Good restaurants near Moscone Center?

[tammylc]

I'm going to be in town later this year for a conference, and I'm looking for dining recommendations in the neighborhood or a short taxi ride away. I like all cuisines, but won't be able the splurge too much on this trip, so I'm looking for good but not-too-expensive places.

Thanks!

[chezcherie]

so many spots are a short cab ride away. i'm sure you will get many recs. chez papa and lulu are walking distance, as is the ferry bldg (that's a longer walk, but i've done it many times while at the fancy food show, and that's after walking allll over that moscone center!)

[gfron1]

Here are a few things from my trip this past January:

cheap eats

Pastries

And I agree, cabs are cheap enough to get around to some better places than you'll find at the center.

Edited April 7, 2009 by gfron1 (log)

[Carolyn Tillie]

Without even taking a cab, you can eat at Ame (order Lissa's staff meal), Anchor & Hope (order the sea urchin), Fifth Floor (splurge), Samovar Tea Lounge (great for lunch), Thirsty Bear (innocuous brewery with fairly good tapas), or XYZ (inside the W).

[alanamoana]

Also "Two" which used to be Hawthorne Lane is next door to the Thirsty Bear. Not sure what they're serving there lately, but certainly cheaper than Hawthorne Lane used to be in its heyday. I would guess it is slightly upscale casual...if that's at all a definition of a cuisine