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Arcadia
STEAK
mains $12-19, dinner mains $28-50; 6:30am-2pm daily, 5:30-10pm Mon-Sat)
This fine New American steakhouse restaurant in the Marriott Hotel is run by Chef Mi-
chael Mina, one of San Francisco's biggest celebrity chefs. It's not the daring, cutting-edge
style Mina is known for, but it's slick, expensive and, of course, very good.
Drinking & Nightlife
The biggest conglomeration of clubs is on S 1st St, aka SoFA, and around S 2nd at San
Fernando. Raucous young clubgoers pack the streets on Friday and Saturday nights.
Singlebarrel
COCKTAIL BAR
(
www.singlebarrelsj.com
; 43 W San Salvador St; 5pm-midnight Sun & Tue, 5pm-1:30am Wed-Sat)
A speakeasy-style lounge, where bartenders sheathed in tweed vests artfully mix custom
cocktails ($12) tailored to customer's preferences, with some recipes dating back to before
Prohibition. There's often a line out the door, but you'll be whisked downstairs as soon as
they're ready to craft you a drink.
Caffe Frascati
CAFE
(
www.caffefrascati.com
;
315 S 1st St;
7am-10pm Mon-Thu, to midnight Fri, 8am-midnight Sat, to
9pm Sun; )
Photos of local theater folks line the walls at this high-ceilinged hangout a few doors down
from the California Theatre. Linger over a cappuccino with a pastry or panini, and stop by
for live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Opera performances rattle the cups the first
Friday of each month.
Trials Pub
PUB
If you seek a well-poured pint in a supremely comfortable atmosphere, Trials Pub, north of
San Pedro Sq, has many excellent ales on tap (try a Fat Lip), all served in a warm and
friendly room with no TVs. There's good pub food and a fireplace in the back room.