The Presidio’s first hotel and, perhaps, the city’s most charming B&B brings luxury for not much coin. Sleep four in the two-room suites, complete with fireplaces and veranda access. European breakfast and evening wine and cheese are complimentary — best enjoyed fireside on the back patio.

The ladies-only clubhouse/fitness studio blends shaping up and being social without teetering into Curves territory. Find a nook to finish emails before a workout (Wi-Fi is free), sweat (power vinyasa, boot camp circuit training, cardio/resistance combo), then stick around for a glass of wine at the studio’s communal bar.

Canada’s sinfully gooey snack, poutine, gets its own mecca in Chicago with a shop that sells around ten takes on the treat. Potatoes topped with everything from giardiniera to veal cheek-garlic curd put you officially in mouth-party territory.

The Coconut Grove theater now houses Prestige Imports Premier, a posh theater, complete with oversize leather rocking chairs, swivel tray tables, beer, wine, prosecco mojitos, and bites like burgers, brats, wings and dips, from The Lot.

Cocktail wiz Naren Young’s (Saxon + Parole, Madam Geneva) boozy take on the transience of red-top tabloids. Expect five novel cocktails daily in the darkened, expanded former Monday Room space. Chef Brad Farmerie’s crudite with truffle baba ghanoush and fried oyster plate with crispy battered veggies make it a meal; alcoholic pitchers on the patio when the weather’s fine make it a situation.

Husband-and-wife chefs Eder Montero and Alex Raij (Txikito, El Quinto Pino) explore Spain’s Jewish and Moorish culinary traditions in their brownstone-bordered Cobble Hill debut. Order the moje (a finely layered salad of imported fresh and salt-cured tuna, olives, endive, and Marcona almonds) and pollo asado (roast chicken on a bed of addictive spiced onions).

Elegant, contemporary Indian fare served in equally sophisticated digs. Rasika West End is the sibling property to Ashok Bajaj’s original Rasika Penn Quarter. Tables fill up quickly with diners craving spicy spinach, fragrant curries, and surprising spicy cocktails. 

The first specialty shop in the District to be dedicated to olive oils, vinegars, salts, and spice blends. Sample blends — cold smoked olive oil and 25-year aged balsamic are winners — from around the world via toothpicks.

A little bit of Bali comes to the East Bay via this gallery/coffeehouse/shopper’s paradise. Discover one-of-a-kind furniture, jewelry, art, ceramics, and home accessories amid the stunning space, designed by Larson Shores Architects, for a modern-meets-Zen refuge.

In an unpretentious atmosphere, Dale Levitski (Top Chef) serves some of Lakeview’s finest food: pistachio, strawberry, and rhubarb crepes and pastries at breakfast; big salads and steak sandwiches at lunch; and comfort food at dinner (bouillabaisse, beef stroganoff).

We like the element of surprise in the bagel melts that change daily. Not to mention the Montreal-style wood-oven bagels — a pleasant switch from the norm.

Get your old-world eating on with crepes both savory (egg, ham, and Swiss) and sweet (chocolate and Grand Marnier) in a warm, inviting space.

Grab a communal table at this popular Eastside mom-and-pop spot for the pastrami hash with sauerkraut and fried eggs, quiche Lorraine, or fried chicken sandwich with pickled green tomatoes.

Southern food meets its Jewish match in breakfast choices like a toasted bagel with whitefish or country fried steak with gravy and eggs.

A humble all-day breakfast menu means one thing: There will always be time for brunch. Try the dill scrambled eggs with feta.

Try the soft-shell crab with asparagus and duck fried rice at the Thompson Beverly Hills’s bistro, named for the protagonist of The Catcher in the Rye.

Aside from tasty creations (brioche French toast, lox and eggs), weekend happy hour is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Need we say more?

Around-the-world dining with a menu that ranges from Mexican to Chinese to proper English to a farmers market station. Arrive early to score a primo patio seat.

A health-conscious twist on breakfast includes options like hearty kale and ricotta frittata and quinoa porridge.

Did someone say red velvet pancakes? Yes, they did. And they said it at this eco-conscious eatery.

Did someone say red velvet pancakes? Yes, they did. And they said it at this eco-conscious eatery.