The Eighth International Conference on Service Oriented Computing

December 7-10, 2010, San Francisco, California

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  • ICSOC 2006
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  • ICSOC 2004
  • ICSOC 2003

Eating and Drinking in San Francisco

San Francisco is a real foodie town with plenty of options to eat and drink.

Close to the conference hotel:

• Barbacco: Italian in Bay Area disguise. Communal tables, wines by the glas, the menus are on iPads. Don't confuse with the Perbacco next door, which is great but expensive.
• Zoetrope: Bar, restaurant. Belongs to Francis Ford Coppola
• Bocadillos: Grab some tapas, mostly Basque.
• Bubble Lounge: Is next door to Bocadillos. The name gives it away.
• Wayfare Tavern: For those with deeper pockets, this is the restaurant of Tyler Florence of TV fame.
• Chinatown and North Beach are right in the neighborhood. Just start walking.

All over the city:

• There are a number of good restaurants in Steuart St, close to the Ferry Building. Among them are Chaya (CA/Asian Fusion, thechaya.com) and Ozumo (ozumo.com), an excellent Japanese restaurant. Slanted Door is in the Ferry Building, Michelin-starred (walking distance)
• Local beer? Try the small breweries of Gordon Biersch on Embarcadero (Hills Plaza Building, mainly Google settled), the Thirsty Bear (organic beer with Tapas, Howard and 3rd) and the 21st Amendment, where dark-eyed startup employees get their libation, if they let them out (2nd between Brannan and Beale). (walking distance for those with endurance)
• Into wine? For French head to the bar of RN74, Mission and Beale. California and others: District, Townsend between 3rd and 4th St.
• SOMA: try Sushi Grove, Bar Agricole, Bloodhound, Nihon (not so easy to get to by public transit)
• The Mission: the hip area where a new restaurant opens every week. Try Limon, Spork, Dosa, Frances, Bar Tartine (Take BART to Mission/16th St station, walk over to Valencia)
• Money no object: Gary Danko, Coi, Fifth Floor, said Wayfare Tavern

If you are really into food, go to http://www.tablehopper.com.

Later: If it is your thing: the dance clubs are mainly on Howard, Folsom and Harrison in SOMA, e.g., Temple.

Excursions and Tours

If you have some time before and after the conference or you travel to ICSOC in company you might consider a tour in or around the city. There are very many operators. Here is a selection.

Company	Website	What they offer
Bay area green tours	http://www.bayareagreentours.org	Provide entertaining and educational tours that demonstrate the sustainable economy in action, inspire support of local green businesses, and empower people to incorporate environmental responsibility and social justice into their personal and professional lives. Tours focus on topics such as Green Buildings, Water, Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Urban Gardening, Electric Vehicles, New Clean Technologies, Sustainable Wineries, Sustainable Restaurants, and emerging Green Careers.
Local Tastes of the City Tours	www.sffoodtour.com	Small-Group, Behind-the-Scenes Food Tours of San Francisco Neighborhoods. One day or night, small group, behind-the- scenes tours explore San Francisco's unique neighborhoods, tasting one of the culinary and cultural capitals of the world.
Mendocino County	http://www.visitmendocino.com/about-mendocino/itineraries	Mendocino County, where rugged coastline, breathtaking beaches, picturesque villages, majestic redwood forests and America's Greenest Wine Region beckon. Savor a delicious Mendocino vintage, stare up into a mighty redwood tree or watch migrating whales from the porch of one of our unique inns. Many day or 2 days itineraries.
San Francisco Shuttle tours	http://www.sanfranshuttletours.com/	Tours all over bay area
Wine Country Tours shuttle	http://www.winecountrytourshuttle.com/	Unique tours in Napa Valley from San Francisco. On this wine country tour, we will take you to all of the premier Napa wineries. The tour includes a picnic lunch, four winery stops, a ride over the Golden Gate Bridge and then a 50-minute relaxing Ferry/Bay Cruise back to San Francisco.