The best hikes in the Bay Area, ranked: 10 trails from Mount Tam to Mount Diablo
The 10 best hikes in the Bay Area, ranked by a local: Steep Ravine, Tomales Point in elk-rut season, Mount Diablo, and the closures to know this October.
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The best dim sum in San Francisco, ranked: Chinatown, the Richmond, and beyond
The best dim sum in San Francisco, ranked: 10 carts, counters, and dining rooms from Chinatown to the Richmond, with what to order and how to beat the weekend wait.
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The best burritos in the Mission, ranked: 8 taquerías worth the line
The best burritos in the Mission, ranked by a local: La Taqueria vs. El Farolito, the rice debate, late-night picks, and a 24th-to-16th Street burrito crawl.
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The best tacos in Los Angeles, ranked: 10 stands, trucks, and taquerías
The best tacos in Los Angeles, ranked by a local: the Boyle Heights shrimp taco at #1, the best al pastor, birria, and carnitas, and where to go by neighborhood.
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The best coffee in San Diego, ranked: 10 shops worth the drive
The best coffee in San Diego right now is at Steady State Roasting on State Street in Carlsbad Village. It’s a small roaster that began in a shed and won a Good Food Award in 2020, and it pulls the cleanest, most carefully roasted cup in the county. If you won’t drive up the 5…
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Apple Hill orchards, ranked: the 10 best farms to visit this October
The 10 best Apple Hill orchards in Camino and Placerville, ranked: cider doughnuts, u-pick, pie, hard cider, and how to beat the Carson Road crawl in October.
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Mount Diablo tarantulas: where to see them this October
Tarantula season peaks now. Where to see Mount Diablo tarantulas this October, the guided walks still on the calendar, and the best spots beyond Diablo.
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Lodi wineries, ranked: the 10 best tasting rooms in the 209
Lodi wineries, ranked by a local: the 10 tasting rooms worth your harvest-season Saturday, from old-vine zinfandel to an all-white-wine barn, plus how to plan the day.
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Route 66 in California at 100: Needles to the Santa Monica Pier
Route 66 in California turns 100 on November 11. Here’s the road from Needles to Santa Monica: what’s still standing, what’s open, what’s closed, and how to drive it this fall.
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The best coffee in Oakland, ranked
The best coffee in Oakland, ranked by a local: 8 cafés and roasters, from a champion taster on 41st Street to Yemeni coffee on West Grand.
