Consistently one of the best steak houses in the Bay Area. They have a “Kobe” that comes from Australia that a lot of purists decry as not being authentic enough. I’ve never had a “real” Kobe steak, but this steak was one of the best I’ve had in my life. At a fraction of the cost of Japanese Kobe, it seems like a pretty good deal to me. They also had great sides, including some really spectacular creamed spinach.

Crazy delicious bakery. Their specialty are their all butter pound cakes. They’re as dense as your college roommate and three times as tasty! Whenever I go I buy way more cookies than anyone should eat. The Black and White cookies are especially delicious.

If you want to a classier level of shopping than what Safeway has to offer, Lunardi’s is the way to go. They have a smaller selection of packaged goods, but they tend to have more gourmet things (like picked asparagus, my favorite snack). They have a bakery and deli that must make regular supermarkets cry.

If you’re not familiar with the rules of Bocce Ball, then you’re missing out. It’s a not terribly complicated game of rolling heavy balls towards a smaller ball and hoping that it lands as close as possible. Talking Trash is NOT optional. One of the best lawn games to play while drinking, next to lawn darts, of course. Campo Di Bocce serves you drinks and food while you hurl your balls around. They serve lunch and dinner and the food is really good.

Specializing in butchering and smoking their meats (or yours, if you’re a hunter), this little meat market also has a fantastic deli. They make all their cold cuts and sauces in house, and use fresh baked bread. What they lack in side dishes they more than make up for in slap-you-in-the-face delicious sandwiches. They have cases full of steaks and chicken and pork and ostridge and bacon and such. They even have a selection of exotic hotdogs and premade hamburgers including ones with cheese and bacon already mixed into the meat. Do yourself a favor and call ahead.