Large bar for heavy drinking, small club for getting down, video-game haven for high scorers.

Housewares, gifts and accessories galore.

Fine selection of local beers and saucy sangria in brothel-like surroundings.

Small plates of tapas start in Spain and wander the globe in search of new concept.

Scrappy Thai upstart moves into the Mission with bold, surprising flavors.

Atlas is an oasis of relaxing delicious cafe life, not hustle bustle.  Chillax on the fringes of the Mission strip.

Small-plates Italian charmer, with vino to match.

Local favorite does celestial brunch.

Babes in stylish toques trying hard to look nonchalant.

Gimmicky, but desirable for high-maintenance individuals, this is where you come for simultaneous martinis and manicures in SF (there are also Beauty Bars in New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Texas). Not strictly gay, this is also a popular

A secret garden filled with dark, feminine, and eclectic mix of clothing, accessories and home design.

Total dive hits all the right grimy notes.

Smart, sleek pizzeria from the owners of Bourbon & Branch quickly becoming a neighborhood favorite.

Discuss world issues to world music over fried plantains and marinated shrimp.

Voted "best place to get your date drunk off of one drink."

Talented tattooed chefs improvising on the spot, ’cuz they’re badasses like that.

Last night’s rumpled Mission crawl in trademark thrifts rallying over tofu scramble.

Recently renovated ’50s supper-club aura via deep red leather booths.

Sweet contemporary clothing, accessories, papery, and candy.

Mission lounge swathed in red, or weird store hawking light fixtures?

Heavenly antelope, delectable frog’s legs, and spritelike French chef slaving over wood-burning oven.

Friendly little bakery with grab-n-go Chilean-style empanadas.

Slick, sophisticated, contemporary cuisine in a former Mission taqueria space.

Straight-up party music, no foolin’ around.

Overly moussed males, technophiles, and high-class hipsters collide in this local fine dining favorite.