September Eats Checklist: 6 Standouts of the Month

Published September 29, 2022, in my The Bold Italic column:

Tsar Nicoulai Caviar Cafe cones

Though I’ve eaten everywhere this month from Adriano Paganini/Back of the House group’s latest, Rad Radish, to the new Arepas Latin Cuisine and Fiddle Fig Cafe in North Beach, these six newcomers (or new menus) stood out in September, covering the gamut, from Brittany-style French crêpes to NY slice pizza. Alongside this month’s full restaurant reviews, I share what’s worth tasting at each, with last month’s standouts here (as always, I’ve vetted, visited and/or ordered from each place reviewed):

Article here: https://medium.com/the-bold-italic/september-eats-checklist-6-standouts-of-the-month-425a73922209

Featured spots:
—Caviar & Champagne Break: Tsar Nicoulai Caviar Cafe, Embarcadero
—Sleek, Intimate Bar with Great Cocktails & Food: Lobby Bar, Castro
—Sichuan/Szechuan in Chinatown: Z&Y Restaurant, Chinatown
—Ferry Building Breton Crepes: Grande Crêperie, Embarcadero
—Outta Sight Pizza, Tenderloin
—Takeout Dumplings: Mom Dumpling, Park Merced

Z&Y Restaurant’s rolled chicken and cucumber
Tsar Nicoulai Caviar Cafe champagne
Lobby Bar’s handheld wedge salad
Mom Dumpling’s xiao long bao
Grande Creperie’s La Complete ham & Gruyere crepe