Monday, September 29

Sunday in the City.

It was a crisp Fall Sunday, so I felt compelled to take a nice long walk over to North Beach, San Francisco's Italian-American neighborhood. As always, the breeze in Little Italy held wafts of rich roast coffee, spicy garlic and freshly baked focaccia, all tempting me with every step. I love this compact, cosmopolitan and very European neighborhood with its abundant sidewalk cafes and kitschy coffee bars. Here's a look...


Tony's Italian.


Fancy Ford.


Bakery Chef.


Boy's Club.


Caffé Chair.


Red, White & Blue.

15 comments:

genuinelygreen said...

So lovely, and I can almost smell the food and coffee. Yum!

pinkbathtub said...

What a fun day! I got to pull weeds in my yard:)

Orange Pattern said...

Love, love, love.

You Are My Fave said...

Sunday in the city is just the best. I look forward to it every week.

Anonymous said...

Never been to San Francisco, but this makes me want to plan a trip.

Anonymous said...

Love these photographs! such a wonderful stroll!

Anonymous said...

Wow, North Beach has gotten really hip since I lived there.

Alicia said...

Beautiful! I spent a lot of time going to bakeries and markets with my little Italian grandma and your photos remind me of how wonderful everything smelled.

MELI. said...

thos aprons I saw (are there?) from that linen french divine shop off north beach on stockton. (next to the old school bread shop)
so lovely!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous photos--I love the juxtapositions, and they really give you a feeling of North Beach.

Anonymous said...

Walking around North Beach is such a great way to spend an afternoon in San Francisco - I love your shots. They remind me to get over there more often.

Sometimes we take a little picnic up to Coit Tower and enjoy the view from there. -h

Tea said...

I am an SF girl, but somehow your photos make North Beach look even more lovely. Nicely done!

Anonymous said...

Marcel loves Golden Boy Pizza!

sfgirlbybay said...

Thank you everyone, so much!

And I love Marcel, so he should have lots of pizza!!

Toni said...

so is Tony's Italian for sale??!! Reminds me of childhood...loved that hard salami, only in SF! My mom, sister and I all, always agreed that some things tasted better in San Francisco, like this salami and sourdough bread!