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.

Pizza Near DMV
5.0 (2)
Mon – Sun, 16:00 – 22:00
4301 Bladensburg Rd NE, Brentwood, MD 20722, USA

A Brentwood pizza spot serving specialty pies like jalapeño buffalo chicken alongside garlic knots and wings.

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Set 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.

Bernal Basket
4.8 (119)
Mon – Wed, 07:00 – 16:00; Thu – Fri, 07:00 – 20:00; Sat – Sun, 08:00 – 20:00
521 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA

A cozy Bernal Heights cafe and bakery serving sourdough loaves, laminated pastries, and Roman-style pizza.

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The 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.

Ushi Taro Ramen SOMA
4.7 (203)
Tue – Sun, 11:30 – 14:30, 17:00 – 20:30
343 8th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

A SoMa ramen stop distinguished by its rich beef bone broths and customizable noodle bowls.

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Located on 8th Street in SoMa, the restaurant balances its ramen focus with broader Japanese dining options.

Cafe Me
4.5 (164)
Mon – Fri, 06:00 – 12:00
500 Washington St #102, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA

A cozy North Beach cafe catering to early risers with morning coffee and breakfast bites.

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Located 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.

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