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Chile Lindo in the Mission District is among the small businesses added to the city's legacy business registry this week. The shop's owner says beyond the food, the space contributes to the city's culture in an integrated way.

Only one location of Ambiance, the S.F. women's clothing store known for trendy options and customer service, remains in the city.

First opened by Sai Vong in 1982 at 491 Ellis Street in the Tenderloin, legacy business Sai’s Restaurant and Bar is starting a new chapter at the edge of Jackson Square. In 1987, the business moved to its second location at 505 Washington Street near the base of the Transamerica Pyramid, where it cemented its…

In the heart of Jackson Square along historic Gold Street is Bix Restaurant, a modern American supper club with nightly jazz. Despite being only 38 years young in a historic district with buildings constructed after the Gold Rush, Bix is today the oldest restaurant in Jackson Square.

For 67 years, Beck's Motor Lodge on Market Street in the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco has seen themselves as a welcoming place to everyone, especially the LGBTQ+ community.

Like much of Jackson Square itself, The Old Ship Saloon has its roots in the Gold Rush, when ships sailing into newly incorporated San Francisco were regularly abandoned as prospectors dashed off to the mines. And like the Gold Rush itself, the Old Ship has lore-filled histories, each slightly different but all of which cement the bar's place in the city's cultural history.

After Philip Ashizawa's family survived the internment camps, they returned to San Francisco, and Ashizawa's father took the helm by opening a new Soko Hardware store, which is still in the same location today.

The Russian Bakery will open at 24th and Alabama streets. The owners agreed to conditions to keep the cultural character of the neighborhood.

Richmond retailer a staple for sewing in SF.

Few foods in this world are as universally loved as pizza. As an export of Italy, those on the U.S. West Coast have this restaurant to thank for importing.

Last month, Samantha DuVall Bechtel reopened the doors to Izzy’s Steaks & Chops in celebration of the restoration and renovation of the Steiner Street steakhouse her late father, Sam DuVall,

Izzy’s Steaks & Chops in the Marina reopens with an overhauled menu and drinks program

Following an ADA compliance lawsuit, the legacy business is raising money for an accessible redesign and trying to attract a new generation.

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