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Bay Area Musts
Umami Burger is one of Bay Area Musts.

1. Umami Burger

2184 Union St (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · Union Street · 173 tips and reviews

2. Dumplings & Buns

2411 California St (btwn Steiner & Fillmore St.), San Francisco, CA
Asian Restaurant · Pacific Heights · 21 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: One of the best things about this joint are the boozer buns, made in alco-goodness flavors. Our pick is chocolate Kahlua, but the lemon cointreau & the “May’s favorite amaretto” are good choices also. Read more.

3. Bar Agricole

355 11th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 213 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: The culmination of the hyper-fresh, hyper-local cocktail movement. They grow some of their garnishes on site & contract with local farms & artisanal spirits makers. Expect awesome. Read more.

The Starlight Room is one of Bay Area Musts.

4. The Starlight Room

450 Powell St (at Sutter St.), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 50 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: The drinks menu stretches back all the way to the 1600s, when punch was first popularized by rum-swilling, scurvy-avoiding sailors. Drinking your way to the present is the only way to honor the past. Read more.

Bar Crudo is one of Bay Area Musts.

5. Bar Crudo

9.1
655 Divisadero St (at Grove St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Panhandle · 215 tips and reviews

6. Noc Noc

7.8
557 Haight St (btwn Fillmore & Steiner St.), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Lower Haight · 86 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: The oldest bar in the Lower Haight. Even people who have been visiting for years always find something new. Happy hour on weekdays & after midnight on weekends is definitely the witching hour here. Read more.

7. Urbun Burger

581 Valencia St (btw 16th St & 17th St), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · Mission District · 18 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: Serves every kind of burger there is - beef, chicken, turkey, vegetarian, & Portobello mushroom - but it’s the toppings and sauces that set them apart.

8. The Riptide

7.9
3639 Taraval St (btwn 46th & 47th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Outer Sunset · 35 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: Strong drinks & an old-school lodge vibe make it feel like a sailor’s bar. Just a block from the mighty Pacific, they show surf movies here every Wednesday night Read more.

Half Moon Bay Brewing Company is one of Bay Area Musts.

9. Half Moon Bay Brewing Company

8.7
390 Capistrano Rd, Half Moon Bay, CA
Brewery · 144 tips and reviews
Bourbon & Branch is one of Bay Area Musts.

10. Bourbon & Branch

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 318 tips and reviews
Super Duper Burgers is one of Bay Area Musts.

11. Super Duper Burgers

8.5
2201 Chestnut St (at Pierce St), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · Marina District · 100 tips and reviews
The Creamery is one of Bay Area Musts.

12. The Creamery

685 4th St (at Townsend St), San Francisco, CA
Café · SoMa · 211 tips and reviews
The Alembic is one of Bay Area Musts.

13. The Alembic

8.8
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: Must-tastes: The locally-made Charbay vodka, Pritchard’s rum from Tennessee, and the St. George single malt. Read more.

Nopalito is one of Bay Area Musts.

14. Nopalito

8.7
306 Broderick St, San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Panhandle · 261 tips and reviews
Martuni's is one of Bay Area Musts.

15. Martuni's

8.8
4 Valencia St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 81 tips and reviews
Beretta is one of Bay Area Musts.

16. Beretta

9.1
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 487 tips and reviews
Rosamunde Sausage Grill is one of Bay Area Musts.

17. Rosamunde Sausage Grill

8.9
2832 Mission St (Btw 24th & 25th), San Francisco, CA
Sausage Store · Mission District · 180 tips and reviews
Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar is one of Bay Area Musts.

18. Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar

8.8
619 Taylor St (at Cosmo Pl), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 443 tips and reviews
Roam Artisan Burgers is one of Bay Area Musts.

19. Roam Artisan Burgers

9.0
1923 Fillmore St (btwn Bush & Pine St), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · Lower Pacific Heights · 166 tips and reviews
Super Duper Burgers is one of Bay Area Musts.

20. Super Duper Burgers

8.6
721 Market St (btwn 3rd St & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · SoMa · 454 tips and reviews
Frances is one of Bay Area Musts.

21. Frances

9.2
3870 17th St (at Pond St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Castro · 157 tips and reviews
The Sycamore is one of Bay Area Musts.

22. The Sycamore

8.8
2140 Mission St (at Sycamore St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Mission District · 186 tips and reviews
Tacolicious is one of Bay Area Musts.

23. Tacolicious

8.8
741 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Taco Restaurant · Mission District · 288 tips and reviews
SoMa StrEat Food Park is one of Bay Area Musts.

24. SoMa StrEat Food Park

8.4
428 11th St (at Division St), San Francisco, CA
Street Food Gathering · SoMa · 142 tips and reviews
Marlowe is one of Bay Area Musts.

25. Marlowe

8.8
500 Brannan St (at 4th St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 252 tips and reviews
Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency is one of Bay Area Musts.

26. Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 46 tips and reviews
Unionmade is one of Bay Area Musts.

27. Unionmade

493 Sanchez St (at 18th St.), San Francisco, CA
Men's Store · Mission Dolores · 31 tips and reviews
Scoma's Restaurant is one of Bay Area Musts.

28. Scoma's Restaurant

8.7
1965 Al Scoma Way (Jefferson Street), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Fishermans Wharf · 259 tips and reviews