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After several years as a full-service restaurant in the Outer Richmond and then North Beach, husband-and-wife team chef Kris Toliao and Yuka Ioroi's Japanese-Californian-inspired concept decided to downsize dramatically and switch to a daytime-only café model. However, this new home happens to be a lush palm tree and plant-filled courtyard oasis in the heart of charming Jackson Square. Since its opening in early 2025, Cassava swiftly has become the rare place that is a lunchtime go-to for both the food travel cognoscenti and nearby office workers.

At this line-around-the-corner, no-English-spoken bakery, the delicious dim sum is strictly to-go, so picnic at Woh Hei Yuen Park on Powell Street or Portsmouth Square.