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Subscribe to tablehopper and discover why it’s a must-read, insider newsletter for anyone who lives to eat in San Francisco, for 19 years and counting. Every Tuesday, columnist and curator Marcia Gagliardi serves up the latest SF Bay Area restaurant and bar news, events, culture tips, travel guides, and more.

Aziza Moving to a Downtown Location
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Aziza Moving to a Downtown Location

After months of hearing rumors of ~AZIZA~ looking to move its location to the downtown area, it’s actually happening. I heard it was going into the “cursed” Zinnia (and Scott Howard, and 500 Jackson) space, and since I was at Aziza on Sunday night celebrating a friend’s birthday,…
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Chef Ed Carew Heads to the Big Apple

I was happy to learn chef Ed Carew (formerly Café des Amis, Cottage Eatery) is heading east to be the executive chef at LE CAPRICE in New York. (The restaurant is in the Pierre Hotel on 5th Avenue, overlooking Central Park.) The Caprice Holdings restaurant group also has Le Caprice…
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Update on Tres (Formerly Tres Agaves)
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Update on Tres (Formerly Tres Agaves)

Quick update for you: TRES AGAVES has finished their zippy remodel, and will now be TRES. The bar area is almost 50% bigger, along with an expanded tequila and cocktail list, and chef Kelvin Ott is adding dishes from other states in Mexico outside of Jalisco (which used to be…
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Vegetarian Restaurant Source Opens This Week

Opening this Wednesday March 9th is SOURCE, a vegetarian restaurant focused on international comfort food in the Design District. The partners in the project are also brothers: executive chef Mitchell Fox (who ironically got his start in their father’s butcher shop), and his brother, Andrew. The menu includes sandwiches,…
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Ali Baba's Cave in Lower Haight Now Al-Fanoose

I was sorry to learn on Haighteration that my favorite neighborhood shawarma spot (and one of my favorite falafel wraps), ALI BABA’S CAVE in the Lower Haight has a new owner, and has morphed into AL-FANOOSE. The new name reportedly means “magic lantern” in Arabic, so I hope they…
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Temporary Closures in the TL
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Temporary Closures in the TL

My tablehopper intern Daniel writes in: “NGOC MAI (pretty good little Vietnamese place) and ~LAHORE KARAHI~ are both closed for most of March, as per the fliers on their doors. Not sure what the deal is with Ngoc Mai, as their windows are all boarded up, but I have seen…
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Cinque Terre Cafe (5T) Now Open on Van Ness
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Cinque Terre Cafe (5T) Now Open on Van Ness

There’s a new café called CINQUE TERRE CAFE (or 5T as its logo proclaims) that opened on Van Ness last Monday February 28th. It’s run by some Italians, although they are using organic coffee from Equator Coffee. The menu includes salads and panini, plus plenty of European candy…
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Ti Couz Seems to Be Struggling...
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Ti Couz Seems to Be Struggling...

Some buzz about troubles at Mission neighborhood fixture TI COUZ: a reader writes, “I am a little sad to report that it sounds like Ti Couz (16th & Valencia) seems to be having hard times. I was there last night when the owner (seemingly plastered) was screaming at customers and…
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