3174 16th St (btwn Guerrero & Albion St), San Francisco, CA
Bar à cocktail · Mission Dolores · 148 conseils et avis
tablehopper: The dish I want to order each and every time is the kimchi fritter, which does a do-si-do with Korean kimchijeon and Japanese okonomiyaki.
Restaurant de cuisine du sud des États-Unis · Western Addition · 118 conseils et avis
tablehopper: A thick slice of fried Saag’s bologna ($8.25) is generously layered with pimento cheese and tucked into a toasted bun. This sandwich is one of those things that is so wrong but, really, so so right.
2346 Chestnut St (btwn Divisadero & Scott St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurant américain · Marina District · 60 conseils et avis
tablehopper: Their Americana burger is like your dream Big Mac: two thin patties are seriously seared, with American cheese, onion shavings, pickles, and a zippy Thousand Island-inspired sauce.
2205 Lombard St (at Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurant de nouilles · Marina District · 46 conseils et avis
tablehopper: One of my favorite mash-ups would be the Korean pork tacos ($9 for two), served in a blistered housemade flour tortilla, topped with yogurt-chile sauce.
Restaurant de cuisine américaine moderne · SoMa · 81 conseils et avis
tablehopper: Groups should go for the pin-bone steak ($110 for four), a generous and stunning platter that feels like a Viking banquet. If you’re not a Viking, there’s a culotte—that was juicy and so tender.
Restaurant chinois · Downtown Berkeley · 56 conseils et avis
tablehopper: With one bite of the famed double-skin noodles, followed by their superlative Peking duck, I was face-palming myself for not knowing about the place sooner.
Restaurant japonais · Mission District · 73 conseils et avis
tablehopper: Be sure to get the korokke: break open the exquisitely flaky and non-greasy panko coating (made from fresh Acme pain de mie) to reveal a creamy, fluffy, and lightly curried kabocha squash interior.
tablehopper: You’ll learn a lot from dining at Jiro’s counter, so consider this an investment in your sushi education, which sadly never comes cheap. Do it.
Restaurant italien · Noe Valley · 23 conseils et avis
tablehopper: The margherita with mozzarella, soppressata, radicchio, and pecorino ($15) is Lorella’s favorite, typical from her family home of Verona. If you like it hawt, ask for some chile oil for that one.
Restaurant japonais · Mission District · 14 conseils et avis
tablehopper: There’s a five-seat omakase sushi counter in the back, with the exceedingly kind Ryo Sakai preparing some of the better sushi you can hope to find in the city.