I’ve been buffering up these restaurant recommendations for a while.

Sampurna (Indonesian)

• Singel 498, 1017 AX Amsterdam, +31 20 625 32 64

Piquant (Indian fusion)

• 349A George St, New Brunswick NJ 08901, +1 732 246 2468

Spices: Szechuan Trenz 辣妹子 (Taiwanese Szechuan)

1. 294 8th Ave, San Francisco CA 94118, +1 415 752 8884
2. 291 6th Ave, San Francisco CA 94118, +1 415 752 8885
3. 369 12th St, Oakland CA 94620, +1 510 625 8889

Lahore Karahi (Pakistani)

• 612 OFarrell St, San Francisco CA 94109, +1 415 567 8603

Cha-ya 茶屋 (Japanese vegetarian)

• 762 Valencia St, San Francisco CA 94110, +1 415 252 7825
• 1686 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley CA 94709, +1 510 981 1213

Maxfield’s House of Caffeine (coffee shop and wifi)

• 398 Dolores St, San Francisco CA 94110

At this coffee shop, Oleg and I enjoyed a drawing of All Over Coffee by Paul Madonna: