285 Turk Street is in a great neighborhood: the Tenderloin. Learn more about the area and the great things to do there.

1. Five Tenderloin Hot Spots
2 8 5 T U R K S T R E E T . C O M

2. Hooker’s Sweet Treats
T H E p l a c e t o g o i f y o u e n j o y c a r a m e l ,
c h o c o l a t e , o r c h o c o l a t e a n d c a r a m e l m i x e d
t o g e t h e r . H o o k e r ’ s i s a h a v e n f o r a l l w h o
e n j o y a s a l t y , b u t t e r y , b i t e - s i z e d t r e a t w i t h
t h e i r a f t e r n o o n c o f f e e . T h e s e a m a z i n g
c a r a m e l s d o n ’ t g e t s t u c k i n y o u r t e e t h a n d
h a v e b e e n f e a t u r e d o n t h e C o o k i n g C h a n n e l
a n d t h e M a r t h a S t e w a r t S h o w . T h e y ’ r e
h a n d m a d e , p r o d u c e d i n s m a l l b a t c h e s ,
c r a f t e d f r o m t h e f i n e s t i n g r e d i e n t s , a n d
n o t - t o - b e - m i s s e d .

3. Jay Jeffers – The Store
A home goods mecca offering a chic
blend of items, from sleek furniture to
rugs, lighting, pottery and other
objects d’art. Here you can find a
marble table that doubles as a Ouija
Board, cloud-inspired chandeliers
consisting of nests of frosted globes,
and “feathered” resin skulls by the
French artist Laurence Le Constant.

4. Kayo Books
Now open by appointment only, this quirky bookstore is worth the extra effort.
Stocking a stunning supply of rare and out-of-print books, the store specializes in
first-edition paperbacks, particularly literary classics and pulp fiction detective
novels. The store employs a unique organizational system, with oddball categories
such as “Juvenile Delinquency” and “Catholic Guilt.” It also offers vintage posters
and magazines. It’s a great destination for collectors, readers drawn to the
obscure, and those looking for fun, rather exotic gifts. And, if calling ahead proves
too inconvenient, there’s always Argonaut Bookshop, an antiquarian book store
specializing in the history of California and the American West.

5. Royale
S o m a n y g r e a t b a r s h a v e e m e r g e d i n t h e
T e n d e r l o i n o v e r t h e p a s t f e w y e a r s , b u t
t h i s i s o n e a s p l a y f u l a n d o f f b e a t a s i t s
s u r r o u n d i n g s . R o y a l e f e a t u r e s r o t a t i n g
m u s i c a l p e r f o r m a n c e s b y l o c a l b a n d s , a r t
e x h i b i t s a l o n g t h e w a l l s t h a t a r e c h a n g e d
o u t m o n t h l y , a c h a n g i n g m e n u f e a t u r i n g
t h e f o o d o f t h e c i t y ’ s b e s t p o p - u p
k i t c h e n s , a n d e c c e n t r i c e v e n t s l i k e o p e r a
s i n g i n g c o n t e s t s , d r u n k e n s p e l l i n g b e e s
a n d B e a t l e s k a r a o k e .

6. Saigon Sandwich
Fantastic restaurants and varied
cuisines are abundant in the
Tenderloin, and the neighborhood has
standout purveyors of Burmese,
Ethiopian, Asian fusion, Afghan,
Creole, Southern, Thai, Japanese, and
other types of food. But it’s still best
known for one of its longest-standing
neighborhood staples, Saigon
Sandwich. A cheap, takeout-only, no-
frills Vietnamese sandwich shop,
Saigon Sandwich may not have a
website, but it’s consistently featured
on San Francisco “best of” lists and has
been called possibly “the best banh mi
in America” by The New York Times.
The pork and the combo are both
standouts.

7. Visit 285TurkStreet to
find more great places