Title: Come for the Annual Meeting, Stay for the Food

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Section/SPIG: Health Administration

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San Francisco. When you come to the Annual Meeting at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco this year, you’ll find yourself in the center of a very walkable, food-obsessed city and within two blocks of major transportation modes that will take you most anywhere you want in this city. You’ll be within a 10-minute walk to Chinatown, a 10-minute walk to the promenade along the Embarcadero, a 20-minute walk to North Beach, in the middle of the developing museum and gallery district of the City, and a short ride from the Mission and the Castro. We like to complain about MUNI, our public transportation system, but it is generally fast and comprehensive. More about that later. We are also served by BART, connecting various parts of the city and the surrounding areas. You can eat at places within five minutes of a Muni or Bart stop and never feel cheated of opportunities.

Varied, easily accessible food. We are blessed with fresh food, organic food, and additive-free food. Much of our restaurant food shows it. We are also blessed with many nationalities and cultures and our restaurant choices reflect that. With our history, our food scene is dominated by Italian, Latino-Hispanic and Pacific Rim influences. We don’t just have Italian restaurants, but representatives of different regional Italian cuisines; the same holds for Chinese restaurants. We also have a good selection of vegetarian restaurants, in addition to vegetarian offerings at other restaurants. And we like our coffee; some of us even like Seattle’s coffee.

Focus on local offerings. This guide is designed to give you a quick note of eating opportunities within two blocks of the convention center, and point you to other food centers in the city. More...