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Wise Sons Bagel & Bakery is one of SF must try at some point.

1. Wise Sons Bagel & Bakery

7.7
1520 Fillmore St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Bagel Shop · Fillmore District · 36 tips and reviews
Brenda's French Soul Food is one of SF must try at some point.

2. Brenda's French Soul Food

8.9
652 Polk St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Tenderloin · 502 tips and reviews
State Bird Provisions is one of SF must try at some point.

3. 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
The House is one of SF must try at some point.

4. The House

1230 Grant Ave (at Columbus Ave), San Francisco, CA
Asian Restaurant · North Beach · 158 tips and reviews
Kin Khao is one of SF must try at some point.

5. Kin Khao

8.5
55 Cyril Magnin St (at Ellis St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 188 tips and reviews
Foreign Cinema is one of SF must try at some point.

6. Foreign Cinema

9.2
2534 Mission St (btwn 21st & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 362 tips and reviews
Devil's Teeth Baking Company is one of SF must try at some point.

7. Devil's Teeth Baking Company

9.2
3876 Noriega St (btwn 45th & 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Outer Sunset · 164 tips and reviews
Swan Oyster Depot is one of SF must try at some point.

8. Swan Oyster Depot

8.4
1517 Polk St (btwn Sacramento & California St.), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 220 tips and reviews
Buena Vista Cafe is one of SF must try at some point.

9. Buena Vista Cafe

9.1
2765 Hyde St (at Beach), San Francisco, CA
Bar · 414 tips and reviews
Hog Island Oyster Co. is one of SF must try at some point.

10. Hog Island Oyster Co.

9.3
1 Ferry Bldg #11 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Financial District · 406 tips and reviews
La Ciccia is one of SF must try at some point.

11. La Ciccia

9.2
291 30th St (at Church), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Fairmount · 76 tips and reviews
Frances is one of SF must try at some point.

12. Frances

9.2
3870 17th St (at Pond St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Castro · 157 tips and reviews
SPQR is one of SF must try at some point.

13. SPQR

8.4
1911 Fillmore St (btwn Bush & Pine St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Lower Pacific Heights · 172 tips and reviews
The Progress is one of SF must try at some point.

14. The Progress

8.9
1525 Fillmore St (btwn O'Farrell St & Geary Blvd), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Fillmore District · 103 tips and reviews
Wako is one of SF must try at some point.

15. Wako

8.9
211 Clement St (at 3rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 42 tips and reviews
Monsieur Benjamin is one of SF must try at some point.

16. Monsieur Benjamin

8.6
451 Gough St (at Ivy St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 84 tips and reviews
Woodhouse Fish Co. is one of SF must try at some point.

17. Woodhouse Fish Co.

8.4
1914 Fillmore St (btwn Pine & Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Japantown · 140 tips and reviews

Pearson Lyverse C.Pearson Lyverse Carolyn Straughan: Crab linguini was great, lots of meat. The whole crab was even better. Good French fries! Make-your-own summer shandy was tasty too

Starbelly is one of SF must try at some point.

18. Starbelly

8.8
3583 16th St (at Market St.), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Castro · 288 tips and reviews
Swan Oyster Depot is one of SF must try at some point.

19. Swan Oyster Depot

8.4
1517 Polk St (btwn Sacramento & California St.), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 220 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Have an Anchor Steam while you wait (it’s okay), then order Dungeness crab, Drake’s Bay oysters, house-smoked salmon, raw scallops, and, if you’re with (patient) friends, the shrimp or crab Louie. Read more.