Reviews for USA

Ritz Camera is a chain of full service shops for everybody interested in photographing, digital or film. Their San Francisco shop is located on Market Street, next to the Powell BART station and San Francisco Shopping Center.

The ground floor is dedicated to normal photographic items, such as dig... More >

f you are photography buff like myself, s.f. black & white gallery (yes, written all in small caps) is an excellent shop to visit for getting some kicks from extremely strong black and white photographs.

The gallery has a wide selection of photographs taken from different locations around San Fra... More >

Ladies, don your husbands' credit cards and buy all the luxury fashion that you have always dreamed! Saks Fifth Avenue store in San Francisco has been designed to satisfy even the most vigorous shoppers.

The location of the store is excellent at the very heart of the San Francisco shopping area. ... More >

Saks Fifth Avenue has established itself as one of the most respected fashion destinations for any self-respecting gentleman. The San Francisco Saks store has been split into two parts, and the collections for him are located on Post Street, between Stockton Street and Grant Avenue.
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Sala Thai is a cheapish Thai restaurant on Connecticut Avenue. The restaurant is hidden in the basement and thus it is easily missed from the street. It is located in a microcluster of restaurants, so there are plenty of other places to choose from in the neighbourhood.

The food is average, not b... More >

Update December 16, 2006: Salatti has moved to the beginning of Santana Row, and it is now a full-scale restaurant.

Salatti is a small lunch café at the end of Santana Row. All tables are outside, shared with two other cafeterias.

The restaurant provides various sets of salads and sandwiches.... More >

San Francisco Chinatown is the biggest Chinatown in the world and a nice place to stroll around. The place is a mixture of real Chinese town with peculiar stores, Chinese banks and exotic foods, and a commercial version of the Chinatowns, maintained for the tourists.

There are a lot of restaurant... More >

San Francisco downtown has one good mall, located on the corner of Market Street and 5th Street. The few first floors host boutiques and Nordstrom department store is on the topmost floors.

The boutiques are pricey and Nordstrom is not cheap either, so prepare to have a thick wallet or enough cre... More >

Santana Row is newly developed shopping and dining area in San Jose. It is claimed to be an European styled district with a lot of cafés, restaurants, boutiques and decent pavements to walk on.

In some sense, the place has gained sort of poshy European appeal. On the other hand, the district is ... More >

SEA Thai Bistro is a well designed Thai restaurant in Williamsburg. The place has been able to combine good food, good service and trendy interiors with inexpensive prices. I was especially delighted to see Eero Aarnio's bubble chairs on the lounge. Way to go!

The restaurant provides the basic Th... More >