The Best Places to Eat and Stay in San Francisco
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Rank 661. Slice House
Pizzeria
Four styles sit behind the glass at this casual slice shop from celebrity pizzaiolo Tony Gemignani: New York thin, Sicilian, grandma, and Detroit. You point, they reheat, you fold. The New York slices have that stiff-but-pliable thing that makes eating while standing feel like a skill. The grandma squares come thick, with ricotta pooled on top. Everything is straightforward, no reservations, no ambiance to speak of, just good pizza by the slice.
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Rank 661. Smelly’s
Cajun & Creole
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Rank 661. Sol Food
Puerto Rican
The pressed French bread announces itself before you even bite down, cracking loud enough to turn heads. Sol Food is a casual Puerto Rican spot in San Rafael with outposts around Marin, built around hot-pressed sandwiches that pull serious lunch crowds. The Paraíso swaps the expected cheese-steak script by folding in ripe plantains, and the Cubano is one of the few worth seeking out in the county.
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best restaurants in Marin County: Sausalito, Novato and San Rafael
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Rank 661. Spark Social SF
Food Truck
Spark Social is a food truck park in Mission Bay, bigger than a football field, with picnic tables and enough grass for small people to run themselves into a nap. The trucks rotate daily, so the lineup is a surprise, though pizza and noodles tend to turn up. Strollers outnumber everything else, which means nobody will notice your toddler. It splits into two areas, so scout both before you commit to a truck.
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Rank 661. Super Mira
Japanese
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Rank 661. Super Star Restaurant
Filipino
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Rank 661. Tadaima
Japanese
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Rank 661. Taqueria El Buen Sabor
Mexican
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Rank 661. Taqueria Guadalajara
Mexican
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Rank 661. Tato
Mexican
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Rank 661. The Beer Hall
Gastropub
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The Boys' Deli is a sandwich counter tucked into the back of Polk Street Market in Russian Hill, and the rotisserie chicken turning near the entrance does most of the recruiting. It's an order-at-the-counter, wrapper-and-napkin lunch where the Spitfire pairs chicken with bacon, jalapeños, and sriracha mayo. The specials rotate, so the menu changes while the faint smell of chicken on your jacket does not.
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The Hornet is a takeout sandwich counter tucked inside London Market in Pacific Heights, which is less a restaurant than a very well-organized errand. The menu of sandwiches and wraps changes daily, so you pick from a handful of options and hope nobody beat you to it. Ordering online helps, since the good ones sell out early and standing in a corner market staring at an empty chalkboard is a bleak way to spend lunch.
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The Rabbit Hole is a casual Taiwanese spot on the Mission-Bernal border, and its burger is the reason a lot of people show up. It arrives piled with pickled carrots, cucumbers, and peppers under a shimmering brioche bun, with a cheddar crust on the smashed patties that crunches against all that vinegar. The fries come dusted with nori and a side of gochujang ketchup, so the burger is doing a very specific kind of cultural crossover.
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Rank 661. The Salty Pearl
Seafood
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Rank 661. Third Wheel Coffee
Coffee
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Rank 661. Thorough Bread & Pastry
French-style Bakery
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Rank 661. Three Star Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 661. Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
Tiki Bar
The Tonga Room is a tiki bar and restaurant built around the Fairmont's old indoor pool, which now holds a floating stage where a band plays through the thunderstorms. Every fifteen minutes the ceiling rains on the lagoon, complete with lightning and thunderclaps, and grown adults rise from their seats to film it. The mai tais are strong, the kids get a layered blue-and-pink mocktail, and the pork belly bites help the whole thing along.
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Rank 661. Vesta
Pizzeria
The marinara here is just tomato, olive oil, and blistered basil, and it doesn't need a single thing more. Vesta is a wood-fired pizza shop in downtown Redwood City where the oven does the heavy lifting, scorching pies to a proper, crackling crisp. The sausage and honey pie, mascarpone folded in, is the crowd favorite if minimalism isn't your move. The San Francisco Chronicle put it on their Peninsula and South Bay best list.
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best restaurants in Palo Alto, San Jose, the Peninsula and South Bay
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Rank 661. Wooden Charcoal Barbecue House
Charcoal Korean Barbecue
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Rank 661. Woods Cole Valley
Beer Bar
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Rank 661. World Famous Hotboys
Nashville Southern
Hundreds of flags and string lights cover the ceiling, CRT TVs along the bar counter are loaded with old-school video game consoles, and a mural of Walnut Creek landmarks greets you before you even open the door. This hot chicken shop does Nashville-style fried chicken and sandwiches, with heat levels that go from polite to genuinely humbling. The outdoor picnic tables are there when you need air, or perspective.
