Fillmore and Fell Area

[stensocal]

I am renting a house near Fillmore and Fell (Central North? Alamo Square? ) for a week in September for my sailing team (10 people). I do not know the area at all and would appreciate input on proper restaurants in the area. Specifically, those within walking distance of the pad or anything that is adjacent to Fillmore since we'll be commuting to the Marina on the MUNI #22. Thanks in advance!

[toemoss]

Kate's Kitchen (on Haight Street) Breakfast
Squat and Gobble (on Fillmore, near Haight) Breakfast

On Fillmore along the #22 route:
Cafe Mediterranee
Elite Cafe

In Hayes Valley:
Hayes and Vine
Absinthe

[Robert Lauriston]

Hayes and Vine closed years ago. There are better Middle Eastern places closer than Mediterranee.

[ML8000]

That's pretty close to NOPA and Nopalito and a few nice cafes.

[bbulkow]

I don't know what a "proper restaurant" is in your book.

Walk down to height and fillmore (3 blocks the short way) and you've got Thep Phanom and Indian Oven, Memphis Minnie's, the Toranado, and a huge number of other places.

[Cynsa]

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/609533
Bistro St. Germain
http://www.rnmrestaurant.com/
rnm
www.cafeinternational.us
Cafe International
www.nickies.com
Nickies
Cafe du Soleil
Rosemunde Sausage for Tuesday's $5 cheeseburger at noon
Estela's Fresh Sandwiches for the Big Sherm
Saffron Grill
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/594312
Mojo Bicycle Cafe
www.mojobicyclecafe.com
Mini Bar
www.myspace.com/minibarsf
Little Star Pizza
www.littlestarpizza.com
Ziryab
ziryabgrill.com
Bean Bag Coffee - 601 Divisadero at Hayes Street
Farmers Market on Sunday 10 am - 2pm at Grove & Divisadero Streets

[larochelle]

"Rosemunde Sausage for Tuesday's $5 cheeseburger at noon"

hahahaha!

These days there's a line of 30+ people when the place opens. They continue to take orders, which stack up, so they tell you when to come back to pick up your burger. Unless you show up in the first group of orders, there can be a 2 hour wait. Which is fine for locals or people passing the time in Toronado, but I never recommend the Tuesday burger to anyone anymore.

[ZaneTheButcher]

If you wanted to buy food and cook there are really good grocers near by:

Falletti Foods (Fell and Broderick) and
Whole Foods (Fillmore and Haight)

[Robert Lauriston]

Note that Haight Fillmore Whole Foods is a funky neighborhood convenience / liquor store, not a branch of the Whole Foods chain. I'd be happy to have it down the block but it's not remotely in the same class with Falletti Foods.

[Robert Lauriston]

There are dense clusters of restaurants along Divisadero north of Fell (aka Nopa) a few blocks east and along Haight ("Lower Haight") a few blocks south.

[Armoise]

Bar Crudo is now on Divisadero, close to Nopa. Across from the Independent.

[tvham]

I'm a big fan of Uva Enoteca in the Lower Haight. It's a great place for groups and they have happy hour deals on both food and wine.

[SteveG]

That's the one I was going to mention. I haven't had a full meal there, but I stopped in for a glass to check it out, and ended up having a nice mini flight and drooling over the meat and cheese selections. It's a very nice space with good use of stone, wood, and lighting--far more upscale looking than I was expecting based on what I'd heard about it. Wines were interesting, well-priced.

[tvham]

SteveG-
I've had 3-4 full meals at Uva in addition to happy hour at the bar....I've yet to be disappointed! I love their pizza and the meat/cheese 'plates' which are actually served on wood planks. A great value, too.

[larochelle]

Maybe for happy hour its okay but any other time its too expensive. And their offerings are pretty boring - there are too many great shops in town for me to go pay restaurant prices for cheese, sliced meat and wine.