Go to 21A and drink the watermelon wheat. Try not to have 15 of them.
Solid grilled cheese (Piglet is my fave), soups, yummy in-house sodas, nice selection of draft beers. Extended hours on Giants home game days.
Order the jerk pork sandwich, or the jerk pork burrito, or REALLY ANYTHING WITH THE PORK. Check beforehand, as they don't have it every day of the week.
Nestle into a comfy couch at this techie hangout, and you might overhear the next Twitter being born. While you’re at it, order the lamb sliders--they're not a house specialty for nothing.
Crisp chicken thighs, burrata ravioli, blistered pizzas, great cocktails. What's not to like? Read more.
Addictive and unstoppably delicious. These have the tastiest cream filling and the most delicious crust. The other desserts they offer are good too
If you don't like the New Orleans Iced Coffee, I'm fairly sure you're a cylon.
SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST REASON TO STAY IN A HOTELReinvented seasonal & classic cocktails like Kerouac served in a dark-brick & exposed-wood-beam room are the best bet Read more.
The recipient of an exodus of bartenders from the Burritt Room. Solid cocktails, though the space isn't very intimate.
For a taste of true Hawaii, get the Kona Cocktail, made with pineapple, passion fruit, dark Jamaican rum, lime, & honey. Read more.
This festive 30-seat interior w/ a booth built from an actual Tilt-a-Whirl is bringing you a "half-carny" experience with The Ring Master: ground chuck burger on a Krispy Kreme donut filled experience Read more.
Artisan cocktails, lodge-like interior, pool table, Buck Hunter. What more could you ask for? Read more.
You can't order wrong at Universal brunch. Standbys include the fruit plate, flatbread, banana bread, any egg dish...and of course, their seasonal bellini!
Try the Secret Breakfast for breakfast. Cornflakes and bourbon to start the day.
Divy San Francisco bar. You can hang your bike inside. Two pool tables and a great beer and cocktail list. Weird fish in the evening. -Laurine Wickett, Top Chef
Ma po tofu is spicy good and a big order. Mongolian beef cheek, thrice cooked beef, and sizzling cumin lamb are other reasons why this is a top Chinese eat
The burritos I've had aren't that great (regular, carnitas, black beans), but the super tacos are amazing.
Stumble drunk into El Farolito and order something in order to pretend you might sober up after eating
Sunday night Classical Revolution is absolutely amazing. This place has the most incredible atmosphere.
Don't miss the tamale lady, you'll regret it! If you do, it's okay, at least there's an awesome beer garden to hang out in.
Delicious all vegetarian Southern Indian restaurant. Not only will you win points for bringing your vegan date to an all-veg joint, you're gonna save a buck or two. Read more.
Pizza, cocktails, late night: all familiar concepts, but put together seamlessly by a veteran team of Adriano Pagannini, Deborah Blum and Ruggero Galdadi and you get Beretta. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
Fantastic cocktails and liquor selection are enough to make this an awesome bar, but add Hammond organ and old-school music on vinyl and you won't want to leave...
“Best Beer List – The Monk’s Kettle…. this is the place for the uninitiated to get a crash course and the connoisseur to talk shop with other beer freaks. - San Francisco Chronicle
if you only get one thing, it has to be the morning bun. yummmy, pick me up one too!
Craig Stoll cooks Italian food here through the lens of the Bay Area: hyperseasonal, locally sourced, and as primally satisfying as the home cooking of a Tuscan nonna. The panna cotta is legendary.
They have Chinese style kimchee here. I think the owners must be Chinese expats from Korea.
Pick your seats online and enjoy a cocktail in the balcony. The ultimate movie watching experience.
Arguably one of the best beer selections in the Bay Area. They update their menu daily, so there's always a new beer to try.
Order a sausage, head next door to Tornado and grab a beer from their crazy selection to enjoy with your delicious sausage.
Go to the Alembic and order classic cocktails. They UNDERSTAND. The mac & cheese is something special too.
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.
This place has by far the best selection of kimchee dishes. The appetizers are like main dishes, everything is delicious. If vegetarian/vegan look elsewhere... Meat coma galore!
the margaritas are worth the haul out to the richmond. stop being a lazy ass.
The peppercorn and garlic crab is the best, but the deep-fried choice is good too. The garlic noodles are a must-order appetizer, and for dessert, the deep fried banana is sinfully delicious.
Go to Park Chalet on a Sunny afternoon and get yourself a $12 64oz Growler of golden goodness and soak it all in on the grass. Refills are only $8 after that.
Go for breakfast but expect a wait, as there are only 12 seats at this diner counter. Debate the french toast but order the bibimbop. Chat up the owners, they're really friendly.
You haven't had the best ramen in the city until you've ordered the tonkotsu here with pork belly and spicy miso.
Try this: fried chicken wings, calamari and beef bulgogi, kimchee fried rice, seafood and scallion pancake and wash it all down with some aloe shoyu!
A rapidly-changing menu and classic cocktails place Dear Mom a notch above your usual dive bar. If it's all too much, there's always Big Buck Hunter on the back wall ;)
Confidently unfussy California cuisine in a canopied, elegantly industrial space from Thomas McNaughton of Flour & Water.
You must get the Rebel Within, William Werner’s most famous (or infamous) pastry from his Tell Tale Preserve Co. days--a muffin with a soft-centered egg in the middle: Read more.
The fried chicken sandwich is great, and there's some good covered seating (with heaters if it's cold out).
Overwhelming number of choices but the food is absolutely delicious. Some of my favorite Thai food in the city.
The classics are outstanding, but adventurous types will enjoy the more unusual, less mainstream Thai plates like house-made beef jerky, spicy alligator, and garlic frog. Read more.
Serves up beignets stuffed with crawfish, apple or chocolate, & goodies like shrimp over cheddar grits. The po' boys here are as yummy as anything you could find in the Big Easy. Read more.
Lobster roll, 3 piece fish 'n chips, oysters... Douse anything fried in malt vinegar, salt, and enjoy the authentic taste of New England flown in fresh daily
Tiny sushi joint in the Japan Town center. The super fresh sushi floats by on boats - prices are indicated by the color of the dish. You can order "baby scallops" off the menu - delish.
If you love macarons, the Pierre Hermé is your ideal pastry shop! The macarons and the croissant Ispahan are its specialty!
