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If you're going to eat something, you should do it right. Luckily, these 15 authentic spots in SF also subscribe to that philosophy. Follow this list and prepare to be taken to flavor heaven.
1525 Fillmore St (btwn O'Farrell St & Geary Blvd), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Fillmore District · 103 tips and reviews
Shirley Liu: Awesome restaurant by the State Bird people. Loved my Sunny Jin cocktail and a few of my fave dishes were the pig fries (with cauliflower salad), buttered clams, and mushroom kale salad.
Japanese Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 117 tips and reviews
Holger Lüdorf: Fantastic tofu, but also some great sushi. Go for the daily recommendations in the blackboard. We had top notch Ankimo, Sanma, Hirame, and a great eggplant dish. All Japanese staff btw.
730 Larkin St (btwn Ellis & O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Tenderloin · 280 tips and reviews
Tim Vetter: New Yorkers: this place is the caliber of the best Thai places in Queens, like SriPraPhai. The default spiciness is perfect, unless you hate chilies.
New American Restaurant · Lower Haight · 190 tips and reviews
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1896 Hyde St (btwn Green & Vallejo St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Russian Hill · 92 tips and reviews
Grant Anderson: Drop what you're doing and get the baked potato tater tots. Doesn't matter if you're not even at the restaurant, hop in an uber and ride towards flavor heaven.
1529 Fillmore St (btwn Geary & O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Fillmore District · 219 tips and reviews
Jia Jia: Even late reservation are fine -- the dim sum style means there is food on your table just seconds after you sit down, and you won't be hungry for long.