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SF Must Try (Old)
Park Chow is one of SF Must Try (Old).

1. Park Chow

1240 9th Ave (btwn Irving St & Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Comfort Food Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 156 tips and reviews
New England Lobster Market & Eatery is one of SF Must Try (Old).

2. New England Lobster Market & Eatery

9.1
824 Cowan Rd, Burlingame, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Bayfront · 130 tips and reviews

PureWowPureWow: Hands down the best lobster roll in the Bay Area. Of the three types of lobster rolls, stick with the wildly fresh and tender naked version, which comes with butter and lemon on the side. Read more.

Nico is one of SF Must Try (Old).

3. Nico

3228 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Presidio Heights · 18 tips and reviews
Hakkasan is one of SF Must Try (Old).

4. Hakkasan

1 Kearny St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 173 tips and reviews

5. Aziza

8.2
5800 Geary Blvd (at 22nd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Moroccan Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 106 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Mourad Lahlou is a chef that should/will soon be on the national radar. His Cal-Moroccan cuisine is only getting better with three-star chef Louis Maldonado aboard. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Bix is one of SF Must Try (Old).

6. Bix

8.9
56 Gold St (btw Montgomery & Sansome), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Jackson Square · 111 tips and reviews
Gorilla Barbecue is one of SF Must Try (Old).

7. Gorilla Barbecue

8.3
2145 Cabrillo Hwy (at Reina Del Mar Ave), Pacifica, CA
BBQ Joint · Vallemar · 65 tips and reviews

8. Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant 老北京

8.1
3132 Vicente St (at 43rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 74 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The small dining room features mostly communal seating, and is ideal for feasting on Mandarin cuisine, including the crowd favorite cumin lamb, Beijing-style hot pots, and crunchy tofu. Read more.

9. La Taqueria

9.3
2889 Mission St (at 25th St), San Francisco, CA
Burrito Restaurant · Mission District · 443 tips and reviews

EaterEater: La Taq's has a world-beating carnitas burrito, served with the perfect liquidy ratio of beans and salsa (but no rice) in a warm tortilla. There's a reason this won America's Best Burrito. Read more.

Bistro Aix is one of SF Must Try (Old).

10. Bistro Aix

3340 Steiner St (Chestnut St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Marina District · 38 tips and reviews
Mason Pacific is one of SF Must Try (Old).

11. Mason Pacific

1358 Mason St (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Nob Hill · 45 tips and reviews