The 19 coolest new businesses in San Francisco by Tanza Loudenback on Nov 3, 2015, 11:05 AM Advertisement
 San Francisco has long been the hub for huge Silicon Valley tech companies — but it's also home to some seriously cool local businesses. From a 2.5-ton mobile pizza oven and a beef-jerky bar to the city's first indoor golf course, we're highlighting some of the newest and coolest businesses in San Francisco. Scroll through to check them out. SEE ALSO: The 5 most unusual tasting menus in San Francisco NOW CHECK OUT: The 16 coolest new businesses in Portland Ampersand  80 Albion St., The Mission What it is: A mood-boosting flower shop and studio. Why it's cool: Step through the shop's unmistakable bright-turquoise doors and into a design studio and flower shop that feels like a fresh and fun gathering space. Ampersand sells California-grown flowers by the stem and designs for weddings, and it puts together custom arrangements and wreaths too. Ampersand's customers praise the shop's owners, Benjamin and Emerson, for their expertise, originality, and charm.
Del Popolo  Around SF and (coming soon to) 855 Bush St., Dogpatch What it is: A 2.5-ton pizza oven on wheels. Why it's cool: Chef Jon Darsky has been serving Neapolitan-style pizza from a 5,000-pound wood-fired oven housed in a 20-foot shipping container since 2012, earning a mass of Bay Area loyalists. Del Popolo — Italian for "of the people" — is so popular the team behind the pies is planning to open its first brick-and-mortar location by the end of the year. While the forthcoming restaurant will feature the food truck's signature thin-crust, natural- yeast pizza, it's adding to the menu Italian appetizers and salads and more beer and wine.
Eatsa  121 Spear St., SoMa What it is: A restaurant where robots serve quinoa bowls. Why it's cool: This vegetarian restaurant specializes in $7 quinoa bowls that use fresh ingredients. Quinoa is a superfood that requires far less energy to produce than any animal-based proteins, according to Eatsa's website, making it good for both people and the planet. Eatsa uses technology to automate its two-step process: Customers place their order on an iPad, then they wait for their name to appear on an LCD-screened cubby when the order's up. Of course there's kitchen staff creating each meal behind the scenes, but the illusion of being served by a robot is what makes this fast-casual restaurant one of a kind.
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