Our friend brought us to fisherman wharf to try out the crabs at Crab station.
I was a bit sceptical at first - as it looks like a tourist trap. but I was wrong.
This was one of the best meal we had for the trip! The crab was fingerlicking good!
The crab was just simply cooked to perfection - very fresh and sweet.
It was a real feast. On top, we have also ordered clam chowder (Served in sourdough bowl from the famous Boudain bakery) and fried calamari.
The clam chowder was alright ... nothing exciting. It is one of those you have to have just because you are at the fisherman's wharf :p
The sourdough bowl was very good.
We were too full to finish it though.
We then walked around pier 39. Lots of shops for souvenirs, snacks and merry-go-round/rides for the kids.
My friend recommended these yellow cherries sold at the market there.
They weren't cheap but they were so sweet. A little like grapes.
Bunch of lazy sealions sunbathing ..
1. Golden gate bridge
The car park next to the golden gate bridge was totally packed so we went a bit furtherer to the east beach which allows us to get a glimpse of both the bridge and the alcatraz as well
2) Golden gate park
Beautiful flower beds by the observatory.
3) Palace of fine arts
4) Beautiful tiled steps :)
http://www.tiledsteps.org/
China town:
We have been told you can get very good authentic Chinese food in San Francisco so we gave it a go
Our friend brought us to Washington Cha chaan teng (Cantonese cafe)
http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/washington-bakery-and-restaurant-san-francisco?osq=chinese+restaurant+chinatown
I felt like I'm back in Hong Kong!
There must be quite a big Chinese community there. They even do Cantonese announcement on the local bus.
For dinner, we went to Pacific Catch. The parking lot next door was tiny.
A wide range of food to choose from ... What I wanted to try is their sigature Hawaiian Poke.
They were good - a bit like ceviche.
I was a bit disappointed with the fishwrap though - very average...
http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/pacific-catch-san-francisco-2
To start off the second day in San Francisco, we went to try the famous Blue bottle coffee near union square.
http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/blue-bottle-coffee-co-san-francisco-7
It was a good cup of coffee. Nothing special though.
We attempted to walk rather than taking public transport but because San francisco is so hilly - we were knackered after a while.
Looking down from the top of Lombard road:
We then went to Swan Oyster Depot (as recommended by Anthony Bourdain) for more seafood.
It had a short queue ( around 8 people in front of us ) but we didn't have to wait for long
They didn't have sea urchin on the day :( so we ordered crab and smoked salmon.
They are sliced to order :p very fresh and I love those diced red onions and capers
Also very sweet and fresh
Unlike at the fisherman wharf, here.. we don't really need to get our hands dirty :p professionally hand pulled at the bar :
There was a very long queue for the cable car - we gave up...
They look prettier outside anyway :P
We were really tired so just went to the food court at Westfield for dinner - just wanted something light and simple.
There were quite a lot to choose from there but nothing very appealing :p
We went for the vegetarian vietnamese from Loving Hut
http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/loving-hut-san-francisco
It was surprisingly good! very light and refreshing
I love Beard papa and was devastated when I found out the London shop was closed a few years ago.
Therefore I felt like I have to have one when I saw it there.
I was a bit disappointed though as the choux doesn't taste very fresh and crunchy like it should be.
Not sure if it's because we visited at the end of the day ...
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