Financial District

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The Coffee Shack: Your New Pathway to Frugality

If you're in the Financial District and looking for a cheap way to support your early morning caffeine craving or need for a mid-afternoon metabolic boost, consider venturing to the Hilton. That's right: The heiress-spawning luxury hotel chain has opened the Coffee Shack, a coffee truck on its front ... More >>

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If you're in the Financial District and looking for a cheap way to support your early morning caffeine craving or need for a mid-afternoon metabolic boost, consider venturing to the Hilton. That's right: The heiress-spawning luxury hotel chain has opened the Coffee Shack, a coffee truck on its front ... More >>

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If you're in the Financial District and looking for a cheap way to support your early morning caffeine craving or need for a mid-afternoon metabolic boost, consider venturing to the Hilton. That's right: The heiress-spawning luxury hotel chain has opened the Coffee Shack, a coffee truck on its front ... More >>

Fire Erupts at Kokkari Estiatorio in Financial District

A kitchen fire interrupted lunch for more than 150 patrons dining at Kokkari restaurant in the city's Financial District this afternoon.The fire started at the upscale Greek restaurant around 1:30 p.m. However, nobody inside the restaurant even noticed until the fire trucks arrived. Folks passing by ... More >>

Possible Explosive Found in Financial District, Bank Of America Building Evacuated

Police blocked off part of the Financial District this afternoon after the bomb squad was called in over a possible explosive near New Montgomery and Market streets. SF Weekly Staff Writer Joe Eskenazi was passing by when he spotted the drama in downtown. He tells us that police evacuated the bank b ... More >>

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Police blocked off part of the Financial District this afternoon after the bomb squad was called in over a possible explosive near New Montgomery and Market streets. SF Weekly Staff Writer Joe Eskenazi was passing by when he spotted the drama in downtown. He tells us that police evacuated the bank b ... More >>

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Police blocked off part of the Financial District this afternoon after the bomb squad was called in over a possible explosive near New Montgomery and Market streets. SF Weekly Staff Writer Joe Eskenazi was passing by when he spotted the drama in downtown. He tells us that police evacuated the bank b ... More >>

Goodbye Cafe Fanny, Criolla Kitchen to Become Parish Eleven, and William Werner Has an Address

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Take a load off Fanny: After 28 years, Berkeley's Cafe Fanny will close tomorrow. According to Inside Scoop, the cafe, opened by Alice Waters and her brother-in-law Jim Maser, is closing due to the econom ... More >>

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The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Take a load off Fanny: After 28 years, Berkeley's Cafe Fanny will close tomorrow. According to Inside Scoop, the cafe, opened by Alice Waters and her brother-in-law Jim Maser, is closing due to the econom ... More >>

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The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Take a load off Fanny: After 28 years, Berkeley's Cafe Fanny will close tomorrow. According to Inside Scoop, the cafe, opened by Alice Waters and her brother-in-law Jim Maser, is closing due to the econom ... More >>

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The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Take a load off Fanny: After 28 years, Berkeley's Cafe Fanny will close tomorrow. According to Inside Scoop, the cafe, opened by Alice Waters and her brother-in-law Jim Maser, is closing due to the econom ... More >>

Recent Openers

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Take a load off Fanny: After 28 years, Berkeley's Cafe Fanny will close tomorrow. According to Inside Scoop, the cafe, opened by Alice Waters and her brother-in-law Jim Maser, is closing due to the econom ... More >>

Recent Openers

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Take a load off Fanny: After 28 years, Berkeley's Cafe Fanny will close tomorrow. According to Inside Scoop, the cafe, opened by Alice Waters and her brother-in-law Jim Maser, is closing due to the econom ... More >>

SF Occupier Looking for Roommate to Share Tent for Cheap Rent

This guy sounds fucking cool​The Occupy Movement has given us reporters plenty of fodder for good stories -- some informative and others entertaining. And while it appears Occupy SF has ceased to exist as a camp since police raided the encampment on Wednesday, there are still plenty of amusing sto ... More >>

Occupy SF: Mission District Residents Don't Want Protesters in Their Backyard

Lauren SmileyYou tell me: Is this guy an Occupy camper or just another Mission District resident?​The feeling is mutual between Mission residents and Occupy SF protesters: Neither group wants to see the encampment relocate to the Mission District, despite what city officials say. The Chron's Matie ... More >>

