SF gems: Jules and Longbridge
A San Francisco thread highlighted neighborhood favorites including Jules in the Haight and Longbridge in Dogpatch as must-visit local spots (x.com). The post was widely viewed and framed as a quick guide to emblematic SF eats rather than reporting new openings (x.com).
A widely viewed San Francisco food thread steered diners to two neighborhood pizza spots: Jules in the Lower Haight and Long Bridge Pizza in Dogpatch. (julespizza.co) (longbridgepizza.com) Jules operates at 237 Fillmore Street and serves dinner Tuesday through Saturday; Long Bridge Pizza is at 2347 Third Street and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (julespizza.co) (longbridgepizza.com) The two restaurants are not part of the same opening wave. Long Bridge is a decade-old Dogpatch pizzeria, while Jules opened its first permanent restaurant on May 20, 2025 after building a following as a pop-up. (sfgate.com) (sf.eater.com) Jules is chef-owner Max Blachman-Gentile’s first brick-and-mortar restaurant. Eater and SFGATE both identified him as a former Tartine culinary director before the Lower Haight opening. (sf.eater.com) (sfgate.com) Both spots are part of a San Francisco pizza style built around sourdough crust. Long Bridge co-owner Neal DeNardi told SFGATE in 2021 that the shop makes an artisan New York-style pizza with a sourdough base, and Jules describes its own pies as sourdough-driven on reservation pages and in reviews. (sfgate.com) (resy.com) (theinfatuation.com) That sourdough emphasis fits a longer Bay Area pattern. The San Francisco Chronicle’s 2026 Top 100 called Jules “the brightest star” of an emergent local pizza tradition, and SFGATE has described San Francisco sourdough as one of the city’s defining food signatures. (sfchronicle.com) (sfgate.com) The neighborhoods matter, too. SFGATE has described Dogpatch as a former industrial corner now known for restaurants and bars, while recent coverage has pointed to a growing restaurant scene around Lower Haight and Fillmore. (sfgate.com 1) (sfgate.com 2) Long Bridge says it was founded by Bay Area natives Neal DeNardi and Andrew Markoulis and named for the wooden causeway that once linked downtown San Francisco to Dogpatch in the late 1800s. The restaurant’s current menu also extends beyond pizza to sandwiches, salads, bites, and craft beer. (longbridgepizza.com 1) (longbridgepizza.com 2) Jules presents itself as a neighborhood restaurant with pizza at the center, and current booking pages say the restaurant keeps some seats for walk-ins. By spring 2026, its rise had already carried it onto the Chronicle’s Top 100 list. (sevenrooms.com) (sfchronicle.com) So the thread’s picks landed on two different kinds of San Francisco staples: one established Dogpatch standby and one newer Lower Haight breakout, both built around sourdough pizza. (longbridgepizza.com) (julespizza.co)
