Absolutely tasty low-budget delicacies are prepared and served fresh from the grill and oven at San Francisco's most authentic Turkish restaurant. Rich stuffed grape leaves, juicy kebabs, huge, savory turnovers, and a wide array of buttery pastries are among the menu's standouts. Tidy, friendly... More >>
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 >>
This charming small cafe, sister to fancy Absinthe down the street, has an especially pleasant large outdoor garden space with tree-shaded tables tucked behind it. There’s good chow all day long, from house-baked pastries to lovely sandwiches, homemade soups, and moist roast chicken.... More >>
This place is a find: a truly wonderful Cambodian restaurant, whose pleasant, small, and immaculate dining room doesn't begin to suggest the wonders served up there on a daily basis (well, it's closed Sunday). We've enjoyed literally everything the kitchen serves, especially soups made with... More >>
This small, chic spot is the latest venture of Gerald Hirigoyen. Its ambitions are much more modest than his Fringale, Pastis, or Piperade, but the food is as big in flavor. The lunch menu is mostly bocadillos, small but hearty sandwiches you order two at a time from a list of a dozen; at night,... More >>
Charming small Creole spot. Well-cooked specialties include beignets both sweet (stuffed with chocolate or chopped apples) and savory (yummy crawfish spiced with cayenne), po'boys, and grillades and grits. Daily specials might feature meatloaf or hoppin' john with andouille sausage. Few items... More >>
Bund Shanghai, opened at the beginning of 2009, is that rare find: a superb Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. Its conventional entrance, flanked by color photographs of some of its dishes, doesn't hint at either the relaxing pastel-hued modern space inside, nor its truly excellent food, featuring... More >>
This small chain has parlayed a simple and admirable formula -- interesting, seasonal, eclectic food, well-prepared and affordable -- into four busy, useful restaurants. The original location is always hopping, and attracts a young crowd. More >>
This modest, wonderful neighborhood spot -- in business since 1953 -- offers a large menu of Russian specialties. We love anything dough-based (piroshki, Siberian pies, blintzes, blini, pelmeni, vareniki) and Cinderella's soups, deli salads, and smoked fish appetizers. The main courses aren't as... More >>
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 >>
This new addition to the Emporio Rulli mini-empire (the original bakery-cafe in Larkspur, a small cafe in downtown San Francisco, two coffee bars at SFO, and a mail-order business) adds terrific Italian dinners to the superb baked goods, panini, and coffee drinks it's known for (and which are... More >>
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 >>
It looks like a dive, because it is: 10 not-very-comfy tables in an almost décorless room. You order at the counter and get your own drinks from a huge refrigerator and your silverware from a side table, and then amazingly delicious food is brought to you. Dig in to bright, fresh salads,... More >>
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 >>
Some of S.F.'s best barbecue is on offer at this delightful al fresco spot overlooking the Golden Gate Park Golf Course, with a large free parking lot. Order at the counter inside the small pro shop, and then take your beverages to a table on the large shaded patio. You’ll be brought your... More >>
The surroundings are worn, but the dumplings are indeed king at this tiny spot. Fresh and handmade, they range from the familiar (Shanghai soup dumplings) to more exotic (pork and corn dumplings, pork and shrimp with chives, pork and Napa cabbage, lamb and chive). They come six to an order,... More >>
This is one of the best Thai restaurants in the city, and worth a visit no matter where you live. Its simple decor is clean and modern, but minimal indeed: there's a big ceramic pot, serving as a fountain, burbling quietly by the glass storefront door, and a big-screen TV turned low and easy to... More >>
Solid versions of classic pizza (both deep-dish and thin-crust) made with excellent ingredients and served in a funky, minimalist storefront with an adventurous wine and beer list and a fancy album-stuffed jukebox. The restaurant offers only a couple of desserts, but one is a lovely house-made... More >>
There are many brew pubs in the U.S. (particularly on the West Coast), but most of them look like atmosphere-challenged sports bars and serve Miller and Bud knock-offs to match. Magnolia brewmaster and propietor Dave McLean does things differently. Instead of swamping customers' conversations... More >>
Chef Chai Siriyarn is cooking some of the best Thai food anywhere — not just in San Francisco — at his two Marnee Thai restaurants in the Sunset, but the Ninth Avenue location is not only larger but also more comfortable. At either, order the corn fritters, miang kum (a roll-your-own... More >>
A lively, modern setting (located on one of San Francisco's Restaurant Rows) for some of the best and freshest Mexican food ever. We especially love the superb carnitas, the goat tacos, and, if it's in season, fresh corn sauteed with green beans and purslane, but you can't go wrong: we liked... More >>
On Thursday nights, chef Anthony Myint; his wife, Karen Leibowitz; and a guest chef prepare a limited but exciting menu and serve it to the foodies who line up to snag a table in a room that is a neighborhood Chinese restaurant (Lung Shan) the rest of the week. Myint's signature dish is the... More >>
