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Places to try

Places to try

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Created by Megan Cutcher • Updated On: April 24, 2014
Hobson's Choice is one of Places to try.

1. Hobson's Choice

7.1
1601 Haight St (at Clayton), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Haight Ashbury · 66 tips and reviews
Kezar Pub is one of Places to try.

2. Kezar Pub

8.0
770 Stanyan St (at Waller St), San Francisco, CA
Sports Bar · Cole Valley · 81 tips and reviews
Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery is one of Places to try.

3. Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery

1398 Haight St (at Masonic Ave), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Haight Ashbury · 313 tips and reviews
Toronado is one of Places to try.

4. Toronado

8.7
547 Haight St (btwn Steiner St & Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Lower Haight · 292 tips and reviews
All You Knead is one of Places to try.

5. All You Knead

1466 Haight St (Ashbury), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Haight Ashbury · 10 tips and reviews
Columbus Cafe is one of Places to try.

6. Columbus Cafe

6.7
562 Green St (at Grant & Columbus), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · North Beach · 27 tips and reviews
Dell'uva Wine Bar & Cafe is one of Places to try.

7. Dell'uva Wine Bar & Cafe

565 Green St (at Columbus Ave), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · North Beach · 34 tips and reviews
Giordano Bros. is one of Places to try.

8. Giordano Bros.

3108 16th St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
Sports Bar · Mission Dolores · 108 tips and reviews
Molinari Delicatessen is one of Places to try.

9. Molinari Delicatessen

9.2
373 Columbus Ave (at Vallejo St), San Francisco, CA
Deli · North Beach · 101 tips and reviews
Golden Boy Pizza is one of Places to try.

10. Golden Boy Pizza

9.0
542 Green St (at Grant), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · North Beach · 245 tips and reviews
Comstock Saloon is one of Places to try.

11. Comstock Saloon

9.0
155 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 217 tips and reviews
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is one of Places to try.

12. Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar

7.6
950 Mason St, San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Nob Hill · 179 tips and reviews
Top of the Mark is one of Places to try.

13. Top of the Mark

7.9
999 California St (at Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Hotel Bar · Nob Hill · 160 tips and reviews
Sushi Toni is one of Places to try.

14. Sushi Toni

6.4
733 Bush St (btwn Powell & Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 45 tips and reviews
Crustacean is one of Places to try.

15. Crustacean

7.8
1475 Polk St (at California St.), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 50 tips and reviews
Ristorante Milano is one of Places to try.

16. Ristorante Milano

8.7
1448 Pacific Ave (btwn Larkin & Hyde), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Nob Hill · 28 tips and reviews
Nick's Crispy Tacos is one of Places to try.

17. Nick's Crispy Tacos

7.1
1500 Broadway (at Polk St), San Francisco, CA
Taco Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 217 tips and reviews
Leopold's is one of Places to try.

18. Leopold's

8.3
2400 Polk St (at Union St), San Francisco, CA
Austrian Restaurant · Russian Hill · 80 tips and reviews
Buena Vista Cafe is one of Places to try.

19. Buena Vista Cafe

9.1
2765 Hyde St (at Beach), San Francisco, CA
Bar · 414 tips and reviews
Eat Americana is one of Places to try.

20. Eat Americana

7.2
3528 Balboa St (btwn 37th & 38th Ave), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 22 tips and reviews
Palomino is one of Places to try.

21. Palomino

345 Spear St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Rincon Hill · 108 tips and reviews
Slanted Door is one of Places to try.

22. Slanted Door

1 Ferry Building #3 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Financial District · 451 tips and reviews
Bourbon & Branch is one of Places to try.

23. Bourbon & Branch

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 318 tips and reviews
Rye is one of Places to try.

24. Rye

8.3
688 Geary St (at Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Lower Nob Hill · 140 tips and reviews
Farmer Brown is one of Places to try.

25. Farmer Brown

25 Mason St (at Market St.), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 214 tips and reviews
Turtle Tower Restaurant is one of Places to try.

26. Turtle Tower Restaurant

645 Larkin St (btwn Eddy & Ellis), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Tenderloin · 119 tips and reviews
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar is one of Places to try.

