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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Shawna Virago

The groundbreaking 'fairy godmother' of trans country music is an outspoken voice for queer rights and local independent arts.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

This world-class treasure trove of film and other creative forms is the true work of art.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Blandina Farley

A most colorful tour guide acquaints all comers with the neighborhood she's made home since the '70s.
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Welcome to Best of the Bay 2024: The New Classics!

Our 50th annual Readers' Poll celebrates everything that's Best about the Bay Area—from the people who live here.
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Best of the Bay 2024: City Living Winners

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READERS' POLL: Best Salon, Best Bike Repair, Best Podcast, Best Politician, Best Hotel, Best Tour, Best Gym, more
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Best of the Bay 2024: Food & Drink Winners

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READERS' POLL: Best Burrito, Best Pizza, Best Chinese, Best Brunch, Best Dive Bar, Best Sports Bar, more
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Best of the Bay 2024: Arts & Nightlife Winners

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READERS' POLL: Best Nightclub, Best Art Gallery, Best Drag Queen, Best Karaoke, Best Live Venue, Best DJ, more
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Best of the Bay 2024: Shopping Winners

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READERS' POLL: Best Bookstore, Best Bike Shop, Best Store Staff, Best Cannabis Dispensary, Best Shoe Store, more
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Bhangra & Beats Night Market

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The Non Stop Bhangra Crew revitalizes downtown with vibrant contemporary Punjabi music, food, and culture.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editor’s Pick: Sean Dorsey Dance Company

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Led by Dorsey's ever-expansive vision for trans-queer liberation, the 20-year-old company invites everyone to see themselves on stage.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Humphry Slocombe’s Secret Breakfast

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Influential as it is delicious, the iconic local flavor inspires knock-offs and even a 420 tribute.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: SF Live

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Golden Gate Bandshell to Union Square, free music series sets the city's beloved spaces to a beat.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Bottega

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A late-night, no-reservation plate of sachetti on Valencia? Nonna would be proud.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Arion Press

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Literary time travelers reach back to classics—and into roster of contemporary Bay lit stars—to make ever-more-popular pages.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Starter Bakery

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Kouign amann aside, it's community care that has us hooked on these inventive East Bay ovens.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Key Jo Lee

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MoAD curator and scholar shines light for artists moving through complex times.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Fake Fruit

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Group's debut outing perfectly revindicated post-lockdown Bay culture. Praise, its second LP just dropped.
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: ‘Another Word for Love’ by Carvell Wallace

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“I write about beautiful things because I live in an ugly place in an ugly world."
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Best of the Bay 2024 Editors’ Pick: Telegraph Hill Arts and Literature

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Once a historic bakery, 1501 Grant now slings the finest English and Italian-language books in a much-needed community event space.
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