Zuni Cafe in the Civic Center is still an icon, and it sits firmly at the top of our list of favorite restaurants in this town.

Rich Table is a restaurant in Hayes Valley that, no matter how many times you go, will always surprise you in the best way possible.

Flour + Water in the Mission makes the best pasta in San Francisco.

Nopa is our ultimate go-to restaurant in San Francisco.

Some of the best Spanish food in town is at Bellota, at the bottom of the Airbnb building in Soma.

We can always rely on Cotogna in the Financial District for an excellent upscale Italian meal.

House of Prime Rib in Nob Hill is where you should go celebrate with a lot of meat and large bottles of wine.

Che Fico, on the edge of NoPa, serves excellent Italian food in an impressively designed space.

Foreign Cinema in the Mission is a San Francisco classic for brunch, and dinner is solid too.

The Morris, deep in the Mission, is serving blockbuster-quality American food.

RT Rotisserie, with a short menu starring roast chicken and cauliflower, is our new favorite spot for a casual dinner in Hayes Valley.

Hog Island Oyster Bar gives spectacular view and dripping fresh seafood.

A16 turns out some of the best pizza in San Francisco. The small plates are close to perfect, and you can actually get a reservation. There’s no catch. Just go.

Oysters, fresh seafood, and all the attractive people. Lose the Dropbox tee and get your game on. Bar Crudo is where it’s at.

Meet Terzo, your utility player restaurant. It’s hard to go wrong at this Cow Hollow bistro.

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in North Beach has nearly every style of pizza you can ask for all under one roof.