A Swiss French restaurant that offers fondue as one of its regional specialties, Luzern serves both cheese and meat fondues, which come with your choice of soup or salad. Cheese fondue is $9.50 per person and is accompanied by French baguettes; the mixture offered is a basic combination of Gruyre and Emmentaler. Beef fondue, for which you cook chunks of raw beef in a pot of hot oil, then dip the meat in various sauces, is $17 per person; it comes with potatoes and three dipping sauces: curry, horseradish, and spicy basil. Wed.-Sun., 5-10 p.m.

1429 Noriega @ 21st Ave.
664-2353

This german restaurant has a wonderful atmosphere- large wooden tables and candles with flowers adorn your table. The food isn't light, for sure, so if you're a meat and potatoes person, you'll love Suppenkueche. There are veggie items too, but the majority are meat.

Try Fleischpfanzel in Zwiebelsauce und Kartoffelbrei (beef pork meatballs in onion sauce and mashed potatoes)-$9.50. Also, for a lighter fare, try the Haussebeitzter Lachs mit Dill-Senf Sauce und Salat (house cured gravlox with dill mustard suace and salad)-$8.00. Don't miss the german beer here it's the best. Try the Erdinger Hefe Weizen.

601 Hayes @ Laguna
252-9289
5-10pm daily,
lunch Sat-Sun 10am-3p

The Himalayan potstickers are mountainously superior at the sole Tibetan restaurant in Northern California. Try the steamed garlic bread, and the cinnamon-scented yogurt curries with lamb or chicken. Don't forget the fresh rice wine or the Tibetan tea, and conclude with the velvety ginger ice cream.

2420 Lombard @ Scott
674-9898