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Favorite Restaurants in sf
Bar Crudo is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

1. Bar Crudo

9.0
655 Divisadero St (at Grove St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Panhandle · 215 tips and reviews

EaterEater: The creative crudo spins, addictive clam chowder and airy atmosphere are always enlivening. [Eater 38 Member]

Absinthe Brasserie & Bar is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

2. Absinthe Brasserie & Bar

8.5
398 Hayes St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Civic Center · 252 tips and reviews
Bar Tartine is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

3. Bar Tartine

561 Valencia St (btwn 16th & 17th St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Mission District · 156 tips and reviews
The Alembic is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

4. The Alembic

8.8
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews

EaterEater: If you can handle wordy descriptions and a sometimes-moody staff, your reward is a haunt for cocktail enthusiasts that serves savory bites warranting a trip on their own merit. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Tacolicious is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

5. Tacolicious

8.8
741 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Taco Restaurant · Mission District · 288 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Its fresh, local takes on traditional tacos, solid margaritas, and stylish atmosphere easily win out over other possibilities like Velvet Cantina and Tia Margarita. [Eater 38 Member]

Foreign Cinema is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

6. Foreign Cinema

9.2
2534 Mission St (btwn 21st & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 362 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Like Zuni, a onetime trailblazer inspired by the Chez Panisse mantra. And like Zuni, a fully-fledged restaurant on all levels, from food to service. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Flour + Water is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

7. Flour + Water

8.9
2401 Harrison St (at 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 263 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Since it opened, F+W has been making waves with its sophisticated pizzas and pasta, but even more impressive is that it's lived up to the hype. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Tony's Pizza Napoletana is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

8. Tony's Pizza Napoletana

9.1
1570 Stockton St (at Union St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · North Beach · 465 tips and reviews
Cotogna is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

9. Cotogna

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

EaterEater: They had us at housemade ricotta. [Eater 38 Member]

Nopa is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

10. Nopa

9.2
560 Divisadero St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Alamo Square · 557 tips and reviews

BrianBrian: 7x7's Big Eat 2012 says the custard french toast is delicious. Yum!

Bar Jules is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

11. Bar Jules

609 Hayes St (at Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 73 tips and reviews

BrianBrian: 7x7's Big Eat 2012 says the Benwaffles are delicious. Yum!

Little Star Pizza is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

12. Little Star Pizza

8.9
400 Valencia St (at 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Mission Dolores · 152 tips and reviews

BrianBrian: 7x7's Big Eat 2012 says the Little Star is delicious. Yum!

Pizzeria Delfina is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

13. Pizzeria Delfina

9.0
3611 18th St (btwn Guerrero St & Oakwood St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Mission Dolores · 265 tips and reviews
Tartine Bakery is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

14. Tartine Bakery

9.0
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 768 tips and reviews
San Tung Chinese Restaurant is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

15. San Tung Chinese Restaurant

7.6
1031 Irving St (btwn 11th & 12th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 253 tips and reviews
Dosa is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

16. Dosa

995 Valencia St (at 21st St), San Francisco, CA
Indian Restaurant · Mission District · 129 tips and reviews
Foreign Cinema is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

17. Foreign Cinema

9.2
2534 Mission St (btwn 21st & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 362 tips and reviews

BrianBrian: 7x7's Big Eat 2012 says the fried chicken is delicious. Yum!

Betelnut is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

18. Betelnut

2030 Union St (Buchanan St), San Francisco, CA
Asian Restaurant · Union Street · 107 tips and reviews

BrianBrian: 7x7's Big Eat 2012 says the malaysian curry laksa soup is delicious. Yum!

Taqueria El Farolito is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

19. Taqueria El Farolito

9.2
2779 Mission St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mission District · 391 tips and reviews
Rosamunde Sausage Grill is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

20. Rosamunde Sausage Grill

8.9
2832 Mission St (Btw 24th & 25th), San Francisco, CA
Sausage Store · Mission District · 180 tips and reviews
Park Tavern is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

21. Park Tavern

1652 Stockton St (at Filbert St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · North Beach · 204 tips and reviews
The Fly Trap is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

22. The Fly Trap

7.5
606 Folsom St (btwn 2nd St & Hawthorne St), San Francisco, CA
Persian Restaurant · SoMa · 68 tips and reviews
Hog Island Oyster Co. is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

