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Tamales Mi Lupita is one of food adventures.

1. Tamales Mi Lupita

7.8
3340 Foothill Blvd, Oakland, CA
Carrito de comida · Fruitvale · 6 tips y reseñas

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: The food is really good. It’s really incredible. It’s as good as anything that I’ve ever had in Mexico. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

R&G Lounge 嶺南小館 is one of food adventures.

2. R&G Lounge 嶺南小館

8.6
631 Kearny St (at Clay St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante cantonés · Chinatown · 274 tips y reseñas

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: What a whirlwind of crushed claws, flying crab shells, a spray of rich, moist and oh-so-tasty crab meat. This is a sign of a good restaurant. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

Mutiny Radio is one of food adventures.

3. Mutiny Radio

6.6
2781 22nd St. (at Florida St.), San Francisco, CA
Estación de radio · Mission District · 17 tips y reseñas

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Try the Maple Bacon Latte. The coffee component gets you all jacked up and energetic, and the meat part gets you all aggressive. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

That's It Market is one of food adventures.

4. That's It Market

6.9
2699 Mission St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Tienda de delicatesen · Mission District · 28 tips y reseñas

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: That’s It Market liquor store has a torta stand that serves up massive sandwiches to locals. It’s really the hot dogs on the sandwich that add insult to injury. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations

San Francisco Creamery Co. is one of food adventures.

5. San Francisco Creamery Co.

1370 Locust St, Walnut Creek, CA
Heladería · Downtown Walnut Creek · 60 tips y reseñas

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: San Francisco Creamery’s “Kitchen Sink” is a monster sundae with 8 scoops of ice cream, 8 servings of whipped cream, and 8 different toppings. – Adam Richman, Man v. Food

Taqueria La Cumbre is one of food adventures.

6. Taqueria La Cumbre

7.6
28 N B St (at Baldwin Ave.), San Mateo, CA
Restaurante mexicano · Downtown San Mateo · 31 tips y reseñas

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Legend says La Cumbre invented the mission-style burrito – the 2-pound, fully customizable chow-down staple copied in restaurants and fast-food joints around the world. – Adam Richman, Man v. Food

Ike’s Place is one of food adventures.

7. Ike’s Place

3489 16th St (at Sanchez St), San Francisco, CA
Lugar de sándwiches · Mission Dolores · 251 tips y reseñas

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Home of some of the biggest sandwiches in San Francisco. As seen on Man v Food.

Ike's Place @ Lime is one of food adventures.

8. Ike's Place @ Lime

2247 Market St (at 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Lugar de sándwiches · Castro · 20 tips y reseñas

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: With nearly 200 drool-inducing combos, Ike's Place in San Francisco's Castro district has become the home to what many are calling the Golden Gate City's best sandwich. – Adam Richman, Man v. Food Leer más.

Haight-Ashbury is one of food adventures.

9. Haight-Ashbury

San Francisco, CA
Barrio · 78 tips y reseñas

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Haight Ashbury is the birthplace of the hippie movement, and it's continued to be a hipster's haunt for decades since. – Adam Richman, Man v. Food Leer más.

Saigon Sandwich is one of food adventures.

10. Saigon Sandwich

8.9
560 Larkin St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Lugar de sándwiches · Tenderloin · 175 tips y reseñas

ZAGATZAGAT: It's cash only so be sure to stop by an ATM first.

Mission Chinese Food is one of food adventures.

11. Mission Chinese Food

8.2
2234 Mission St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante chino · Mission District · 314 tips y reseñas

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.

Bix is one of food adventures.

12. Bix

8.8
56 Gold St (btw Montgomery & Sansome), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante de nueva cocina americana · Jackson Square · 111 tips y reseñas

EaterEater: Tucked away in a random Financial District alley, Bix is a restaurant like no other in SF. Classic cocktails flow at the bar and the dining room is alive and popping every night. [Eater 38 Member]

Slanted Door is one of food adventures.

