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2dd Aug 13, 2010 10:29 AM

Recommendations for Casual Restaurants Near Market & 4th?

We will be spending 8/27 - 8/29 at the Palomar Hotel at Market & 4th. We will have a car since we are coming from Sonoma County to visit museum exhibits, etc. , but would rather not try to find parking in the evening. Looking for casual restaurants that are walkable from the hotel. Any cuisine works for us. Recommendations?

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    jessijessi Dec 7, 2010 01:44 PM

    I like Little Delhi that's near you for Indian / Pakistani. I really enjoy their Butter Chicken.
    http://www.yelp.com/biz/little-delhi-san-francisco

    Also, there's a Pearl's, a burger joint that always pleases when I take people from out of town. It's going to be quite a few blocks away, but still well within walking distance. Just remember to go up to post and then go over or else you'll go through a pretty seedy part of town.
    http://www.yelp.com/biz/pearls-deluxe...

    Wow, I just realized how old this thread is.

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    Little Delhi
    83 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94102

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      stanbee Dec 6, 2010 05:23 PM

      Scala is always good. Union Square

      Frontera Grill, Basement Macy's for slow Cal -Mex fast food. The Chipotle Chicken Torta for me. Very casual.

      Pazzia nr SFMoma: pizza and pasta. Haven't been for a while but the rep is still good.

      Lots of fast food in the basement food court at Westgate and above. For dessert: Beard papa.

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      Pazzia Restaurant
      337 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107

      Chipotle
      34893 Newark Blvd, Newark, CA 94560

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        rednails Dec 7, 2010 09:10 AM

        I was at Pazzia last August. Nothing special, decent food, but even further away from Union Square.....

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        Pazzia Restaurant
        337 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107

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        rednails Aug 14, 2010 07:43 PM

        Annabella's is right downstairs. Not ground-breaking cuisine but always reliable.

        My boss and a few others went to Thermidor (in the Old Mint, on 5th and Mission) the other night and raved about it. That's a reasonable walk, tho don't go any further down Mission on foot....

        I would also recommend Lulu's on Folsom just off 4th.

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        Thermidor
        8 Mint Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94103

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          peterme Dec 6, 2010 11:48 AM

          I think it's telling, yet sad, that every one of these recommendations is south of Market. Are there any decent eats closer to Union Square? (That's a rhetorical question.)

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            rednails Dec 6, 2010 04:28 PM

            I have not been to either Scala's or Kuleto's in years, so hesitate to recommend them. I was at the Daily Grill about 2 years ago, but it's not that special, just OK. I was last at Max's about 5 years ago, ditto. I don't think I've been anywhere else closer to Union Square.

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            Kuleto's
            221 Powell St., San Francisco, CA 94102

            Daily Grill
            347 Geary St., San Francisco, CA 94102

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              bigwheel042 Dec 6, 2010 04:49 PM

              Outisde of the places inside department stores like Burger Bar, there aren't really many restaurants, period, between Union Square and Market/4th. The space in those blocks, especially near Stockton, is oriented toward shopping rather than eating.

              There are a couple of decent Thai places closer to Powell, plus Market and 4th isn't all that far from the good ethnic eats in the Tenderloin.

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            linjudy Aug 14, 2010 12:07 PM

            Marlowe is a few blocks south of your hotel on Townsend near 4th. It's a friendly casual place with good food. They're famous for their burger. Also try the bone marrow and brussel spout chips.

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              nocharge Aug 14, 2010 12:40 PM

              Marlowe may be "a few blocks south" but it's almost 1 mile from Market & 4th.

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                johnq Aug 14, 2010 01:24 PM

                It's also not a particularly pleasant walk.

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              johnq Aug 14, 2010 10:48 AM

              Your hotel is right on top of the Powell St Bart/Muni station, which means you're in walking distance to most of the city. For example, you can hop on BART, heading towards Millbrae/Daly City/SFO, ride 3 stops, get off at 24th St., and walk 20 feet to El Farolito for an al pastor super burrito. $3.50 round trip, plus about a block's worth of walking. Possibly more casual than you're looking for, though if you''d like an authentic San Francisco experience, this certainly qualifies.

              Or, heading the other direction, you can take BART two stops to Embarcadero, then walk two blocks to Tadich Grill. Another authentic San Francisco experience. Try the sand dabs.

              You can cover almost the entire city fairly easily, so it's kind of difficult to make recommendations without more information about what you're interested in. For what it's worth, I definitely recommend the bar at the Fifth Floor, which is in your hotel. Excellent cocktails. The restaurant is also quite good, but probably doesn't qualify as "casual."

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              Tadich Grill
              240 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111

              El Farolito Bar
              2777 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

              Fifth Floor Restaurant
              12 Fourth St., San Francisco, CA 94103

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                kc72 Aug 13, 2010 07:55 PM

                Le Charm is close by

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                Le Charm French Bistro
                315 Fifth St., San Francisco, CA 94107

                1. tvham Aug 13, 2010 05:40 PM

                  Lots of good eats in that area...for casual yet still good:
                  Zero Zero
                  Tropisueno
                  Pazzia

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                  Pazzia Restaurant
                  337 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107

                  Tropisueno
                  75 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco, CA 94103

                  Zero Zero
                  826 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94107

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                    nocharge Aug 13, 2010 05:37 PM

                    Chez Papa Resto at Mint Plaza is good and not very far.

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                    Chez Papa Resto
                    4 Mint Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94103

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                      whiner Aug 13, 2010 03:40 PM

                      Take a 7-10 block walk and go to Perbacco. Thank me later.

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                      Perbacco
                      230 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111

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                        Mr_Happy Aug 13, 2010 11:20 AM

                        B Restaurant is pretty close in Yerba Buena. They have a pretty good burger and also dollar oysters at happy hour. Samovar Tea Lounge is also in that area. For a good takeout sandwich at lunch, The Sentinel is pretty close by. If you feel like splurging a bit, the Fifth Floor is also right in your hotel.

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                        B Restaurant & Bar
                        720 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103

                        Samovar Tea Lounge
                        730 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103

                        Fifth Floor Restaurant
                        12 Fourth St., San Francisco, CA 94103

                        The Sentinel
                        55 New Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94105

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