely raised burgers. No added hormones or antibiotics in their meat. Our last visit was in during the pandemic in July 2021, after indoor dining reopened. They still do take out and have some seats outside.