Night-Out Bites & Morning-After Coffee
Evening food ideas and a weekday coffee stop in Brentwood, Maryland, and San Francisco.
A night out needs a food plan, but these four places are not an all-night crawl. Pizza Near DMV is in Brentwood, Maryland; the other three are in San Francisco. Use them as separate ideas around your plans, with Cafe Me reserved for a weekday morning. Check each place’s listed hours before going.






A Brentwood pizza spot serving specialty pies like jalapeño buffalo chicken alongside garlic knots and wings.
View DetailsSet along Bladensburg Road, the menu branches out into specialty pies like Veggie Delight, Meat Lovers, BBQ Chicken, and Chicken Bacon Ranch, alongside white pizza. The rest of the list rounds out with fries, drinks, and dipping sauces to accompany the pies.





A cozy Bernal Heights cafe and bakery serving sourdough loaves, laminated pastries, and Roman-style pizza.
View DetailsThe Bernal Basket serves as the storefront for Bernal Bakery, anchoring an operation that also appears across local farmers markets and wholesale channels. Alongside the counter's sourdough breads and laminated pastries, the baking lineup features an expanding focus on panettone.


A SoMa ramen stop distinguished by its rich beef bone broths and customizable noodle bowls.
View DetailsLocated on 8th Street in SoMa, the restaurant balances its ramen focus with broader Japanese dining options.




A cozy North Beach cafe catering to early risers with morning coffee and breakfast bites.
View DetailsLocated along Washington Street, Cafe Me operates on weekday mornings from 6 AM to 12 PM. The spot serves as a neighborhood fixture geared toward locals and morning commuters looking for coffee and morning bites.
