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1550 Hyde Cafe and Wine Bar				Write a Review
1550 Hyde (at Pacific)	California, Greek, Mediterranean	$$$, $$$$	Nob Hill/ Russian Hill
A charming neighborhood restaurant that's worth a drive from yours. The short but generally reliable menu features seasonal California cooking with a Mediterranean influence, complemented by a thoughtful and interesting wine list. Impeccable fresh salads, carefully cooked flesh and fish sided by... More >>

A La Turca				Write a Review
869 Geary (at Larkin)	Turkish	$, $$	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin
Absolutely tasty low-budget delicacies are prepared and served fresh from the grill and oven at San Francisco's most authentic Turkish restaurant. Rich stuffed grape leaves, juicy kebabs, huge, savory turnovers, and a wide array of buttery pastries are among the menu's standouts. Tidy, friendly... More >>

A16				Write a Review
2355 Chestnut (at Scott)	Italian	$$, $$$	Marina/ Cow Hollow
Named for the Italian autoroute that begins in Naples, A16 is a delightful combination of a sophisticated setting; rustic, earthy food; and a well-thought-out Italian and California wine list with many unusual vintages, including 40 wines available by the glass, carafe, or in flights. More >>

Absinthe				Write a Review
398 Hayes (at Gough)	California, French	$$$, $$$$	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin
You can get anything you want including absinthe (now that it has been legalized) at this extremely pleasant French restaurant in Hayes Valley's restaurant row, which services the Opera House and Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. Every gustatory desire, from exquisite cocktails through ripe... More >>

Aicha Moroccan Cuisine				Write a Review
1303 Polk (at Bush)	Moroccan	$$	Nob Hill/ Russian Hill
Aicha offers homey, full-flavored Moroccan cooking, served in a small storefront that has been painted peach and hung with glass Moroccan lanterns. The tagines, served in small versions of the conical pots they're named for, are mostly wonderful, especially the lamb shanks cooked with prunes,... More >>

Alive!				Write a Review
1972 Lombard (at Webster)	Health, Organic, Vegan, Vegetarian	$$	Marina/ Cow Hollow
Chef/owner Leland Jung first nurtured a love of cooking while watching his father make dim sum dumplings at his Chinese restaurant. For his own venture, however, Jung eschews not only all meat, but all animal products, dairy, honey, wheat, and grains. Oh, and cooking. Raw cuisine is often... More >>

Amber India				Write a Review
2290 El Camino Real (at Ortega)	Indian	$$, $$$	Mountain View
One of the region's best Indian restaurants, this surprisingly expansive and luxurious place (located in an unprepossessing mini-mall) features impeccably prepared classics (tandoori meats and seafood, samosas, pakoras, curries, and vegetable dishes) as well as more unusual dishes such as lamb... More >>

Anchor & Hope				Write a Review
83 Minna (at Second St.)	American, New American, Seafood	$$$, $$$$	South of Market
This casual but chic fish house from the Rosenthal brothers (chefs Steve and Mitchell) and their partner, Doug Washington, joins their other downtown favorites, Town Hall and Salt House. The setting, a renovated turn-of-the-19th-century warehouse, has exposed brick, painted wood floors, and a... More >>

Angkor Borei				Write a Review
3471 Mission (at Cortland)	Asian, Burmese, Cambodian	$, $$	Mission/ Bernal Heights
This family-run, Outer Mission/Bernal Heights favorite is worth the trip from anywhere in the city for its charming service and unique food. For a meal you won't find elsewhere, stick to the Cambodian specialties, including the "stewed ground pork" (prahok), a warm dip strongly flavored with... More >>

Aperto Restaurant				Write a Review
1434 18th St. (at Connecticut)	Breakfast, Brunch, Italian	$$	Potrero Hill
In a city with distinctive neighborhood restaurants, this is one of the best (and therefore worth a trip out of yours). It doesn't take reservations for parties of fewer than six, but call ahead and you'll get the first free table when you arrive at this snug, nicely decorated corner space.... More >>

Arlequin Cafe				Write a Review
384 Hayes	American, Breakfast, Brunch, French, Mediterranean	$, $$	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin
This charming small cafe, sister to fancy Absinthe down the street, has an especially pleasant large outdoor garden space with tree-shaded tables tucked behind it. There’s good chow all day long, from house-baked pastries to lovely sandwiches, homemade soups, and moist roast chicken.... More >>

B Star Bar				Write a Review
127 Clement	Asian, Breakfast, Brunch, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Indian, Pan-Asian	$$	Richmond (Inner)
This adorable, small, rustic-but-chic spot was opened by the young couple who run the more traditional Burma Superstar down the street. It features exciting and affordable fusion cooking, including miso cod, Thai salmon green curry pot pie, chicken biryani, and hanger steak and eggs. It's a... More >>

Baby Blues BBQ				Write a Review
3149 Mission (at Powers)	American, Barbecue	$$	Mission/ Bernal Heights
Some of the best barbecue in San Francisco, served in a room in which you actually want to linger (unlike most local barbecue spots) -- what's not to like? The perhaps overly complicated menu offers many ways to combine the basics: excellent pulled pork, shredded beef brisket, wonderful Memphis... More >>

