A Full List of the 92 Best Dishes in S.F. for Fresh Eats

How do you nail down a list of favorite dishes? Here's the short answer: By spending the better part of a year eating around. For SF Weekly's second annual list of must-eats — named SFoodie's 92 after our food blog, SFoodie, where these first appeared — food critic Jonathan Kauffman and a handful of writers (Lou Bustamante, Jason Henry, Sean Timberlake, Alex Hochman, and John Birdsall) tasted, weighed, and came up with the following collection (listed in no particular order). You can scroll through descriptions and photos (several by photographers Albert Law, Gil Riego Jr., and Kevin Henderson) at www.sfoodiesf.com/sfoodies_92. Extra credit for the supermotivated: Spend the better part of a year tracing our steps, not to mention our calorie intake. Take it slow — we'd like to think you'll be around to eat through next year's list.

Gil Riego Jr.

No. 56, weekend birria at Gallardo’s.

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Cafe Bakery & Restaurant

1365 Noriega St.
San Francisco, CA 94122-4409

Category: Restaurant > American

Region: Sunset (Inner)

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Mission Chinese Food

2234 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA 94110

Category: Restaurant > Asian

Region: Mission/ Bernal Heights

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Il Cane Rosso

One Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94111

Category: Restaurant > Italian

Region: Embarcadero

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Cafe Jacqueline

1454 Grant
San Francisco, CA 94133

Category: Restaurant > French

Region: North Beach/ Chinatown

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Pal's Takeaway

2751 24th St.
San Francisco, CA 94110

Category: Restaurant > Deli

Region: Mission/ Bernal Heights

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Halu

312 Eighth Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94118

Category: Restaurant > Japanese

Region: Richmond (Inner)

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Atelier Crenn

3127 Fillmore
San Francisco, CA 94123

Category: Restaurant > French

Region: Marina/ Cow Hollow

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Eiji

317 Sanchez
San Francisco, CA 94114

Category: Restaurant > Japanese

Region: Castro/ Noe Valley

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To Hyang

3815 Geary Blvd.
San Francisco, CA 94118

Category: Restaurant > Korean

Region: Richmond (Inner)

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1: Barbecue pork bun from Cafe Bakery and Restaurant

2: Yuba from Hodo Soy Beanery

3: Sichuan pickles at Mission Chinese Food

4: Beef stew from Il Cane Rosso

5: Mushroom soufflé at Cafe Jacqueline

6: Gialina's Atomica pizza

7: Aunt Malai's Lao sausage sandwich at Pal's Takeaway

8: Pork skewers at Halu

9: Chocolate-pistachio landscape at Atelier Crenn

10: Oboro tofu at Eiji

11: Chicken milanesa torta at Boos Voni

12: Stuffed apricots at Pera

13: Bean-paste stew at To Hyang

14: Adesso's lonza

15: Kimchi burrito from John's Snack and Deli

16: Russian River Brewing's Consecration Ale

17: Wayfare Tavern's steak tartare

18: Pralines from Southern Sweets

19: Chocolate babka French toast from Wise Sons

20: Sardine and avocado toasts at Contigo

21: Blacksmith Cellars' Chenin Blanc

22: Tataki and Tataki South's faux-nagi

23: Mandarin lamb from Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant

24: Recchiuti Confections' caramels to the third power

25: Salt-and-pepper crab at Kam Lok

26: Nopa's mussels with harissa

27: Fava greens from Tairwa'-Knoll Farms

28: Dollar oysters at Bar Crudo

29: Mow Lee's lap cheong

30: Barbacco's chicken thighs with olives and almonds

31: Lark Creek Steak's burger

32: Duck larb at Thai House Express

33: Fatted Calf's meatloaf sandwich

34: Kaw soi dok at Mandalay

35: Morning bun from Pinkie's Bakery

36: Seven Hills' raviolo uovo

37: Roast chicken from Limón Rotisserie

38: Maverick's warm Brussels sprouts with slow-cooked egg

39: Sticky chewy chocolate ice cream at Swensen's

40: Cultured's burdock kasu-zuke pickles

41: Croissant from Sandbox Bakery

42: Nopalito's quesadilla roja

43: Nicasio Valley Cheese Company's Square

44: Sandwich cookies from Sweet Constructions

45: Los Muertos cocktail at Gitane

46: Khoresht ghaymeh at Maykadeh

47: Pupusas revueltas at La Santaneca

48: Filetti pizza at Una Pizza Napoletana

49: Moonlight Brewing's Reality Czeck beer

50: Lumpia from Hapa SF

51: Locavore's maple andouille sausage

52: Cinderella Bakery's pelmeni

53: Vegan flan at Gracias Madre

54: JapaCurry's katsu curry

55: BBQ pork skewers at Fil-Am Cuisine

56: Birria at Gallardos

57: Sakura mochi from Benkyodo

58: Carnitas burrito from Taqueria San Francisco

59: The Slanted Door's Whiskey Cocktail

60: The Rebel Within from Tell Tale Preserve Co.

61: Hard Knox Cafe's chicken and waffles

62: Cotogna's roasted carrots

63: Destination Baking Co.'s challah

64: Farmhouse Culture's horseradish-leek sauerkraut

65: Sidekick's chocolate spritzer

66: Nakaochi at Ippuku

67: Pork banh mi from Little Vietnam Cafe

68: Prospect's Catcher in the Rye cocktail

69: Plow's crispy potatoes

70: Blackstrap molasses gingerbread at Lotta's Bakery

71: Boudin noir at Cafe Bastille

72: Sauerbraten at Walzwerk

73: Hai Ky Mi Gia's duck leg noodle soup

74: Comstock Saloon's Pisco Punch

75: Macau iced coffee at Vega/Special Xtra

76: Chicken pepian at San Miguel

77: Cheesecake from Zanze's

78: Meatball sandwich from Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store Cafe

79: Mexican hot chocolate from La Oaxaqueña

80: Star Stream's Liège-style waffle

81: Commonwealth's cured foie gras with umeboshi purée

82: Golden Gate Bakery's custard tarts

83: Braised oxtail and daikon at Namu

84: Tandoori fish at Lahore Karahi

85: Gyro King's spinach pie

86: Frozen yogurt at Fraîche

87: Outerlands' levain bread

88: Decantr's chicken-liver mousseline

89: Poco Dolce's olive oil chocolate bar

90: Esperpento's alcachofas a la plancha

91: Faux shark's fin soup at Benu

92: Goat tacos from El Norteño