- Bi-Rite (SF Mission). Coolest grocery ever. I just want to pitch a tent in the back and live there.
- Santa Ramen (San Mateo)
- Haight Street (San Francisco)
- La Cumbre (San Mateo). BEST. BURRITO. EVER. The falafel burrito is to die for. Seriously.
- Good Karma Vegan House (San Jose). Mashed potatoes, I want to make love to you. Also, these guys are the only ones I know who carry Colombia Gorge's Tri-Melon Aqua Frescaaaaaa. I should get like seven of them next time I go and stockpile them in my fridge.
- Recycle Bookstore (Campbell). Adorable indie bookshop, complete with cat.
- Little Shanghai (San Mateo). Really good Chinese food, and, by Thomas's reasoning, probably reasonably authentic since the majority of the clientele are Asian.
- Little Shanghai (Santa Cruz). Fave: gan pon veggie cho. They're little balls of garbanzo beans, yellow onion, and carrot with a great spicy-sweet sauce.
- Goat Hill Pizza (San Francisco). Crunchy sourdough crust, feta cheese, pesto. No more needs to be said. (But I will also say that they have really delicious spinach ravioli and their meatballs are divine.)
- In N Out. Every time someone in California orders a cheeseburger with grilled onions and animal fries, a girl in Missouri screams in jealousy.
- Amarin Thai (Mountain View). The yellow curry is mild and flavorful with crazy tender meats and veggies and PERFECTLY cooked rice. Yum.
- Good Luck Dim Sum (San Francisco)
- Twin peaks
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