What we’re about
This group is for visiting San Francisco Bay Area restaurants and other events that have foodie interest or a food centric theme. Such as food and wine festivals, Eat, Drink San Francisco, the San Francisco Chocolate Festival and San Francisco Street Food Festival.
While food and beverages are of primary importance, this is a social group for having fun, making new friends and keeping touch with others, trying something new, or visiting an old favorite, yet again. Join with a friend or two, or eat with strangers and find common and uncommon feasts of food, conversation and an occasional butterfly.
Attendees
Please be prompt or message your host directly (perhaps use the new chat feature) comments are delayed by as much as an hour. Dress is usually casual, use your own judgement, on a rare occasion a jacket, dress or no shorts may be required. And please take pictures of your food and upload them to our group, San Francisco Foodies maintains that the photographer maintains ownership of their art. If you want to take pictures of guests please remember to ask their permission before. Bullying and derogatory remarks are causes for removal from an event and this group. Not paying for your ordered items most likely will result in legal action.
Administrative Trivia
There are no dues. However some events require a deposit for joining. A deposit is spent toward an attendee’s bill (restaurants sometimes charge a deposit from $5, $50 or the entire cost of a meal and beverage $400).
Events are usually free to attend but each member and their guests pay for their respective meals, drinks, some events have split appetizers or family style meals where each person pays the same price and all share the meal. These details are in each event. Restaurants usually charge city tax and a mandatory gratuity. In San Francisco a percentage for employee insurance. Expect 30% to 35% added to your order.
Some Events ask for attendees to prepay a portion of any deposits or venue costs. These are paid events.
Nonprofit Fundraisers are where a donation is requested, a nonprofit is selected, usually rated 100% (some local charities are not nationally rated but all of their donations are 100% used to support their activities). For our events San Francisco Foodies asks donations to be given to the nonprofit directly, any donations collected are forwarded (100%). These are also marked as paid events.
Event Organizers are unpaid volunteers, however, some may charge a fee. Those will be paid events and full disclosure of where fees go are in each event's description. San Francisco Foodies is always looking for new volunteers as organizers and adding new events.
Use of Meetup Comments and Chat for spam is forbidden. Suggesting events is encouraged. If the event is in another group please contact an event organizer to co-host with our group. Much better to become an event organizer with our group and host an event yourself.
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- San Francisco Exploration and Seaglass ($22.95 Ticketed see below)Exploratorium of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Food for thought & soul! If you have this unquenchable thirst for new knowledge & other scientific wonders, join us for a visit to San Francisco's Exploratorium. A jewel in the Bay Area's museum scene and a learning palace.
Seaglass, is their onsite restaurant cafe curated by chef Loretta Keller
Most of our members are Adults, and the San Francisco Exploratorium has a answer, an evening every week set aside for adults on Thursdays After Dark: Be Unlimited featuring a lower admission price 4 hrs of playing as an adult, or maybe just getting the answers for when your niece and nephew visit. Open from 6p - 10p.
This is an open event, no attendee limit, no reservations. Meet me, Myles; your host for the evening; at the Entrance; pay admission if necessary, but a better suggestion is to buy your ticket now online.
Here’s the itinerary: meet at 5:45p and enter by 6:10 then a short pre-meal (45 min) walk through on the main floor. Work our way to Seaglass (menu at link) near the back of the building, see the beautiful cover photo from their website. Around 7p we'll grab a bite. We'll resume our unguided, unmanaged, unchaotic tour of their exhibits and experience the rest of the museum, which is of course fun, but not mandated, feel free to join, leave and/or stay.
No communal bills to divide and dicker about. Each person takes care of their own food bill and museum admission (online link below if you missed it) but we can enjoy each other's company.
from MylesMore on Seaglass
Seaglass opened in April of 2013 and is located inside the Exploratorium museum. Since the beginning Chef Loretta Keller has been offering innovative interpretations of classic comfort foods and creative pairings redefining museum food. The restaurant also features an expansive dessert and pastry selection, as well as a full bar with craft cocktails, local beers on tap and a thoughtfully curated wine program.The restaurant's interior, designed by local architect Olle Lundberg, reflects the dramatic natural surroundings, complimenting the dynamic views of Treasure Island and the Bay Bridge. Enjoy outdoor seating on our patio overlooking the Bay.
