40 reasons why it’s the best time to live in SF right now
It’s a great time to live in San Francisco. Yes, the city has its struggles, from inequality and the ongoing drug crisis to government bureaucracy that can be almost comically …
Chinatown
A $14 Chinatown meal that renewed my faith in San Francisco
The wonton soup at Hon’s Wun-Tun House is the perfect cold weather food. Farley Elliott/SFGATE Hon’s Wun-Tun House is a Chinatown legend. The small space has been in operation on Kearny …
40 of our favorite San Francisco shops
Lately, it’s been impossible to avoid conversations about the decline of San Francisco’s retail landscape. The number of shuttered downtown storefronts — enough to inspire a viral TikTok account — …
SF’s Chinatown night market may be the best thing about APEC
Crowds surround lion dancers on Grant Street during a night market in Chinatown in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, November 10, 2023. Adam Pardee/Special to SFGATE San Francisco’s Chinatown came …
A wild time for travel, transit is coming to SF in November
Traffic is detoured from Howard Street onto Third Street due to a conference in San Francisco in October 2014. Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images For a single …
SF restaurant owes more than $221,000 in rent, lawsuit says
Cathay House restaurant is located within the San Francisco landmark at 718 California St. The restaurant is at risk of eviction for alleged unpaid rent. Google Street View A San …
Bill Simmons has a lot of thoughts on ‘in shambles’ San Francisco
Bill Simmons speaks on Oct. 7, 2015, in San Francisco, a city he recently described as “in shambles.” Mike Windle/Getty Images for Vanity Fair Bill Simmons has never been shy …
Michelin-starred chef now serves dumplings at cheaper SF spot
We’re lucky that Michelin-starred chef Ho Chee Boon, originally from Malaysia, thinks that San Francisco “is the perfect city.” He decided to settle here with his family after opening the SF …
Oakland restaurant closes after 38 years
Le Cheval in Oakland, Calif., is set to close its doors Sept. 30. The owners said they hope to open in a new location. Andrew D. via Yelp A favorite …
In wake of Chinatown stabbing, victims’ families question psychiatric releases
Rebecca Mayrhofer said she felt “100 per cent frustrated” when she heard about a triple stabbing in Vancouver’s Chinatown on the weekend, that police allege was committed by a man …