Westfield San Francisco Centre

Starbucks, We Hardly Knew Thee (Nostalgia for a Place I Never Frequented)

Unforgettable,That's What You Are

The best dishes of 2007 — it was a very good year

Making a Killing

The best dishes of 2007 — it was a very good year

A Good Steak Conquers All

Bradley Ogden's newest place offers some excellent food, but watch out for the server, Mr. X

Work in Progress

Our early responder finds some good things to eat among some chaff at S.F.'s new retail paradise

Open for Business

Our early responder finds some good things to eat among some chaff at S.F.'s new retail paradise

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

The year in local film, plus the passing of a cinematic champion

Mall Eats, Dirty Music, and Home Cooking: A Foodie Day Planner

Friday, June 12, 2009 Let's do lunch: Ah, the joys of hanging out at the mall -- only instead of giant pretzels and pizza dripping orange grease, grab something delicious: SF Weekly food critic Meredith Brody says seek out the fresh spring rolls and caramelized chicken claypot at Out the Door (Con ... More >>

Queer Food Capital: Four Restaurants That Just Feel Like Us

Today, SFoodie launches Queer Food Capital, a daily countdown to Pride on June 28. We'll be taking a look at the city's LGBT dining, wine, and bar culture, featuring interviews with prominent out chefs and other foodies, guides, even notes on history. First up? For out-of-towners seeking a nig ... More >>

The naan, the bitch, and the mall bar at Straits

Today, SFoodie launches Queer Food Capital, a daily countdown to Pride on June 28. We'll be taking a look at the city's LGBT dining, wine, and bar culture, featuring interviews with prominent out chefs and other foodies, guides, even notes on history. First up? For out-of-towners seeking a nig ... More >>

Lark Creek's Annual Half-Off Bottle Promotion Starts Tomorrow

LFL16/FlickrIf you order wine by the bottle, dining at One Market should be a bit more affordable in July.Let your wallet feel as flush as your face. Starting tomorrow (and for the entire month of July), Bay Area winos can savor half-off savings on every bottles on le menu at all Lark Creek restaura ... More >>

Brenda's French Soul Food Kicks It Creole

LFL16/FlickrIf you order wine by the bottle, dining at One Market should be a bit more affordable in July.Let your wallet feel as flush as your face. Starting tomorrow (and for the entire month of July), Bay Area winos can savor half-off savings on every bottles on le menu at all Lark Creek restaura ... More >>

Dine About Town is Back, with a Kickoff Bash under the Westfield Dome

zipweimar/Flickr​Coming soon to a dome near you: the launch party for Dine About Town 2010. The citywide budget dining promotion runs Jan. 15-31, but to get things rolling, Dina About Town is hosting a kickoff bash under the Westfield San Francisco Centre dome (845 Market at Fourth St.) on Jan ... More >>

Scenes from Last Night's Dine About Town Kickoff Party

M. LaddFish & Farm's Ben Sebastien (left) and Chad Newton.​Yes, there was pig belly, but you had to wait for that one-ounce wine pour. Less than half an hour into last night's sold-out Dine About Town launch party under the Westfield San Francisco Centre dome, the lines for wine were 18 to 20 ... More >>

Fresh Eats for the week of May 12-18, 2010

M. LaddFish & Farm's Ben Sebastien (left) and Chad Newton.​Yes, there was pig belly, but you had to wait for that one-ounce wine pour. Less than half an hour into last night's sold-out Dine About Town launch party under the Westfield San Francisco Centre dome, the lines for wine were 18 to 20 ... More >>

Fresh Eats for the week of May 19-25, 2010

M. LaddFish & Farm's Ben Sebastien (left) and Chad Newton.​Yes, there was pig belly, but you had to wait for that one-ounce wine pour. Less than half an hour into last night's sold-out Dine About Town launch party under the Westfield San Francisco Centre dome, the lines for wine were 18 to 20 ... More >>

Recent Openings

M. LaddFish & Farm's Ben Sebastien (left) and Chad Newton.​Yes, there was pig belly, but you had to wait for that one-ounce wine pour. Less than half an hour into last night's sold-out Dine About Town launch party under the Westfield San Francisco Centre dome, the lines for wine were 18 to 20 ... More >>

Recent Openings

M. LaddFish & Farm's Ben Sebastien (left) and Chad Newton.​Yes, there was pig belly, but you had to wait for that one-ounce wine pour. Less than half an hour into last night's sold-out Dine About Town launch party under the Westfield San Francisco Centre dome, the lines for wine were 18 to 20 ... More >>

Ajisen Ramen Opens Tomorrow at Westfield Mall

Luis ChongThe first Northern California outpost of the Japanese chain boasts a huge menu.​As SFoodie previously reported, Japanese fast-food chain Ajisen Ramen is opening its first Northern California branch in the Westfield Mall. Located on the Concourse Level, flanked by Panda Express and R ... More >>

