At 110-year-old Balboa Cafe in San Francisco, owner Gavin Newsom is just part of the star power that includes a popular burger and espresso martini. SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to ...

The Marina’s Balboa Cafe is ready to add a new chapter to its long history — it opened in 1913 as a butcher shop and grill, giving its popular burger some serious gravitas. A new chef, Goran ...

You can tell by the curve of the coved ceiling that this place must be old. Balboa Cafe, the low-slung American bistro on the foggy border of Cow Hollow and the Marina, has been a hangout and ...

Pat Kelley (at left) celebrates the Balboa Cafe's 100th anniversary with PlumpJack founder Gavin Newsom, his sister Hilary Newsom Callan, cousin Jeremy Scherer, Gordon Getty, Bill Newsom and ...

Balboa Cafe. Eater Archives; Espresso Martinis Have Always Been a San Francisco Classic, You Trend Mongers. San Francisco has entered the group chat: Don’t call it a comeback. by Becky Duffett.

When PlumpJack Balboa Cafe closed for a couple of weeks in September, we thought that the owners might be changing the look, the menu and maybe the acoustics. But the closing was to rebuild the ...

Bartender Oscar Gonzalez showing Examiner reporter Natalia Gurevich how to make an Espresso Martini at the Balboa Cafe at 3199 Fillmore St. in San Francisco on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.

Not yet a year old, this sister of San Francisco's original Balboa Cafe is also an American-style bistro. These cafes are two of the PlumpJack Group's eight restaurants. Wine director Gillian ...

Jose Lemus, chef at Balboa Cafe, taking a slice out of a Quesadilla Salvadoreana he made in San Francisco, Calif., on February 3, 2009.

Balboa Cafe was happy to share its recipe for the salad, which is perfect served as a side or light meal. Read More Read Less. Advertisement. Dressing. 1 ⅓ cups mayonnaise.