{"id":28813,"date":"2025-10-29T16:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/28813\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T16:45:07","slug":"4-girl-dinners-to-love-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/28813\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Girl Dinners to Love in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Loosely defined, a \u201cgirl dinner\u201d is craving-inspired, sensationalized snacking disguised as a meal. <\/p>\n<p>Here in San Francisco, it almost always seems to include some form of a Caesar salad and a dirty martini\u2014and this girl, for one, is not mad about it. For me and my close friend Natalia, girl dinner happens every week, a standing Tuesday dinner date to catch up on the weekly tea, talk work, and carefully dissect dating misadventures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"05ea7\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"27a1ddd6a60184ccc9b63bc0931f4644\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20900%20600'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/two-hands-clinking-martini-glasses-one-with-an-olive.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Two hands clinking martini glasses, one with an olive.\"\/> Martinis are an essential part of girl dinner at The Brixton.(Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-qXTINyjkm\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@brixtonsf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>We made the trek from our typical haunt (the table by the fireplace) at Original Joe\u2019s in North Beach to the Marina\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delarosasf.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Delarosa<\/a> (2175 Chestnut St.) to get our hands on their Girl Dinner menu before it ended (note to Delarosa: bring it back ASAP), trading our beloved blue cheese\u2013stuffed olives for Parmesan-stuffed ones. It did not disappoint: cacio e pepe fries, Caesar salad, and a dirty martini for $25. We added steak to our greens for an additional $9 because we are hungry girls.<\/p>\n<p>Girl dinner is a state of mind. It\u2019s feeding your body with whatever the soul wants in a way that is easy and minimal. It\u2019s for everyone\u2014girl, boy, or nonbinary\u2014and can be anything, but these San Francisco eateries are making it easier than ever to indulge in the TikTok phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>From Cow Hollow\u2019s The Brixton to Roka Akor in Jackson Square, these girl dinners are ready for their close-up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"9631e\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"9fa1ef8d8eb5cabfb429b5359a51427f\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20900%20600'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fries-in-a-metal-holder-with-three-dipping-sauces-beside-a-blue-chair.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Fries in a metal holder with three dipping sauces, beside a blue chair.\"\/> Crispy fries at Wildseed&#8217;s girl dinner(Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CupoPHhs2q9\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@wildseedsf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Wildseed\u2019s Girl Dinner<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need meat to make a girl dinner great. Cow Hollow hot spot, the plant-based Wildseed\u2019s version includes the crispiest fries, a kale Caesar, and a perfectly dirty martini available every night for $26. \/\/ 2000 Union St. (Cow Hollow), <a href=\"http:\/\/wildseedsf.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">wildseedsf.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Brixton\u2019s Girl Dinner<\/p>\n<p>At The Brixton, Wednesdays mean options\u2014and we like options. Every week at the modern American gastropub, you can get a martini and fries for $20, a martini and a kale Caesar for $26, or a martini and a Wagyu burger (without the bun) for $29. \/\/ 2140 Union St. (Cow Hollow), <a href=\"http:\/\/brixtonsf.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">brixtonsf.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Little Original Joe\u2019s Happy Meal<\/p>\n<p>McDonald\u2019s could never. The lunchtime LOJ Happy Meal at their Marina location includes a petit chicken Caesar salad, French fries, and Elite D.C. for $24. Add a glass of wine or a house vodka or gin martini for just $12. \/\/ 2301 Chestnut St. (Marina), <a href=\"http:\/\/littleoriginaljoes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">littleoriginaljoes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Roka Akor\u2019s Girl Dinner<\/p>\n<p>At upscale Japanese restaurant and steakhouse Roka Akor, happy hour is for the girlies. It\u2019s just \u201ca little something to take the edge off,\u201d as they say: a signature martini with your choice of gin or vodka, a side of truffle fries, and two oysters for just $25. \/\/ 801 Montgomery St. (Jackson Square), <a href=\"http:\/\/rokaakor.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">rokaakor.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Loosely defined, a \u201cgirl dinner\u201d is craving-inspired, sensationalized snacking disguised as a meal. 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