Bay Area

There are lots of "bay areas" in this country, but when I say it, I'm referring to the San Francisco Bay Area, which extends south to Monterey, north to Sonoma (and even Mendocino), east to Walnut Creek, and west to the ocean.

See Places for more information.

SFoodies' 92 best things to eat in the Bay Area. Pretty good list.

Cities

• San Francisco
• Oakland
• Berkeley
• San Mateo
• Palo Alto
• Santa Clara
• Los Gatos

Food

See San Francisco/Food. Other Bay Area favorites:

• Hog Island Oyster Company in Marshall. There's also one in the Ferry Building in San Francisco.
• Saravanaa Bhavan in Sunnyvale for south Indian food
• Falafel Drive In in San Jose. I don't especially like falafel, but this place is great. (My favorite falafel ever was in Berlin.)