San Francisco, California, provides its visitors with access to attractions such as Union Square, home to high-end fashion shopping, and historic Fort McDowell on Angel Island. You can also drive across the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and visit the Golden Gate Recreation Area, which provides trails for hiking and mountain biking. The Bay Area is home to a creative culture, so you'll be able to find a theme restaurant while visiting San Francisco.
Established in 1997, Farrallon Restaurant is located on Post Street and in the heart of the shopping district of Union Square. This vibrant dining establishment is a marine-themed restaurant that features jellyfish-shaped lights that hang over the table, as well as seating alcoves in booths that are shaped like a nautilus shell in Farallon's "Nautilus Room." The restaurant's "Winehold Room" is designed to look like the cabin of a ship. The restaurant is only open for dinner. The menu at Farrallon's features entrees such as grilled ahi tuna and seared Alaskan cod, as well as dessert items that include satsuma sorbet and sticky toffee pudding. Farrallon's has a full service bar and several rooms that facilitate private parties and receptions. Limited valet parking is available and the restaurant accepts reservations.
Farrallon Restaurant
450 Post St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-956-6969
farallonrestaurant.com
The Stinking Rose is a garlic-themed dining establishment in San Francisco's North Beach district, several blocks away from Pioneer Park. This restaurant is adorned with garlic decorations, which includes garlic hanging from the ceiling, as well as murals illustrating the history of San Francisco from a garlic bulb's point-of-view. The Stinking Rose also has the world's longest garlic braid that twists and turns throughout the dining room. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. The menu at The Stinking Rose features "tureen" items such as Louisiana shrimp in a garlic tomato broth and garlic steamed clams, as well as entrees that include roasted rabbit with virgin olive oil garlic sauce and garlic braised boneless short rib. The Stinking Rose can accommodate banquets and private parties and accepts reservations.
The Stinking Rose
352 Columbus Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-781-7673
thestinkingrose.com
Wipeout Bar & Grill is a theme restaurant situated on the popular Pier 39 shopping center that pays homage to the surfing culture in California. Opened since 2007, this casual dining establishment features vibrant, colorful decorations that is indicative of a surfer's lifestyle. These decorations include surfboards and beach signs placed throughout the dining hall, as well as outdoor patio seating that features a fire pit, like the ones you would see on a beach. Wipeout is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. The menu at Wipeout has "Surfin' Sandwiches" that include teriyaki pineapple chicken and BBQ pork, as well as "Killer Entrees" such as rippin' skirt steak and a seafood combo that includes beer-battered fish and crispy calamari. Wipeout provides live entertainment and has several large-screen television so patrons can watch their favorite sporting events.
Wipeout Bar & Grill
39 Pier # C4
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-986-5966
wipeoutbarandgrill.com
