Wood Tavern's side venture steals the show with its gobstopping meatball and pork-belly sandwiches. This busy storefront eatery has only a few tightly squeezed-together tables, with a half-dozen wines and craft beers on tap. Finish off with passion-fruit–buttermilk panna cotta or a brownie ice-cream sandwich.
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Oakland
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13.7 MILES
When Frederick Law Olmsted, architect of New York's Central Park, gazed in 1865 upon the plot of land San Francisco Mayor Frank McCoppin wanted to turn…
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