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date: 2026-04-06 00:00
description: A curated list of places I liked
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# Places

A collection of places I liked.

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## San Francisco, CA

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### Food

- **Côte Ouest Bistro** — IYKYK <!-- geo:37.7990,-122.4466 -->
- **Sotto Mare** — Good cioppino <!-- geo:37.7998,-122.4085 -->
- **Mo's Grill** <!-- geo:37.7992,-122.4072 -->
- **Copra SF** <!-- geo:37.7854,-122.4328 -->
- **The Ramp Restaurant** — Casual waterfront spot on Mission Bay <!-- geo:37.7647,-122.3882 -->

### Bars

- **Vesuvio** — Yes. <!-- geo:37.7976,-122.4066 -->
- **Shotwell's Saloon** — If you are around Mission <!-- geo:37.7588,-122.4155 -->
- **Local Edition** — Jazz <!-- geo:37.7870,-122.4032 -->
- **Bow Bow Cocktail Lounge** — Shitty Chinese bar that does karaoke <!-- geo:37.7986,-122.4074 -->
- **Li Po Cocktail Lounge** — Another shitty Chinese bar but they do a good Mai Tai <!-- geo:37.7952,-122.4067 -->
- **The View Lounge** — A very good view! <!-- geo:37.7856,-122.4033 -->
- **Johnny Foley's** — A good Irish House <!-- geo:37.7864,-122.4082 -->
- **Red Jack Saloon** — It is a "Boston" bar <!-- geo:37.8058,-122.4138 -->
- **Final Final** — Go after/before Côte Ouest <!-- geo:37.7986,-122.4465 -->
- **Harlan Records** — Japanese listening room vibes, vinyl records and live music <!-- geo:37.7873,-122.4075 -->
- **Tupelo** — Kind of a CU bar <!-- geo:37.7993,-122.4075 -->

### Landmarks

- **Palace of Fine Arts** — Just go there... <!-- geo:37.8020,-122.4483 -->
- **Salesforce Park** — Silly <!-- geo:37.7897,-122.3943 -->
- **Exploratorium** <!-- geo:37.8009,-122.3985 -->
- **Musée Mécanique** — Arcade museum <!-- geo:37.8092,-122.4158 -->

## San Mateo, CA

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### Food

- **Sushi Maruyama** — IYKYK <!-- geo:37.5638,-122.3226 -->
- **Zhangliang Malatang** — Chinese hot pot <!-- geo:37.5632,-122.3230 -->
- **Kajiken Ramen** <!-- geo:37.5668,-122.3240 -->
- **Tai Er Sichuan Cuisine** <!-- geo:37.5646,-122.3197 -->
- **Izakaya Fusion Grill Keitan** <!-- geo:37.5669,-122.3204 -->
- **Joy Sushi** <!-- geo:37.5672,-122.3245 -->
- **Somisomi** <!-- geo:37.5666,-122.3238 -->
- **Mountain Mike's Pizza** — When you are hungry after a movie <!-- geo:37.5666,-122.3237 -->
- **Molly Tea** — I thought their Jasmine milk tea was probably overrated. It isn't. <!-- geo:37.5665,-122.3233 -->
- **Pausa Bar & Cookery** <!-- geo:37.5647,-122.3220 -->
- **Chill Spot Rendezvous** — Their ice-cream is amazing... <!-- geo:37.5672,-122.3256 -->

### Bars

- **Wunderbar** — "Speakeasy" <!-- geo:37.5641,-122.3231 -->
- **Fogbird** — Cocktail Bar <!-- geo:37.5631,-122.3232 -->
- **O'Neil's Irish Pub** — Shitty Irish Bar <!-- geo:37.5671,-122.3249 -->
- **Eddie's Sports Bar** — When you need a drink after a movie! <!-- geo:37.5662,-122.3230 -->

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