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--- imported_by: wikihub-q7gz scraped_at: 2026-01-30 source_gdoc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v_EQTjW7Dnieaj3D9U_OfofRD_WOEBswofHt9pTz75c source_url: http://thingsyoudidntknowexistedinsf.jacobcole.net/ title: Things You Didn't Know Existed in SF visibility: public --- Things You Didn’t Know Existed in the Bay Area [[thingsyoudidntknowexisted]] \> [[thingsyoudidntknowexistedinsf]] Contribute to the list at top! started by jacob@ideaflow.io ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notice: does anyone want to help me make a web app for this? I want to make the site: thingsyoudidntknowexisted.in, which transcends and includes thingsyoudidntknowexistedatmit, this page, and more. (Maybe thingsyoudidntknowexistedthatarerelevanttoyou.tk. If so, email me at jcole@mit.edu) Table of Contents [Misc:](#h.9j69sm2qc60y) [Athletics/Outdoor/Physical:](#h.6y5pvt4cmp6l) [Food](#h.au5avhm3qm96) [“Every Day” Restaurants:](#h.u95bxbpe2cg7) [Dessert](#h.r7hqv91klwti) [Arts:](#h.4py5rmujmwap) [Computer Science (CS):](#h.xyv3med9s7ol) [Hacker Spaces:](#h.pok4jzg85sc3) [Funds for Cool Projects and Other Such Things](#h.nclifuxd25hu) [Events Calendars for SF, Palo Alto, Stanford, Berkeley, etc.](#h.40h49pr6rtio) [People’s Tags/Emails/Homepages](#h.7ujmmr1038m9) [Meta](#h.9tuayksec15b) [Contributors](#h.5myfetytst4w) [Discussion Box](#h.5z43th7vwx9a) ## Other Lists: [Iski's Master List of Mostly Non Consumer Stuff To Do in the Bay Area](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pb-yPFm7b3j_C7FK1Tp-h40s3AWNbjBuTVZ5NjE7LdI/edit) ## Misc: [Chocolate Lab](https://www.facebook.com/chocolatelabsf?ref=stream&viewer_id=602720022) ## Athletics/Outdoor/Physical: ### SF [Good Parkour spot and giant playstructures \#playground old park near Noe Valley – George Christopher Playground](https://goo.gl/maps/yDHkkhccCvMf16mY8) ### Berkeley Grizzly peak – can see entire sf bay on hill – really pretty at night ## Food ### “Every Day” Restaurants: The Melt (everywhere) -- incredible breakfast Bacon Bacon (Sf, Haight) -- bacon with everything. Awesome fries. Chocolate covered bacon Drake’s Cafe (SF) Cafe 320 (Palo Alto) -- ran into vinod khosla there Saigon City (San Mateo) -- Amazing Pho Tamrine (Palo Alto) -- Order Shakin Beef Burma Star [Dim sum carts are disappearing in the Bay Area. Here’s where you can still find them](https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/dim-sum-carts-bay-area-19525902.php) Grand Dynasty 6164 Bollinger Road, San Jose. granddynastyseafood.com Saigon Seafood Harbor 1135 Lawrence Expy., Sunnyvale; 3150 Pierce St., Richmond. saigonharbors.com Yank Sing 101 Spear St. and 49 Stevenson St., San Francisco. yanksing.com ### Dessert [Smitten](https://www.facebook.com/chocolatelabsf?ref=stream&viewer_id=602720022)[ (SF, in SOMA) --](https://www.facebook.com/chocolatelabsf?ref=stream&viewer_id=602720022) Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream made to Order [Honey Berry](http://www.yelp.com/biz/honey-berry-san-mateo-2) (in San Mateo at least) -- Best green tea ice cream ever; “added a new taste to my flavor vocabulary” [Chocolate Lab](https://www.facebook.com/chocolatelabsf?ref=stream&viewer_id=602720022) Good places to ORDER food from: \ Bars: Uncategorized Restaurants: Mensho Ramen - japantown – line is long, sign up on waitlist, shop around while waiting to be called \#SF \#Ramen \#Casual Tsuta \#Restaurant \#SF \#Ramen \#Fancy #Restaurant \#SF \#California Rich Table Tara Indian cuisine \#Restaurant \#SF \#Indian \#Castro 1608 bistro \#Restaurant \#sf \#filipino Poc-chuc \#Restaurant \#sf \#Mayan — great tortilla Manrasu Benu \#Restaurant Clancy Omakasi \#sf \#Fancy John Abbott Rintaro \#Restaurant \#sf Amber India \#Restaurant \#SF \#Indian Rooh Nojo ramen men’s ramen \#Restaurant \#SF \#Vegetarian Rose Monday \#Restaurant \#SF \#Vegetarian sausage vive la tarte \#sf \<\>Jackfruit we secroissants... \#Restaurant Single thread \#Restaurant \#sf \#vegetarianfriendly Al’s place Juni \#Restaurant \#SF \#Sushi Kokkari \#Restaurant \#Greek \#sf \#Good \#Best +1 ~miyuki #Restaurant \#dessert \#sf food hall discovered a great moroccan restaurant: khamsa! \#restaurant \#sf \<\>Mei zuo Espetus \#Restaurant \#SF #Cafe \#Restaurant \#SF newtree Saison \#Restaurant \#SF \<\>Josh skenes \#taichimaster... \#Fancy #MeditativeSpace \#Tea \#Restaurant \#SF The center \<\>#Meditation \#MeditativeSpace... Lolinda \#Restaurant \#SF \#Steakhouse #Restaurant \#sf skool seafood Wairess Sasha Soraya Nute’s noodles \#Restaurant \#sf Kitchen social 25 lusk \#Restaurant \#SF Crossroads on Delancey \#sf \#Restaurant \#cafe #Restaurant \#sf Taj Old Compton Place hotel Croissant Smoked salmon Lobster frittata #Restaurant \#sf blue pea tacorea in nob hill Naayl Kazmi +1 on beit rima, hook fish co, and daeho also halal dastarkhan (Uzbek!), rich table, the Tailor's Son, pearl 6101, aziza, prubechu, San ho won when it opens (they were doing takeout but recently stopped) Beit Rima in Duboce or Cole Valley and Hook Fish Co. in the Outer Sunset · Zazie Che fico / alimentari Square pie guys vegan sushi @ shizen! Order the Surprise Ending for spicy roulette. ## Arts: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Arun Saigal [Free SF Conservatory of Music recitals](https://sfcm.edu/performance-calendar?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuZDtBRDvARIsAPXFx3CYaOKRNtlNgzDTHvPz2sU9AIFITs2hmsrPXT6lsB2_5O1X4df6RsoaApaBEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds) [SFAI Graduate Lecture Series](https://www.sfai.edu/exhibitions-public-events/graduate-lecture-series) ## Computer Science (CS): [dot.tk](http://my.dot.tk/cgi-bin/index.taloha) -- .tk domains; completely free! - not directly mit-related :C [minimalisthomepages.tk](http://minimalisthomepages.tk/) -- quick workflow to make a centerpoint for yourself on the web ### Hacker Spaces [Hacker Dojo](http://www.hackerdojo.com/) [Noisebridge](https://www.noisebridge.net/) -- hacker space open 24/7 ## Funds for Cool Projects and Other Such Things ## Events Calendars for SF, Palo Alto, Stanford, Berkeley, etc. ## People’s Tags/Emails/Homepages [mithomepages.tk](http://mithomepages.tk) -- not just MIT! Add yourself [mitpeople.tk](http://mitpeople.tk) -- people’s keywords, their tags. Not just MIT! Add yourself [minimalisthomepages.tk](http://minimalisthomepages.tk/) -- quick workflow to make a centerpoint for yourself on the web <span id="id.xa9wcivryy46"></span> ## Meta ### Contributors <jcole@mit.edu> (started), … and many others. Add your emails! case@casesandberg.com ### Discussion Box hey guys ;) hi This is pretty freaking awesome!! kusu -YAAAAAAAY! ~jcole Jacob can you start such a doc for NYC? -dbieber --- *Source: <http://thingsyoudidntknowexistedinsf.jacobcole.net/>* *Google Doc: <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v_EQTjW7Dnieaj3D9U_OfofRD_WOEBswofHt9pTz75c>* *Scraped: 2026-01-30*