Iconic SF Tastes

Iconic SF Tastes

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Created by Foursquare City Guide • Updated On: March 10, 2016

Our data shows that people in SF search for, add, and mention these tastes more than any other city in the U.S. Click below to find the top spots to indulge in these definitively SF tastes.

Woodhouse Fish Co. is one of Iconic SF Tastes.

1. Woodhouse Fish Co.

8.4
1914 Fillmore St (btwn Pine & Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Japantown · 141 tips and reviews

Pearson Lyverse C.Pearson Lyverse Carolyn Straughan: Crab linguini was great, lots of meat. The whole crab was even better. Good French fries! Make-your-own summer shandy was tasty too

Thanh Long is one of Iconic SF Tastes.

2. Thanh Long

8.4
4101 Judah St (at 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 83 tips and reviews

Cheryl G.Cheryl Goh: Definately the best Dungeness crabs in SF. Try their roasted crabs, garlic noodles and banana fritters. If you are adventurous, skip the cab and take the Muni which stops in front of the restaurant Read more.

PPQ Dungeness Island is one of Iconic SF Tastes.

3. PPQ Dungeness Island

2332 Clement St (at 24th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 85 tips and reviews

Sophyan J.Sophyan Julio: Feeling extra crabby? Super sized crabs during crab season from November to March.

Crustacean is one of Iconic SF Tastes.

4. Crustacean

7.8
1475 Polk St (at California St.), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 50 tips and reviews

Natalie K.Natalie K: Amazeballs roasted crab & garlic noodles. Totally worth the price.

Chubby Noodle is one of Iconic SF Tastes.

5. Chubby Noodle

7.8
2205 Lombard St (at Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Noodle Restaurant · Marina District · 46 tips and reviews

Yera H.Yera Ha: Desperately seeking the recipe for the spicy garlic noodles. Split an order of these and the Korean tacos with a friend.

Sunflower is one of Iconic SF Tastes.

6. Sunflower

8.2
288 Connecticut St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Potrero Hill · 84 tips and reviews

c0uPc0uP: Lots of vegetarian options, but your first stop should be the garlic noodles drenched in Sriracha.

Humphry Slocombe is one of Iconic SF Tastes.

7. Humphry Slocombe

9.0
2790 Harrison St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission District · 375 tips and reviews

LanLan: Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee is what dreams are made of.

Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Iconic SF Tastes.

8. Blue Bottle Coffee

66 Mint Plaza (at Jessie St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 736 tips and reviews

Rich M.Rich Mondor: Wow this place is a coffee lovers dream! Get the syphone coffee of the day. Watch the magic to make this coffee, enjoy the results!

Elite Audio Coffee Bar is one of Iconic SF Tastes.

9. Elite Audio Coffee Bar

893A Folsom St (at 5th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 78 tips and reviews

Morgan M.Morgan M: Custom stereo retailer + Blue Bottle coffee shop (minus the Mint Plaza Blue Bottle line and crowd). One of the better kept secrets in SoMA for an intimate coffee meetup.

Burma Superstar is one of Iconic SF Tastes.

10. Burma Superstar

9.0
309 Clement St (btwn 4th & 5th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burmese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 371 tips and reviews

FoodspottingFoodspotting: This authentic Burmese eatery is life-changing, according to Fiona. Be sure to order the traditional tea leaf salad, made from fermented tea leaves, and sesame chicken or beef.

Burma Love is one of Iconic SF Tastes.

11. Burma Love

8.9
211 Valencia St (Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burmese Restaurant · Mission District · 148 tips and reviews

erinsauceerinsauce: Order the signature tea leaf salad and samusa soup. Heavenly.

B★Star Cafe is one of Iconic SF Tastes.

12. B★Star Cafe

8.7
127 Clement St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burmese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 134 tips and reviews

Arjun S.Arjun Sundararajan: Tea Leaf salad, Sambusa soup, Platha with dip. Don't miss on these.