From my many articles a week as Zagat Editor, I summarize and link to some coverage highlights here – you can follow along on Twitter @ZagatSF, where I post daily, or on my own @ThePerfectSpot via Twitter or Facebook.
New Bay Area Openings
BURMESE fare & BRITTANY-style CREPES arrive at Upper Haight’s SECOND ACT MARKETPLACE
First Look at HUXLEY in the TENDERLOIN
2 NEW OAKLAND BURGER OUTPOSTS (also with Asian-influenced tacos and craft beer)
TWISTED DONUT & SWICH: Outer Sunset’s sweet new duo
TINY WARRIOR: A new Mission coffee outpost with creative iced coffees & a pour over coffee menu from various producers
PAPABUBBLE: Barcelona import with housemade hard candies
Every Friday: 25 NEW RESTAURANTS TO TRY IN THE BAY AREA
Underrated & Established Spots
8 Under-the-Radar LUNCHES in San Francisco (including new lunches, off-the-beaten path spots and upscale places with discounted lunches)
SECRETLY AWESOME: 10 Under-the-Radar Bay Area Gems
10 SF COMFORT FOOD CLASSIC DISHES
CAFE JACQUELINE, an Unsung Hero – the “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” of souffles
$10 Lunch: JANNAH, SF’s best Iraqi cuisine?
$10 Lunch: sandwiches at MORTY’S DELICATESSEN near Civic Center
Secretly Awesome: GUSTO in SAN CARLOS
Wine Country
10 TOP EDIBLE STOPS in SANTA ROSA (Sonoma County)
6 things to know about 1313 MAIN in DOWNTOWN NAPA
NOBLE FOLK PIE & ICE CREAM in Healdsburg (Sonoma County)
FLAVOR! NAPA VALLEY readies for its 4th year mid-November