Cha-ya
When:
Monday-Tuesday: 5:30pm-9:30pm
Wednesday-Sunday: 11:30am-9:30pm
BART Station:
16th St. Mission (SF)Walk Time:
8 minutesVegan Japanese food finds a home on Valencia in the Mission and on Shattuck in Berkeley. At the cozy restaurant in the heart of the Mission, light and fresh meals make their way out to you in the hands of sweet and un-hipster elders keeping it simple. Veggie rolls, bowls of tofu curry and soba are carefully dotted with sauces, edamame and plenty of pea shoots. Expect a parade of colors that’s ultimately flavorful and filling without that dreaded food-coma feel.
by Linda Koffman
Linda Koffman is an SF-based freelance writer and editor. Also a beginner gardener by day/performing songwriter by night, she feels grateful to live a life of extremes balancing plenty of contemplative silence with rocking out in a band. When not writing, she keeps her hands busy (and dirty) with old guitar strings and soil, and enjoys engaging with the Bay Area’s diverse environmental and cultural beauty. She loves puns to a fault and shamelessly laughs at her own jokes.
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