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Balboa Cafe

Fodor's Review:

You'll spy young (thirtysomething) and upwardly mobile former frat boys and sorority girls munching on tasty burgers (considered by some to be the best in town) while trying to add a few new names to their Blackberrys. Mayor Gavin Newsom—a part-owner—has been known to drop in.

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