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Amelia Lang
Amelia has traveled around the world backpacking, photographing, drawing, and attempting to learn various languages. After a long hiatus in Portland, Oregon, New Zealand, Spain, and Africa, she…
Amelia has traveled around the world backpacking, photographing, drawing, and attempting to learn various languages. After a long hiatus in Portland, Oregon, New Zealand, Spain, and Africa, she recently returned to her roots in San Francisco. She couldn’t find a city she liked more. Barcelona came close, Berlin and Tokyo were up there too, but as corny as it may sound, she left her heart in San Francisco. Amelia balances her love for both the rural coastline just north of the Golden Gate Bridge and the stimulation of city life. She graduated from University where she studied history and fine art. She comes from a family of artists and can’t help but indulge her own creative impulses. She looks forward to graduate school in design and art history, hopefully somewhere abroad. Although she knows she will always succumb to her gypsy spirit, for now she is happy nesting in San Francisco.
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Brunch on Church, X2
If you are in Noe Valley and in need of a little brunch, have no fear! Two of the best brunch places in San Francisco line Church street. Toast Eatery and Chloe’s Cafe offer different but reliable breakfast food in this sunny district off the beaten path.
Toast Eatery is on the western side of the street and boosts a menu that is so long it will take you a while to decide. Unless of course you are a sucker for banana and Nutella pancakes, found at the top of the menu. They make great hash browns, omelets and croissant French toast as well. You may have to wait for a bit, as is the case with most good brunch spots in San Francisco. If you get out of bed early, you will have no trouble.
If you have a Saturday and a Sunday in Noe Valley and are not one for eating at the same place twice in one visit, head down the street to Chloe’s Cafe. The cafe is a small cozy spot that feels far from city life. They are known for their home fries and Jarlsburg avocado scramble. They also offer Real maple Syrup. But, as a warning, they only take cash, so have your pockets lined.
While you are out in Noe Valley, make sure to walk off your breakfast feast along 24th street where shoe stores and boutiques display hard to resist items.