23. Hog Island Oyster Co.

9.2
1 Ferry Bldg #11 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Financial District · 406 tips and reviews
Delfina is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

24. Delfina

9.0
3621 18th St (Guerrero St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 125 tips and reviews
Baan Thai House & Wine Bar is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

25. Baan Thai House & Wine Bar

534 Irving St (btwn Sixth & Seventh), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 29 tips and reviews
Koo is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

26. Koo

8.7
408 Irving St (at 5th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 76 tips and reviews
Burma Superstar is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

27. Burma Superstar

8.8
309 Clement St (btwn 4th & 5th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burmese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 371 tips and reviews
El Toreador is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

28. El Toreador

7.4
50 West Portal Ave (btw Vicente & Ulloa), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · West Portal · 52 tips and reviews
Bisou Bistronomy is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

29. Bisou Bistronomy

2367 Market St (btwn Castro & Noe), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Castro · 88 tips and reviews
Starbelly is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

30. Starbelly

8.8
3583 16th St (at Market St.), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Castro · 288 tips and reviews
BurgerMeister is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

31. BurgerMeister

138 Church St (btwn 14th St & Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · Duboce Triangle · 45 tips and reviews
Olive Garden is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

32. Olive Garden

3251 20th Ave Ste 187 (at Stonestown Galleria), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Stonestown · 48 tips and reviews
Straw is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

33. Straw

203 Octavia St (at Page St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Lower Haight · 118 tips and reviews
Frjtz is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

34. Frjtz

590 Valencia St (at 17th St), San Francisco, CA
Belgian Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 76 tips and reviews

Seema M.Seema Maloni: Ice cold Mexican Coca-Cola.. Mmmmm!

The Alembic is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

35. The Alembic

8.8
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews

Tira J.Tira Johnson: For food get the pickled quail eggs, bbq duck hearts, and the crispy pork belly. Pure heaven

Woodhouse Fish Co. is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

36. Woodhouse Fish Co.

2073 Market St (at 14th St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Duboce Triangle · 171 tips and reviews
Bossa Nova is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

37. Bossa Nova

139 8th St (Minna St), San Francisco, CA
Brazilian Restaurant · SoMa · 37 tips and reviews
Radius is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

38. Radius

1123 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 67 tips and reviews
Fondue Cowboy is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

39. Fondue Cowboy

7.5
1052 Folsom St (btw Seventh & Sixth), San Francisco, CA
Fondue Restaurant · SoMa · 37 tips and reviews
Café de la Presse is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

40. Café de la Presse

7.1
352 Grant Ave (at Bush Street), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 184 tips and reviews
Dell'uva Wine Bar & Cafe is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

41. Dell'uva Wine Bar & Cafe

565 Green St (at Columbus Ave), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · North Beach · 34 tips and reviews
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

42. Absinthe Brasserie & Bar

8.5
398 Hayes St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Civic Center · 252 tips and reviews

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: The housemade hot dog is great...it's #68 on 7x7's Big Eat SF 2010. Read more.

Cha Cha Cha is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

43. Cha Cha Cha

2327 Mission St (at 19th St.), San Francisco, CA
Tapas Restaurant · Mission District · 75 tips and reviews
Waterbar is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

44. Waterbar

8.9
399 The Embarcadero (btwn Folsom & Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Rincon Hill · 199 tips and reviews
Solstice Restaurant And Lounge is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

45. Solstice Restaurant And Lounge

2801 California St (at Divisidero St.), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Lower Pacific Heights · 18 tips and reviews
Ace Wasabi's Rock-N-Roll Sushi is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

46. Ace Wasabi's Rock-N-Roll Sushi

8.1
3339 Steiner St (btw Lombard & Chestnut), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Marina District · 36 tips and reviews
SushiRaw is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

47. SushiRaw

682 Haight St (btwn Steiner & Pierce), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Lower Haight · 31 tips and reviews
Pluto's is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

48. Pluto's

627 Irving St (at 7th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Salad Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 53 tips and reviews
Marnee Thai is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

49. Marnee Thai

7.5
1243 9th Ave (btwn Lincoln Way & Irving St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 74 tips and reviews
Cafe Renzo is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

50. Cafe Renzo

473 University Ave (btw Kipling & Cowper), Palo Alto, CA
Italian Restaurant · Downtown North · 35 tips and reviews
Fresca is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