More on San Francisco Exploratorium
We Broke the Science Museum Mold
The Exploratorium was the brainchild of Frank Oppenheimer. At various times, Frank was a professor, a high school teacher, a cattle rancher, and an experimental physicist.While teaching at a university, Frank developed a “library of experiments” that enabled his students to explore scientific phenomena at their own pace, following their own curiosity. Alarmed by the public’s lack of understanding of science and technology, Frank used this model to create the Exploratorium, believing that visitors could learn about natural phenomena and also gain confidence in their ability to understand the world around them. This was a groundbreaking idea for a science museum in 1969 when the Exploratorium opened. And the rest is history.
We Intertwine Art and Science
Frank Oppenheimer viewed art and science as complementary ways of exploring the world, and incorporated both into the Exploratorium from its earliest days—a pioneering idea at the time that’s been woven into the fabric of the institution. Today, artists and scientists continue to work alongside each other in envisioning new ideas and directions for the museum and its programs. Their common goal: to support a culture of experimentation and collaboration, inspire curiosity and understanding, and stimulate fresh ideas and directions.Menus and Reviews
San Francisco Exploratorium
Seaglass
TicketsAdministrivia
Seaglass' menu shows three courses is about $25 per person, excluding tax and tip. Alcoholic drinks can easily increase this average. Dress is smart casual.Each diner is responsible for their own orders and costs.
Parking and Transportation
F Street Car
San Francisco Exploratorium Parking lot across the street
Use comments for carpooling and ride sharesPhotos and history from San Francisco Exploratorium and Seaglass websites
- McCormick and Kuleto’s and Fireworks!! Table for 10McCormick & Kuleto's, San Francisco, CA
Fireworks
Independence Day, not the movie. One year from a historic 250 year anniversary of The United States of America. (echoing fanfare).. We'll hold that event next year.Fireworks in San Francisco are a humors joke, a promise, a once a year local government Sysphian project, or as I like to say, Hope.
When I first moved here, in 2001, my first United States Independence Day (July 4th) in San Francisco; I took my son and boyfriend to Fisherman's Grotto No. 9. There we had an amazing dinner, they sat us at a window overlooking the bay and eventually the fireworks were there clear and perfectly framed, it was a perfect ending to our touristy exploration of Fisherman's Wharf and the surrounding establishments. Sadly, Fisherman's Grotto No 9 is no longer in San Francisco, and always a beloved destination.
Sadder still is that it is rare to see actual July 4th fireworks in San Francisco, fog, smoke, wind. Nature's Mother conjures new tortures for those locals who want to see the night sky light up. Even San Francisco's Symphony seek refuge fifty miles south in Mountain View.
No promise of fireworks, but join us as we make an attempt.
Here.. if the fireworks fail, the architecture and fish will not.
McCormick and Kuleto’s Seafood and Steaks
Part of M&S - McCormick and Schmick's and Landry'sOpening in 1994 as a part of McCormick and Schmick's but now a jewel in the Landry Restaurant Family crown; (you know them, they own the second best prime rib restaurant in the world); seriously Landry's has an amazing chain of unique restaurants that maintain high standards, and maintain traditions that wrote the histories of their current holdings.
McCormick and Kuleto's features fresh seafood and mouth watering steaks. Located in the much traveled and must see Ghirardelli Square (weren't we there in April for 175?, I was). They replaced a similar restaurant, Maxwell's Plum brought in from Manhattan New York by the son of Mervyn LerRoy producer of The Wizard of Oz.
Co-Founder Pat Kuleto is a San Francisco Architect who created the niche of restaurant architecture. From the interior photos you can see his iconic organic wavy lines similar to the recently closed Farallon. If you attend our Boulevard event you can be awed by a different style which preserves a 1889 brick building that survived the 1906 earthquake.
Other restaurants Pat Kuleto designed include Epic and Waterbar, both works of art, and San Francisco Foodies will soon announce outings there.
Some of his lost masterpieces include Napa's Martini House, Jardiniere, and Mr. Kuleto's first installment Fog City Diner is still serving amazing fare in a setting that transform classic diner fixtures through a funhouse mirror into works of modern art, while remaining comfortable and functional.
A note from our destination
At McCormick & Kuleto's, our goal is to provide a dining experience where culinary artistry and breathtaking views come together to create lasting memories for our cherished guests.
McCormick and Kuleto's is a collaboration by visionary restaurateurs Bill McCormick and Pat Kuleto, nestled in historic Ghirardelli Square. Ghirardelli Square offers Half-Price Parking with $25+ Purchase at Shops & Restaurants every day of the week. Our restaurant skillfully blends classic flavors with innovative twists, creating a remarkable dining experience.
