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Pier 39

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Starbucks Eyes Pier One, Stealing Belly Burgers' Grease, and More

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. We're not fond of Starbucks' tire fires and cat pee blonde roast, and now Inside Scoop shares that the vacant Pier One space may become the latest location of the mega-coffee chain. If you'll remember, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Bacon Dressup and Ritual in China: This Week in Food Bloggery

    Jonathan KauffmanHalloween brownie bites from Baked, three for $7.50.​Highlights from the blog this week: 1. SFoodie contributor Albert Law, who has been spending six weeks in China, stumbled upon a cafe in Beijing that serves Ritual coffee. And it's no cheap knockoff -- it's the real stuff, impo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    The Six Best Restaurants to Bring Tourists to (Besides the Ferry Building or the Wharf)

    Imelda/FlickrThe Ferry Building is the ideal place to bring tourists to, but it's not the only one.​ So your Aunt May is in town from San Diego or Modesto or Charleston and you've promised her two days of guided sightseeing, just as long as you don't have to accompany her to Pier 39. (Don't worry ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Sea Lions Found in S.F. With Wires Wrapped Around Their Necks

    Inquiring minds​Marine rescuers are attempting to save the lives of two young sea lions who were found on San Francisco's Pier 39 with wires draped around their necks -- which could easily kill them. The wired mammals first came to the attention of rescuers after tourists spotted the two sea anima ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    The Week in Drinks: a Roundup of Boozy Events

    Atisha PaulsonBartender Jim Kearns of NYC's Prime Meats​The sun is mostly out, summer is winding down, and it's a perfect time to get your drink on in a very boozy week. Here's our list of where to go: Distillery No. 209 Tour Where: Distillery No. 209, Pier 50 #B When: Thu., July 28, 5:30-6 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    Monk's Kettle Chef Leaves, Hana Zen Hits the Big Time

    ​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene.Eater caught on to a tweet sent around by Kevin Kroger announcing that he was no longer chef of Monk's Kettle, then stalked Kroger's blog and learned it was an amicable departure.Eater also rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Crabby Mood, a Pick-Me-Up from Crab House at Pier 39

    Tamara Palmer​The cocktails at Pier 39's Crab House are hardly wonders of creative mixology, but they do come with fantastic views that shouldn't be the exclusive domain of tourists -- venture there on weekdays, when there are fewer out-of-towners in short pants and long socks. The Crabby Mood ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 14, 2010

    How the Soup Was Made

    Tamara Palmer​The cocktails at Pier 39's Crab House are hardly wonders of creative mixology, but they do come with fantastic views that shouldn't be the exclusive domain of tourists -- venture there on weekdays, when there are fewer out-of-towners in short pants and long socks. The Crabby Mood ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2010

    Returning sea lions could be in for a shock

    Tamara Palmer​The cocktails at Pier 39's Crab House are hardly wonders of creative mixology, but they do come with fantastic views that shouldn't be the exclusive domain of tourists -- venture there on weekdays, when there are fewer out-of-towners in short pants and long socks. The Crabby Mood ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Sea Lion Horde at Pier 39 Steadily Growing

    ​Last year, the sea lions were poised to take over the city. Instead, they took a vacation in Oregon. Now, the smelly, adorable creatures are steadily trickling back to San Francisco. This morning, this maintenance guy over at Pier 39 counted 158 of them. A woman who works in the Pier 39 offices s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Five Places We Wish Bands Could Play in SF

    Photo at Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze at Pier 39. Why don't bands play here?​We're blessed with great live music venues here in San Francisco, but sometimes, bars, ballrooms, clubs, and arenas get kinda monotonous. Here are five more exotic locations that would make awesome spaces to see a band, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 1, 2010

    Have the Sea Lions of Pier 39 Left Earth for Space?

    Few local news stories in recent memory have attracted as much international attention as the abrupt vanishing act pulled by the popular sea lions of Pier 39, who this fall deserted the docks where for decades they were wont to haul out and bask in the attention of tourists.Yearning for yet more dis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Pack of 15 Sea Lions Patrols Mission Creek

    Joe EskenaziBARK! BARK! BARK! BARK! ​Not so long ago SF Weekly reported on the exploding number of sea lions on Hyde Street Harbor -- a situation deemed an "infestation" by those charged with keeping the city's piers operational and relatively sea lion excrement-free. It seems, however, that the s ... More >>

  • News

    October 7, 2009

    Too Cute to Shoot?

    The adoring public may have a problem with what San Francisco has in store for its troublesome invaders, the sea lions.