Our hunger was piqued when we arrived at the Tenderloin branch of Naan 'n' Curry by a sign offering a special curry of chiles (miichi ka salan). When a lamb curry mysteriously arrived at our table instead of the karayla chicken (cooked with bitter melon) we'd ordered, the manager not only left... More >>
The cheaper, more accessible sibling of San Francisco's iconic Vietnamese restaurant, the Slanted Door, offers equally delightful food, including such famed dishes as the chicken claypot in caramel sauce, and cellophane noodles with Dungeness crab, at gentler prices. Takeout available at a... More >>
This charming little restaurant is on a corner just a few blocks from the beach. Its simple wood tables and chairs, open kitchen, and service -- you order at a counter and collect your own silverware -- imply casual fare, but that isn't the case. The cooking is sophisticated, even when it's a... More >>
Absolutely tasty low-budget delicacies are prepared and served fresh from the grill and oven at San Francisco's most authentic Turkish restaurant. Rich stuffed grape leaves, juicy kebabs, huge, savory turnovers, and a wide array of buttery pastries are among the menu's standouts. Tidy, friendly... More >> 
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 >> 
This charming small cafe, sister to fancy Absinthe down the street, has an especially pleasant large outdoor garden space with tree-shaded tables tucked behind it. There’s good chow all day long, from house-baked pastries to lovely sandwiches, homemade soups, and moist roast chicken.... More >> 
This place is a find: a truly wonderful Cambodian restaurant, whose pleasant, small, and immaculate dining room doesn't begin to suggest the wonders served up there on a daily basis (well, it's closed Sunday). We've enjoyed literally everything the kitchen serves, especially soups made with... More >> 
This small, chic spot is the latest venture of Gerald Hirigoyen. Its ambitions are much more modest than his Fringale, Pastis, or Piperade, but the food is as big in flavor. The lunch menu is mostly bocadillos, small but hearty sandwiches you order two at a time from a list of a dozen; at night,... More >> 
Charming small Creole spot. Well-cooked specialties include beignets both sweet (stuffed with chocolate or chopped apples) and savory (yummy crawfish spiced with cayenne), po'boys, and grillades and grits. Daily specials might feature meatloaf or hoppin' john with andouille sausage. Few items... More >> 
This small chain has parlayed a simple and admirable formula -- interesting, seasonal, eclectic food, well-prepared and affordable -- into four busy, useful restaurants. The original location is always hopping, and attracts a young crowd. More >> 
This modest, wonderful neighborhood spot -- in business since 1953 -- offers a large menu of Russian specialties. We love anything dough-based (piroshki, Siberian pies, blintzes, blini, pelmeni, vareniki) and Cinderella's soups, deli salads, and smoked fish appetizers. The main courses aren't as... More >> 
This new addition to the Emporio Rulli mini-empire (the original bakery-cafe in Larkspur, a small cafe in downtown San Francisco, two coffee bars at SFO, and a mail-order business) adds terrific Italian dinners to the superb baked goods, panini, and coffee drinks it's known for (and which are... More >> 
It looks like a dive, because it is: 10 not-very-comfy tables in an almost décorless room. You order at the counter and get your own drinks from a huge refrigerator and your silverware from a side table, and then amazingly delicious food is brought to you. Dig in to bright, fresh salads,... More >> 
Some of S.F.'s best barbecue is on offer at this delightful al fresco spot overlooking the Golden Gate Park Golf Course, with a large free parking lot. Order at the counter inside the small pro shop, and then take your beverages to a table on the large shaded patio. You’ll be brought your... More >> 
Solid versions of classic pizza (both deep-dish and thin-crust) made with excellent ingredients and served in a funky, minimalist storefront with an adventurous wine and beer list and a fancy album-stuffed jukebox. The restaurant offers only a couple of desserts, but one is a lovely house-made... More >> 
There are many brew pubs in the U.S. (particularly on the West Coast), but most of them look like atmosphere-challenged sports bars and serve Miller and Bud knock-offs to match. Magnolia brewmaster and propietor Dave McLean does things differently. Instead of swamping customers' conversations... More >> 
Chef Chai Siriyarn is cooking some of the best Thai food anywhere — not just in San Francisco — at his two Marnee Thai restaurants in the Sunset, but the Ninth Avenue location is not only larger but also more comfortable. At either, order the corn fritters, miang kum (a roll-your-own... More >> 
A lively, modern setting (located on one of San Francisco's Restaurant Rows) for some of the best and freshest Mexican food ever. We especially love the superb carnitas, the goat tacos, and, if it's in season, fresh corn sauteed with green beans and purslane, but you can't go wrong: we liked... More >> 
Our hunger was piqued when we arrived at the Tenderloin branch of Naan 'n' Curry by a sign offering a special curry of chiles (miichi ka salan). When a lamb curry mysteriously arrived at our table instead of the karayla chicken (cooked with bitter melon) we'd ordered, the manager not only left... More >> 
The cheaper, more accessible sibling of San Francisco's iconic Vietnamese restaurant, the Slanted Door, offers equally delightful food, including such famed dishes as the chicken claypot in caramel sauce, and cellophane noodles with Dungeness crab, at gentler prices. Takeout available at a... More >> 
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