FOOD & DRINKS
North Beach

Since opening late last summer in a quiet residential neighborhood, the bright, plant-filled cafe serving coffee and casual fare has blossomed into a popular hangout for locals and others lucky enough to stumble upon it.

As construction is ongoing inside the former Rose Pistola restaurant space at 532 Columbus Avenue, Flour + Water's Mission District restaurant (2401 Harrison Street) has the tell-tale signs of a union protest, including a big grim reaper outside its front door.

The owners of the three-Michelin-star splurge restaurant Quince are on to yet another North Beach venture, taking over the third-level upstairs area of the Vesuvio Cafe building.

Cheap booze haven Mr. Bing’s was one of seven long-loved local small businesses that got SF Legacy Business recommendations Wednesday from the SF Historical Preservation Committee, along with Love On Haight. The Blue Light, the Hing Lung Company, and others.

30-year North Beach resident Nader Parhizgari has recently opened Elena Mediterranean Cuisine, serving fresh and healthy Mediterranean home cooking, at 347 Columbus Avenue.

After being shuttered for the last four years due to city-mandated seismic retrofits and the pandemic, The Savoy Tivoli — the iconic North Beach bar — will celebrate its grand re-opening this week, beginning on Thursday, December 15.