While parts of The Haight in SF still evoke the hippie culture of the '60s, most of it has been transformed into one of San Francisco's premier commercial centers with high-end boutiques and vintage-clothing shops, second-hand stores, quirky book and music stores and hip restaurants.
If you find yourself in the area in time for brunch, People's Café has some great options. They make a mean 3-egg omelette stuffed generously with avocado, crisp bacon and feta cheese and also offer a variety of crepes, sandwiches, fresh juices, bagels etc.
Some of the city's finest Middle Eastern food can be found at Kan Zaman, which is also a great place to entertain friends and out-of-towners. The vegetarian combo of dolmas, tabouleh, baba ghanoush, hummus, falafel bullets and pita is highly recommended as is the succulent sheesh kebab. A special weekend treat is a show put up by belly dancers who swirl away gracefully. Another treat to top off the evening is the hookahs, filled with your choice of flavored tobaccos.
Afterwards, you could swing by The Alembic for a nightcap. Modern is meshed with rustic with a lot of recycled woods giving off a cozy feel. They specialize in micro-distilled liquors and the house cocktails have some unusual twists. If rum is your poison, then Hobson's Choice is your destination. There are more than 110 kinds of rum imported from the Virgin Islands, Haiti, Anguilla and Puerto Rico, with about 80 percent of them being hard to find elsewhere. Bartenders will mix specific rums into cocktails like Mojitos and Carpirinhas.
Ask any local and you'll be told that San Fran is all about its neighbourhoods. Each one is unique and distinct from the other. So whether its sashimi or gnocchi or crepes you desire, turn the corner and partake in the many culinary riches on offer. The only downside in this city of plenty is deciding where to eat.
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