Occupy SF: Tension Takes Over Camp, Cops Barricade Site

​Police did show up at Justin Herman Plaza last night, riot gear and all, but a raid on the Occupy SF camp never happened. Rather, police decided instead to erect metal barricades around the camp, which of course only incited protesters, who obviously didn't like the idea of being caged in.Police ... More >>

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​Police did show up at Justin Herman Plaza last night, riot gear and all, but a raid on the Occupy SF camp never happened. Rather, police decided instead to erect metal barricades around the camp, which of course only incited protesters, who obviously didn't like the idea of being caged in.Police ... More >>

Occupy SF: City Wants to Move Camp to Former School Site in the Mission

adrielhampton via FlickrOccupying the Mission just doesn't have the same effect​Occupy San Francisco is one of the few remaining occupy camps in the nation that hasn't -- and apparently won't -- experience a full-scale police raid. Rather the city is taking a more diplomatic approach, one that tri ... More >>

Occupy Tent for Sale -- Contact Bank of America

Another forclosure​Another dwelling was foreclosed on in the city's Financial District yesterday: An Occupy SF tent. The tent that was erected yesterday inside Bank of America where dozens of protesters stormed as they marched through downtown is now up for sale on ebay.Seriously, if you really wa ... More >>

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Another forclosure​Another dwelling was foreclosed on in the city's Financial District yesterday: An Occupy SF tent. The tent that was erected yesterday inside Bank of America where dozens of protesters stormed as they marched through downtown is now up for sale on ebay.Seriously, if you really wa ... More >>

OccupySF Blocks Wells Fargo HQ; 11 Taken Away in Handcuffs

​OccupySF protesters did more than yoga this morning. The group marched down Market Street this morning and reportedly blocked the doors of the Wells Fargo Headquarters, slowing traffic through the Financial District and forcing employees to use the side doors. According to news reports, the group ... More >>

Umami Gives Us a Bacon-Wrapped Burger, the Third TeaWay Opens, and Another Coffee Bar

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Turns out Umami Burger's only soft opening tomorrow. It will unveil its full-fledged burger glory soon enough (2184 Union at Fillmore). But we've scanned the menu they've unveiled for S.F., and in additio ... More >>

Occupy Wall Street Protest Expands to San Francisco

12 days, plus interest ​Today marks the 12th day of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City -- and unlike BART protests, there's no sign that this demonstration is dying down. In fact, it's spreading -- all the way to the West Coast, where California is suffering from a staggering 12 perc ... More >>

Off the Grid Hits St. Mary's Square

Senor Sisig hopes to see lines like this at St. Mary's Square​Folks in the Financial District will get new lunch options next week when four food trucks from Off the Grid's rotation pull up into the St. Mary's Square Garage at 433 Kearny St. (at California). The soft launch is Monday, July 25 ... More >>

San Francycle: Why There Is No S.F. Bike Etiquette

​Bike etiquette: What do you do when what's polite isn't safe, what's safe isn't legal, and what's legal isn't polite? This week a guy was seriously injured in the Financial District when he fell off of his bike ... while riding against one-way traffic. Okay, so that's neither legal, polite, nor ... More >>

Bouncer: How to Sneak into a Wine Bar

​Bike etiquette: What do you do when what's polite isn't safe, what's safe isn't legal, and what's legal isn't polite? This week a guy was seriously injured in the Financial District when he fell off of his bike ... while riding against one-way traffic. Okay, so that's neither legal, polite, nor ... More >>

Enter The Fantasy Zone at a Friendly Hotel Bar

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

Fresh Eats for the week of April 28-May 4, 2010

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

Fresh Eats for the week of April 21-27, 2010

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

Trademark invades a Eurocentric street with fresh American fare

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

New Restaurants

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>

A weekly listing of new restaurants around town.

​Anyone who has been reading this column for a while knows that when I want to get away from it all and pretend that I am on vacation, I head for a hotel bar. This week I picked the Hilton in Chinatown, on Kearny. It bills itself as the "Financial District Hilton," but it's not as grand as some. I ... More >>