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best restaurants in Walnut Creek
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Rank 661. Yin Du Wonton Noodle
Cantonese Noodle Shop
A Chinatown noodle shop where the soup comes piled with roast duck, wontons, and springy yellow noodles, all for around eight dollars. The move, though, is the brisket version, where the braised beef melts into the broth and makes the whole bowl taste twice as serious. Add a side of slow-cooked beef tendon and stir it in as you go. Named among the San Francisco Chronicle's picks for Chinatown, and the line out front tends to agree.
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- San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle: Best restaurants in San Francisco's Chinatown
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Rank 661. Yo Yo's
Japanese
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Zajang Grill is an all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue spot on Clement, where the overhead hoods are painted like mountain ranges, which feels fitting for the amount of meat involved. Walk-ins are easy, so it works when a group decides on dinner an hour ago. You get 90 minutes at the tabletop grill, soju on the side, and a scoop of ice cream at the end, a gentle nudge toward the couch you'll be horizontal on by nine.
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 6 Best Korean BBQ Restaurants In SF
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Rank 661. Zevi Cafe
Turkish
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Every room faces the water at this 33-room boutique hotel perched over the bay in Sausalito, a ferry ride from San Francisco for anyone who's decided downtown has enough concrete. Decks, fireplaces, and spa bathrooms fill the larger suites, and even the modest rooms get big windows framing the bay rather than a parking structure. Muir Woods and Stinson Beach are close enough to justify staying a few nights.
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Rank 838. Banh Mi Crunch
Vietnamese Noodle Shop
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Rank 838. Beretta
Italian
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Rank 838. Burger Littles
American
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Rank 838. Cantina Los Mayas
Yucatecan Wine Bar
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Rank 838. Choux
Bakery
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Rank 838. Day Moon
Bakery
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Rank 838. Dumpling Union
Chinese
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Rank 838. Eddie's Cafe
American Coffee Shop
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Rank 838. Good Luck Dim Sum
Chinese
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Rank 838. Hahdough
German Bakery
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Rank 838. Katsuo + Kombu
Fukuoka-style Japanese Noodle Shop
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Rank 838. Kibatsu
Sushi
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Rank 838. Limón
Modern Peruvian
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Rank 838. Loló
Californian Mexican
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Rank 838. Lung Fung Bakery
Chinese Bakery
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Rank 838. Manna
Korean
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Rank 838. Mini Potstickers
Chinese
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Rank 838. Moku Yakitori-Ya
Japanese
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Rank 838. My Tofu House
Korean
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Rank 838. NARA
Sushi
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Rank 838. New Eritrea Restaurant
Ethiopian
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Rank 838. Otra
Mexican
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Rank 838. Palmyra
Syrian
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Rank 838. Papa Noodle
Chinese Noodle Shop
Papa Noodle is a fast, casual Chinese noodle shop a short walk from a good chunk of SoMa's office towers, which explains the lunch-hour line of people holding badges. The menu is a handful of bowls, including pork or chicken noodles, beef noodle soup, and a vegan option, with noodles made daily. Every order comes with a White Rabbit candy, the closest thing to a dessert menu or a raise.
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Rank 838. Parachute
Bakery
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Rank 838. Pier 23 Cafe
American
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Rank 838. Purple Rice
Korean
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Rank 838. Quê Việt
Vietnamese
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Rank 838. Rusty Ladle
American
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Rank 838. SAIGONESE CAFÉ
Vietnamese
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Rank 838. Teranga
Senegalese
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Rank 838. Thai Nghiep Ky Mi Gia
Vietnamese
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Rank 838. The Mill
Coffee
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Rank 838. Toyose
Korean
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Tú Lan is a no-frills Vietnamese counter-service spot on Mid-Market that has been feeding the neighborhood for what feels like forever. Lunchtime means office workers grabbing takeout while a few people eat at the back tables. The imperial rolls arrive loud and crackling, and the pho, rice plates, and vermicelli bowls are sized for a second meal. You leave with leftovers and change from a twenty.
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- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 24 Best Restaurants In SoMa
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Rank 838. Wako
Sushi
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Rank 838. Woods Lowside
Wine Bar
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Rank 838. Zentarou
Sushi
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