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SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE
Barbacco is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

1. Barbacco

220 California St (btwn Front St & Battery St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Financial District · 125 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Voted one of the best bar snacks in America : Fried Sausage-Stuffed Green Olives. A must try - follow our link to get the full recipe! Read more.

Frances is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

2. Frances

9.2
3870 17th St (at Pond St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Castro · 157 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Must Order: Applewood-smoked bacon beignets, chickpea fritters, and pork trotters--all under the Bouchees ("mouthfuls") category on the menu. Read more.

Benu is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

3. Benu

8.1
22 Hawthorne St (at Howard St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 93 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: To try: Mock shark's fin soup with Dungeness crabmeat and black truffle custard is set inside a pork stock made from a rare Chinese prosciutto. Yum! Read more.

Cotogna is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

4. Cotogna

9.2
490 Pacific Ave (at Montgomery St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Jackson Square · 235 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Enjoy as the aroma of spit-roasting pork fills the rustic dining room. The pastas include a raviolo filled with ricotta and an egg yolk that breaks under your knife to bleed into a brown-butter sauce. Read more.

Wayfare Tavern is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

5. Wayfare Tavern

9.1
558 Sacramento St (at Leidesdorff St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Financial District · 321 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Try a variety of nostalgic menu items like abalone, Dungeness crab, and the Gold-Rush-era Hangtown Fry, blending local eggs and bacon with fried oysters. Read more.

Prospect is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

6. Prospect

8.0
300 Spear St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Rincon Hill · 129 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Try the rich, crispy pig's-trotter croquettes paired w/ luscious pig's-head salumi & bright chile-lime vinaigrette. The seared calamari & octopus bring char-grilled notes to spicy chorizo & clams. Read more.

Heirloom Café is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

7. Heirloom Café

9.1
2500 Folsom St (at 21st St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 69 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: The best dish isn't on the menu: Ask for the Heirloom burger, which has Époisses cheese worked into the ground sirloin. You won't be disappointed - Read more.

Sons & Daughters is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

8. Sons & Daughters

8.2
708 Bush St, San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 51 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Just up Nob Hill from Union Square shopping, the cozy room serves a fine squab breast with squab leg confit, squab pâté, pear, and hazelnuts. Yum! Read more.

Commonwealth is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

9. Commonwealth

2224 Mission St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 83 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Chef Jason Fox harmonizes a dizzying array of int'l ingredients - including sea urchin w/ sweet potato tempura, chrysanthemum leaf, shiso, scallion, & yuzu kosho. Also try the squid & pork belly! Read more.

Tartine Bakery is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

10. Tartine Bakery

9.0
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 768 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Get in line early: Baker Chad Robertson (and co-owner Elisabeth Prueitt) take the bread out of the oven around 5:00PM, Wed-Sun. Can't get to the bakery? Pick up their amazing new book, Tartine Bread. Read more.

Slanted Door is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

11. Slanted Door

1 Ferry Building #3 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Financial District · 451 tips and reviews
R&G Lounge is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

12. R&G Lounge

8.5
631 Kearny St (at Clay St), San Francisco, CA
Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 274 tips and reviews
Hog Island Oyster Co. is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

13. Hog Island Oyster Co.

9.2
1 Ferry Bldg #11 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Financial District · 406 tips and reviews
Miette Patisserie is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

14. Miette Patisserie

8.5
1 Ferry Building Ste 10 (The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · Financial District · 69 tips and reviews
Gump's is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

15. Gump's

135 Post St (btwn Grant Ave. & Kearny St.), San Francisco, CA
Gift Store · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 19 tips and reviews
Saison is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

16. Saison

8.5
178 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · South Beach · 64 tips and reviews
Aziza is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

17. Aziza

8.2
5800 Geary Blvd (at 22nd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Moroccan Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 106 tips and reviews
SPQR is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

18. SPQR

8.2
1911 Fillmore St (btwn Bush & Pine St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Lower Pacific Heights · 172 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

19. Blue Bottle Coffee

66 Mint Plaza (at Jessie St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 736 tips and reviews
Four Barrel Coffee is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

20. Four Barrel Coffee

9.1
375 Valencia St (btwn 14th St & 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 507 tips and reviews
La Folie is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

21. La Folie

2316 Polk St (near Green St.), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 65 tips and reviews
Bob's Donuts is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

22. Bob's Donuts

9.0
1621 Polk St (btwn Clay & Sacramento St), San Francisco, CA
Donut Shop · Polk Gulch · 266 tips and reviews
Dynamo Donut & Coffee is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

23. Dynamo Donut & Coffee

8.9
2760 24th St (at Hampshire St), San Francisco, CA
Donut Shop · Mission District · 191 tips and reviews
Ritual Coffee Roasters is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

24. Ritual Coffee Roasters

8.7
1026 Valencia St (btwn 21st & Hill St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Dolores Heights · 315 tips and reviews
Heartbaker is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

25. Heartbaker

1408 Clement St (btwn 15th Ave & 16th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Inner Richmond · 42 tips and reviews
Elizabeth Charles is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

26. Elizabeth Charles

2056 Fillmore St (btwn California & Pine St.), San Francisco, CA
Women's Store · Pacific Heights · 1 tip
Hayes Valley Bakeworks is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

27. Hayes Valley Bakeworks

8.3
550 Gough St (btwn Fulton & Grove St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Civic Center · 22 tips and reviews
MAC Modern Appealing Clothing is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

28. MAC Modern Appealing Clothing

8.9
387 Grove St (Gough St.), San Francisco, CA
Boutique · Civic Center · 4 tips and reviews
State Bird Provisions is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

29. State Bird Provisions

8.6
1529 Fillmore St (btwn Geary & O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Fillmore District · 219 tips and reviews
Rich Table is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

30. Rich Table

8.9
199 Gough St (at Oak St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Lower Haight · 189 tips and reviews
Nopa is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

31. Nopa

9.2
560 Divisadero St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Alamo Square · 557 tips and reviews
Bar Tartine is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

32. Bar Tartine

561 Valencia St (btwn 16th & 17th St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Mission District · 156 tips and reviews
Monsieur Benjamin is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

33. Monsieur Benjamin

451 Gough St (at Ivy St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 84 tips and reviews
The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

34. The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain

9.1
815 Cole St (at Carl St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Cole Valley · 205 tips and reviews
Plentea is one of SANFRANCISCO: EAT,SHOP,DAZE.

35. Plentea

7.6
341 Kearny St (btwn Bush & Pine St), San Francisco, CA
Bubble Tea Shop · Financial District · 106 tips and reviews