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Suppenküche has served German food and beer in Hayes Valley since well before it became the yuppie, boutique-shopping, gourmet-dining neighborhood it is today (read: pre-Octavia Blvd freeway onramp). It’s a remarkable thing, and no wonder: the food and the atmosphere are some of the best in the city. This is German cuisine, to be sure, and the menu is dotted with pickled items, potatoes, spatzle and, most definitely, pork. There is pork sausage, a pork chop, breaded porkloin, sauteeed porkloin, pork (German) ravioli and old fashioned bacon, which is served alongside meatloaf.
The Front Porch, a little neighborhood restaurant just south of Caesar Chavez, serves some of our favorite food with what they describe as a little “southern mission hospitality.” This refined soul food spot, with its high ceilings and elegant design, is somehow both charming and chic, and that same mix of comfort and style shows up in the food. There’s the malt liquor pork belly, which is pork belly braised in king cobra. It’s playful, sure, but it tastes really good.
Monk’s Kettle opened in the Mission back in 2007 on the momentum of the gastropub craze sweeping the nation. San Francisco doesn’t have too many of what are really just bars that offer small batch booze and refined food, but Monk’s Kettle is clearly our best. The intimate space, shiny wooden bar, dim lighting and elegant hipster feel almost isolates the restaurant from the bustle and wildness of 16th Street. There’s a new chef in 2011, and, sadly, gone is the mac and cheese, although the spirit of the menu – flavorful, inspired American comfort food – remains.
Golf, with its hefty price tags, obnoxious country clubs, special equipment and general exclusivity, can often feel like somebody else’s sport. It doesn’t have to be that way. Nestled in the outer reaches of Golden Gate Park is a nine hole, par three course without the frills, the kind of setting that makes you realize the sport is actually good fun (if also surprisingly tough). The Golden Gate Park Golf Course is designed for all skill levels, although it’s mainly geared towards beginners. Enjoying being outside is required.
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