Gardenias

New American restaurant · Japantown

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"You find out in your brief chat that this person likes to keep on the healthier side, but you don’t want to go full salad mode for a first date. Gardenia’s makes lighter, vegetable-focused French food that’s probably a wiser choice than letting them know up front what happens when a bowl of pasta is put in front of you. Split a good bottle of wine and discuss which of SF’s amazing views you’re going to hike to on the second date." - will kamensky

Where To Go On A Date When You Haven’t Met This Person Yet
@TheInfatuation

1963 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94115 Get directions

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