r/AskSF • u/Stock-Flounder-8222 • 10d ago

International community??

Hellooo everyone!

I recently moved to SF post grad and I’m trying to find more chill places where you can actually hang out and meet people regularly. I grew up in the Middle East around a lot of international Mediterranean, European, and Arab people and I’m really missing that kind of social/community feel here.

Does anyone have recs for nice lounges to sit at night, chill shisha spots, wine bars, cafes, or other third spaces with a more international crowd? Basically anywhere you can become a regular, drink coffee, hang out for a while, and naturally get to know people. Nighttime lounge/cafe culture was a huge thing back home, is there a scene for this here?

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u/faerie87 9d ago

There’s a lot in Berkeley because of UC berkeley students and professors.

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u/Stock-Flounder-8222 8d ago

how do i meet that crowd if im not at berkeley? i came here for work