Do you ever get out of the San Francisco Symphony on a Sunday afternoon and stroll down Hayes Street for an early bite to eat and a bit of window shopping?

If so, perhaps you even hope of going home with a treasure or two.

Both San Francisco and international treasures abound at Hayes Valley's new Worldware showroom.

If Worldware was one of your favorite boutique destinations before they moved, you need only stroll two more blocks to find them again.

However, this time you will discover that their small home furnishings boutique has grown into a stunning interior design showroom.

"Vignettes" of Beautiful Rooms

Currently, 14 living rooms, 2 dining rooms and 2 bedrooms to be exact!

All are put together in a wide variety of styles, traditional or transitional, contemporary or eclectic, to help you get a sense of what you can accomplish in your own home.

Greg Henson, Worldware's founder and principal designer, has been dedicated to the Hayes Valley neighborhood since 1998. So, when he found a bigger and better location on the corner of Fell and Gough to showcase his eclectic, international mix of home furnishings and gifts, he was delighted.

And so were many of the fellow merchants in the neighborhood.

Worldware has been a cornerstone of Hayes Valley -- just as Alabaster is on the other end of the neighborhood.

For years, Henson's personalized, relationship-driven service has resulted in a strong loyal customer base.

Worldware has established itself as a member of the community, both within the Hayes Valley neighborhood, which continues to be its home, and within the Bay Area.

Visit one corner of the new showroom -- located at the corner of Fell and Gough -- and you'll feel like you just stepped into a home in India. There is both a European and an Asian influence in a number of Worldware's "vignette" rooms.

Regardless of your style, Greg and his partner, Jeffrey Henson-Brooks, together with co-business owners Lee Duren and Norman Kown, know how to help you transform a house into a dream home.

With the re-launch of Worldware, Greg and his partners are realizing their goal of providing a "design made easy" experience for their customers and clientele.

In adding the welcoming tagline, "Feel at Home," they hope to convey a sense of comfort and relaxation not usually associated with a design store showroom.

Visit Worldware's San Francisco boutique and you'll see Greg in action.

Atlanta Residence Bedroom

Or visit them online and you can get a taste of the work Henson's team has done in Northern California, Florida and Atlanta, for celebrity clients like actress Sharon Stone and The Gap co-founder, Doris Fisher.

One of our favorite French restaurants, Bistro Clovis, was recently reviewed by Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chonicle.

We've always enjoyed the homey Gallic charm of Bistro Clovis, which serves excellent French cuisine while avoiding pretense. Here's what Michael Bauer had to say in his review

When you tuck into Bistro Clovis' slightly firm and puffy lobster quenelles ($8.90), practically floating in a cinnamon-colored lobster sauce with a half moon of puff pastry on top, it feels like something you'd find in brasseries that line the side streets of Paris.

That's how an entire meal will feel at this perennial Civic Center favorite. It's been in business for 17 years and is currently undergoing expansion that, when finished this fall, will result in the doubling of the 50- seat dining room and setting up of tables outside.

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Everything about the place exudes a Gallic aura: lace cafe curtains with subtle roosters parading across the bottom of the plate-glass window, straight- back cane chairs, the bell-shaped light fixtures hanging from the impossibly high ceiling, and a vintage wood bar with an etched glass partition.

Bistro Clovis is an excellent choice for a pre-preformance dinner. You can find Bistro Clovis in the Rugged Elegance Companion Guide for Hayes Valley & The Civic Center.

Enjoy!

-Tim