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city's center for dim sum. Especially on Sunday,
you'll see people patiently lining up outside
Clement's many take-out places for siu mai, pork
buns, and pot stickers; Good Luck Dim Sum
and Xiao Long Bao Restaurant are reliable standbys. Burmese food is another Inner Richmond
specialty, with Burma Superstar and Mandalay
drawing fans of tea leaf salad and black pepper soup
from all over the city.
Craving dessert? Schubert's Bakery has been
serving lavish, whipped-cream-topped cakes-such
as the spectacular raspberry Swedish princess cake-
for more than 100 years. And generations of San
Francisco kids have successfully urged parents to
take them to the Toy Boat Dessert Cafe for sundaes
and rides on Butterscotch, the mechanical horse.
If you want to relax somewhere soothing and
pretty after all your shopping, dim sum, and sundaes, head a few blocks north to Mountain Lake
Park
, where you can loll on the wide green lawn
with views of reed-lined Mountain Lake. Like the
Inner Richmond itself, this park is a hidden San
Francisco delight.

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MOUNTAIN
LAKE PARK

LAKE ST.
500 feet

GEARY BLVD.

2ND AVE.

ARGUELLO BLVD.

CLEMENT ST.

5TH AVE.

PARK PRESIDIO BLVD.

16TH AVE.

8TH AVE.

11TH AVE.

14TH AVE.

CALIFORNIA ST.

Inner Richmond

its main store or in the annex two doors down.
The Inner Richmond is a paradise for foodies.
Sidewalk displays fronting the Chinese produce
stores overflow with dragon fruit and Asian pears.
Aroma Tea gathers teas from China and Taiwan.
The Spanish Table offers one-stop shopping for all
things Iberian: regional wines and cheeses, chorizo
and other sausages, and just about everything you
need to make paella, from saffron to massive circular pans. If you've been cooking at home more lately
and have realized that you absolutely must have an
industrial-sized stockpot (it's been known to happen), make a beeline for Kamei Housewares &
Restaurant Supply
, a cavernous space crowded
floor to ceiling with gleaming pans, steamers, rice
cookers, and more. And if you're visiting on Sunday,
don't miss the Clement Street Farmers Market for
fresh-from-the-farm produce, baked goods, and a
warm sense of neighborliness.
If all that food shopping excites your appetite,
the Inner Richmond has you covered. Like the
Mission, the Inner Richmond specializes in the
inexpensive, unpretentious, and delicious. It's the

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