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thank you for reminding me to go back to aburaya sometime soon. so, SO delicious. you need to try benchmark! my dad always asks to go there for his birthday dinner. their vegan pizza is surprisingly amazing. great list, as an east bay girlie i can’t wait to check out some of these spots!! 🫶🏼

(also my el farolito story is that i got a burrito from them right after getting a tattoo and was so hungry that i ate half of it on my bart ride home.)

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a burrito from el farolito post tattoo sounds like a very a+ idea

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In Oakland I recommend Cafe Romanat it’s the best Ethiopian food I’ve ever had

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noted!

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would have loved to see a list of places you have actually visited and vetted…… it threw me off a little that so many are friend of a friend recs, was really excited to hear your perspective !

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totally understand. for this newsletter, i wanted to hear what other people’s favorite bay area spots are because i frequent the same spots over and over. sometimes it’s nice for me (even as a local) to hear of new places i had no idea existed. but my brother said something similar and said he would have liked to seen a newsletter on places i personally love in the bay. so i will definitely write something about that soon ❤️ thank you for your input!

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that makes sense! excited to read your next installment and thank you for the lovely response :)

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Gosh I haven’t been to the bay or SF since 2020! Thank you for sharing this list!

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time to come visit :)

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So glad you included The Morris! 🤍

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i cant wait to try it

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i can’t wait for you to take me to belotti 💕

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can't wait!

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immediately scrolled to make sure sol food was on the list 🤍

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fusion delight represent ❤️‍🔥

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I love seeing Bolita in here!

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