Category: Street Talk

STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA Steiner Street looks a little different this week — more like 1930s San Francisco. The feature film Fog City is filming around Alta Plaza, transforming Steiner Street between Jackson and Clay with vintage cars, period costumes, set dressing and even simulated rain. Additional filming is taking place at the former…

STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA Restaurateur Kevin Chen keeps renting more neighborhood storefronts. His latest is Yuzu, on Sutter Street near Fillmore, painted, appropriately enough, bright citrus yellow. It’s part takeout counter, part grocery and — in the evening, behind a refrigerator door — a “speakeasy omakase” serving a 12-course tasting menu for $65 at…

STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA There’s nothing like going away for a few weeks to get fresh eyes on Fillmore — and there’s suddenly a lot to see. Super Duper has opened, new restaurants are on the way, a long-vacant building has been sold and a longtime presence on the street has gone away. Fall…

STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA Fillmore’s annual jazz party returns to the street this weekend, as it has nearly every Fourth of July weekend since it started in 1986. The celebration keeps alive the spirit of the Harlem of the West, as Fillmore Street was known during its heyday as a jazz mecca. By consensus…

STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA There’s good news for sushi lovers: takeout sushi is back on Fillmore, and the lines are already forming out front. Yoeechee has moved into the streamlined space at 1552 Fillmore, just south of Geary, with a refreshingly simple concept: beautiful sushi boxes, made fresh each morning, priced for a real…

STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA The cozy space at 1870 Fillmore, most recently Vic’s Winehouse, has quietly reopened as Flying Figs, a wine bar that leans into atmosphere and connection. At the center is Neda Emami, who runs day-to-day operations. She’s a biomedical engineer turned startup founder and event organizer. Business partners Saleh and Salar…

STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA A new kind of golf club has arrived on Fillmore Street, and you don’t even need a tee time to join. The buzzy lifestyle brand Malbon Golf has quietly opened its doors, bringing with it a mix of tournament play, streetwear energy and a surprisingly social membership model. At the…

STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA Since early January, sales at the neighborhood Goodwill store at Fillmore & Post have been climbing steadily — partly due to the economic uncertainty, partly to an operational change set in motion a year ago and launched this year. Bay Area Goodwill stores have reorganized with new merchandising strategies. “We’ve…

STREET TALK | CYNTHIA TRAINA Holiday sparkle is officially here. Window displays are brighter than they’ve been in years, and shoppers are already out hunting for early gifts. At D&M Wines & Liquors, the longtime neighborhood Champagne headquarters, the holiday rush is underway. One-third of their sales this time of year are Champagne — and…