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If you're coming to San Francisco and don't visit this part of the city you’ve missed out. San Francisco has evolved over the last 15 years (or 6 months) but this is the heart of the city. It’s Little Italy, it’s where the Beats birthed ‘cool’ and it’s full of great cafés and shops to explore. Chinatown? . . . it’s the largest in North America and the largest Chinese community outside Asia. A place where its possible to forget where you are, eat the finest Chinese cuisine and if you’re lucky catch a festival. And if your fortune cookie says “I cannot help you, for I am just a cookie” don’t despair just ask for another.
William Stout Books
House of Nanking
Golden Flower
Hotaling Place
Réveille Coffee Co. Truck
Little Vine
Li Po
Goorin Brothers
The Saloon
San Francisco's best blues dive.
Molinari’s Deli
Cafe Zoetrope
Pier 23
One Jackson Place
Cotogna
BIX
Bocadillos
Washington Square
Hole in the Wall Coffee
Transamerica Redwood Park
Original Timber
Get wood and custom furniture.
AB Fits
Mr. Bings
Vallejo Steps
Bargain Bazaar
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Molinari’s Deli
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- 373 Columbus Ave
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How we wish we could have visited this really special hole in the wall back when it opened just before the turn of the century. Today, they surely do things a little differently, but stepping inside definitely feels like stepping back to a simpler time. The sandwiches are uncomplicated and straightforward, but because of their high quality ingredients they couldn’t be any better, and you get to pick your own bread and bring it up to the deli counter! The selection of wine, cheese, oils and countless other Italian delicacies is extensive, especially for the size of the space.