Closing Up to date on January 23, 2024
I get numerous messages when of us go to the bay space. They need to know all regarding the native zero waste happenin’s, and let me allow you to acknowledge, I LOVE giving of us suggestions!
I truly like sharIng the entire cool locations I’ve stumbled upon. Granted in SF it’s actually laborious not to stumble correct proper right into a cool place. That is solely a small sampling of locations I need to frequent, nonetheless a few of my favorites.
the place to eat and drink:
accumulate:
Berkeley, CA / East Bay
Accumulate is my new favourite restaurant! They’re certainly one of many necessary sustainable consuming places all through the Bay Space. From their net web page. “Accumulate was impressed by the social and ecological ethos that firms can positively have an effect on the neighborhood and, by extension, the planet.
We ponder that one of many easiest methods meals is produced prior to it could actually get to our restaurant is each bit as compulsory as the way in which it is ready all through the kitchen. Which means raised naturally, harvested on the right time, delivered with care, and ready with love.
Our purpose is to nourish our neighborhood on quite a few ranges, in a energetic, nonetheless relaxed surroundings which makes use of recycled and repurposed offers in artistic methods.”
They’ve one issue for everybody whether or not or not or not you’re gluten free or vegan.
My favourite subject to eat: The Spicy Tomato pizza obtainable for brunch, lunch, and dinner on account of it’s THAT good. And a aspect of roasted potatoes too.
My favourite subject to drink: Their cocktails are fabulous. They actually have a component the place the entire earnings are donated to sure non-profits like 5 Gyres and Drawdown. Their causes are at all times altering, nonetheless my private favourite drink is the non-alcoholic citrus cooler.
asha tea residence:
San Francisco, CA & Berkeley, CA / East Bay
Asha is my favourite tea residence. They make their boba newest in residence each morning. It’s bigger than any you’ll ever have.
They’ve reusable ceramics for all of their drinks now! You merely should ask for one. Don’t overlook to convey a reusable cup and resolve up a reusable boba straw so that you just may very well be completely zero waste, nonetheless you don’t need a straw – you presumably can at all times use a spoon.
My favourite subject to eat: I LOVE their mochi muffins!
My favourite subject to drink: It’s a tie between their iced boba lattes or a ceremonial matcha. In case you haven’t had matcha and need to attempt it. Asha is the place to intention it the correct technique!
cha cha cha:
San Francisco, CA
If I’m all through the metropolis and don’t go to Cha Cha Cha, I’m so unhappy. It’s my favourite restaurant! It’s on Haight solely a fast stroll from Wasteland and Amoeba Data one totally different one in all my favourite locations!
The environment is masses pleasurable!
My favourite subject to eat: The restaurant is dietary good with quite a lot of gluten-free and dairy-free choices. My favourite objects on the menu are roasted potatoes and a plate of black beans and plantains. I do perceive it sounds massive plain, nonetheless it’ll blow your concepts.
Mmmmmmmm, so good!!
My favourite subject to drink: They’ve the BEST sangria. In case you go, it’s a ought to to have a glass for me.
bi-rite:
San Francisco, CA
Favourite subject: I don’t care how full I’m, if I switch bi-rite I’m popping in for a cone of their vegan fashion of the day. I truly actually really feel like that’s all that need to be acknowledged about bi-rite. Get a cone!
mr. dewie’s chasew creamery:
Albany, CA / East Bay
Mr. Dewie’s is totally dairy free ice-cream retailer!! AND, IT’S AMAZING!! It’s one in all my favourite locations to go on a heat day… on account of let’s be exact. We don’t have scorching days in NoCal.
Favourite Model: Inexperienced tea! It’s made with cashew and coconut milk which is my favourite nut milk mixture.
the perennial:
San Francisco, CA
The perennial is enticing sustainable fare. Pop into the bar for an unimaginable cocktail or go for a elaborate dinner. They may allow you to acknowledge their plates are small and to order 4, individually the plates are fairly large and advocate sticking with merely three.
The restaurant is in shut proximity to metropolis corridor, the symphony, SHN and the opera residence making it massive useful to go prior to a present!
In addition to they’ve a contented hour from 4-6 Monday – Saturday which is 25% off bar bites and draft drinks.
My favourite subject to eat: provided that menu is at all times altering I can solely advocate the bread… nonetheless it’s actually good bread. 😉
My favourite subject to drink: their cocktail menu modifications too, nonetheless I ponder their lemonade is on their all-year spherical.
millennium:
Oakland, CA / East Bay
Millennium is an award worthwhile vegan restaurant which can be a MUST go to regardless of your dietary preferences it’s beautiful and scrumptious meals. Plus, they’ve stainless-steel straws for his or her cocktails.
My favourite subject to eat: Keep in mind to steer clear of dropping room for his or her dessert trio!
