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Kitty’s Gourmet and Retail Therapy Tour of Her San Francisco North Beach Neighborhood

Graffeo Coffee best coffee beans (Columbus Ave.)
Steps of Rome Café best inexpensive lunch and espresso (Columbus Ave)
Specs 12 Adler Museum and Bar the coolest bar in town (Saroyan Alley off of
Columbus)
City Lights Bookstore an institution for the intelligentsia (Columbus Ave.)
Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store go for a cappucino, aperitivo or a focaccia sandwich (Columbus @ Union)
Abitare unique gifts and tchochkes (Columbus Ave)
Moose’s Restaurant sophisticated old school San Francisco w/ nightly piano jazz
(Stockton on Washington Square)
Liguria Bakery world’s best focaccia (Stockton on Washington Square)
L'Osteria del Forno down home, inexpensive authentic Italian (Columbus Ave.)
Knitz and Leathers beautiful handmade things (Upper Grant Ave.)
Molinari’s Delicatessen Italian goodies(Columbus Ave.)
North Beach Records used vinyl galore plus oddball instruments (one on Upper Grant &
one on Green)
Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market a bit of a walk to the waterfront but worth it to taste the
best of California organic & artisanal products (Embarcadero)
Imperial Tea Court oasis of civilized calm with top of the line Chinese teas (Powell St.)
Tower Records deep selection with separate jazz & world music rooms (Columbus & Bay)
Ristorante Ideale young Italian chef Maurizio rocks (Upper Grant Ave.)
Cinque Terre souful Italian home cooking (Vallejo btw. Stockton & Columbus)
Columbus Cutlery chefs from all over the Bay Area get their knives sharpened here (358 Columbus)
La Follia breathtaking floral design and they deliver... hint, hint (114 Columbus)
Citizen Thai and the Monkey beautiful atmo, yummy exotic cocktails (Vallejo @ Upper Grant)
Robert Domergue & Co. finest French & continental antiques 560 Jackson
Gelato Classico as good as the stuff in Italy...a little won't hurt you! (Union near Stockton)
Gallery of Ethnic Art magical objets from the bizarre to the beautiful (245 Columbus)
Caffe Trieste bohemian spirit & live Italian music on Sat. afternoons (Vallejo @ Upper Grant)
Yone this funky bead shop has been here since the Beats (878 Union)
The Saloon an old school blues bar...don't let the regulars scare you. (Vallejo @ Upper Grant)
Jazz at Pearl's finish your tour with a nightcap and some great straight-ahead sounds.

...And keep your eyes and ears open for the Green St. Mortuary Marching Band on
Saturdays as they lead the Chinese funeral processions down Stockton St.

Kitty's Favorite Things I Kitty's Links

Kitty's Favorite Things
Heavy Rotation
Steely Dan- Everything Must Go
Mark Ribot y Los Cubanos Positivos
Vinicius Cantuaria- Tucuma
Miles Davis- In Person at the Blackhawk
Miles Davis- The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel
Madeline Eastman- Speed of Life
Eurhythmics- Peace
Marc Johnson- Sounds of Summer Running
John Scofield- Hand Jive
Angie Stone- Black Diamond
Taj Mahal /Tumani Diabate- Kulanjan
Joe Zawinul- My People
Pino Daniele- Yes I Know My Way
Oumu Sangare- Worotan
John Scofield- Quiet Now
John Coltrane- Ballads
Joni Mitchell- Travelogue
Todd Rundgren- With a Twist
Robson Banda- Greatest Hits
Ann Dyer- When I Close My Eyes
Olu Dara- In the World
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli- Plays Debussy
Sonny Rollins- Saxophone Colossus
Virginia Rodrigues- Sol Negro
Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny- Under the Missouri Sky
Paul Simon- Graceland
Walter Becker- 11 Tracks of Whack
Eliane Elias- Kissed by Nature
Antonio Carlos Jobim- Stoneflower
Herbie Hancock- Empyrean Isles
Les McCann & Eddie Harris- Swiss Movement
Rokia Traore- Wanita
Jan Akkerman- Acoustic

Small Screen
Pole to Pole with Michael Palin
Evolution PBS Series
The Sopranos
Lost in Translation
Six Feet Under
Joni Mitchell-Shadows and Light
The Africans Series with Henry Louis Gates
Flirting with Disaster
La Femme Nikita (French movie version)
When We Were Kings
Millenium Series
The Making of Aja -Steely Dan

Favorite Restaurants
San Francisco: Delfina, Piperade, Boulevard, Kokkari, R & G Lounge, Swan Oyster Depot
New York: Babbo, Grand Central Oyster Bar (sit at the counter) Po, Caffe Gnocco, Osteria del Sole
Milan: Tagiura
Amsterdam: Tempo Doeloe, Christophe
Rome: Ditirambo, Le Colline Emiliane
Florence: Cibreo, Il Latini, Da Homero, Cafe Rivoire, sandwich stand in the Mercato Centrale
Jerusalem: Eucalyptus
Santa Fe: Geronimo
Sydney: Rockpool, Bistro Lulu, Bill's
Venice: Locanda Cipriani, Vini da Gigio
Zihuatanejo: La Casa Que Canta, La Perla
Paris: Chez George, Benoit, Le Grand Vefour, Brasserie Lipp, Gaya, Le Pamphlet
New Orleans: Bayona, Acme Oyster Bar, Mr. B's, Casamento's

On Kitty's Bookshelf
A Short History of the World- Geoffrey Blaney
California Dish -Jeremiah Tower
Woman - Natalie Angier
1,000 Places to See Before You Die -Patricia Schultz
Creators On Creating- Alfonso Montuori
Tao Te Ching (A New English Version) - Stephen Mitchell
Awakening Intuition- Mona Lisa Schultz
Reinventing Medicine -Larry Dossey
The Art of Travel - Alain de Botton
Songwriters on Songwriting -Paul Zollo
Inner Peace For Busy People - Joan Borysenko
Don't the Moon Look Lonesome - Stanley Crouch
The Flaneur - Edmund White
Synchronicity -C.G.Jung
World Music - Phillip Botton
The Collected Traveler (Central Italy & Paris) -Barrie Keeper
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life -Richard Hofstader