If You're Hot For: Day Dreamers
If rising with the sun is more your cup of tea than partying into the wee hours, there are plenty of daylight-loving locales to potentially run into a crush contender. Whether it’s dining on donuts in the Mission or brunching in Cole Valley — keep your eyes peeled, you never know where you might meet them!

They Said:
"I’m into independence, someone who can engage me politically or socially. To break the ice, buy me a drink and compliment me on something besides my hair."
– Cat Forrester, event planner and activist, lives in the Mission.

"I’m looking for someone who likes to go to dinner, is smart, confident, adventurous, and has cute style."
– Jess Seitz, a bike-riding Mission dweller.

Where To Meet 'Em:
Hard French at El Rio, 3158 Mission Street (between Powers and Precita Avenue); 415-282-3325.
Tip: This daytime dance party picks back up in March to continue to provide a soul-shaking experience.

Dynamo Donuts, 2760 24th Street (between Hampshire and York streets); 415-920-1978.
Tip: Standing in line with a cutie? Show them how sweet you really are and buy ‘em a donut!

Zazie, 941 Cole Street (between Carl Street and Parnassus Avenue); 415-564-5332.
Tip: If they are brunching alone or with friends, chances are they are single. Go for it!

Four Barrel Coffee, 375 Valencia Street (between 14th and 15th Streets); 415-252-0800.

Adobe Books, 3166 16th Street (at Albion Street); 415-864-3936.
Tip: Whoever said that meeting people at the bookstore was cheesy obviously doesn't love to read (or have a romantic bone in their body!).

Bi-Rite Market, 3639 18th Street (between Dolores and Guerrero streets); 415-241-9760.

Mission Community Market, 84 Bartlett Street (between 21st and 22nd streets); No phone.

St. Francis Fountain, 2801 24th Street (between Bryant and York streets); 415-826-4210.

San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street (between Grove and Fulton streets); 415-557-4400.
Tip: Come under the guise of enjoying the Radar programming (which features up and coming artist readings) with hopes of a make-out session tucked away among books by the greatest authors of all time.

Stone Pony, 3552 20th Street (between San Carlos and Lexington streets); 415-826-9355.

Photo: Courtesy of Dynamo Donuts; Jess Seitz (left) and Cat Forrester (right), photographed by Maria del Rio.