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SF Dinner

1. Kin Khao

8.6
55 Cyril Magnin St (at Ellis St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 188 tips and reviews

Sarah A.Sarah Arnold: Start with the mushroom hor mok or hot wings. Try the green curry with rabbit or spicy noodles. End by paying with Cover to split your bill without the wait.

2. Lord Stanley

8.2
2065 Polk St (Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Modern European Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 18 tips and reviews

Drew H.Drew Hamlin: The hen and the halibut are both amazing and perfectly cooked. The foie gras confit is also delicious.

3. 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.

4. Yamo

8.2
3406 18th St (at Mission St), San Francisco, CA
Burmese Restaurant · Mission District · 181 tips and reviews

ZAGATZAGAT: Line up for the “best $5 meal that’s not a burrito” at this Mission Burmese.

Burma Love is one of SF Dinner.

5. Burma Love

9.0
211 Valencia St (Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burmese Restaurant · Mission District · 150 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Great Burmese food. Standouts: platha and coconut chicken curry dip, shrimp Burmese curry with coconut rice, and of course the tea leaf salad.

6. Mourad

140 New Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA
Moroccan Restaurant · SoMa · 83 tips and reviews

LindsayLindsay: The cocktails are tremendous! $13 each and very inventive combinations of herbs, spirits, and spices.

Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant 老北京 is one of SF Dinner.

7. Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant 老北京

8.0
3132 Vicente St (at 43rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 74 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Cumin lamb, beef pancakes, and a very generous BYOB policy are the keys to its popularity, and while it's not the place to go for health food, it's spicy and reasonably priced. [Eater 38 Member]

Wako Japanese Restaurant is one of SF Dinner.

8. Wako Japanese Restaurant

8.9
211 Clement St (at 3rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 42 tips and reviews
Tosca Cafe is one of SF Dinner.

9. Tosca Cafe

8.5
242 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · North Beach · 118 tips and reviews

The Tastes that Make the CityThe Tastes that Make the City: The house "cappuccino" 1919 is the best cappuccino in SF, making our list of "The Tastes That Make the City: SF Edition." Read more.

10. 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.

11. Café Bastille

7.2
22 Belden Pl (at Pine and Bush), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Financial District · 26 tips and reviews

Anna S.Anna S: Bottomless mimosas for brunch!

12. Beretta

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

BravoBravo: Hip, hip, hip in the Mission District. Hard to get in but easy on the wallet with great cocktails and wine list. -Tim Nugent, Top Chef Just Desserts

Rich Table is one of SF Dinner.

13. Rich Table

8.8
199 Gough St (at Oak St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Lower Haight · 189 tips and reviews
State Bird Provisions is one of SF Dinner.

14. 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

15. Cockscomb

564 4th St, San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 81 tips and reviews

Rem K.Rem Koning: Pig parts! Offal Tartare! Sit at bar and watch and feel the wood fire oven. Best resto in SF.

BDK is one of SF Dinner.

16. BDK

501 Geary St (Taylor St.), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 16 tips and reviews

SFistSFist: Kevin Diedrich's cocktail list uses the drinks' prominent flavors as names, like the Lychee, with Swedish smokey tea vodka, salted pistachio, coconut-lychee milk, and lime. Read more.

17. Sotto Mare Oysteria & Seafood Restaurant

8.8
552 Green St (at Jasper Pl), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · North Beach · 207 tips and reviews

Tony M.Tony Marin: Probably the best Italian Seafood I've ever had. Get the cioppino and you will die a happy person.

18. Anchor Oyster Bar

9.0
579 Castro St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Castro · 130 tips and reviews

Jeff K.Jeff Koo: Cioppino is always amazing and always on the menu. It's huge so share it and get an extra order of garlic bread. Trust.

Delfina is one of SF Dinner.

19. Delfina

9.0
3621 18th St (Guerrero St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 125 tips and reviews
Lazy Bear is one of SF Dinner.

20. Lazy Bear

9.1
3416 19th St (at San Carlos), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 84 tips and reviews
Atelier Crenn is one of SF Dinner.

21. Atelier Crenn

9.0
3127 Fillmore St (at Pixley St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Union Street · 57 tips and reviews
Acquerello is one of SF Dinner.

22. Acquerello

8.2
1722 Sacramento St (btwn Polk & Van Ness Ave), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 45 tips and reviews
Flour + Water is one of SF Dinner.

23. Flour + Water

8.9
2401 Harrison St (at 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 263 tips and reviews
1760 is one of SF Dinner.

24. 1760

1760 Polk St (at Washington St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 63 tips and reviews
La Folie is one of SF Dinner.

25. La Folie

2316 Polk St (near Green St.), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 65 tips and reviews
Benu is one of SF Dinner.

26. Benu

7.7
22 Hawthorne St (at Howard St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 93 tips and reviews
Coi is one of SF Dinner.

27. Coi

373 Broadway (at Bartol), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · North Beach · 61 tips and reviews
Quince is one of SF Dinner.

28. Quince

8.9
470 Pacific Ave (at Montgomery St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Jackson Square · 78 tips and reviews
Kokkari Estiatorio is one of SF Dinner.

29. Kokkari Estiatorio

9.3
200 Jackson St (at Front St), San Francisco, CA
Greek Restaurant · Northern Waterfront · 263 tips and reviews
Boulevard is one of SF Dinner.

30. Boulevard

9.0
1 Mission St (at Steuart), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Financial District · 131 tips and reviews

31. Trick Dog

9.1
3010 20th St (at Florida St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Mission District · 278 tips and reviews

Alex C.Alex Cheng: If you're a hipster, try to get here before it becomes popular. Oh too late it's already popular.

32. Southern Pacific Brewing

8.4
620 Treat Ave (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Mission District · 289 tips and reviews

gg: It's like Zeitgeist for people afraid to get dirty.

33. Monsieur Benjamin

451 Gough St (at Ivy St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 84 tips and reviews

nils j.nils janson: The sea urchin is the best I've ever had. Brunch is great: try the chicken croquette.

Tony's Pizza Napoletana is one of SF Dinner.

34. Tony's Pizza Napoletana

9.1
1570 Stockton St (at Union St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · North Beach · 465 tips and reviews