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Tamales Mi Lupita is one of food adventures.

1. Tamales Mi Lupita

7.8
3340 Foothill Blvd, Oakland, CA
Food Truck · Fruitvale · 6 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: The food is really good. It’s really incredible. It’s as good as anything that I’ve ever had in Mexico. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

R&G Lounge is one of food adventures.

2. R&G Lounge

8.5
631 Kearny St (at Clay St), San Francisco, CA
Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 274 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: What a whirlwind of crushed claws, flying crab shells, a spray of rich, moist and oh-so-tasty crab meat. This is a sign of a good restaurant. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

Mutiny Radio is one of food adventures.

3. Mutiny Radio

6.6
2781 22nd St. (at Florida St.), San Francisco, CA
Radio Station · Mission District · 17 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try the Maple Bacon Latte. The coffee component gets you all jacked up and energetic, and the meat part gets you all aggressive. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

That's It Market is one of food adventures.

4. That's It Market

6.9
2699 Mission St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Deli · Mission District · 28 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: That’s It Market liquor store has a torta stand that serves up massive sandwiches to locals. It’s really the hot dogs on the sandwich that add insult to injury. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

San Francisco Creamery Co. is one of food adventures.

5. San Francisco Creamery Co.

1370 Locust St, Walnut Creek, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Downtown Walnut Creek · 60 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: San Francisco Creamery’s “Kitchen Sink” is a monster sundae with 8 scoops of ice cream, 8 servings of whipped cream, and 8 different toppings. – Adam Richman, Man v. Food

Taqueria La Cumbre is one of food adventures.

6. Taqueria La Cumbre

7.6
28 N B St (at Baldwin Ave.), San Mateo, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown San Mateo · 31 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Legend says La Cumbre invented the mission-style burrito – the 2-pound, fully customizable chow-down staple copied in restaurants and fast-food joints around the world. – Adam Richman, Man v. Food

Ike’s Place is one of food adventures.

7. Ike’s Place

3489 16th St (at Sanchez St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Mission Dolores · 251 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Home of some of the biggest sandwiches in San Francisco. As seen on Man v Food.

Ike's Place @ Lime is one of food adventures.

8. Ike's Place @ Lime

2247 Market St (at 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Castro · 20 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: With nearly 200 drool-inducing combos, Ike's Place in San Francisco's Castro district has become the home to what many are calling the Golden Gate City's best sandwich. – Adam Richman, Man v. Food Read more.

Haight-Ashbury is one of food adventures.

9. Haight-Ashbury

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 78 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Haight Ashbury is the birthplace of the hippie movement, and it's continued to be a hipster's haunt for decades since. – Adam Richman, Man v. Food Read more.

Saigon Sandwich is one of food adventures.

10. Saigon Sandwich

8.8
560 Larkin St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Tenderloin · 175 tips and reviews

ZAGATZAGAT: It's cash only so be sure to stop by an ATM first.

Mission Chinese Food is one of food adventures.

11. Mission Chinese Food

8.1
2234 Mission St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Mission District · 314 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: The cumin lamb belly? Fiery and addictive. Warm egg custard with duck confit and sea urchin? Brilliant. Hot-and-sour pork dumplings made to order? Further proof that MCF is no accident.

Bix is one of food adventures.

12. Bix

8.9
56 Gold St (btw Montgomery & Sansome), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Jackson Square · 111 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Tucked away in a random Financial District alley, Bix is a restaurant like no other in SF. Classic cocktails flow at the bar and the dining room is alive and popping every night. [Eater 38 Member]

Slanted Door is one of food adventures.

13. Slanted Door

1 Ferry Building #3 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Financial District · 451 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Charles Phan broke the mold for modern Vietnamese food when he opened the original, and the current incarnation remains the standard-bearer of ingredient-driven Asian cuisine. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar is one of food adventures.

14. 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

EaterEater: A favorite late night stop of many industry folk. [Eater 38 Member]

Canteen is one of food adventures.

15. Canteen

817 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Lower Nob Hill · 27 tips and reviews

EaterEater: His Sentinel offshoot has grabbed more headlines lately, but Dennis Leary—one of the great underrated young chefs in SF—still has a great thing going. Dinner and brunch. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Halu is one of food adventures.

16. Halu

312 8th Ave (at Clement St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 73 tips and reviews

EaterEater: You'd be hard-pressed to find better okonomiyaki in the city. Throw in the Beatles decor, the offal-laden yakitori, and the friendly family vibe and the tiny Halu's a win. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Dosa is one of food adventures.

17. Dosa

1700 Fillmore St (at Post St.), San Francisco, CA
Indian Restaurant · Japantown · 207 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Many favor the original Valencia location, and perhaps rightly so, but the bigger, shinier version has the same menu favorites and then some. It's beginning to hit its stride too. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Beretta is one of food adventures.

18. Beretta

9.1
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 487 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Pizza, cocktails, late night: all familiar concepts, but put together seamlessly by a veteran team of Adriano Pagannini, Deborah Blum and Ruggero Galdadi and you get Beretta. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Tony's Pizza Napoletana is one of food adventures.

19. Tony's Pizza Napoletana

9.1
1570 Stockton St (at Union St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · North Beach · 465 tips and reviews
Pizzeria Delfina is one of food adventures.

20. Pizzeria Delfina

9.0
3611 18th St (btwn Guerrero St & Oakwood St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Mission Dolores · 265 tips and reviews

EaterEater: You can make the argument that no restaurant in the last decade has changed the dining landscape quite like Delfina and its pizzeria offshoot next door. And that's a good thing. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

La Taqueria is one of food adventures.

21. La Taqueria

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

EaterEater: La Taqueria continues to lead the pack with unwavering rave reviews for its sublime, spot-on Mexico staples. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Roam Artisan Burgers is one of food adventures.

22. Roam Artisan Burgers

8.8
1785 Union St (btwn Gough St & Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · Union Street · 191 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The Sunny Side-style burger with truffle fries is about as good as it gets. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Tartine Bakery is one of food adventures.

23. 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.

Little Skillet is one of food adventures.

24. Little Skillet

8.0
360 Ritch St (at Lusk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · SoMa · 171 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Some argue that fried chicken is best enjoyed while sitting on a park bench on a summer’s day. Test that theory at this take-out window, where the chicken is paired with waffles or biscuits.