27. Absinthe Brasserie & Bar

8.5
398 Hayes St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Civic Center · 252 tips and reviews
Suppenküche is one of Places to try.

28. Suppenküche

8.8
525 Laguna St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
German Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 240 tips and reviews
Opaque is one of Places to try.

29. Opaque

689 McAllister St (at Gough), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Civic Center · 17 tips and reviews
Stacks is one of Places to try.

30. Stacks

501 Hayes St (at Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Hayes Valley · 142 tips and reviews
Shabu House is one of Places to try.

31. Shabu House

7.6
5158 Geary Blvd (at 16th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Shabu-Shabu Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 43 tips and reviews
Ike’s Place is one of Places to try.

32. Ike’s Place

3489 16th St (at Sanchez St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Mission Dolores · 251 tips and reviews
Tartine Bakery is one of Places to try.

33. Tartine Bakery

9.0
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 768 tips and reviews
Foreign Cinema is one of Places to try.

34. Foreign Cinema

9.2
2534 Mission St (btwn 21st & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 362 tips and reviews
Medjool is one of Places to try.

35. Medjool

2522 Mission St (at 21st), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Mission District · 47 tips and reviews
Elbo Room is one of Places to try.

36. Elbo Room

647 Valencia St (btwn 17th & 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Mission District · 151 tips and reviews
Monk’s Kettle is one of Places to try.

37. Monk’s Kettle

3141 16th St (at Albion St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Mission Dolores · 317 tips and reviews
B Restaurant & Bar is one of Places to try.

38. B Restaurant & Bar

7.1
720 Howard St (btw 4th & 5th), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · SoMa · 58 tips and reviews
City Beer Store is one of Places to try.

39. City Beer Store

1168 Folsom St (btwn 8th & Rausch), San Francisco, CA
Beer Store · SoMa · 113 tips and reviews
Deli Board is one of Places to try.

40. Deli Board

9.1
1058 Folsom St (at Russ St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · SoMa · 270 tips and reviews
Fondue Cowboy is one of Places to try.

41. Fondue Cowboy

7.5
1052 Folsom St (btw Seventh & Sixth), San Francisco, CA
Fondue Restaurant · SoMa · 37 tips and reviews
Citizen's Band is one of Places to try.

42. Citizen's Band

1198 Folsom St (at 8th St.), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 123 tips and reviews
Heaven's Dog is one of Places to try.

43. Heaven's Dog

1148 Mission St (btw 7th & 8th), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · SoMa · 67 tips and reviews
The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant is one of Places to try.

44. The Chieftain Irish Pub & Restaurant

7.2
198 5th St (at Howard St), San Francisco, CA
Irish Pub · SoMa · 110 tips and reviews
Zero Zero is one of Places to try.

45. Zero Zero

826 Folsom St (btwn 4th St & 5th St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · SoMa · 434 tips and reviews
Salt House is one of Places to try.

46. Salt House

545 Mission St (btwn 1st & 2nd), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 89 tips and reviews
ThirstyBear Brewing Company is one of Places to try.

47. ThirstyBear Brewing Company

661 Howard St (btwn 2nd & 3rd), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · SoMa · 223 tips and reviews
supperclub san francisco is one of Places to try.

48. supperclub san francisco

430 Mason St (btw Geary and Post), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 36 tips and reviews
AsiaSF is one of Places to try.

49. AsiaSF

8.1
201 9th St (at Howard St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurant · SoMa · 30 tips and reviews
Matching Half Cafe is one of Places to try.

50. Matching Half Cafe

8.7
1799 McAllister St (at Baker St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Western Addition · 98 tips and reviews
Green Chile Kitchen is one of Places to try.

51. Green Chile Kitchen

1801 McAllister St (at Baker St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Western Addition · 126 tips and reviews
The Grind Cafe is one of Places to try.

52. The Grind Cafe

7.1
783 Haight St (at Scott), San Francisco, CA
Café · Lower Haight · 104 tips and reviews
Zeitgeist is one of Places to try.

53. Zeitgeist

8.9
199 Valencia St (at Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · SoMa · 387 tips and reviews
Blackbird Bar is one of Places to try.

