It’s the Allston Yacht Club, although the closest body of water is the conspicuously yachtless Echo Park Lake. Despite the seemingly odd name, this eatery is a terrific find off the beaten path -- just north of Sunset on Echo Park Avenue.

Tin Vietnamese Cuisine, SF San Francisco Chronicle For the caffeine inclined, Tin offers traditional Vietnamese-style coffee with condensed milk, as well as french-pressed Four Barrel Coffee ($2.50 ... and more »