My favorite restaurants in San Francisco.
Only show places...
The best Yucatecan restaurant in San Francisco and maybe even the best tacos period. The ideal meal here is a taco de xix (pronounced sheesh), a taco or panucho de poc chuc, and a salbute de relleno negro (actually quite a lot of food). The tortillas, panuchos, and salbutes are all made by hand.
Probably my favorite place to drink a cocktail in San Francisco. Great eggplant caponata.
The king of banh mi.
Why are La Taqueria's burritos the best in the Bay? Probably because they omit the rice. The carne asada burrito is the thing to get.
My favorite pizza in SF, with great pasta and wine to boot.
Order here with a single word: omakase.
Canteen chef Dennies Leary is a man to watch.
Dottie's True Blue Cafe is the sort of place you imagine exists in every small town in America...but doesn't. Well it does in San Francisco, and everyone knows about it, so expect to wait...and wait...and wait. If you plan to beat the rush by getting there early or going at off times, rest assured that at least a dozen other people have the exact same idea. Dottie's is worth the wait though, especially for their justly famous rosemary-lamb sausage, roasted garlic, tomato, spinach and goat cheese omelette.
If you're unlucky enough to work in the Financial District, the Sentinel is one of the few worthwhile lunch spots.
A really special Punjabi restaurant.