The lobster risotto at Gary Danko is a signature favorite. It is always perfectly cooked, rich, and memorable. Read more.
Few things say "San Francisco" like the super garlicky fries at AT&T Park. With chunks of garlic and parsley, this dish is a must-have on visits to the ballpark. Read more.
Puccio's mix of beef with a bit of ground lamb in the patty, and the combination of cheddar cheese, bacon, and a horseradish aioli make the Marlowe Burger a damn fine burger. Read more.
The always perfect and comforting pork sugo served over pappardelle is available most times of year, sometimes made with duck, is soulful Italian food at its best — simple but deeply satisfying. Read more.
Go taste the incredible Chile Colorado they serve daily, and you're enjoying the real thing — like mole but darker and a bit spicier. It's a homemade, grandma-style SF staple no one should miss. Read more.
There's virtually nothing to order here besides prime rib, though consult the "secret" menu for a few little known options and it comes with Yorkshire pudding, potatoes, spinach, and creamed corn. Read more.
Yes, that's correct, we're saying skip the burrito at La Taq and go for the tacos. We can't emphasize enough that you need the SUPER and DORADO style. Read more.
Try the chicken parmigiana, the breaded, fried, sauced, and cheesy version that's a staple of Italian-American joints. Read more.
With Liguria's fresh focaccia they make delicious, drool-worthy meatball and sausage sandwiches that are the stuff food dreams are made of. Read more.
When you get to R&G, order the "live battered crab deep-fried and sprinkled with salt & pepper" right away. It's huge and deep fried with tons of extra batter for your enjoyment. Read more.
Go for some shrimp, or crab, or better yet a plate of oysters followed by any of the seafood cocktails or crudos, and you will walk out happy. Read more.
Tadich's classic Cioppino includes clams, prawns, scallops, shrimp, crabmeat, mussels, and white fish cooked in a tomato-based sauce and served with garlic bread. Consider it part soup, part ritual. Read more.
Tartine's morning buns are worth the wait. Lighter than a cinnamon roll, sweeter than a muffin, and fattier than a green juice, the buns are a perfect compliment to coffee — or to another bun. Read more.
Cancun's super burrito is, if we had to pick, the one people seem to talk about the most when they're mooning over the iconic Mission burrito. This is where you take guests to eat like a local. Read more.
The House Cappucino is made with chocolate, milk, armagnac, and bourbon. Even the regulars of the joint will admit that this version is an upgrade, a fitting and place-appropriate rehab of a classic. Read more.
Since 2007 owner Giulietta Carrelli has been serving fat cinnamon-buttered toast to locals as well as tourists who've heard about Trouble from the PS story and subsequent This American Life segment. Read more.
The xiao long bao at Yank Sing are shining examples of the form. Though there are a few great spots to find them in SF, Yank Sing is perhaps the most renowned and the liveliest of them all. Read more.
The roast chicken is a dish that never gets old, and once you've tried it you'll never want a chicken roasted in anything but a wood oven Read more.
