Belden Place
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Belden Place is a one lane street (or alley) in San Francisco, California that was transformed from a basic service corridor in to one of the more lively dining areas of the city. Due to the outdoor dining/attitude/food and general geography, it is seen as being part of the French Quarter, which generally includes other such places as Claude Lane (also dining), the French Consulate and Notre Dame des Victoires (a French church) nearby. The area is also referred to as Belden Alley, Belden Lane, or Belden Street, although Belden Place is its proper name on city maps.
Located between the main San Francisco city streets of Montgomery, Kearny, Pine, and Bush, Belden is a rather common destination for locals and tourists due to its proximity to the city's Financial District and Union Square. Despite this, it does not suffer from from poor food quality and is given high praise in local publications such as the San Francisco Chronicle and others.
The restaurants on Belden Place currently are: Sam's Grill, Cafe Bastille, Cafe Tiramisu, Plouf, B44, Belden Taverna, and Brindisi Cucina di Mare. There is one bar named Voda.
[edit] History
In 1990, restauranteurs Eric Klein and Olivier Azancot opened the first well-known mainstay of the street, named Cafe Bastille which had a French theme and set the tone for the area despite the fact that two restaurants: Cafe 52 (now defunct and reopened as Belden Taverna) and Sam's Grill had already opened prior to Bastille. With the celebration of Bastille Day every July 14, the street takes on a very French attitude despite the fact there are two Italian restaurants, a Catalan, and a Mediterranean place, in addition to a Vodka bar.
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