51. Fresca

737 Irving St (at 9th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Peruvian Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 61 tips and reviews
Hops & Hominy is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

52. Hops & Hominy

1 Tillman Pl (at Grant), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 162 tips and reviews
Zazie is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

53. Zazie

9.1
941 Cole St (btwn Parnassus Ave & Carl St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Cole Valley · 359 tips and reviews
Beretta is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

54. Beretta

9.1
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 487 tips and reviews
Triptych is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

55. Triptych

1155 Folsom St (at 7th), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 66 tips and reviews
Zero Zero is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

56. Zero Zero

826 Folsom St (btwn 4th St & 5th St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · SoMa · 434 tips and reviews
RN74 is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

57. RN74

301 Mission St (at Beale St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · SoMa · 155 tips and reviews
Brother's Korean Restaurant is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

58. Brother's Korean Restaurant

9.0
4128 Geary Blvd (between 5th Ave & 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 53 tips and reviews
Stacks is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

59. Stacks

501 Hayes St (at Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Hayes Valley · 142 tips and reviews
Don Pisto's is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

60. Don Pisto's

8.0
510 Union St (at Grant Ave), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · North Beach · 179 tips and reviews
Greenburger's is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

61. Greenburger's

518 Haight St (at Fillmore), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Lower Haight · 54 tips and reviews
Suzu Noodle House is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

62. Suzu Noodle House

6.0
1825 Post St (at Fillmore), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Japantown · 71 tips and reviews
Pauline's Pizza & Wine Bar is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

63. Pauline's Pizza & Wine Bar

260 Valencia St (at Brosnan St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Mission Dolores · 47 tips and reviews
Limon Rotisserie is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

64. Limon Rotisserie

8.3
524 Valencia St (btwn 16th & 17th St), San Francisco, CA
Peruvian Roast Chicken Joint · Mission Dolores · 169 tips and reviews
Anchor & Hope is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

65. Anchor & Hope

83 Minna St (at 2nd St.), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · SoMa · 174 tips and reviews
Gott’s Roadside is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

66. Gott’s Roadside

8.6
1 Ferry Building Ste 6 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · Financial District · 273 tips and reviews
Salt House is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

67. Salt House

545 Mission St (btwn 1st & 2nd), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 89 tips and reviews
The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

68. The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen

7.6
1 South Park Ave. # 103a (at 2nd St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · South Park · 207 tips and reviews
Americano is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

69. Americano

8 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Bar · Financial District · 87 tips and reviews
Le Colonial is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

70. Le Colonial

20 Cosmo Pl, San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 97 tips and reviews
Tacko is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

71. Tacko

8.3
3115 Fillmore St (Filbert), San Francisco, CA
Taco Restaurant · Union Street · 85 tips and reviews
Delarosa is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

72. Delarosa

8.9
2175 Chestnut St (Pierce St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Marina District · 225 tips and reviews
Uva Enoteca is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

73. Uva Enoteca

8.3
568 Haight St (btwn Fillmore & Steiner), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Lower Haight · 95 tips and reviews
Lao Table is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

74. Lao Table

7.7
149 2nd St (at Minna St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · SoMa · 180 tips and reviews
Osha Thai is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

75. Osha Thai

311 3rd St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · SoMa · 105 tips and reviews
Koh Samui & The Monkey is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

76. Koh Samui & The Monkey

415 Brannan St (at 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · SoMa · 61 tips and reviews
Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

77. Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery

1398 Haight St (at Masonic Ave), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Haight Ashbury · 313 tips and reviews
Velvet Cantina is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

78. Velvet Cantina

3349 23rd St (at Bartlett St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mission District · 89 tips and reviews
R&G Lounge is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

79. R&G Lounge

8.4
631 Kearny St (at Clay St), San Francisco, CA
Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 274 tips and reviews
Parada 22 is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

80. Parada 22

8.6
1805 Haight St (at Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Caribbean Restaurant · Haight Ashbury · 99 tips and reviews
Cliff House is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

81. Cliff House

1090 Point Lobos (at Great Hwy), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · 140 tips and reviews
Hakkasan is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

82. Hakkasan

1 Kearny St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 173 tips and reviews
The Abbot's Cellar is one of Favorite Restaurants in sf.

83. The Abbot's Cellar

742 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Mission Dolores · 43 tips and reviews