tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84066765053154826562024-09-28T19:42:38.042-07:00A guide to the dynamic Valencia Street corridor in San Francisco. The best stores and restaurants on Valencia Street in the Mission district of San Franciscoalan-abraahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631455839909313092noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8406676505315482656.post-91501632420834099382011-02-02T13:05:00.001-08:002011-02-02T13:05:43.670-08:00

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Its been up and running for about 3 months, but business is starting to pick up. Its a cute little used clothing Boutique located at 22nd and Guerrero St. You almost miss it as you walk on by, but its one of the great little storefront shops to move into the Valencia St. Corridor. It mainly carries women's clothing with a small selection of men's. It also carries shoes, necklaces, bracelets and

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Yes BERETTA is a classy little Italian Restaurant located on the corner of Valencia St. and 23rd St. Its been there awhile and it is known for it's thin crust pizzas, contemporary Italian comfort food and inventive cocktails. The menu is fresh seasonal and all produce comes from local organic farmers. The crowd is somewhat younger and can get quite loud at times, but that's part of the enjoyable

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 If you are one of those people like I am and love to go thru the thrift store in San Francisco, You have got to make it down to Valencia St. and walk right on in to BUFFALO EXCHANGE. This is just not you're ordinary thrift store, and it's not you're ordinary Vintage clothing store. You won't find racks of old moldy clothing where you have to rummage thru everything to to find a gem or

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 This sweet little restaurant is brand new to the Valencia St. Corridor, located at Guerrero and 22nd. St. This corner is just becoming an little restaurant Mecca, and Tuba fits right in Bringing you some fantastic Mediterranean Turkish dishes. This is a small place not meant for huge crowds, but on most nights you will find every table filled. Why? because the food is delicious. It's

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 It you don't love these two places, you will once you have had a taste. At the corner of Valencia St. and 24th St. sitting there like two soul mates who have staked out their own little world in the Mission are BIG MOUTH BURGERS and PHAT PHILLY, dining establishments for those with some money in our pocket and starving for some out of this world comfort food. Lets look at BIG MOUTH

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If you walk up and down the Valencia St. Corridor, You are going to get you're fill of Mexican cuisine, but if you take a turn at Valencia St. and 22nd. St. and walk up one block to Guerrero  St. You will find LA PROVENCE. A sweet cozy French Restuarant with a fantastic menu. With so many French Restaurants in the city why LA PROVENCE? Well, unlike so many French Restaurants, where you walk

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You could be a belly dancer, a stripper, an actress or just a girl who wants to look sparkly for a night out on the town. Well, Multikulti is just the place for you, located right on Valencia street. This is the place where you can find those inexpensive little items that will make you glow and make you sparkle, and this little store is jammed packed. Not just with items for sale but on most

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As you walk down Valencia St. and you that sign sitting in front of the store, It automatically makes you CURIOUS. Just what is it that they sell in this little store and you decide to check it out. Well, this is just the place to find things that you would not find in any other place. Never seen a SEAHORSE CHROCHET KIT, well you have now, how about a BOXED RUBBER STAMP KIT, or a GLASS CANTEEN,

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 You're going to love this place. Especially when the sun is out and you are a people watcher. It's located on 22nd St. between Valencia St. and Mission St, and the best place to find a table is on the little deck right out side on the street. I've gone by this place many times on Sat. or Sunday afternoon, and the best way to describe it is lively. All the tables occupied, and normally just

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Yes indeed in this busy bustling city THE SCARLET SAGE HERB CO. It's a small little shop that sits right on Valencia St. and it is a traditional neighborhood herb shop that specializes in traditional western herbalism and natural medicines. The focus is on herbs from North America where you have a selection of over 300 single herbs and over 100 combination of remedies. They also carry 60

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 located in the Valencia Street Corridor is the French-Vietnamese Restaurant TAO CAFE. For a few years, it sat there on most nights empty, and I could never understand this. This is not you're typical hole in the wall restaurant that you find in the tenderloin, but has class written all over it. Just looking from the outside, beautiful hand crafted vases sit in the window which right away

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This is just an example of what you can do with a small shop space and a good imagination. Fabric 8 originally was an online selling primarily selling originally designed t-shirts by local designers in the business for 10 yrs. The owners came up with the idea of combining these items with an art gallery, thus was born the shop that now resides on 22nd st. just up the block from Valencia st. And

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You're a pet owner and that dog or cat has a special place in you're heart. You want it to be happy and you just can't see throwing down a rug for it to sleep on and buying canned food from Safeway. Well, hidden up the block from Valencia and 22nd St. is Hazel & Gerties. A Boutique type pet store that is on another level. They carry an array of quality organic dog food and treats that you

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  You're wandering around the Mission with you're friends. You're thinking about heading over to Delores Park and spending the afternoon. You're all starving and you're stomach is screaming Italian Italian I'm in the mood for Italian. Well, if you don't know about Lucca's Deli you do now. The absolute best Italian Deli in San Francisco and it's right there on the corner of Valencia and

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Yes, there are thousand of restaurants  in the city, and you can get anything that you want. But, if you are looking for a place that is small, cozy, with a unique menu just make a reservation at SPORK. What is so neat about is is that the menu is not so big and  pretentious, but gives you a nice combination of European and American dishes. In relation to many restaurants

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Well, now the all the hype is over, both good and bad, HEART is just a pleasant addition to Valencia St. and the Mission. It's been open for a couple of months now and it has settled right in. A combination wine bar/rest. /art gallery it can get rather busy, but that's because it is all about kicking back and drinking wine out of a mason jar, munching of food from the kitchenette, listening to

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This is one of the best additions to the Valencia St. Borough in a long time. Dillon Forte's Tattoo parlor/Art studio. When you walk by and see the art displayed on the wall like the one above, you just stop in you're tracks. When you peer inside and see the hardwood floors an beautiful couches lining the wall you are just so tempted to go inside, even if you're not particularly

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At the corner of Guerrero  and 22nd. St. just down the street from Valencia St. you will find the LONE PALM, just about the best cocktail bar in the Mission District. When you walk in you will find tables covered with white table clothes and candles giving off a warm glow and soft sensual music giving the place a romantic glow. You also have the option of sitting at the bar. This

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Yes, this is the coolest Video rental store in the city. You can go to you're big chain rental stores or the one around the corner, Lost Weekend will do you just right. They go out of their way to maintain the most diverse video selections you can find. Oh, you get the latest releases, but you can spend hours roving through the sections that will present you with so videos that you have never

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