Stella Pastry

I lived in San Francisco for 17 years before every trying something from Stella Pastry.  As a dessert, and baked goods, fan, I don't really know how this is possible.  Stella is likely the most famous of all the old school North Beach bakeries.  They don't have flashy, or remotely innovative, items, but, the Italian classics?  Stella is famous for them.  Basically "everyone" claims Stella has the best, ranging from the tiramisu, cheesecake,...

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Liholiho Yatch Club

In May 2018, 5 years ago, I visited Louie's Gen-Gen Room, the cocktail bar downstairs from Liholiho Yatch Club, and had a glorious meal.  I vowed to finally make it to Liholiho for a full dinner.  It somehow took me 5 years to do so (to be fair, they were closed throughout the pandemic, and stayed closed until later 2022), but still, such a shame I didn't make it sooner.  Reservations are still essential, and hard to come by - I had Resy alerts...

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