Day Seven: San Francisco – Fisherman’s Wharf and North Beach

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Famous sourdough, seafood just off the wharf, local favorite ice cream, touristy chocolatier, hole-in-the-wall truffles, legit Italian tiramisu, award-winning gnocchi, homemade panna cotta, best pizza in San Francisco, and a drink called the Laughing Buddha. Sounds like a long week of partying and going out to eat, but for us, it was just another day in SF. All that food in one day – it’s a good thing we walked to just about all of our destinations and got some exercise. What I enjoyed most about the day was its balance of tourist hot spots and local hidden favorites — and of course, eating our way through San Francisco!

If you’re up for walking and public transit, a good way to spend one day of a trip to SF would be combining Fisherman’s Wharf, Ghirardelli Square, and North Beach. Unless our game plan is too gluttonous for you to handle in one day, in which case please feel free to split it among multiple days!

The magnificent bread display at Boudin!

Read more (much more!) about our food-filled day in SF!

Day Six – San Francisco: Chez Maman and Tropisueno

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After a brutal 19-hour Greyhound ride (never again), we arrived in San Francisco and the first thing we did was pass out in our hotel room. After all was said and snoozed, we made our way out to Chez Maman, actually walking past it to Chez Papa and getting extremely confused before doubling back to the tiny hole-in-the-wall that boasts the best burger in SF.

We lucked out to catch the odd time between lunch and dinner and didn’t have to wait at all to be seated. Service, however, seemed to scale down with the slowdown in customers. We had very high expectations for the aforementioned burger.

Voila! Basic Burger w/ Swiss and Bacon, Side of Frites w/ Garlic Aioli

Read more about Chez Maman and Tropisueno!

Day Five: Portland – Food Truck Tour

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We only had one day in Portland (literally about 30 hours total), so despite the depressing cold rain, we ventured out into the streets for a familiar LA food trend that has truly taken off in Portland — Food Trucks. While LA has had plenty of organized food truck gatherings and events, we hadn’t seen anything quite like this before. The trucks would rent out the edge spaces of ordinary parking lots, face their storefront to the sidewalk, and open for business more or less every day. They are always there so you don’t need any apps or websites to track them down. Awesome, right? Determined to eat like the locals do, we managed to track down three main clusters of food trucks in downtown Portland.

One of many food truck clusters in downtown Portland!

Read more about our food truck tour in Portland!

Day Four: Portland – Voodoo Doughnuts, St. John’s Theater and Pub, Veritable Quandary

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After a short yet scenic 4-hour Amtrak ride, we arrived at a rainy and miserable Portland. Despite not being able to visit the International Rose Test Garden nor the Widmer Brothers brewery, we decided to make the most of our brief 1.5 day stay. Much of Portland, but really the entire trip, was dedicated to food. First destination after checking in to our hotel: Voodoo Doughtnuts.

Large variety with their own spins on the classics!

Read more about our day on Portland – Doughnuts, a Theater Pub, and Veritable Quandary!

Day 3.5: Seattle – La Buona Tavola and Pike Place Market

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We allotted a whole afternoon to exploring Pike Place, the iconic farmer’s market of downtown Seattle, so we thought it would warrant its own entry in our One Week, Three Cities series.

Obligatory Sign Shot - Super Touristy, We Know

Read more about Pike Place Market and La Buona Tavola Truffle Cafe!

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