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san francisco bay area
Lo & Behold Bar + Kitchen
TAKE A SELFGUIDED
TOUR
ALONG THE
MOCKTAIL
TRAIL IN
HEALDSBURG
at the h2hotel for a
Spicy Citrus Spritz. In
downtown San Jose, the
Still O.G. vinyl record
listening bar added Alter
Ego Cocktail Club, a
speakeasy within a bar.
The hidden lounge lies
behind a velvet curtain
and features a darker,
sexier vibe.
RESTAURANTS
Fans of The Slanted Door
have a new location to
love in Napa and another
one on the way in its
original San Francisco
location. The restaurant
serves many of the
modern Vietnamese
dishes that earned chefowner
Charles Phan a
James Beard Award-
including cellophane
noodles with Dungeness
crab and his famously
tender shaking beef-
along with new creations.
Oakland's Vegan Mob
food truck built a cult
following for its healthy
soul food barbecue, and
now the fleet has a new
outpost in San Bruno.
The truck is parked six
days a week outside
Hangry Planet, the
nation's first convenience
store offering only plantbased
food and snacks. In
Redwood City, Hurrica
is a waterfront restaurant
and aquarium attraction
in one. The dining room's
centerpiece is a floorto-ceiling
aquarium
filled with 200 luminous
jellyfish; as guests enjoy
whole roasted dorade and
kombu-wrapped lobster,
they can watch the jellies
float overhead.
BEVERAGES
USA Today named
Santa Rosa as one of the
top 10 beer cities in the
United States for 2024.
Home to multiple craft
breweries, including
world-famous Russian
River Brewing, the city
hosts multiple beer
festivals throughout
the year, including the
monthlong FeBREWary
celebration. Trumer Pils,
a 400-year-old Austrian
brewery, expanded its
presence in Berkeley
with a new taproom that
opened in late 2023. The
taplist goes beyond its
signature pilsner and
includes dark amber
lagers and oak-aged
doppelbock, which are
complemented by menu
items like the bratwurst
braised in Trumer Pils,
served on a
pretzel roll with
housemade
sauerkraut. In
Healdsburg,
the self-guided
Mocktail Trail
highlights bars
and restaurants
around the city
with incredible
booze-free
cocktails. Stop at
Lo & Behold Bar
+ Kitchen for a
Guava Cucumber
Cooler or swing
by Spoonbar
OUTDOORS
Panorama Park on
San Francisco's Yerba
Buena Island offers
sweeping views of the
San Francisco Bay plus
the Point of Infinity, a
69-foot-high sculpture
by world-renowned artist
Hiroshi Sugimoto. Follow
the winding walkway
to the serene overlook
dotted with Monterey
cypress trees. The Santa
Cruz Beach Boardwalk
added two new rides: the
Dream Wheel, a modern
take on the Ferris wheel;
and Surge, a thrill ride
that spins and tilts in
360-degree motion.
Point of Infinity
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