3471 Mission (at Cortland) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-550-8417
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 This family-run, Outer Mission/Bernal Heights favorite is worth the trip from anywhere in the city for its charming service and unique food. For a meal you won't find elsewhere, stick to the Cambodian specialties, including the "stewed ground pork" (prahok), a warm dip strongly flavored with... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Asian, Burmese, Cambodian |
Catering, Delivery, Private Party, Takeout |
$, $$ |
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2931 16th St. (at S. Van Ness) : San Francisco, CA 94103 : 415-701-8466
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 If you're aiming for a little slice of Italy, pop into this spot in the Mission where those behind the counter are quick to offer a tour of the world via vino. The 10-page, soft-leather-bound wine menu, arranged first by style and then by region, offers something for oenophiles of all stripes.... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Italian, Wine Bar |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$, $$$ |
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561 Valencia (at 16th St.) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-487-1600
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 Over the years, Bar Tartine has zigged back and forth between classic California cuisine and more experimental fare, and under Nick Balla it has tacked back into exciting waters. Balla is exploring his Hungarian roots, incorporating California vegetables and Japanese flavors (he was last chef of... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
California, Dessert, Greek |
Business Dining, Coat Check |
$$$ |
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3218 Mission (at Valencia) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-282-6777
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 Blue Plate has long been a diner full of surprises. Chef-owner Cory Obenour almost always keeps meatloaf and braised shortribs on the menu, but also crispy pork belly with mussels escabeche and gnocchi with braised lamb shoulder and charred turnips. As you move back past the open kitchen through... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
American, California |
Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout |
$$$, $$$$ |
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2224 Mission (at 18th St.) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-335-1500
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 Commonwealth is a collectively owned restaurant with good crowd, a do-good mission (a portion of the tasting menu goes to local nonprofits), and a high-wire chef. Once an ugly taqueria, the building has undergone a Pygmalion transformation, now spare and welcoming. Chef Jason Fox does things... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
American, California |
Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$$ |
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995 Valencia (at 21st St.) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-642-3672
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 Dosa, the folded crepelike street snack of Southern India, and its cousins, open-face uttapam (we like the paneer and peas one best), idli (lentil patties), and vada (lentil dumplings), are given pride on place in this chic and modern setting, which offers a dozen different varieties of its... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Indian |
Kid Friendly, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$, $$$ |
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2760 24th St. (at York) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-920-1978
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 Not a restaurant per se, but a walk-up counter where you can score good coffee and fancy artisanal doughnuts. Dynamo specializes in raised yeast cake doughnuts, excitingly flavored and glazed, made from local and organic ingredients whenever possible. There's a rotating flavor roster, with... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Cafe, Coffeehouse, Dessert |
Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$ |
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2406 Bryant (at 22nd St.) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-641-7209
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 Splendid Mexican soul food is prepared and served out of a tiny, colorful hangout on the edge of the Mission. Order a taco piled with radishes, cilantro, and crisp, spicy carnitas, or indulge in a burrito bursting with tender, citrusy pork verde or a platter of flautas, enchiladas, or tamales... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Mexican |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout |
$ |
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3295 22nd St. (at Valencia) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-282-8867
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 A few decades into its run, Esperpento is still packed and jovial, thanks to pitchers of sangria and notably low prices. Also unchanged: the decor, painted in colors Betsey Johnson would approve; the swirl-topped tables; and the photo of Salvador Dali, waxed mustache finally fashionable again.... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Spanish, Tapas |
Delivery, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout |
$$, $$$ |
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3560 18th St. (at Guerrero) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-565-0360
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 Chic, whitewashed, high-ceilinged room in the Mission, featuring the cuisine of Liguria, a region of Italy whose capital is the seacoast town of Genova. The pastas are all house-made, and might include handkerchief pasta with pesto, and the pansotti in a creamy sauce with finely chopped nuts.... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Italian |
Banquet Facilities, Catering, Family Style, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout |
$$, $$$ |
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2401 Harrison (at 20th St.) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-826-7000
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 Puffy thin-crust Neopolitan pizzas with fresh seasonal toppings and house-made pastas with inventive sauces are the enticement to visit this hip Mission corner spot, whose dining room was designed by Sean Quigley, owner of Paxton Gate. The daily-printed menu also offers antipasti, which might... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Italian, Pasta, Pizza |
Kid Friendly, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$, $$$ |
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375 Valencia (at 15th St.) : San Francisco, CA 94103 : 415-252-0800
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 If you're going to spring several bucks for a coffee these days, it ought to be perfectly made and served in an interesting space. Four Barrel qualifies on both counts: Staff roast their own beans and serve the classic Italo-French lineup of espressos, macchiatos, and lattes (go elsewhere for... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Coffeehouse |
Kid Friendly, Private Party, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$ |
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65A 29th St. (at Mission) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-695-7800
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 The dish at the Front Porch is called Miss Ollie's chicken, and blends Caribbean and American influences. The fowl is brined with citrus juices, then rubbed with an herb-and-spice mix (including habanero and parsley) and then a bath of soy-sparked beaten egg before the pieces are dipped in bread... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Caribbean, Soul Food, Southern |
Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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1807 Folsom (at 14th St.) : San Francisco, CA 94103 : 415-436-9387
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 Ruddy, fat-flecked goat stew (birria) is a Gallardos specialty. The meat is chewy and half-blackened; the broth is rich and soothing, especially once it's doctored with raw onions, cilantro, and lime. In addition to birria, weekend diners at this homey institution love ordering the chilaquiles... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Mexican |
Kid Friendly, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$ |
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10 29th St. (at Mission) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-970-2428
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 A large and cheerful dining room has been added to this popular takeout place, which, along with its rotisserie and grilled chicken, also offers excellent sides (such as house-made hummus and baba ghanouj) and succulent chicken and lamb shawerma sandwiches. More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
American, Middle Eastern |
Banquet Facilities, Catering, Family Style, Private Party, Takeout |
$ |
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2211 Mission (at 18th St.) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-683-1346
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 A spinoff of the raw-foods restaurant chain Cafe Gratitude, Gracias Madre serves affordable, healthful vegan Mexican food made with organic, local ingredients — and much less of its parent's preachy attitude. The menu changes with the seasons, but dishes like the vegan posole with a... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
California, Mexican, Raw Food, Small Plates, Vegan |
Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly |
$$ |
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2790 Harrison (at 24th St.) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-550-6971
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 Inventive, witty, and delicious ice creams are on offer at this sleek, small ice cream parlor. Flavors vary, but include balsamic caramel, Blue Bottle Vietnamese coffee, candied ginger, chocolate, dulce de leche, mint chip, peanut butter curry, and our favorite, Secret Breakfast (bourbon and... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
American, Dessert, Ice Cream |
Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$, $$ |
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3111 24th St. (at Folsom), inside Local: Mission Eatery : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-655-3024
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 Shauna Des Voignes, a vet of RN74 and Ubuntu, runs this tiny pastry shop in the back of Local: Mission Eatery. In addition to baking the state's most opulent brioche and dinnertime desserts for the restaurant, she erects a stand out front of the restaurant in the morning (highlights: meat pies... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Bakery, Coffeehouse, Dessert, Pastries |
Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio-Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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3781 Mission (at Richland) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-648-1034
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 More than 30 years since it opened, this Excelsior restaurant is still one of the city's best Salvadoran restaurants. The ceiling sparkles with a thousand icicle lights, and the room often reverberates with cumbia from the jukebox or guitar-hoisting musicians. La Santaneca's pupusas --... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Central American, Cuban |
Takeout |
$, $$ |
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2815 Mission (at 24th St.) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-285-2131
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 La Santaneca's pupusas -- griddle-cooked corn or rice cakes stuffed with cheese, beans, or pork -- are good, the curtido (spicy pickled cabbage) particularly piquant. The yuca with chicharron is fried to a golden crackle, and the banana-wrapped tamales de chipilin approach the lightness of a... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Cuban |
Kid Friendly, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$ |
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2338 Mission (at 19th St.) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-695-9933
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This Nicaraguan restaurant, which many in the Nicoya community consider the best in town, is open only during the day. More forebodingly, before making your way to a table in the massive pink dining room, you have to pass through its cafeteria line, looking over a steam table stocked with... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Central American, Cuban, Nicaraguan |
Catering, Kid Friendly, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$, $$ |
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1001 South Van Ness (at 21st St.) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-821-2134
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 The big draw at this painted in bright citrus hues is the pollo a la brasa, Peruvian spit-roasted chicken. Whatever chef Martin Castillo's cooks do to the birds ― it's a secret ― they come off the spit with crackly, ruddy skins marked with waves of flame-blackened spice. Whether you... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
South American |
Catering, Delivery, Family Style, Multi-Level, Private Party, Prix Fixe, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$, $$ |
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557 Valencia (at 16th St.) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-863-6800
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 Chef Anthony Strong seeds the menu at Locanda with enough classic Roman dishes ? the Jewish-style artichokes, egg-drop soup called stracciatella, bucatini all'amatriciana ? to justify calling it a Roman-style restaurant. But it's also a Californian one, and the resemblance to sister restaurant... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Italian, Roman |
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$$$, $$$$ |
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3316 17th St. (at Mission) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-863-3061
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 This tiny, brick-colored bistro may be known for Baltimore crab fluff and fried chicken ― both worth the hype, incidentally ― but its new chef de cuisine, Matt Brimer, is looking at Americana anew. He serves brussels sprouts with ham-hock foam and a slow egg, and drizzles an oxtail... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
American, New American |
Business Dining, Catering, Private Party, Takeout, Wifi Access |
$$, $$$ |
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2234 Mission (at 18th St.) : San Francisco, CA 94110 : 415-863-2800
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 A Chinese restaurant within a Chinese restaurant, Mission Chinese Food almost defies description. Working out of Lung Shan, the formally trained Danny Bowien (winner of the 2008 Pesto World Championships in Genoa) puts out a short menu of Chinese regional classics tweaked way beyond recognition.... More >> |
| Mission/ Bernal Heights |
Asian, Chinese |
Delivery, Kid Friendly, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible |
$, $$ |
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