North Beach is a food lovers paradise. The smells of coffee and garlic waft across the crowded streets. For truly authentic Italian sandwiches, pasta, breads, wines, and salads, head to Molinari’s Delicatessen on Columbus Avenue, which still makes their own cold cuts and pasta. Or two Panelli Brothers on Stockton, owned and operated by the Panelli family since 1934. Another venerable establishment is Capp’s Corner on Powell Street west of Columbus, where the meals are served family style and a laid-back atmosphere is the rule at the bar. It’s a popular spot with older locals, families and groups that come in from Club Fugazi next door, hungry after a performance of the riotous Beach Blanket Babylon. Further down Columbus, Gold Spike is a classic, no-frills eatery where patrons of days past have adorned the walls and ceiling with hundreds of quirky collectables and personal messages.

Beach Blanket Babylon: This musical revue has been running so long they named a street after it. Take a cocktail to your seat and surrender yourself to the pop culture references, jokes about current events and the preposterous hats sported by the actors. (The grandest of all depicts the San Francisco skyline itself, and brings the house down every time.) This is all presented in the improbable context of a modern-day Snow White story. Club Fugazi, 678 Green St., (415) 421-4222.

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