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san francisco vacation, part II

here's the rest of the san francisco pics.

we really had an awesome time.

links to the places in these pics:

crissy field

sea salt cookie, biscuits + jam

state bird provisions

san francisco: the food

i wanted to share the places we ate at and enjoyed while in san francisco.

this is only the very tip of a gigantic iceberg. there were (no lie) at least ten other places i wanted to check out but we were only there for five days. luckily, we didn't have strike out once, which is nice when you're basing your restaurant picks (in a city known for good food!) on a combination of yelp reviews, local magazine articles, blog posts and newspaper write-ups.

i'm not going to go into too much detail about each one; you can see peruse the menus yourself if you'd like. but here are some highlights:

1. hog & rocks. this was the only non-planned place we tried. while we were walking to another restaurant, we passed this one, checked out the menu and decided to check it out while we were in town. you guys. they had egg yolk fries. incredible. the pimento cheese/pretzel was aslo very good.

2. reveille coffee co. the coffee and breakfast items we got here were good. but my favorite thing was the chocolate chip/sea salt cookie that we took with us to the beach.

3. beast & the hare. this was a repeat performance for us. we went here last time we were in town and loved it. we swore we'd go back if we were ever in town again and a year-and-a-half later, it didn't disappoint. the handmade pasta was perfect and they even sent over a complimentary plate of pickled vegetables since we had to wait a little bit for our reservation. completely unnecessary since we were in vacation mode and not on any time crunch, but i thought it was a classy touch.

4. craftsman & wolves. i had a savory tart with ricotta here that blew my mind. we also got a bag of shoyu chocolate caramels that we ate during the trip. so good and a fun twist on my beloved salted caramel.

5. state bird provisions. stop the presses. i did something i never ever (ever) do with this one: i waited in line an hour before the restaurant opened to see if we could get a seat without a reservation. we did. we were here for our anniversary dinner, and without gushing too much, it's safe to say it's probably the best meal i've had in my life. their menu changes constantly, but here are some great images of some of their offerings.

5. 4505 meats. these guys had a stand set up at the market on sunday. their breakfast sandwich was incredible.

6. spikes. this was a few steps from the place where we stayed. this was my favorite coffee we had the whole trip and their breakfast pastries were also top notch.

7. mission chinese food. i'd been hearing about this place for a long time, and since my husband really likes chinese food, we gave it a shot. unique, inventive and low key. i recommend it for sure.

8. the station. another breakfast/coffee place we tried. i ended up liking my husband's breakfast sandwich more than the one i got, but both were really good and i'd go back again.

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any places in the bay area you tried and loved?

san francisco vacation, part I

i took a ton of pictures while we were out in california, so i'll be spreading these out over today and tomorrow.

enjoy!

links to where we went:

divisadero farmers' market

4505 meats

snack time

ferry building marketplace

historic trail

friday time

i was lookin around, trying to figure out what i was going to do for the friday post, then it hit me: i have a whole bunch of beautiful san francisco pictures that i never posted.

so here you go.

plus, i figured it was fitting since i'm roadtripping this weekend with the boy.

all pics by me

have a great friday, loves!

wine country

that was napa.

well, napa from my view in the backseat of our rental.
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we all went there together one day
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i ate this beast at solbar:

ahhh. drink it in.
i wish i could eat it again right now.

i had this guy too:

also delicious + it had the superthin charred crust i love, but that first dish - whew!!
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yay for eating outside

yay cool concrete sculpture/water fountain outside the restaurant

yay napa

hold up

"you have to eat here."

"you gotta check out this park."

i got a lot of trip advice and helpful suggestions before we headed out west.

then i got there and realized everyone left out something critically important.

behold:

why didn't anyone tell me about all the succulents?

i mean, what is going on here?

who just has beautiful bounties of succulents ON THEIR SIDEWALKS?

whaaaaaa?

maybe they haven't always been there, but as we walked down the street the very first morning we were in town, i stopped dead in my tracks when i came across the first plot (?) of succulents.

we walked more.

another.

and another...

i saw so many stunning succulents, i just lost count.

me: "oh! that one's my fave! no, wait! look at this one!

[and probably gave myself a thumb strain from trying to instagram the shit out of every last one.]

turns out, a lot of the ones i saw are courtesy of friends of the urban forest.

ok but who are they?

i'll let them explain in their own words from their site:

"friends of the urban forest's mission is to promote a larger, healthier urban forest as part of san francisco's infrastructure through community planting, tree planting, education and advocacy."

i just find this to be incredible. and it makes such a big difference that passersby can't help but notice.

we walked a lot while we were in town, and even though the hills were a bit more insane than i thought they'd be (feel the burn!), it was awesome to be surrounded by such lush green city streets.