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13 Places To Take Tourists That Won’t Make You Hate Yourself
Not all touristy SF restaurants are horrible.
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Where To Take Someone Who You’re Trying To Convince To Move To SF
You’re so close, and these 15 places will help take it over the top.
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Where To Eat Near San Francisco’s Iconic Landmarks
Now’s as good a time as any to finally take your maiden stroll across the Golden Gate Bridge - and eat something good after.
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18 Restaurants That Are Actually Worth Waiting In Line For
Our favorite spots in SF where waiting is actually worth it.
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Where To Eat When You Want To Feel Like It’s Summer Even Though It’s 60 Degrees Out
When you’re mentally putting on sunscreen, but the weather app says 60 degrees and windy, here’s where to go.
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Flour + Water
Flour + Water is a Cal-Ital legend in the Mission with creative pastas and a laidback space.
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13 Places To Take Tourists That Won’t Make You Hate Yourself
Not all touristy SF restaurants are horrible.
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State Bird Provisions
We could eat at State Bird Provisions five nights in a row and never get bored—that’s because the Fillmore spot makes the most creative small plates in the city.
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The Progress
The Progress is the younger sibling of State Bird Provisions that stands on its own with confidence.
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Tartine Bakery
Tartine Bakery in the Mission is a San Francisco icon, simply because their bread is fantastic.
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Mister Jiu’s
Between the beautiful space and interesting twists on Chinese dishes, Mister Jiu’s in Chinatown is one of the most unmissable restaurants in SF.
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Thanh Long
You come to Thanh Long, a Sunset institution, for whole roast crab and the most iconic garlic noodles in the city.
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Where To Eat When You Want To Feel Like It’s Summer Even Though It’s 60 Degrees Out
When you’re mentally putting on sunscreen, but the weather app says 60 degrees and windy, here’s where to go.
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House Of Prime Rib
House of Prime Rib in Nob Hill is where to go when you want a lot of meat and large bottles of wine.
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Scoma’s Restaurant
Scoma’s is an old-school seafood restaurant in Fisherman’s Wharf serving excellent Dungeness crab and clam chowder.
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Cheese Board Pizza
Cheese Board Pizza in Berkeley does only one type of pizza every day. It tends to be kind of unusual, but it’s always worth the long wait.
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Swan Oyster Depot
You don’t need us to tell you that Swan Oyster Depot is great. But we’re going to anyway.
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Kaiyo
Kaiyo is a Peruvian-Japanese place where you should go for one of the best meals in Cow Hollow.