Neighborhoods in Profile: Inner Richmond

         Known as the new Chinatown, San Francisco's Inner Richmond district has become the darling of the culinary scene. Located north of Golden Gate Park and south of the Presidio, the Richmond lies on a suburban grid but the blocks contain a few real gems. Not least of these is SF's answer to NY's Strand Bookstore. Ours is known as Green Apple Books. It's a wooden and creaky wonderland with dozens of shelves of new and used books and a lovely shelter for our monsoon winter days. For fun I picked up Llewwllyn's 2013 Witches' Companion, a perfect purchase preceding The Hobbit which we enjoyed tonight in Japantown.





        Afterwards I spotted the inimitable "Burma Superstar" on Yelp and knew we had to experience the legend. Burma is known as one of the ten best restaurants in San Francisco and is a mere two blocks away
from Green Apple. For a total of about $40 we savored the Burmese Veggie Samusas, the Sesame Chicken, the Spicy Chicken with Fresh Basil and a side of Coconut Rice. It was delectable. I'm ready to go back for the t-shirt! Across the street is the Blue Danube Coffeehouse, a friendly and approachable coffeehouse without the hipster attitude.



       All the above institutions are located on Clement Street between 4th and 8th Avenues.
      

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