Saigon

Photos: Week on the Street (Part I)

Photos: Week on the Street (Part 4)

Dish Duel: Banh Mi Bay Bridge Classic

Top: The Ba Le contender. Bottom: The Saigon sammy. A product of French colonialism in Vietnam, the banh mi is classic street food, a sandwich that combines elements of both nations' culinary traditions - France's baguette and pâté, usually, and Vietnam's cilantro, chiles, and pickled ve ... More >>

Obama and Hip-hop: Better than "Beef"?

EKAphotography copyright 2007. all rights reservedOur shoulder-brushin', fist-bumpin' POTUS in Oakland, 2007 For a long time, hip hop debates have tended toward the tawdry and tabloidesque--i.e., Is Kanye Gay?; Is Alicia Keys creepin' with Swizz Beats?; Joe Budden vs. Saigon, T.I. vs. Mysonne, Cha ... More >>

Bonjour, Vietnam

Saigon Saigon respects its Indochinese heritage while maintaining a French elegance

Owl and the Sparrow tracks a week in the separate lives of three young Vietnamese

Saigon Saigon respects its Indochinese heritage while maintaining a French elegance

Two Blocks of Vietnam

Prowling the jungle of the Tenderloin for hot, sour, salty, and sweet.

Don't Go Away!

Prowling the jungle of the Tenderloin for hot, sour, salty, and sweet.

Free at Last

A harrowing journey leads to America, and then to someplace better

Best Restaurant Décor

A harrowing journey leads to America, and then to someplace better

Best Cheap Meal

A harrowing journey leads to America, and then to someplace better

Best New Ethnic Neighborhood

Little Saigon

Four Best Places for a Post-Midnight Snack

Little Saigon

Best Street Food

Aidell's Sausage Stand

Bend It Like Bollywood

See the best of Bollywood in "Cinema of the Indian Diaspora," part of the Asian American Film Fest

Missed Saigon

Tao Cafe

Secret Worlds

The Vertical Ray of the Sun offers up a rich slice of Vietnamese family life

East Is East

Miss Saigon

Side Dish

Miss Saigon

Zoom Lens

Miss Saigon

Stage

Miss Saigon

The You-Know-What Approaches

Miss Saigon

War Junkie

Jacques Leslie revisits Vietnam,land of obsessions

Spring Fever? Head North to Fish

More reliable than Google Maps: Directions to FishFish 350 Harbor near Gate Five Rd., Sausalito, 331-3474. It's May, that happy season of blooming honeysuckle and brilliant sunshine, the perfect time to hop a ferryboat to Sausalito and enjoy the year's most intoxicating weather. Just make sure to ke ... More >>

SalmonAid Hosts a Free Traditional Tribal Salmon Bake at Ocean Beach on Friday

Dan BacherThe Klamath Basin Coalition refers to the Klamath Basin, which encompasses areas in Northern California and Southern Oregon, as the "Western Everglades." The organization's Web site reports that there are still salmon species exclusive to that river system and details why energy must be pu ... More >>

Summer Reading That Won't Make You Stupid: Portrait of the Food Critic as a Young Boho

Moira Hodgson's It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: My Adventures in Life and Food (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, $24.95) might have been subtitled The Education of a Restaurant Critic. The author's addition to an ever-expanding list of food memoirs will surprise (and probably charm) anyone unfamilia ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Today's Odds and Ends

Our favorite morsels from the food blogs and beyond. Weight of opinion: Kathy of Food and the City turned away from the KC Masterpiece-slathered cliches of the holiday weekend to take a bite out of five of the city's best Vietnamese sandwiches (plus three also-rans). The winner? *Surprise*: Saigon ... More >>

School Daze: S.F. State Announces its 'Furlough Calendar'

Sadly, they're all just trying to crash a biology class at SFSU...​When we see college students walking, serpentine, on Friday nights, talking too loudly, and eating pizza slices in both hands, we feel nostalgic. When we see them hauling 75 pounds of books out of the library, that strikes a chord, ... More >>

Doggy Bag: Street Food Mission

​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Street walker: Bay Area Bites' Stephanie Im reveals what she did on her weeks-long blogging hiatus -- eat. In Ho Chi Minh City, no less. Her illustrated report on the city's street food is, well, awesome. Im: "Most often, it is cooked on the spot, right be ... More >>

SFoodie's 92: Hot and Spicy Beef Jerky from Marin Sun Farms

dukeofnyc/FlickrMarin Sun Farms brine-cures its jerky for 48 hours, then air-dries it for five.​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

