Sam's Anchor Cafe for Breakfast ..... Tiburon, California, USA

Sam Vella started serving breakfast out of tents along Tiburon beach in 1920......... and the rest was history (go check out the website if you are interested).

When you visit the Main Street of Tiburon, in the morning, you'll notice that Sam's Cafe is unanimously the most popular cafe along the stretch. Even the sea gulls (by the number of them circling the area) think so. Last year there weren't anymore seats for us left but I was glad that this time we arrived half an hour before noon and got our table.

If you arrived into Tiburon, entering the main street, you would have just shot pass the unattractive front door of Sam's cafe. You wouldn't want to enter after peering through the window and noticed the empty cafe (if you didn't see far enough). Don't be fooled by the facade.

Walk right in, all the way pass the empty cafe, onto the deck area. (Cat calls, and whistles...) This is where the party is. The crowd in Sam's cafe are all packed on the decks. Why be indoors when you got the great bay view overlooking the San Francisco skyline? Furthermore, the weather's great but do bring along the shades, or else your eyes get punished by the glare of the sun. The shades do come useful for the people watching.

My Breakfast

Clam Chowder

The clam chowder here was not as cloying as those that I've eaten in Fisherman's Wharf (San Francisco). It made a nice breakfast soup that can fill the stomach yet not too thick and nicely salted.

Crab Cake Benedict

I've liked Eggs Benny and having it with minced Dungeness crab meat was a first. The sight of my breakfast already made me hungry. The sweetness of the Dungeness crab went well with the appetizing Hollandaise sauce.

I always feel that a good ambience enhance the dining experience. In the case of Sam's Cafe it was simply the good weather, scenic views and most importantly the pretty people that throng the area.

27 Main Street
Tiburon, CA 94920
California, USA
Tel : 415 435 4527
Sam's Cafe Website

Good Food in Tiburon - Guayamas ........ our Mexican breakfast

When we arrived at Tiburon, I expected a long stretch of shops and restaurants awaiting but I realized that this city was more like a quaint town by the bay. The main street can be covered within 5~10 minutes of slow walk. It's "surely one of the shortest main streets in America" as quoted on a landmark sign. Tiburon is definitely a stop for avid cyclists who cycled all the way from San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge, and pass Sausalito. There is a ferry service that bring cyclists with their bikes across the bay back to San Francisco city. For guys like us who just want to chill out away from the hustle and bustle, Tiburon is definitely one place. After walking for a while, we decided to take our breakfast at Guaymas, a Mexican restaurant by the bay.

Alfresco tables out on the deck by the bay

The sun was beating down on us and the air

temperature is still a chilly 18 degrees celsius.

Perfect weather for alfresco dining. It offers

views of the Alcatraz and the San Francisco skyline.

Fresh Nachos were served with salsa sauce

Two eggs scrambled with shrimp, onions, mushrooms,

pasilla peppers and cactus (US$12.75)

Three eggs scrambled with house made Chorizo(US$9.00)

I liked the chorizo which tasted like our Chinese

minced meat cooked in chilli and sauteed bean paste.

Extra Serving of Chorizo (US$3.50)

I liked it so much I ordered an extra portion of the chorizo.

This is so like the sauteed minced pork in Teo Chew porridge.

I must have missed Singaporean food then.

Another popular diner in the same area is Sam's Cafe which was packed with people trying to catch a piece of the sun. Sometimes us humans are quite like sea lions (at Pier 39), both trying to get apiece of the sun when it gets chilly.

The crowd at Sam's Cafe

This is popular isn't it. A place for

American breakfast out in the sun

Sea Lions basking in the sun in San Francisco's Pier 39

Address : 5 Main Street, Tiburon, California

Tel : (415) 435 6300

Country : California, USA

Guaymas Website