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    SF Weekly Tracks Down Brooklynite Given Bizarre S.F. Travel Advice By New York Times

    Next time, Marian. Next time.​Last week, SF Weekly made a desperate plea to save a Brooklyn woman from a dire fate indeed. Marian Berelowitz wrote to the New York Times' travel section querying how she should best spend a scant four-hour layover in the City by the Bay. Shockingly, America's paper ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Local Flavor: The Five Best Doughnuts in San Francisco

    m.bibelot via FlickrDoughnuts from Dynamo: The maple-bacon is in the top row, centerThere may be no American food more enduring than the doughnut. Food snobs, vegans, cops -- who doesn't love a crusty sinker or a fat glazed dunker? In honor of National Doughnut Day, we thought we'd offer our guide ( ... More >>

  • News

    October 22, 2008

    On the Waterfront

    Pier 39's management dismisses Joe Abuzaid as a wingnut, but this wingnut may be a real whistleblower.

  • Calendar

    September 24, 2008

    Pier Review

    Pier 39's management dismisses Joe Abuzaid as a wingnut, but this wingnut may be a real whistleblower.

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2007

    Best Places to Meet People, Not Including Craigslists Casual Encounter Section

    Pier 39's management dismisses Joe Abuzaid as a wingnut, but this wingnut may be a real whistleblower.

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2007

    Buskers Butt Heads with Port of S.F.

    Pier 39's management dismisses Joe Abuzaid as a wingnut, but this wingnut may be a real whistleblower.

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2007

    Mission Fireworks, Dolores Park, Fun With Photo Galleries

    Pier 39's management dismisses Joe Abuzaid as a wingnut, but this wingnut may be a real whistleblower.

  • Culture

    November 15, 2006

    Also Playing

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    October 11, 2006

    Also Playing

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    October 4, 2006

    Also Playing

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

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    July 5, 2006

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

    Our critics weigh in on local theater

  • Calendar

    October 12, 2005

    Street Scavenging

    Go for the gold

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    April 20, 2005

    An Arty Opening

    Practice saying, "My, she was yar"

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2005

    Resolved: To Enjoy San Francisco

    Some ways to make the best of the best city in the world, year-round

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    June 30, 2004

    The Rockets' Red Glare

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    May 19, 2004

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    February 18, 2004

    Art & Politics Do Too Mix

    Slogans "R" Us

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    April 23, 2003

    Take a Hike

    Mount Tam is a flower lover's dream

  • Dining

    June 5, 2002

    On the Waterfront

    Crab House

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    May 15, 2002

    Best Off-Shore Dining

    Forbes Island

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    May 23, 2001

    Best Place to Get Away From It All

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    May 23, 2001

    Best Reason to Go to Fisherman's Wharf

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    May 23, 2001

    Best Way to Blow Off Steam After Work

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    May 17, 2000

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    Kite Flite

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    May 17, 2000

    Best Restaurant That's Also a Vacation

    Forbes Island

  • Dining

    February 16, 2000

    Side Dish

    Doin' Lunch, Open Wide, In a Pinch, A Spoonful of Sugar

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2000

    Animal Magnetism

    Seal Lion 10th Anniversary

  • Dining

    September 1, 1999

    2,000 Millimeters Under the Sea

    Forbes Island

  • News

    January 28, 1998

    Boondoggle by the Bay

    Why the tacky political giveaway called Pier 39 shouldn't be used as a model for the coming redevelopment of San Francisco's waterfront

  • Film

    April 2, 1997

    Reel World

    Why the tacky political giveaway called Pier 39 shouldn't be used as a model for the coming redevelopment of San Francisco's waterfront

  • Music

    November 13, 1996

    Night Crawler

    Why the tacky political giveaway called Pier 39 shouldn't be used as a model for the coming redevelopment of San Francisco's waterfront

  • Dining

    September 25, 1996

    Dish

    Why the tacky political giveaway called Pier 39 shouldn't be used as a model for the coming redevelopment of San Francisco's waterfront

  • Calendar

    May 15, 1996

    Slap Shots

    Why the tacky political giveaway called Pier 39 shouldn't be used as a model for the coming redevelopment of San Francisco's waterfront

  • Calendar

    January 17, 1996

    Night+Day

    Why the tacky political giveaway called Pier 39 shouldn't be used as a model for the coming redevelopment of San Francisco's waterfront

  • News

    October 18, 1995

    The Last Seduction

    Spurned by term limitations, Willie Brown turns his political affections on San Francisco. But how long will our small-town ways hold his fancy?

  • News

    September 27, 1995

    Letters

    Spurned by term limitations, Willie Brown turns his political affections on San Francisco. But how long will our small-town ways hold his fancy?

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