My favourite subject to drink: Their cocktails are furthermore seasonal, nonetheless I’m at all times excited to discover a restaurant that serves Allagash White.
la marcha:
Berkeley, CA / East Bay
La Marcha is a tapas restaurant that’s my new favourite restaurant largely on account of they’ve an insane joyful hour menu! They’ve joyful hour from 4-6 and 10-12. Everytime you order a full sized beverage you get two free mini-plates! It’s an unimaginable option to pattern the menu.
My favourite subject to eat: Piquillos rellenos and croquetas de champiñones
My favourite subject to drink: Sangria
subsequent stage burger:
San Francisco, CA & Harmony, CA / East Bay
Subsequent Stage Burger is vegan junk meals made surprisingly healthful. Assume burgers, scorching canines, and milkshakes! You would possibly suppose, how might that doable be healthful? Nonetheless, they use all exact components and make 99% of the menu from scratch!
In addition to they’ve areas all by way of the nation so chances are you’ll want to verify if there’s one in your space.
My favourite subject to eat: The signature with tots!
My favourite subject to drink: Cookies and Cream milkshake – OBVS.
the place to buy:
rainbow grocery:
San Francisco, CA
That is the mecca of bulk procuring in SF. Even for people who don’t purchase one factor it’s worth popping in and looking spherical!
They’ve an infinite number of dried fruit, dried pasta, newest pasta, syrups, herbs, spices, magnificence objects, I am going to go on and on. Nonetheless, I already wrote a full put up on rainbow correct proper right here, so go test it out!
wasteland:
San Francisco, CA
Wasteland is on Haight avenue in San Francisco. It’s a thrift retailer with a complete lot of hi-end choices at fairly low-cost costs. They’ve female and male clothes. I’ve had nice luck there as quickly as I’m on the lookout for one issue express.
I’ve gotten some good provides on rag and bone! I furthermore merely love the set up. It’s a terribly funky place that’s worth popping into for people who’re all through the realm!
sparkly ragz:
Suisun, CA
This one is barely out of one of many easiest methods in Suisun, CA. Nonetheless, for people who’re tripping as so much as Sacramento or Tahoe it’s worth popping over. It’s an lovable consignment retailer for ladies’s clothes that appears much like a high-end boutique.
Fairly a number of high-end designers and at nice costs. There’s furthermore a large number of small batch handcrafted magnificence merchandise and upcycled jewellery. I merely acquired an unimaginable Kate Spade costume I geeking out over.
In case you’re all through the realm it’s undoubtedly worth stopping by.
hey conventional:
Oakland, CA
This retailer is barely a fast distance away from Millennium! It’s a conventional retailer and the entire thing is nice!!
They’ve each girls’s and mens clothes.
In numerous conventional retailers I uncover factors to be too costumey and really spendy. This retailer does a terrific job of choosing ready to positioned on objects that don’t truly actually really feel too equal to you’re collaborating in costume up.
Furthermore, the entire thing could be very fairly priced. I purchased six objects most of which have been 70s interval and spent on widespread spherical $60 a bit. Plus they’re merely partaking and I’ll positioned on them for a really very very very long time.
I used to be capable of verify so many objects off my wishlist at this retailer. I at all times almost scared to share this uncover on account of it’s SO GOOD that I wanted to maintain up it a secret.
credo magnificence:
San Francisco, CA
This place is heaven for people who love inexperienced magnificence. In case you’re on the lookout for pure magnificence merchandise which could be on the market sustainable packaging, that is the place for you!
I write about credo so typically and hyperlink to so a complete lot of their product all by way of my website. I would really like they might sponsor my life on account of Credo (and now hey conventional) are the place I spend all of my paychecks.
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amphora nueva:
Berkeley, CA / East Bay
That is one in all my favourite locations all through the bay space. Amphora has quite a few areas, nonetheless my favourite is in Berkeley. It’s heaven. Partitions lined with stainless-steel tankards filled with freshly pressed olive oil and nice balsamic vinegars.
They’ve a refill program, the place you get a reduction for bringing your bottles as soon as extra. I do know that doesn’t assist for people who don’t hold all through the realm, nonetheless it’s worth stopping in for a tasting and looking spherical.
The oils make nice objects too! You may request no seal all through the bottle to maintain up it plastic free. There’s a bakery a few doorways down the place you will get a contemporary loaf of bread to go in your personal fabric bag.
Mix it with some newest oils for a scrumptious snack!
oaktown spice:
oakland, CA / East Bay
That is my favourite spice retailer. One totally different place I would really like would sponsor my life on account of I spend SO masses cash correct proper right here. In addition to they’ve one totally different Oaktown Spice location in Albany, CA close to Mr. Dewies. In my view they’ve the correct spices all through the bay space. I truly like all of their spice jars and produce them as soon as extra to be refilled as shortly as mine are empty. Nonetheless, you presumably can convey any container you’ve got obtained, they don’t to be theirs.
