Ahh, San Francisco. City by the Bay. Shimmering lights and sourdough bread. Dungeness crab with a side of Rice-a-Roni. Camera-toting tourists crowded onto cable cars. Thankfully, all of that happens on the other side of town. If you don't mind, we'll just stay here in our grimy little 'hood.

Occasionally we do get a little adventurous, though. Here's where we go when we do wander beyond the confines of the Gulch:

Foraging for food:

  • Brainwash Cafe and Laundromat
  • Julie's Supper Club and Lounge
  • Red's Java House
  • South Beach Cafe

    Expanding our cultural and educational horizons:

  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
  • San Francisco State University's Multimedia Studies Program

    A good, honest bike mechanic:

  • O'Hanlon Brothers Motorcycle Repair Shop

    Post-work stress relief:

  • South Beach Billiards

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    vivid is located at 510 Third Street, Second
  Floor (NOT the mezzanine!), on the corner of Third and Bryant
  in the city's South of Market neighborhood. We're within spitting
  distance of the Bay Bridge, within walking distance of the Embarcadero
  and Moscone Center, and a short drive from most surrounding communities.
    
  
    If you're driving in from the East Bay, take
  Route 80 west across the Bay Bridge (that's towards the big shiny
  buildings). Stay in (or swerve into) the left lane, and take
  the Harrison Street exit. You'll loop around a spiral ramp (we
  like to close our eyes here and pretend we're riding the Teacups
  at Disneyland) and be rather abruptly spat onto Harrison Street.
  Turn left on Second, drive for two blocks, then right on Brannan
  for one block, and finally right on Third. vivid
  is one block up, at the intersection of Third and Bryant, in
  the hulking grey building on the left corner (look for our flag
  flapping up on the roof).
    
  
    If you're coming from north of the city,
  take 101 across the Golden Gate Bridge to the Embarcadero/Marina
  exit (stay in the left lane). Follow Marina (the road alongside
  the water) and try not to hit the oblivious rollerblading yuppies
  along the green. Marina winds around and turns into Bay -- take
  this all the way to the end, at the Embarcadero, and turn right.
  Take Embarcadero down to Brannan (while admiring the lovely views
  of the Bay) and turn right. Follow Brannan for several blocks
  and turn right on Third. vivid is one block
  up, at the intersection of Third and Bryant.
    
  
    If you're coming from south of the city (e.g.,
  the airport), take 101 or 280 north. From 101,
  once you're in the city take the split towards 80/Bay Bridge/Oakland.
  Take the Fourth/Bryant exit, and follow Bryant for one block
  to Third. Or, if you prefer, take 280, which ends at Fourth and
  Berry; follow Berry for one block to Third, turn left, and drive
  three blocks to Bryant. vivid is on the corner.
    
  
    Park wherever you can. Metered spaces are
  available on the street (feed those meters -- they're heavily
  patroled by the Department of Parking Tickets). Two lots are
  available between Bryant and Harrison on Third.
    
  
     
    
  
    
  
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