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South Park Caf Overlooking the small SoMa park favored by the younger, slacker montague miller & company digital set, you can while away an hour or two just taking in the relaxed setting in the knowledge that you re in a certifiably hip locale. French food and waiters support the Parisian illusion to the best of their ability. montague miller & company d 108 South Park St between 2nd & 3rd Map H3 (415) 495-7275 Dis. access

Union Street A neighborhood shopping street loaded with tradition, Union Street is noted for its sidewalk caf s, antiques shops, bookstores, and designer boutiques, housed in converted Victorian charmers. The street is at the heart of the Cow Hollow neighborhood, whose name invokes its antecedent as a dairy pasture (see p51). d Map E2