Bar Bambino				Write a Review
2931 16th St. (at South Van Ness)	Italian, Wine Bar	$$, $$$	Mission/ Bernal Heights
Chic, sophisticated, and adorable restaurant/wine bar, with tempting menu from which you can order everything from a snack to a full meal, ranging from bruschetta, salumi platters, and panini to pasta or meat entrees. All-Italian wine list. Snug cafe tables, unpolished wood walls, and a small,... More >>

Bar Jules				Write a Review
609 Hayes (at Laguna)	Breakfast, Brunch, California, Greek, New American	$$, $$$	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin
A charming small restaurant in Hayes Valley that changes its entire menu virtually every day (check the blackboard on the Web site to find out what’s cooking), in response to what’s fresh and local and the whim of owner-chef Jessica Boncutter. The menu is tightly focused: usually... More >>

Bar Tartine				Write a Review
561 Valencia (at 16th St.)	California, Dessert, Greek	$$$	Mission/ Bernal Heights
What better to accompany Bar Tartine's excellent bread (sourced from its famous parent, the Tartine bakery a few blocks away) than cheese? And cheese is treated with respect: It's given a separate menu, featuring about a dozen different varieties, whose careful affinage results in each one being... More >>

Battambang				Write a Review
850 Broadway (at Eighth St.)	Asian, Burmese, Cambodian	$, $$	East Oakland
This place is a find: a truly wonderful Cambodian restaurant, whose pleasant, small, and immaculate dining room doesn't begin to suggest the wonders served up there on a daily basis (well, it's closed Sunday). We've enjoyed literally everything the kitchen serves, especially soups made with... More >>

Bix				2 User Reviews
56 Gold (at Montgomery)	American, California, French	$$$, $$$$	Union Square/ Financial District
Bix is San Francisco's closest approximation of a supper club, with a superb bar and very good food that ranges from tony snacks to more serious dining, including thoughtfully composed salads followed by carefully cooked fish, flesh, and fowl and amazing desserts. Dinner is served in a soaring,... More >>

The Blue Plate				Write a Review
3218 Mission (at 29th St.)	American, California	$$$, $$$$	Mission/ Bernal Heights
Inventive, well-prepared takes on classic dishes -- perhaps a flatiron steak with huckleberry potato salad and a pork chop with baby mustard greens and hominy -- are followed by homey desserts like chocolate cake and banana cream pie. More >>

Bocadillos				Write a Review
710 Montgomery (at Columbus)	Small Plates, Spanish, Tapas	$, $$, $$$	Embarcadero
This small, chic spot is the latest venture of Gerald Hirigoyen. Its ambitions are much more modest than his Fringale, Pastis, or Piperade, but the food is as big in flavor. The lunch menu is mostly bocadillos, small but hearty sandwiches you order two at a time from a list of a dozen; at night,... More >>

Boulevard				Write a Review
1 Mission (at Steuart)	American	$$$$	Embarcadero
It's nearly impossible to go wrong at tony, wildly popular Boulevard, from the sumptuous interior by Pat Kuleto to Nancy Oakes' flawlessly executed New American menu. The offerings are seasonal, and desserts are exceptional. Extensive wine list, full bar. More >>

Brenda's French Soul Food				Write a Review
652 Polk	American, Cajun, Creole, Soul Food, Southern	$, $$	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin
Charming small Creole spot. Well-cooked specialties include beignets both sweet (stuffed with chocolate or chopped apples) and savory (yummy crawfish spiced with cayenne), po'boys, and grillades and grits. Daily specials might feature meatloaf or hoppin' john with andouille sausage. Few items... More >>

Bund Shanghai				Write a Review
640 Jackson (at Kearny)	Chinese, Shanghainese	$, $$	North Beach/ Chinatown
Bund Shanghai, opened at the beginning of 2009, is that rare find: a superb Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. Its conventional entrance, flanked by color photographs of some of its dishes, doesn't hint at either the relaxing pastel-hued modern space inside, nor its truly excellent food, featuring... More >>

Burma Superstar				Write a Review
309 Clement (at Fourth Ave.)	Asian, Burmese, Cambodian	$$, $$$	Richmond (Inner)
Cozy Clement Street restaurant features stunningly good Burmese cuisine, itself a blend of Thai, Chinese, and Indian influences. Start with the moh hinga (fish porridge), the samusa soup, or the elaborate, 22-ingredient rainbow salad. Then order a side of rice (coconut, spicy Indian-style, or... More >>

Cafe at Chez Panisse				Write a Review
1517 Shattuck (at Cedar)	California	$$$$	North Berkeley
The (slightly) less expensive upstairs adjunct to Chez Panisse proper features the cooking for which Alice Waters' establishments are justly famous amid casual, wood- and copper-heavy Mission-style décor. The daily menu -- which, unlike that downstairs, is a la carte -- is focused on... More >>