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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.
If the Ferry Building Farmers’ Market is the Whole Foods of farmers’ markets, then the Alemany Farmers’ Market – every Saturday in the part of Bernal Heights where the 101 and 280 converge – is something of the Trader Joe’s. It’s got beautiful, fresh and amazingly affordable produce, as well as an assortment of dried fruit, nuts and orchids — minus the excessive plastic packaging.
Bernal Hill, the towering anchor of Bernal Heights, is beloved by joggers, dog-walkers, speed-walkers, urban hikers, locals out for a leisurely stroll and anyone looking for an outdoor date spot. It’s one of the city’s great peaks, and on clear days, you’ll get a 360-degree panoramic, overlooking China Basin, City Hall, the downtown skyline, Noe Valley, South San Francisco and the Bay Bridge. It’s just a mile around the hill, so the loop won’t take long, but bring a picnic or a book or just try to find your apartment. There are a handful of short paths shooting off to the east, which should be explored, leading to a slightly different view and little more privacy.
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