Our resident avid walker, Guy Joaquin, has pounded the pavement near BART stations across the Bay Area. He's traversed secret staircases with sweeping Bay views, passed through bustling districts with dynamic dining options and experienced amazing art right in our backyard. Love the outdoors and have an interest in exploring new areas? Join Guy on these BARTable Walks below.
Salt and pepper crab, lobster and Peking duck are just some of the stellar staples worth the splurge at San Francisco’s R&G Lounge. This double-level Cantonese restaurant with casual downstairs seating and an upstairs for special occasions is a common choice for large groups looking to let loose in loud environs. Try to make a reservation to cut down on your wait, but rest assured that reliable staff are used to ushering folks in and out at a good pace.
Around the corner from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Fang is a classier Chinese restaurant in SoMa that features a changing menu dictated by fresh, seasonal ingredients. It’s the upscale sister restaurant to the casual House of Nanking in Chinatown, both opened by the Fang family. Run by a father and daughter team with chef/dad Peter Fang known to greet patrons, Fang’s popularity is evident in its bustling three-level space. Try the Mongolian Beef Tower, changing veggie plates and dumplings.
Daenerys or not, sometimes you do want an open-mouthed dragon hanging over your shoulder. In the Game of Chinese Food, Mission Chinese and its signature dragon snaking along the ceiling is a winner with subjects of San Francisco who appreciate fusion foods in a fun, colorful setting. Follow the droves of hipsters to Mission and 18th Street for this popular spot housed behind the Lung Shan Restaurant awning, two blocks down from 16th/Mission Station. Wings, mapo tofu, dumplings and modern takes on classics give salt-loving scenesters further reason to reach for a beer.
Concord Pavilion is one of the largest outdoor amphitheatres in Northern California with a capacity of up to 13,500 people. It is owned by the City of Concord and operated by Live Nation. The Pavilion opened in 1975 was designed by famed architect Frank Gehry and landscape architect Peter Walker. Boasting one of the most beautifully landscaped lawn seating areas of any outdoor venue and one of the largest fixed seating capacities for an outdoor venue in the Bay Area, Concord Pavilion continually draws high profile musicians and comedians to the East Bay every year.
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Join us as we celebrate one of the greatest inventions of all time – the bicycle. With bike stations, high-security racks and lockers continuing to roll out at more stations, BART is committed to making it easier for you to reach your destination with a bicycle.
Whether you want to find the best shop to have your bike worked on, try a more active commute with bike share or take a weekend ride all the way to the top of Mt. Diablo, we have you covered.
Join tens of thousands of fellow bicyclists by riding to work on Thursday, May 9, 2019.
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