13. Slanted Door

8.3
1 Ferry Building #3 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante vietnamita · Financial District · 451 tips y reseñas

EaterEater: Charles Phan broke the mold for modern Vietnamese food when he opened the original, and the current incarnation remains the standard-bearer of ingredient-driven Asian cuisine. [Eater 38 Member] Leer más.

Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar is one of food adventures.

14. Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar

8.8
619 Taylor St (at Cosmo Pl), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante de sushi · Lower Nob Hill · 443 tips y reseñas

EaterEater: A favorite late night stop of many industry folk. [Eater 38 Member]

Canteen is one of food adventures.

15. Canteen

817 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA
Café · Lower Nob Hill · 27 tips y reseñas

EaterEater: His Sentinel offshoot has grabbed more headlines lately, but Dennis Leary—one of the great underrated young chefs in SF—still has a great thing going. Dinner and brunch. [Eater 38 Member] Leer más.

Halu is one of food adventures.

16. Halu

312 8th Ave (at Clement St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante japonés · Inner Richmond · 73 tips y reseñas

EaterEater: You'd be hard-pressed to find better okonomiyaki in the city. Throw in the Beatles decor, the offal-laden yakitori, and the friendly family vibe and the tiny Halu's a win. [Eater 38 Member] Leer más.

Dosa is one of food adventures.

17. Dosa

1700 Fillmore St (at Post St.), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante indio · Japantown · 207 tips y reseñas

EaterEater: Many favor the original Valencia location, and perhaps rightly so, but the bigger, shinier version has the same menu favorites and then some. It's beginning to hit its stride too. [Eater 38 Member] Leer más.

Beretta is one of food adventures.

18. Beretta

9.1
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante italiano · Mission District · 487 tips y reseñas

EaterEater: Pizza, cocktails, late night: all familiar concepts, but put together seamlessly by a veteran team of Adriano Pagannini, Deborah Blum and Ruggero Galdadi and you get Beretta. [Eater 38 Member] Leer más.

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana is one of food adventures.

19. Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

9.1
1570 Stockton St (at Union St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzería · North Beach · 465 tips y reseñas
Pizzeria Delfina is one of food adventures.

20. Pizzeria Delfina

9.0
3611 18th St (btwn Guerrero St & Oakwood St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzería · Mission Dolores · 265 tips y reseñas

EaterEater: You can make the argument that no restaurant in the last decade has changed the dining landscape quite like Delfina and its pizzeria offshoot next door. And that's a good thing. [Eater 38 Member] Leer más.

La Taqueria is one of food adventures.

21. La Taqueria

9.3
2889 Mission St (at 25th St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante de burritos · Mission District · 443 tips y reseñas

EaterEater: La Taqueria continues to lead the pack with unwavering rave reviews for its sublime, spot-on Mexico staples. [Eater 38 Member] Leer más.

Roam Artisan Burgers is one of food adventures.

22. Roam Artisan Burgers

8.8
1785 Union St (btwn Gough St & Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Hamburguesería · Union Street · 191 tips y reseñas

EaterEater: The Sunny Side-style burger with truffle fries is about as good as it gets. [Eater 38 Member] Leer más.

Tartine Bakery is one of food adventures.

23. Tartine Bakery

9.1
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Panadería · Mission Dolores · 768 tips y reseñas

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Get in line early: Baker Chad Robertson (and co-owner Elisabeth Prueitt) take the bread out of the oven around 5:00PM, Wed-Sun. Can't get to the bakery? Pick up their amazing new book, Tartine Bread. Leer más.

Little Skillet is one of food adventures.

24. Little Skillet

7.8
360 Ritch St (at Lusk St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante de comida sureña · SoMa · 171 tips y reseñas

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Some argue that fried chicken is best enjoyed while sitting on a park bench on a summer’s day. Test that theory at this take-out window, where the chicken is paired with waffles or biscuits.