This week, Whitewaller San Francisco launches for FOG Design + Art (January 11—14). To help guide you to the best spots in town—where you can eat, drink, see art, and relax at, we hear from a group of insiders. Next up, Roth Martin and Stephen Hawthornthwaite of Rothy’s.
WHERE TO EAT AND SIP
ROTH MARTIN: Cotogna, which is fortunately right next to our office, is the perfect spot for an after-work drink. And Meraki Market is my go-to “corner store.”
Courtesy of Rothy’s.
STEPHEN HAWTHORNTHWAITE: My favorite neighborhood haunt is Spruce, where I will order the steak without fail. I also frequent the family-owned and operated Tia Margarita—for the margaritas, of course.
WHERE TO SEE ART
RM: You can never go wrong at SFMOMA. They’re currently showing Walker Evans, along with a Robert Rauschenberg show named “Erasing the Rules.”
Robert Rauschenberg, Port of Entry [Anagram (A Pun)], 1998; pigmented ink transfer on paper on aluminum panels; collection SFMOMA, purchase through a gift of Phyllis C. Wattis; © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
SH: My wife and I love taking our kids to see art around the neighborhood: Andy Goldsworthy’s three sculptures in The Presidio and Mark di Suvero’s work at Crissy Field.
WHERE TO HAVE FUN AND RELAX
RM: Anywhere in West Marin. I love to mountain bike on the Tamarancho Trail or take my kids kayaking around Tomales Bay.
Photo by Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography.
SH: Weekends in Napa Valley are my go-to spot for relaxation. You can always count on warm sun, great food, and good company, all just an hour and a half from the city. And I love walking my dogs down Baker Beach in the mornings.
