Zitouna opened its doors this May, bringing a new taste of North Africa to Clement Street and 26th Avenue. The smell of spices drift into the sidewalk, and inside, owner Mehdi Karoui moves through the kitchen the way he tells stories – fast, sensory and anchored by muscle memory.
The Outer Richmond has always had its fog-soaked icons – the Cliff House, Ocean Beach, the bones of Sutro Baths. But ask longtime neighbors where they actually ate breakfast with their parents, or dragged visiting cousins before going to the Zoo, and one name comes up with the affection of an old drinking buddy: Seal Rock Inn Restaurant.
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