Our floor-to-ceiling windows provide captivating views of San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz Island. Our Executive Chef Brian Castillo leads our culinary journey, infusing each bite with a touch of artistry. Our menu showcases the region's bountiful flavors, sourced locally from farms, artisans, and ranches. Additionally, we are dedicated to sustainability by ensuring responsible sourcing of the finest species.
from restaurant websiteProfessional Review
About the restaurant: Acclaimed restaurant designer Pat Kuleto created this restaurant in Ghirardelli Square to offer panoramic views of the waterfront and San Francisco Bay.
Food & Drinks: The menu is as expansive as the venue --- maybe too expansive, as the best dishes tend to be the simplest. For starters, choose from six varieties of briny and impeccably fresh oysters, one of the menu's highlights. The fish selection changes daily depending on what's in season. Most of the sauces are inexplicably heavy and overwhelm the delicate flavor of the very fresh fish, so anything that's grilled and minimally sauced like the trout with blood orange vinaigrette are good choices, as are shellfish options like steamed Maine lobster, Dungeness crab served with drawn butter, and fried yearling oysters. Steaks range from porterhouse to filet mignon. The wine list is both extensive and expensive, with an emphasis on California Chardonnays as well as a fine reserve list and a number of half bottles.
from GayotMenus and Reviews
McCormick and Kuleto's Seafood and Steaks
McCormick and Kuleto's Seafood and Steak (Private Dining Venues)
McCormick and Kuleto's Seafood and Steaks (Insta)
Pat KuletoAdministrivia
McCormick and Kuleto's Seafood and Steaks menu shows dinner pricing for three courses is about $90 per person, excluding tax and tip. Alcoholic drinks can easily increase this average. Dress is smart casual.Each diner is responsible for their own orders and costs. If we cannot get separate checks we will have to consolidate and divvy up the final bill accordingly.
Please bring cash or have Zelle or Apple Cash available.
Taxes and Fees
Dining in San Francisco has a sales tax (8.625%) and probably an employee health mandate (3-10%), a tip (20%) may be automatically added, even on individual bills. I calculate each diner's orders separately unless they allow separate orders, separate checks, the meal is shared or family style, and round up.Adding these fees brings this meal's cost to about $125 per person.
Parking and Transportation
July 4th is a nightmare for driving, and traffic in the city. Please make arrangements and arrive early. Some busses may not be running, so check the sfmuni site.MUNI:
Powell St Cable Car
Bus: 30, 49, 19, 28Finding street parking on July 4th is nearly impossible.
Restaurant validates $25 of onsite parking.
Parking garage can be found at Ghirardelli SquareUse event comments for Car Pooling and Ride Sharing.
Photos from San Francisco Private Dining Venue's site; history from restaurant webite and wikipedia
- Greek Cuisine @ Milos MezeMilos Meze , San Francisco , CA
SF Foodies we are halfway through our Global Flavor Journey. For the next few restaurants we are going to explore a few countries within the EU (European Union). Our first stop, Greece.
Greek cuisine heavily relies on locally sourced ingredients, prioritizing the natural flavors of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and olive oil. Focused on fresh fish and grilled meats-if you love lamb, Greek cuisine is for you.
Join me at Milos Meze located at 3348 Steiner St in the Marina district. Established in 2024 Milos features a plethora of meze options (think tapas & dips). See MENU
If you're looking for a unique culinary journey that combines authentic Greek cuisine with an enchanting atmosphere, Milos Meze is the place to be.## Administrative Trivia
Each diner is responsible for the total cost of their own orders-take raw bill x1.35 for your total payment. Organizer will manage one singular bill and form of payment for the check. Please be prepared to pay the organizer by Cash, Venmo, AppleCash.
Parking in San Francisco may be challenging, please allow yourself ample time to be on time for this event. Attendees and Waitlist alike please be attentive of your RSVP status, be courteous and update to "Not Going" at least 24 hours prior to the event if you are not able to attend.
Transportation
Located at 3348 Steiner**,** Neighborhood Street parking is available.
Location serviced by Muni Bus 28 on Lombard or 30 on Chestnut. - Pizzeria Deffina (Pacific Heights): Table for 7 (Outside)Pizzeria Delfina, San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria Delfina
Delfina was opened in 1998 by Annie and Craig Stoll, and in 2005 they opened the first Pizzeria Delfina next door. Their Pacific Heights location near Filmore and California opened a few years later.Celebrating their Twentieth Anniversary this year (for the Mission St location)
More than pizza is served here, and every bite I've eaten here as been wonderful. First introduced to me by a co-worker and her husband, a wonderful couple, I've held events at other places they pointed out to me over the years, like CreoLA.
