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World of Dumplings Festival

World of Dumplings Festival

October 25 at 11am (This weekend)

San Francisco Ferry Building · Financial District • $0

Celebrate the world's most beloved comfort food at this free, family-friendly festival. Sample everything from momos to empanadas across 25+ vendors, then stick around for eating contests, cooking demos, and a beer garden.

2026 “World of Dumplings” Festival

2026 “World of Dumplings” Festival

October 25 at 11am (This weekend)

San Francisco Ferry Building · Financial District • $0

Wontons, momos, gyozas, empanadas: the World of Dumplings Festival unites 25+ vendors in a delicious argument that every culture folds dough around something good. Eating contests, cooking demos, and a beer garden round out the free, family-friendly feast.

House of Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen

House of Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen

Mission Bay • $$

Family-style Ethiopian spot where massive platters of kitfo, tibs, and vegetarian combos arrive on a bed of tangy injera, ready for you and your crew to dive in together.

Presidio Pop Up

Presidio Pop Up

Presidio Heights • $$

Located at the Presidio Tunnel Tops, this rotating food program features over two dozen local vendors. From morning coffee to birria tacos and Dungeness crab rolls, it is the perfect spot for outdoor dining.

Ingredients

Ingredients

Noe Valley

This Noe Valley spot serves an eclectic global menu—think Nepalese Momos, Spanish-style octopus, and king salmon—all made with quality ingredients and a playful hand.

Giuliana’s Just for You Cafe

Giuliana’s Just for You Cafe

Dogpatch • $$

This cozy Dogpatch diner serves American brunch classics with a side of Americana nostalgia. The fluffy Beignets with chocolate sauce are legendary, and the crispy Hangtown Fry delivers fried oysters with style.

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Tue, Oct 20 · 5:00 PM

Kids Eat Free Every Tuesday

Amici's East Coast Pizzeria at Mid Market Eats Food Hall · Civic Center

$$

Fri, Oct 23 · 11:00 AM

Pay-What-You-Can ” Taco Day at Tato (Every Friday)

Tato · Bayview

$0-$10

Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM

Off the Grid: Treasure Island

Treasure Island Ferry Terminal · Treasure Island

Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM

Live Music

Park Chalet · Outer Richmond

$$

Mother’s Day Brunch

Argonaut Hotel · Fisherman's Wharf

$$$$

The Ultimate Christmas Staycation

Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Francisco · Yerba Buena

The New Spot On Polk

Russian Hill

$$

Slider Buns | Burgers, Hotdogs, Philly Cheesesteak

Lower Nob Hill

$

Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen

Mission District

$$

Bearing West Bar and Galley

Parkside

$$

JB's Place

Potrero Hill

$

Argonaut Hotel

Fisherman's Wharf

$$$$

Fog Harbor Fish House

Fisherman's Wharf

$$$

The Village

Polk Gulch

$

Whiz Burgers Drive-In

Mission District

$

Sichuan Home

Richmond District

$

Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf

Ocean Indian Cuisine

Seacliff

$$

16th Street Diner

Mission District

$$

Hotel Riu Plaza Fisherman´s Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf

$179

Sears Fine Food

Union Square

$$

Blue Barn Steiner

Marina District

$$

Hall of Flame Burger & Breakfast

Ingleside Terraces

$$

The Pizza Place on Noriega

Outer Sunset

$$

Mo's Grill

North Beach

$$

Bullshead Restaurant

West Portal

$$

West Bluff Picnic Area

Presidio of San Francisco

Hunan Empire Restaurant

Cow Hollow

$

Little Griddle @ Dough

Hayes Valley

$

Uncle Vito's Pizza

Nob Hill

$

Hard Knox Cafe SoMa

South of Market

$$

Sushi Zen

Parkside

$

Boudin Bakery

Inner Richmond

$$

Sarita’s Grill & Beer

Sarita’s Grill & Beer · Mission District

$

IKEA Swedish Deli

Tenderloin

Universal Breakfast & Lunch

Excelsior

$

Aracely Cafe

Treasure Island

$$

Regalito el Mil Amores

Regalito el Mil Amores · Mission District

$$

In-N-Out Burger

Fisherman's Wharf

$

Stonestown Farmers Market

Balboa Terrace

Eddie's Cafe

North of Panhandle

$

The Hungry Spot

Haight-Ashbury

$$

Nick's Lighthouse

Fisherman's Wharf

$$

Jollibee

Union Square

$

Bodega North Beach

North Beach

$$

La Torta Gorda

Mission District

$$

Lavash

Inner Sunset

$$

Calabria Brothers

Excelsior

$

PIER 39

Fisherman's Wharf

Star India

Inner Richmond

Lori's Diner

Union Square

$$

The Yellow Submarine

Inner Sunset

$

Food Trucks & Kiosks

Financial District

Chloe's Cafe

Noe Valley

$$

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Where should I look for theatre and music in San Francisco?

New Conservatory Theatre Center is worth checking for intimate productions and queer stories. For an evening built around dancing, look at the programme at Madrone Art Bar. Pick the production or music first; the room is only half the decision.

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