MEDITERRANEAN Enrico s is the most fun sidewalk restaurant and supper club destination on this North Beach strip. Families might want to skip this one, but anyone with an appreciation for live jazz (played nightly), late- night noshing, and people-watching from the patio would be quite content spending an alfresco evening under the heat lamps. tonga room (However, the best view of the band is from inside.) Chewy brick-oven pizza, a handful of pastas, zesty tapas, and thick steaks are hot items on the menu, which changes monthly. 504 Broadway (at Kearny St.). & 415/982-6223. tonga room www.enricossidewalkcafe.com. Reservations recommended. Main courses $7 $12 lunch, $11 $23 dinner. AE, MC, V. Sun Thurs 11:30am 11pm; Fri Sat 11:30am midnight; bar daily 11:30am 1:30am or earlier depending on patronage. Valet parking (dinner only) $10. Bus: 9X, 12, or 15.
Main St. (& 310/314-7345), a stationery haven, including invitations by the owner herself, tonga room Marilyn Golin; Sun Precautions, 1600 Montana Ave. (& 310/451-5858), specializing in 100% UV protection apparel; GR2, 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. (& 310/4459276) and Giant Robot, 2015 Sawtelle Blvd. (& 310/478-1819), two Japantown stores specializing in Asian-American pop culture items.
Ghirardelli Square, at 900 N. Point St., between Polk and Larkin streets (& 415/775-5500), is best known as the former chocolate-and-spice factory tonga room of Domingo Ghirardelli. The factory has been converted into a 10-level mall containing more than 50 stores and 11 dining establishments. Scheduled street performers play regularly in the West Plaza. The stores generally stay open until 8 or 9pm in the summer and 6 or 7pm in the winter.
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