Thai Barbecue Chicken from Manivanh

noreylee/FlickrThe flesh is ridiculously soft.​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

Octopus Tostada from Mariscos La Costa

gwen/FlickrAll the tostadas are pretty much a delight, though we're particularly fond of the pulpo.​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

Cheung Hing's Roast Duck

The juices alone are worth $20.​ As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

Carnitas Burrito from La Taqueria

J. BirdsallAvocado is essential.​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

Jam Thumbprints from Piccino Coffee Bar

John BirdsallThe jam changes with the seasons. Right now, it's orange marmalade.​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

'Pulled' Lamb Sandwich from Wexler's

John BirdsallIts pulled-pork sibling pales by comparison.​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

Potato Vareniki from Katia's

Charlene/Yelp​ As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

Timballo di Maccheroni from Quince

Steph L./YelpThe timbalo di maccheroni: Like a walled castle made of deliciousness.​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

New Orleans Iced Coffee from Blue Bottle

dennisandluba/FlickrClean, rich iced coffee from the land of dirty rice.​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

Rabbit Pot Pie from Mission Beach Café

Penelope's Loom/FlickrSave room for additional pastry -- the sweet kind.​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

Salumi Platter at Barbacco and Perbacco

Guinnessgrrl/Flickr​As a daily windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here. All the tasty details after the jump.

SJ Crawfish Adds Sunset Location to Its Mini Seafood Empire

Tamara Palmer​ SJ Crawfish, a seafood joint with locations in San Jose, Sacramento, and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), has taken over CoCo's Crawfish in the Sunset in a bid to be the messiest meal in San Francisco. Dungeness crab, king crab legs, giant prawns, and crawfish are sold by the pound ( ... More >>

Little Saigon Cafe (with Happy Dumplings) Offering Mostly Takeout in the Tenderloin

J. BirdsallHappy Dumpling's happy dumplings, now indoors.​After reading Luis Chong's post yesterday about a new restaurant being opened by the owners of the popular Happy Dumpling stand at the Stonestown farmers' market, SFoodie contacted owner Chuck Kerson to learn more. He and partner Linda Jia ... More >>

New Restaurants

J. BirdsallHappy Dumpling's happy dumplings, now indoors.​After reading Luis Chong's post yesterday about a new restaurant being opened by the owners of the popular Happy Dumpling stand at the Stonestown farmers' market, SFoodie contacted owner Chuck Kerson to learn more. He and partner Linda Jia ... More >>

Not Fade Away

J. BirdsallHappy Dumpling's happy dumplings, now indoors.​After reading Luis Chong's post yesterday about a new restaurant being opened by the owners of the popular Happy Dumpling stand at the Stonestown farmers' market, SFoodie contacted owner Chuck Kerson to learn more. He and partner Linda Jia ... More >>

Vietnamese Year of the Cat Slinks into the Tenderloin for Tet

Say it with us: Chuc mung nam moi!​The Tenderloin's Little Saigon will be transformed this weekend for Sunday's 15th Annual Vietnamese New Year Tet Festival ("Hoi Cho Tet Tan Mao" in Vietnamese), organized by the Vietnamese Community Center of San Francisco. Tet (lunar New Year) is the most im ... More >>

Rice Paper Scissors 2.0: Vietnam Underground

Poster by Will Chu​Saigon-Style Pop-Up Where: "An industrial workshop in the Mission"; precise location to be tweeted (or e-mailed) the day of the event When: Thu., Mar. 31, starting at 6 p.m. The rundown: Katie Kwan (KitchenSideCar) and occasional SFoodie blogger Valerie Luu (Little Knock) ... More >>

Newcomer Mirtille Excels at Soup and Salad

Luis ChongMirtille's limited tables and seating.​After Passion Cafe announced it was closing (it has now rescinded that statement), SFoodie was hoping newcomer Mirtille could be a substitute, though the concept is different and it's not open late hours. It's a soup, salad, and sandwich shop, w ... More >>

Recent Openers

Luis ChongMirtille's limited tables and seating.​After Passion Cafe announced it was closing (it has now rescinded that statement), SFoodie was hoping newcomer Mirtille could be a substitute, though the concept is different and it's not open late hours. It's a soup, salad, and sandwich shop, w ... More >>

Recent Openers

Luis ChongMirtille's limited tables and seating.​After Passion Cafe announced it was closing (it has now rescinded that statement), SFoodie was hoping newcomer Mirtille could be a substitute, though the concept is different and it's not open late hours. It's a soup, salad, and sandwich shop, w ... More >>