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The Washington Square Bar & Grill was a landmark restaurant adjoining Washington Square in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood (Powell at Union streets). Known widely as the Washbag, so named by columnist Herb Caen as a play on words, it was a favorite gathering place for a generation of writers, politicians, musicians, and social elite.
Upon his death, sous-chef Bill Galloway took over the kitchen temporarily. The food became less sauce-focused and "lighter," as it was described in the San Francisco Chronicle in 1985. Galloway started working with different food distributors, improving the quality of the seafood, and hired a larger dessert staff. [5]
A historic bar located at 1901 Union Street in San Francisco's Cow Hollow neighborhood. [18] It was founded as “The Alley”. [5] The sports bar saloon has been run by a single family for four generations and over a hundred years, the Ferroni family. [5] In 2023, the Ferroni family opened a second floor upscale cocktail lounge. [19]
Opened by Maurice Bernstein (1886-1932) in 1912, [1] Bernstein's Fish Grotto was known for its unique entrance, a ship's bow jutting into the sidewalk. It was intended to be a reproduction of Christopher Columbus' ship Niña.
Comstock Saloon is a historic saloon in San Francisco, California, located in San Francisco's North Beach. The building, since 1907, housed several different bars and owners. [1] [2] The predecessor being the San Francisco Brewing Company (1985–2012), which is the oldest microbrewery in San Francisco.
Twin Peaks Tavern is an American historic gay bar.It first opened in 1935 and is located at 401 Castro Street in the Castro District in San Francisco, California. [2] [3] It is one of the most famous bars in the Castro and features prominent oversized windows that were unveiled in 1972, something uncommonly seen in older gay bars. [2]
Vesuvio Cafe is a historic bar in San Francisco, California, United States. Located at 255 Columbus Avenue, across an alley from City Lights Bookstore , the building was designed and built in 1913 by Italian architect Italo Zanolini, and remodeled in 1918.
In Search of the Perfect Meal, by Roy Andries de Groot, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1986, ISBN 0-312-41131-6, "The Finest Regional Dish in America", pages 238–245.De Groot was a Dutch-born gourmet and bon vivant who wrote about food and drink for many years after World War II in a variety of magazines and newspapers as well as writing several books.