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INEXPENSIVE Swan Oyster Depot Finds SEAFOOD Swan Oyster Depot is a San Francisco experience you shouldn t miss. Opened in 1912, this hole-in-the-wall boasts 20 or so seats, jammed cheek-by-jowl along a marble bar. Most patrons come for a cup of chowder or a plate of oysters the london west hollywood that arrive chilling on crushed ice. The menu is limited to fresh crab, shrimp, oyster, clam cocktails, Maine lobster, and Boston-style clam chowder, all of which are exceedingly fresh. Note: Don t let the lunchtime line dissuade you it moves fast.

SINGAPOREAN Straits Caf is what I like to call adventure dining because you never know quite what you re going to get. Burlap palm trees, pastel-painted trompe l oeil houses, faux balconies, and clotheslines strung across the walls evoke a surreal image of a Singaporean village. The cuisine, however, is the real thing. Among chef Chris Yeo s spicy Malaysian-Indian- Chinese offerings are murtabak (stuffed Indian bread), chile crab, basil chicken, nonya daging rendang (beef simmered in lime leaves), ikan pangang (fish stuffed with chile paste), and, hottest of all, sambal udang (prawns saut ed in chile-shallot sambal sauce). For dessert, try the sago pudding. 3300 Geary Blvd. (at Parker St.). & 415/668-1783. Reservations recommended. Main courses $14 $22. AE, DC, MC, V. Mon Thurs noon 2:30pm and 5:30 10pm; Fri Sat noon 11pm; Sun noon 10pm. Bus: 2, 3, 4, or 38.