Visiting SF/Oakland 10/16-10/20 Need Recs TIA

[Stuartmc910]

NYC foodies, my wife and I will be in SF/Oakland on the above dates and would like to visit some moderate priced restaurants.

Chinese, Korean, French Bistro (BYO would be great), and vegetarian. For the Chinese and Korean, spicy is fine, but not "ofal type" places. Just standard meat, seafood and fowl.

Thanks.

[vulber]

Chapeau! is an extremely reasonably priced French bistro (especially if you get there before 6), and the price of your meal there plus corkage fee will probably not be too different from the price of a normally priced French Bistro before corkage.

[Stuartmc910]

Thanks for the quick responses.

[Robert Lauriston]

I think Chapeau's claim to fame is the quality of the food.

The prices are toward the high end among SF's relatively few French bistros, e.g. their prix fixe is $38, Chez Papa's $35, Le Charm's $30, and Baker Street Bistro's ... are they up to $25 now?

[vulber]

I was referring to the 5-6pm deal, which, looking back at my original post, was not clear at all

[Robert Lauriston]

Chapeau's early-bird special is $25.50 before supplements.

[Robert Lauriston]

Korean:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/490903

Chinese:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/604653

Petty much every good Korean or Chinese restaurants will have some offal, but they don't make you order it.

BYO is rare here, since in California it's illegal for a restaurant without a liquor license to allow customers to consume alcohol. Free / cheap corkage:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/648989