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You’re so close, and these 19 places will help take it over the top.
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Not all touristy SF restaurants are horrible.
18 Restaurants That Are Actually Worth Waiting In Line For
Our favorite spots in SF where waiting is actually worth it.
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When you’re mentally putting on sunscreen, but the weather app says 60 degrees and windy, here’s where to go.
Where To Eat Near San Francisco’s Iconic Landmarks
Now’s as good a time as any to finally take your maiden stroll across the Golden Gate Bridge - and eat something good after.
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Tartine Bakery
Twenty years after opening, Tartine still makes the best sourdough in San Francisco. Their bread is possibly the best in the country.
Cheese Board Pizza
Cheese Board Pizza in Berkeley serves just one type of sourdough pizza every day. The line is worth the wait.
Flour + Water
Flour + Water is a Cal-Ital legend in the Mission with creative pastas and a laidback space.
13 Places To Take Tourists That Won’t Make You Hate Yourself
Not all touristy SF restaurants are horrible.
State Bird Provisions
We could eat at State Bird Provisions five nights in a row and never get bored—that’s because the Fillmore spot makes the most creative small plates in the city.
Nari
Nari is a Japantown special occasion restaurant serving phenomenal Thai dishes in a beautiful space.
The Progress
The Progress is the younger sibling of State Bird Provisions that stands on its own with confidence.
San Tung
San Tung is a Chinese restaurant in the Sunset with great chicken wings, but the entire menu is worth trying out.
Thanh Long
You come to Thanh Long, a Sunset institution, for whole roast crab and the most iconic garlic noodles in the city.
Where To Eat When You Want To Feel Like It’s Summer Even Though It’s 60 Degrees Out
When you’re mentally putting on sunscreen, but the weather app says 60 degrees and windy, here’s where to go.
House Of Prime Rib
House of Prime Rib in Nob Hill is where to go when you want a lot of meat and large bottles of wine.
Scoma’s Restaurant
Scoma’s is an old-school seafood restaurant in Fisherman’s Wharf serving excellent Dungeness crab and clam chowder.
Fish
Fish in Sausalito is serving up seafood good enough to convince your East Coast family to relocate.
Swan Oyster Depot
You don’t need us to tell you that Swan Oyster Depot is great. But we’re going to anyway.
Kaiyo
Kaiyo is a Peruvian-Japanese place where you should go for one of the best meals in Cow Hollow.
Mr. Pollo
Mr. Pollo is a tiny tasting menu restaurant in the Mission unlike anything else in the city.
SPQR
An ambitious restaurant, and a good one at that. SPQR is making a run at the San Francisco pasta crown, mostly with ingredients we can’t pronounce.
Zachary’s Chicago Pizza
This East Bay institution has been making excellent Chicago-style deep-dish pizza since 1983.
Palette Tea House
The great dim sum at Palette Tea House gives us a good reason to go to Ghirardelli Square.