Ajisen's Kumamoto-Style Ramen Is Really Good

Luis ChongAjisen's premium pork ramen.​We ventured into the just-opened Westfield San Francisco Centre branch of Japanese fast-food chain Ajisen Ramen yesterday. It's been more than a decade since a branch of Japan's Yoshinoya came to the city and failed, so we were curious about San Francisco ... More >>

Fresh Eats: We recommend Reverie's pozole and Ajisen's ramen

Luis ChongAjisen's premium pork ramen.​We ventured into the just-opened Westfield San Francisco Centre branch of Japanese fast-food chain Ajisen Ramen yesterday. It's been more than a decade since a branch of Japan's Yoshinoya came to the city and failed, so we were curious about San Francisco ... More >>

Recent Openers

The newest dining and drinking spots around town

Recent Openers

The newest dining and drinking spots around town

Recent Openers

The newest dining and drinking spots around town

Martin Yan Hits the Food Court, The Corner Fans Itself

​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. In the print edition of Inside Scoop, Paolo L. reports that local cookbook author and TV star Martin Yan is bringing a new restaurant to the Westfield San Francisco Centre food court sometim ... More >>

SFoodie Advent Calendar, Day 11: Edible Holiday Box from Charles Chocolates

Charles Chocolates​The SFoodie Advent Calendar counts down the days before Christmas/Nondenominationalwinterholiday, one treat at a time. "This might be a little bit big to fit in one of the little squares of your advent calendar," jokes Charles Chocolates owner Chuck Siegel of his winter col ... More >>

Toast Almost Ready to Pop, Cupola Brings Pizza to S.F.'s Last Pizza-Free Block

​ ​The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Grub Street has been chasing this one down for a few days: The Lark Creek Restaurant Group's new restaurant on the fourth floor of the Westfield San Francisco Centre (the old Zazil space, n ... More >>

Enjoy Belgian Waffles Two Ways at Bloem 'n Sugar

Luis ChongBloem's Very Berry Belgian waffle ​The WaffleMania truck popularized the dense and chewy Liege waffles, which are great. But sometimes SFoodie craves the other Belgian waffles, the light and crispy rectangles from Brussels -- they've got deep pockets that no Eggo can match. So we wer ... More >>

Recent Openers

Luis ChongBloem's Very Berry Belgian waffle ​The WaffleMania truck popularized the dense and chewy Liege waffles, which are great. But sometimes SFoodie craves the other Belgian waffles, the light and crispy rectangles from Brussels -- they've got deep pockets that no Eggo can match. So we wer ... More >>

Recent Openers

Luis ChongBloem's Very Berry Belgian waffle ​The WaffleMania truck popularized the dense and chewy Liege waffles, which are great. But sometimes SFoodie craves the other Belgian waffles, the light and crispy rectangles from Brussels -- they've got deep pockets that no Eggo can match. So we wer ... More >>

Recent Openers

Luis ChongBloem's Very Berry Belgian waffle ​The WaffleMania truck popularized the dense and chewy Liege waffles, which are great. But sometimes SFoodie craves the other Belgian waffles, the light and crispy rectangles from Brussels -- they've got deep pockets that no Eggo can match. So we wer ... More >>

Not-Completely-Healthy Japanese Veggie Snack Shop Opens at Westfield

Calbee's new store outside the Westfield Food Emporium​Calbee, the biggest snack food company in Japan, is opening its first overseas retail store at the Westfield San Francisco Centre, where it will be selling a new line of BeeMee vegetable snacks. Calbee claims that its vegetable sticks are ... More >>

Recent Openers

Calbee's new store outside the Westfield Food Emporium​Calbee, the biggest snack food company in Japan, is opening its first overseas retail store at the Westfield San Francisco Centre, where it will be selling a new line of BeeMee vegetable snacks. Calbee claims that its vegetable sticks are ... More >>

Recent Openers

Calbee's new store outside the Westfield Food Emporium​Calbee, the biggest snack food company in Japan, is opening its first overseas retail store at the Westfield San Francisco Centre, where it will be selling a new line of BeeMee vegetable snacks. Calbee claims that its vegetable sticks are ... More >>

Margherita-ville: Checking Out FiDi's Cupola Pizzeria and Pachino

Jonathan KauffmanCupola Pizzeria's pizza margherita, $13.50​Generation X seemed to devote a lot of time in our 20s complaining about being in the shadow of the baby boom generation. So I feel a certain empathy for the pizza restaurants that opened over the spring and summer this year, in the shado ... More >>

Five Mall Food Court Finds S.F. Foodies Can Stomach

irrational_cat​The typical mall food court is the culinary equivalent of The Epcot Center -- a rickety selection of "ethnic" delights poorly prepared and served lukewarm to the grinning consumers of modern America. There the fruits of the world's gastronomic endeavors are reduced to their most bas ... More >>