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Zack is a San Francisco Native who has been roaming the streets of SF for the better part of three decades. Zack is also a Forbes contributor and one of the owners of SFist.

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Lily's High-End Vietnamese Cuisine Delights in the Inner Richmond, Joins the Area's Culinary Rebirth

Lily on Clement quietly opened its doors in the middle of San Francisco's coronavirus shut down, and it's a great new spot serving up creative iterations on Vietnamese cuisine.

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Updated: Small Plane On Weird Course Over City Tailed By Fighter Jets Causes Stir, Mild Panic

UPDATE: Earlier, unsubstantiated reports have now been confirm by CTP Watcher. The event was a photoshoot of two F/A-18 Hornets based at Lemoore Naval Air Station. The jets are a part

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The 13 Best Grocery Delivery Companies In SF To Help You Wait Out Self-Isolation

San Franciscans are not yet being urged to self-isolate due to the novel coronavirus except in specific, high-risk cases. Understanding that this could change, it's good to know that there are options available to you in terms of grocery delivery during these truly strange times.

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Here's An Auto-Updating Fire Map of Sonoma County and All of California

It remains a dynamic situation in northern Sonoma County where the Kincade Fire more than doubled in size Sunday night in terms of acreage burned and burning.

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The 34 Best Cocktail Bars In SF

Among the thousand or so bars within SF's city limits are some of the top cocktail establishments in the country. Here we bring you SFist's updated list of the best destinations for high-end imbibing.

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Go Eat This: New Dim Sum At Ghirardelli Square's Palette Tea House

This new, high-end spot for creative, modern dim sum, now softly open, is aiming to attract locals and tourists alike.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

The 13 Best Cookies In San Francisco, By Neighborhood

San Francisco has countless bakeries putting out some of the world's top cookies, cakes, and breads. We taste-tested SF's best cookies by neighborhood, ensuring that there's no way that you fit into your favorite swimsuit this foggy and cold Bay Area summer.