Rockridge

The best Bay Area restaurant dishes SFGATE staff ate in 2023

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An order of chilaquiles, a tamale plate, and an open-face pork taco arabe al pastor sit ready for pickup by customers at the Primavera stall at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Adam Pardee/Special to SFGATE We inhale authentic shrimp po’boys in Bayview and find the most New York-style pizza slices in … Read more

The enduring power of See’s Candies in Oakland

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Oakland’s Rockridge district is synonymous with great food, from breakfast sandwiches and kouign-amann to the finest gourmet pasta. Lately, it’s also becoming a destination for chocolate. The 1-mile stretch of College Avenue from Broadway to Ashby is peppered with no fewer than five confectioneries.  Plunked in the center sits an old-school See’s Candies shop. And … Read more