Zim's Hamburgers v4 - San Francisco, CA - Vintage Restaurant - Women's T-Shirt Color:White Tourists and New Yorkers lined

Tourists and New Yorkers lined up not just for the steaks

a mid-century bowling alley built when the west side was still open desert

Homey Don't Play That

Golden silhouette of a camel in profile faces right above large serif text reading "TANGIERS" in golden-yellow ink

Brennan and Dale sank a boat to prove a brand

Zim's Hamburgers v4 - San Francisco, CA - Vintage Restaurant - Women's T-Shirt Color:White Tourists and New Yorkers linedZim's stood as a San Francisco institution from 1947 through the early 1990s, anchoring corners on Geary, Market, and Lombard. Those broiled hamburgers and hot apple pie fed generations of city workers, late night wanderers, and families heading north on Highway 101 through Corte Madera. Some restaurants become landmarks not by trying, but by simply always being there. Part of our Vintage Restaurant collection, celebrating the classic American menus