Like setting your clock forward on Sunday morning, the reopening of Thomas Keller’s backyard fried chicken and BBQ shack Addendum is a harbinger of spring. For those aren’t familiar with the… (Zagat Buzz)

BBQ, Celebrity Chef, Food & Dining, Good for a Date, Good for Groups, Local Trips, Lunch, New American Cuisine, Now Open, Outdoor Dining, Picnics

SOMA's beloved hole-in-the-wall HRD Coffee Shop has opened an offshoot called HRD Smokin Grill in the former Dogfather space. This means North Beach denizens are now able to wrap their… (Grub Street)

Asian Cuisine, Asian Fusion Cuisine, Dinner, Food & Dining, Good for Groups, Now Open, Restaurants

There’s a massive U-shaped bar near the entrance, a dozen or so flat-screens and a generously sized dining room. More importantly, there’s a big bocce court in said dining room.… (UrbanDaddy)

American Cuisine (Traditional), Bars, Comfort Food, Food & Dining, Good for Groups, Now Open, Restaurants

You see, there’s a sort of New Orleans crab shack meets lawless bourbon bar thing happening here. There’s a horseshoe-shaped marble bar with a gigantic buoy light fixture above it.… (UrbanDaddy)

Cajun/Creole Cuisine, Now Open, Restaurants, Southern, Whiskey

Noir Lounge is a new nightspot inspired by the sultry romance of the 1940s. Expect a dark, brooding setting with cool jazz, movie theater-inspired snacks like porcini-parmesan popcorn and Dr… (The Sōsh Concierge)

Bars, Craft Beer, Date Spots, Good for a Date, Lounges, Nightlife, Notable Wine Lists, Now Open, Wine, Wine Bars

Brian Fernando mastered French fine dining across 10 years at Le Papillon; he was chef de cuisine his last four years there. Now, he's combining modern French technique with flavor… (Serious Eats)

Dinner, Food & Dining, Good for Groups, Now Open, Restaurants

Often described as "a mad scientist's penny arcade, a scientific funhouse, and an experimental laboratory all rolled into one," the Exploratorium emerges anew from its dark, cavernous quarters at the… (7x7 Magazine)

Arts & Entertainment, Educational Activities, Good for Groups, Museums, Museums & Galleries, Now Open

It’s no mystery where you’ll be all spring: in the park, on a blanket, with all of your friends… (Daily Candy)

Dinner, Food & Dining, Good for a Date, Good for Groups, Lunch, Now Open, Picnics, Restaurants, Sandwiches, Takeout

It’s not every day this city presents you with a massive art deco Shangri-La filled with brown leather banquettes and marble walls and dry-aged porterhouses the size of babies… (UrbanDaddy)

Date Spots, Dinner, Food & Dining, Good for a Date, Meat, Now Open, Restaurants, Steakhouses

Civic Center has a strong new lunch option in Elmira Rosticceria, the first venture from former Fairmont chef Marc Passetti. Named for the SF street on which his parents and… (Eater SF)

Food & Dining, Italian Cuisine, Lunch, Now Open, Sandwiches