Flower Market Cafe, San Francisco

###Five Things to Know About Bechelli’s Flower Market Cafe Bechelli’s Flower Market Cafe doesn’t serve dinner, but it does do just about everything else. Here are a few tips to remember next time you swing by this SoMa institution: * **It was established in 1988.** Before opening the café’s doors, owner Mark Bechelli transformed the space from a 1950s-style diner into a modern and airy restaurant. * **They use more than 500 eggs per month.** That’s because breakfast is the main draw, with omelets and benedicts anchoring the menu. * **The chef is a local celebrity.** Salvatore DiGrande has spent more than 40 years in the San Francisco restaurant scene. Alongside longtime partner Robert Oliver, he still shows off the same skills that made him a master chef at Mama’s for 23 years. * **There’s a full bar.** * **Private events are the café’s specialty.** It hosts rehearsal dinners, birthdays, and other parties, such as those that celebrate a child’s first piece of junk mail. The restaurant has enough room to host dinners of 100-plus guests and cocktail parties of 200-plus guests.