"At Buoy Bar in Hayes Valley, the lo-fi beats, barely-there lighting, and small plates made for sharing are all begging you to have your next date night here. The menu at this dinnertime offshoot of The Buoy cafe successfully reimagines familiar Korean dishes without overdoing it—galbi is fried and topped with spicy corn flakes, bossam comes stuffed with minari, and yukhoe is showered with shaved parmesan. Reservations are (for now) still easy to snag." - julia chen 1, patrick wong, lani conway