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Bay Area Musts
Umami Burger is one of Bay Area Musts.

1. Umami Burger

2184 Union St (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Hamburguesería · Union Street · 173 tips y reseñas

2. Dumplings & Buns

2411 California St (btwn Steiner & Fillmore St.), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante asiático · Pacific Heights · 21 tips y reseñas

AskMenAskMen: One of the best things about this joint are the boozer buns, made in alco-goodness flavors. Our pick is chocolate Kahlua, but the lemon cointreau & the “May’s favorite amaretto” are good choices also. Leer más.

3. Bar Agricole

355 11th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Bar de cócteles · SoMa · 213 tips y reseñas

AskMenAskMen: The culmination of the hyper-fresh, hyper-local cocktail movement. They grow some of their garnishes on site & contract with local farms & artisanal spirits makers. Expect awesome. Leer más.

The Starlight Room is one of Bay Area Musts.

4. The Starlight Room

450 Powell St (at Sutter St.), San Francisco, CA
Club nocturno · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 50 tips y reseñas

AskMenAskMen: The drinks menu stretches back all the way to the 1600s, when punch was first popularized by rum-swilling, scurvy-avoiding sailors. Drinking your way to the present is the only way to honor the past. Leer más.

Bar Crudo is one of Bay Area Musts.

5. Bar Crudo

9.1
655 Divisadero St (at Grove St), San Francisco, CA
Marisquería · Panhandle · 215 tips y reseñas

6. Noc Noc

7.8
557 Haight St (btwn Fillmore & Steiner St.), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Lower Haight · 86 tips y reseñas

AskMenAskMen: The oldest bar in the Lower Haight. Even people who have been visiting for years always find something new. Happy hour on weekdays & after midnight on weekends is definitely the witching hour here. Leer más.

7. Urbun Burger

581 Valencia St (btw 16th St & 17th St), San Francisco, CA
Hamburguesería · Mission District · 18 tips y reseñas

AskMenAskMen: Serves every kind of burger there is - beef, chicken, turkey, vegetarian, & Portobello mushroom - but it’s the toppings and sauces that set them apart.

8. The Riptide

7.9
3639 Taraval St (btwn 46th & 47th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Outer Sunset · 35 tips y reseñas

AskMenAskMen: Strong drinks & an old-school lodge vibe make it feel like a sailor’s bar. Just a block from the mighty Pacific, they show surf movies here every Wednesday night Leer más.

Half Moon Bay Brewing Company is one of Bay Area Musts.

9. Half Moon Bay Brewing Company

8.7
390 Capistrano Rd, Half Moon Bay, CA
Cervecera · 144 tips y reseñas
Bourbon & Branch is one of Bay Area Musts.

10. Bourbon & Branch

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Bar clandestino · Tenderloin · 318 tips y reseñas
Super Duper Burgers is one of Bay Area Musts.

11. Super Duper Burgers

8.5
2201 Chestnut St (at Pierce St), San Francisco, CA
Hamburguesería · Marina District · 100 tips y reseñas
The Creamery is one of Bay Area Musts.

12. The Creamery

685 4th St (at Townsend St), San Francisco, CA
Café · SoMa · 211 tips y reseñas
The Alembic is one of Bay Area Musts.

13. The Alembic

8.8
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Bar de cócteles · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips y reseñas

AskMenAskMen: Must-tastes: The locally-made Charbay vodka, Pritchard’s rum from Tennessee, and the St. George single malt. Leer más.

Nopalito is one of Bay Area Musts.

14. Nopalito

8.7
306 Broderick St, San Francisco, CA
Restaurante mexicano · Panhandle · 261 tips y reseñas
Martuni's is one of Bay Area Musts.

15. Martuni's

8.8
4 Valencia St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Bar de cócteles · SoMa · 81 tips y reseñas
Beretta is one of Bay Area Musts.

16. Beretta

9.1
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante italiano · Mission District · 487 tips y reseñas
Rosamunde Sausage Grill is one of Bay Area Musts.

17. Rosamunde Sausage Grill

8.9
2832 Mission St (Btw 24th & 25th), San Francisco, CA
Tienda de embutidos · Mission District · 180 tips y reseñas
Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar is one of Bay Area Musts.

18. 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
Roam Artisan Burgers is one of Bay Area Musts.

19. Roam Artisan Burgers

9.0
1923 Fillmore St (btwn Bush & Pine St), San Francisco, CA
Hamburguesería · Lower Pacific Heights · 166 tips y reseñas
Super Duper Burgers is one of Bay Area Musts.

20. Super Duper Burgers

8.6
721 Market St (btwn 3rd St & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Hamburguesería · SoMa · 454 tips y reseñas
Frances is one of Bay Area Musts.

21. Frances

9.2
3870 17th St (at Pond St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante de nueva cocina americana · Castro · 157 tips y reseñas
The Sycamore is one of Bay Area Musts.

22. The Sycamore

8.8
2140 Mission St (at Sycamore St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Mission District · 186 tips y reseñas
Tacolicious is one of Bay Area Musts.

23. Tacolicious

8.8
741 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante de tacos · Mission District · 288 tips y reseñas
SoMa StrEat Food Park is one of Bay Area Musts.

24. SoMa StrEat Food Park

8.4
428 11th St (at Division St), San Francisco, CA
Reunión de comida callejera · SoMa · 142 tips y reseñas
Marlowe is one of Bay Area Musts.

25. Marlowe

8.8
500 Brannan St (at 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurante de nueva cocina americana · SoMa · 252 tips y reseñas
Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency is one of Bay Area Musts.

26. Wilson & Wilson Private Detective Agency

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell), San Francisco, CA
Bar clandestino · Tenderloin · 46 tips y reseñas
Unionmade is one of Bay Area Musts.

27. Unionmade

493 Sanchez St (at 18th St.), San Francisco, CA
Tienda de hombres · Mission Dolores · 31 tips y reseñas
Scoma's Restaurant is one of Bay Area Musts.

28. Scoma's Restaurant

8.7
1965 Al Scoma Way (Jefferson Street), San Francisco, CA
Marisquería · Fishermans Wharf · 259 tips y reseñas