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11:30am-2pm & 5:30-10pm Mon-Thu, 11:30am-2pm & 5:30-10:30pm Fri, 5-10:30pm Sat, 5-9:30pm
Sun; 1, 24)
Pioneering sustainable sushi chefs Kin Lui, Raymond Ho and Kenny Zhu rescue dinner
and the oceans with silky farmed Arctic char with yuzu-citrus and the Golden State Roll -
a California dream of spicy, line-caught scallop, Pacific tuna, organic avocado and apple
slivers.
TOP SAN FRANCISCO TREATS
Life is sweet in San Francisco, where chocolate bars were invented in the Gold Rush and
velvet ropes keep ice-cream lines from getting ugly. Before you dismiss dessert, consider
these temptations.
Valencia St; pastries $3-7; 7am-7pm Mon-Thu, to 8pm Fri, 8am-8pm Sat, 8am-7pm Sun; 14, 22,
33, 49, 16th St Mission, J) A sleek counter fit to showcase diamonds offers something
far better: exquisite salted-caramel eclairs and black-sesame checkered cake.
ice cream $3-7; 11am-10pm Sun-Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat; ; 33, 16th St Mission, J) Or-
ganic ice cream worth the line even in foggy weather - especially salted caramel and bal-
samic strawberry.
415-385-1679;
www.toutsweetsf.com
; Geary & Stockton Sts,
Macy's, 3rd Fl; baked goods $2-8;
10am-8pm Mon-Wed, until 9pm Thu-Sat, 11am-7pm Sun;
2.38,
Powell-Mason, Powell-Hyde, Powell St) Bypass sales and head directly to Macy's 3rd
floor, where Top Chefwinner Yigit Pura reinvents French macarons in irreverent SF flavors
like sour cherry/bourbon and peanut butter and jelly.
chi $1.25-2; 8am-5pm Mon-Sat; 2, 3, 22, 38) Legendary mochi(rice cakes) made in-
house daily - come early for perennially popular green tea, peanut butter, and chocolate-
filled strawberry flavors.
slices $3.50-4; 7am-10pm Mon-Fri, from 8am Sat, from 9am Sun; ; 12, 14, 48, 49,
24th St Mission) Warm, flaky, heirloom apple pie served with free organic whipped cream in
a sunny, certified-green Victorian storefront with toys for kids.
