Tables are hard to come by, but scoring a seat at the bar is do-able (especially if you’re solo), and brunch is a good bet. Read more.
Once in, order the fries, any curry on the menu, and “limited-availability” fish cuts that you’ve never heard of grilled over binchotan charcoal. Read more.
Pull up a stool at the long wooden bar. Have an egg tonnato and some panini with your Trouble in Paradise, or settle in and order the chicken for two—the entire menu is available at the bar. Read more.
Have an Anchor Steam while you wait (it’s okay), then order Dungeness crab, Drake’s Bay oysters, house-smoked salmon, raw scallops, and, if you’re with (patient) friends, the shrimp or crab Louie. Read more.
Ask for your burrito dorado style: They’ll crisp it up on the plancha for you. And while you should definitely partake in the salsa verde on every table, ask for a side of salsa roja at the counter. Read more.
Tech workers and creatives flow in for cocktails, fried oysters, and beef-tongue buns, segueing into Spam musubi (always available, even if not on the menu), clams with black bean sauce, and more. Read more.