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The Mission institution serves a great menu of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes.
This Filipino takeout counter inside of a Daly City gas station serves great lechon and Dubai chocolate strawberries.
The SoMa sushi spot doesn’t offer much in terms of atmosphere, but it does have affordable and fantastic sushi.
The SoMa Turkish restaurant and bakery serves solid kebaps and mezes, but the bakery is where you should be focusing your attention.
Pogu is an upscale restaurant serving solid Korean dishes inside the Jagalchi supermarket in Daly City.
RT Rotisserie is a solid casual chicken-centric spot in Hayes Valley by the people behind Rich Table.
Hyphy Burger is a West Oakland smashburger spot with a simple menu and excellent shakes.
The late-night spot near Union Square has solid options, but they’re all overshadowed by a clunky operation.
The SoMa restaurant doesn’t offer much in terms of ambiance, but delivers on solid Japanese staples in big portions.
The Vietnamese spot—and its fantastic phở gà—are back after two years, this time in the Financial District.
North Beach Restaurant’s menu of Italian food is solid, but the real pleasure of eating here is sinking into a slow and relaxed dinner.
The old-school Chinatown spot has been serving a menu of American and Chinese classics for over 100 years.
The Mountain View gastropub is a fun choice for Happy Hour and the usual bar food like burgers and fried snacks.
The Mountain View location of this Mediterranean chain serves great hummus bowls and kebabs.
Pho Golden is a casual Vietnamese spot in the Excelsior. Get anything involving grilled pork.
Restaurante Familiar is a Salvadoran and Mexican restaurant in the Excelsior with fantastic entrees.
This Excelsior spot has a great menu of Korean dishes and a dining room that is always blasting music you can dance to.