Pizzeria Delfina's pizza crust is elastic and crispy, not too thick, not too thin, a yummy tomato sauce with beautifly portioned toppings. A cross between Naples Italy and New York style according to their website. A great pie, from first to last bite. Their appetizers are great, tripe and meatballs are great. We're booked at their Pacific Heights Location, open and airy, buzzing with humble energy. When I lived a few blocks away, this was a weekly stop.
They placed Nineteenth (19th) in the Food & Wine 28 Best Pizzarias in the US, previously we visited the Fifth place spot. The Thrillist only rated them 7.7 and Bauer's review below says only average, but they have always been exceptional to me.
We'll go there without a plan, I requested separate checks, so we can each explore their menu, it is an outdoor reservation, so bring a typical San Francisco Light Jacket.
If anyone is interested in after dessert or drinks there are many options a few blocks away, or here for their hard to not order Panna Cotta. And if the Clay reopened, hopefully a movie in that classic San Francisco venue.
History
In 2005, Annie and Craig Stoll annexed the space next door to their James Beard Award winning Delfina restaurant fulfilling a long time dream of bringing Neapolitan-inspired pizzas to San Francisco. The 600 square foot space was an instant neighborhood hotspot, and Pizzeria Delfina became the "darling of the San Francisco food scene." Since then, Pizzeria Delfina has opened four additional locations across the SF Bay area. Pizzeria Delfina is now seen spilling out crowds of Delfina fans onto the sidewalk as they wait for a seat.
from restaurant websiteProfessional Review
While the crowds are different from the original location in the Mission District - more conservatively dressed, older and with more children in tow - the place is just as popular, proving that pizza is a great unifier. Similiar to its somewhat smaller sister, it has a no-nonsense but stylish interior, with an open kitchen and counter, tile floors, hardwood chairs and benches that encourage people to get in and out in a hurry. A mural along one wall lends an artistic bent to what would otherwise be a pretty plain room.Taking the space that recently housed Zao Noodle Bar, this is Craig and Anne Stoll's first venture outside of the Mission neighborhood they pioneered when they opened Delfina just over 10 years ago, and the adjoining pizzeria on 18th Street more than three years ago. In the new spot, they offer a kind of hybrid of the two Mission side-by-side restaurants.
Pizzeria Delfina (edited from 2009)
Overall: Rating: TWO STARS
Food: Rating: TWO STARS
Service: Rating: TWO STARS
Atmosphere: Rating: TWO STARS
Noise rating: Noise Rating: BOMB Too noisy for normal conversation (80+ decibels)
Pluses: Larger menu than the Mission location, with exceptional meatballs and a good steak smothered in a tomato-based sauce; good salads and ice cream.
Minuses: Preparations, particularly the pizza, can be inconsistent. Service can get backed up and food quality can suffer. Because no reservations are taken, expect long waits at peak times.
from Pizzeria Delfina (SF Gate Review from 2009)Menus and Reviews
Pizzeria Delphina (Pac Heights)
Pizzeria Delfina - Pacific Heights (ABC - New York) - Video
Pizzeria Delfina - Pacific Heights (Restaurant Guru)Administratriva
Pizzeria Delfina menu prices three courses about $60 per person, excluding tax and tip (Total about $80), A pizza is about $25. Alcoholic drinks can easily increase these estimates.Dress is warm casual
Taxes and Restaurant Fees
Dining in San Francisco has a sales tax (8.625%) and probably an employee health mandate (3-10%), a tip (20%) may be automatically added, even on individual bills, if not we expect a 20% minimum tip to be paid for individual bills.The host calculates each diner's orders separately unless they allow separate orders, separate checks and round the final payment up to the next dollar.
Each diner is responsible for their own orders and costs but we will have to consolidate and divvy up the final bill accordingly.
Please bring cash or have Zelle or Apple Cash available.
Transportation to Pizzeria Delfina - Pacific Heights
Directions
MUNI: 1, 22
Finding street parking in Pacific Heights is usually difficult.
Parking lot can be found at 2450 California
Use event comments for Car Pooling and Ride Sharing.Many thanks for the photos and history from restaurant website
