Share BARTable on Facebook BARTable on Twitter Email Cha-ya When: Monday-Tuesday: 5:30pm-9:30pmWednesday-Sunday: 11:30am-9:30pm Where: 762 Valencia St San Francisco, CA 94110 United States Website: Cha-ya Phone: (415) 252-7825 BART Station: 16th St. Mission (SF) Walk Time: 8 minutes Vegan 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. Subscribe. Follow. Share. Email Sign Up BARTable on FacebookBARTable on TwitterBARTable on Instagram Leave this field blank More BARTable We found groundhogs in the Bay Area BARTable by bike: Ocean Beach Yes we can-yon: Explore Glen Canyon Park Bay Area urban hikes you can get to by BART Our complete list of urban hikes BARTable Walk: Embarcadero to Presidio Tips for riding BART during COVID-19 Trending 36 minutes in Warm Springs/South Fremont Tips for riding BART during COVID-19 Moscone Convention Center BARTable This Weekend: March 5-7 Napoleon Super Bakery Eligible riders get 20% off fare with new Clipper START program NEW! BART merch now available online