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and jewelry. They also have some unique items like vegan handbags. ■Safeway, 15 Marina Blvd, between Beach St and Buchanan St — near Fort Mason, Phone: +1 415 563-4946, www.safeway.com, Hours: M-Su noon-midnight. Large, local Marina Safeway. ■Vino!, 2425A California St, between Fillmore St and Steiner St, Phone: +1 415 674-8466, vino_wine_shops@bigmagic. com, Fax: +1 415 674-8461, Hours: M-F 11AM-8PM, Sa 10AM8PM, Su 11AM-6PM. They have a great selection of wines (circa 300 varieties) to suit every budget.
Eat There is an excellent selection of restaurants in this area; everything from regional Chinese restaurants to Tapas bars, and from Japanese sushi houses to American steakhouses, romantic French bistros, and Italian restaurants. A lot of the food plated here is of the healthier variety — a reflection of the heightened overall health consciousness of residents in this area. Therefore, many of the restaurants serve up food that’s organic, vegetarian, or produced from locally sourced ingredients... is there any other way!? Like most other businesses in the area, most restaurants are on Chestnut St, Union St, and Fillmore St; or indeed, one of the side streets leading off them.
Budget ■Ace Wasabi Rock and Roll Sushi, 3339 Steiner St, just north of Lombard St, Phone: +1 415 567-4903, Fax: +1 415 749-1873, Hours: M-Th 5:30PM-10:30PM, F-Sa 5:30PM-11PM, Su 5PM-10PM. This sushi place is popular with the locals, offering good sushi with a rock and roll theme. Quirky and a bit of fun. Price: $5-$14.50. ■Acre Cafe, The Thoreau Center, Building 1013, 1st Floor, Lincoln Boulevard at Torney Ave, Phone: +1 415 561-2273, Javier@acregourmet.com, http://www.acregourmet.com/