Hotels
Independent and easy
Hotel Vitale
8 Mission Street
+ 1 415 278 3700
hotelvitale.com
Dependable chain
W Hotels
181 Third Street
+ 1 415 777 5300
starwoodhotels.com
Premium
Mandarin Oriental
222 Sansome Street
+ 1 415 276 9888
mandarinoriental.com
Dining
Fast breakfast
Ferry Building Marketplace
Embarcadero at the foot of Market Street; Various merchants
ferrybuildingmarketplace.com
Business breakfast
Vitrine
St Regis Hotel, 125 Third Street, 4th Floor; + 1 415 284 4049;
stregis.com
Mid-morning coffee
Ritual Roasters
1026 Valencia Street San Francisco,
+ 1 415 641 1024
ritualroasters.com
Working lunch with colleagues
Slanted Door
1 Ferry Building
+ 1 415 861 8032
slanteddoor.com
Need-to-impress-clients lunch
Ame Restaurant
689 Mission Street
+ 1 415 284 4040
amerestaurant.com
Lunch on your own
The Swan Oyster Depot
1517 Polk Street
+ 1 415 673 1101
Afternoon tea/drink
Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero Street
+ 1 415 487 2600
tartinebakery.com
Dinner on your own
Alembic
1725 Haight Street
+ 1 415 666 0822
alembicbar.com
Private dinner
Presidio Social Club
Building 563 Ruger Street
+ 1 415 885 1888
presidiosocialclub.com
Dinner with colleagues
Beretta
1199 Valencia Street
+ 1 415 695 1199;
berettasf.com
Private dinner
Bar Crudo
603 Bush Street
+ 1 415 956 0396
barcrudo.com
Big dinner with partner clients
Spruce
3640 Sacramento Street
+ 1 415 931 5100
sprucesf.com
Drink after dinner
La Trappe
800 Greenwich Street
+ 1 415 440 8727
latrappecafe.com
Late drinks
Rye
688 Geary Street
+ 1 415 474 4448
ryesf.com
Late bite
NOPA
560 Divisadero Street
+ 1 415 864 8643;
nopasf.com
On the tiles
Bourbon & Branch (this is a speakeasy, so call ahead for password).
501 Jones Street
+ 1 415 346 1735
bourbonandbranch.com