In celebration of nearly-autumnal weather and visiting friends and family, this week tranSFlant is featuring Places to Drink Coffee.

Behold the charming entrance to Velo Rouge Cafe.* VRC is a stone's throw from Golden Gate Park: a cute place to stop for some caffeine before strolling over to the deYoung (though our entire party agreed their coffee mugs were on the small side). Nice outdoor seating. Seems to be a neighborhood draw - many people walking or biking in. It was a little loud when we were there, so perhaps not a great place to try to work or study on the weekend... but lots of potential for people-watching.

Their website mentions that twice-weekly VRC is the venue for Radio Africa & Kitchen, "a nomadic restaurant" featuring Mediterranean, African and Californian-influenced cuisine. Seems to be more-or-less a one-man show. Read more in the SF Gate's article "Creating Radio Africa & Kitchen."

(*Thanks to Anne and Jason for directing us to this one!)