Spices would make a terrific maintain to convey dwelling or the right reward to ship off. They make AMAZING reward containers too. I despatched a present space of tea to one in all my mates and it was certainly one of many necessary beautiful packages!!
far leaves tea:
Berkeley, CA / East Bay
This place is so not what you’d anticipate from the pores and pores and skin. It seems to be like barely tiny tea retailer, nonetheless once you stroll inside it’s so peaceable and spacious.
There are tons of pillows, chairs, benches, tables, and electrical kettles in all places to have the ability to lounge and luxuriate in a cup of tea.
So that you just presumably can sip tea and purchase tea and once you’ve gotten a really appropriately behaved pupper, they’ll enable them to carry spherical and sip tea with you too.
I’ve solely tried on of their teas to this point which is the Cloud Mist inexperienced tea, nonetheless I prefer it! I can’t wait to return and check out extra. They may help you to convey your personal containers for the tea, nonetheless make sure that it matches the ounces of their containers.
I purchased one in all their tea tins, and plan on bringing that tin as soon as extra to refill.
what to do:
ayla:
San Francisco, CA
Get a facial at Ayla! It’s a stunning, and my extreme resolve for a non-toxic facial. They’ve quite a few completely completely totally different producers to selected from like Marie Veronique, Would possibly Lindstrom, MyHavtorn, or Vintner’s Daughter.
I personally went with the Marie Veronique facial. Beth, the on website esthetician, is nice and I’m unable to advocate a go to terribly sufficient.
They’ve a retailer entrance filled with tons of various non-toxic magnificence merchandise to selected from so even for people who don’t cease by for a facial you presumably can pop in to pick up some goodies.
golden gate park:
San Francisco, CA
Golden gate park is nice! There are such a lot of cool sections. I truly similar to the botanical gardens, nonetheless I’m a fan of the Japanese Tea Yard the place Justin proposed. There’s tons of wrapped in packaging on the Tea Gardens, nonetheless you will get a terrific cup of tea bundle deal free.
California Academy of the Sciences is there as appropriately. If it’s a Thursday evening, they’ve a nightlife occasion for adults 21 and up.
It’s an infinite get together with lectures and stations all surrounding a sure theme. Every Thursday they selected a mannequin new one. I used to be massive bummed I didn’t make it to the canning evening. Nonetheless, it’s undoubtedly successfully undoubtedly definitely worth the journey for people who’re all through the realm.
palace of the advantageous arts:
San Francisco, CA
That is my favourite spot in all of San Francisco. In case you would possibly solely see one subject, this could be my suggestion. It was constructed for the world’s honest in 1915 and it’s actually a sight to behold.
museum mechanique:
San Francisco, CA
This may very well be a penny arcade close to pier 41. It’s type of tucked away all through the nook, nonetheless it’s undoubtedly worth a cease in to attempt the entire arcade video video video games from the early twentieth century.
Keep in mind to convey money! They’ve machines all by way of to remodel funds into quarters to play the video video video games.
wine tasting:
Wine tasting is one in all my favourite zero waste practice. The wine is at all times served in exact glasses. Nothing goes to waste all through the vineyards.
One factor that’s thought-about “waste” (leftover grapes, twigs, branches) is all composted and used to develop extra grapes to make extra wine.
You’re on the location that the grapes have been grown, which is the definition of native. Really, a complete lot of the soil is so wealthy it absorbs carbon.
In case you’re visiting the Bay Space, Napa is only a fast ferry or bus journey away.
grgich hills:
is unquestionably successfully undoubtedly definitely worth the tour. After we went, we met the winemaker and he outlined how the soil absorbed carbon. The vineyard stays to be all through the household, which I truly like!
It was furthermore actually fascinating to learn the way native local weather change is affecting the wine making seasons. Anyhow, I terribly advocate Grgich Hills.
buena vista:
Buena Vista is unquestionably on the perfect of my tips It’s such a pleasurable place to go to. The tour is nice too. It’s one amongst many oldest wineries in California.
The proprietor Jean-Charles Boisset is a personality. He’s typically referred to as the Willy Wonka of wine and this vineyard does a terrific job of displaying it off. Justin and I typically attend occasions they host much like the Masquerade Ball.
schramsberg:
is all regarding the champagne. It’s nice. Their property is partaking, and the tour is nice. It’s centered on the historic earlier of champagne and the unhealthy ass girl who perfected the method, Madame Clicquot.
burgess cellars:
Burgess has some breath taking views , and the tasting room is amongst all of the barrels. Tastings are by appointment solely so that you just don’t have to fret about overcrowding. As quickly as I went, I used to be chatting with this man Steve. After some time, I seen it was Steve Burgess… the proprietor of the vineyard. He was soooo good.
The views listed underneath are unbelievable, the wine is nice, it’s undoubtedly worth cease.
I’ll proceed so as in order so as to add to this tips as I uncover new locations all through the bay space! Nonetheless, let me know once you’ve gotten any favorites all through the options half down beneath.