54. Blackbird Bar

9.0
2124 Market St (at Church St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Duboce Triangle · 179 tips and reviews
Crepes A Go Go is one of Places to try.

55. Crepes A Go Go

2165 Union St, San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Union Street · 3 tips and reviews
Emmy's Spaghetti Shack is one of Places to try.

56. Emmy's Spaghetti Shack

8.4
3230 Mission St (between Valencia and 29th St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 125 tips and reviews
House of Prime Rib is one of Places to try.

57. House of Prime Rib

9.0
1906 Van Ness Ave (btw Jackson & Washington), San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Polk Gulch · 315 tips and reviews
Bus Stop is one of Places to try.

58. Bus Stop

7.2
1901 Union St (at Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Union Street · 38 tips and reviews
Patxi's Pizza is one of Places to try.

59. Patxi's Pizza

7.5
511 Hayes St (btwn Octavia St & Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Hayes Valley · 128 tips and reviews
Fraiche Yogurt is one of Places to try.

60. Fraiche Yogurt

1910 Fillmore St (btwn Wilmot & Bush St.), San Francisco, CA
Frozen Yogurt Shop · Japantown · 89 tips and reviews
Out The Door is one of Places to try.

61. Out The Door

2232 Bush St (btwn Fillmore & Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Lower Pacific Heights · 115 tips and reviews
Suzu Noodle House is one of Places to try.

62. Suzu Noodle House

6.0
1825 Post St (at Fillmore), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Japantown · 71 tips and reviews
Umami Burger is one of Places to try.

63. Umami Burger

2184 Union St (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · Union Street · 173 tips and reviews
Umami is one of Places to try.

64. Umami

2909 Webster St (at Union St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Union Street · 97 tips and reviews
Rose's Cafe is one of Places to try.

65. Rose's Cafe

8.0
2298 Union St (at Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Union Street · 88 tips and reviews
Off the Grid: Fort Mason Center is one of Places to try.

66. Off the Grid: Fort Mason Center

9.0
2 Marina Blvd (at Fort Mason Center), San Francisco, CA
Street Food Gathering · 102 tips and reviews
Tataki is one of Places to try.

67. Tataki

8.0
2827 California St (Divisadero), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Pacific Heights · 76 tips and reviews
Fat Angel Food & Libation is one of Places to try.

68. Fat Angel Food & Libation

1740 Ofarrell St (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Fillmore District · 117 tips and reviews
Nopa is one of Places to try.

69. Nopa

9.2
560 Divisadero St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Alamo Square · 557 tips and reviews
Bi-Rite Creamery is one of Places to try.

70. Bi-Rite Creamery

9.2
3692 18th St (at Dolores St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission Dolores · 688 tips and reviews
Candybar is one of Places to try.

71. Candybar

1335 Fulton St (at Divisadero St), San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · Panhandle · 61 tips and reviews
Range is one of Places to try.

72. Range

842 Valencia St (at 19th), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 111 tips and reviews

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Madrone Art Bar is one of Places to try.

73. Madrone Art Bar

8.4
500 Divisadero St (at Fell St), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · Lower Haight · 94 tips and reviews
Phat Philly is one of Places to try.

74. Phat Philly

6.6
3388 24th St (btwn Orange Aly & Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Mission District · 42 tips and reviews
Bean Bag Cafe is one of Places to try.

75. Bean Bag Cafe

7.4
601 Divisadero St (at Hayes St.), San Francisco, CA
Café · Alamo Square · 102 tips and reviews
Red Door Cafe is one of Places to try.

76. Red Door Cafe

1608 Bush St (Franklin), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Cathedral Hill · 52 tips and reviews
Bacon Bacon is one of Places to try.

77. Bacon Bacon

(Greater SF Bay Area), San Francisco, CA
Food Truck · West Portal · 36 tips and reviews
Bitters, Bock & Rye is one of Places to try.

78. Bitters, Bock & Rye

1117 Polk St (Post), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Lower Nob Hill · 27 tips and reviews
State Bird Provisions is one of Places to try.

79. 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