- Café Flore: Great patio seating, perfect for a warm, sunny day.
- Contigo: beautiful small plates & Spanish wines.
- Firefly: Great neighborhood restaurant. The fried chicken on tuesdays is delicious
- Frances: Our favorite special occasion spot. Reservations a must. Farm to fork.
- Incanto: Whole pig approach
- Le Mederterraine: Great little spot for some mediterranean food.
- Noeteca: Great place to grab a glass of wine and a bite to eat
- Ristorante Bacco: Solid Italian food and offers a Gluten free pasta option
- Samovar Tea Lounge: super casual lunch spot, good for clean eating – simple rice bowls, tea
- Boulette’s Larder: great for breakfast, brunch and lunch. In the ferry building.
- Boulevard: Classically prepared French cuisine, yummy.
- Ferry Building: Thursday and Saturday farmers market are great days to go. Our favorite way to spend a day.
- Out The Door: A quick version of Slanted Door. In the ferry building.
- Yank Sing: Best Dim Sum around
- Aziza, so worth the drive out there. Moroccan.
- Burma SuperStar: samusa soup, tea leaf salad are our favorites.
- Magnolia Pub & Brewery: great beers on tap
- NOPA: Big fans of the brunch menu, can’t go wrong with dinner either.
- Outerlands, Great brunch spot before hitting up the beach
- Bar Tartine: Brunch / Dinner. Always delicious & interesting
- Bi-Rite Creamery: Some of the best ice cream around
- Bi-Rite Market: Take a sandwich from the deli to Dolores Park for a picnic.
- Blue Plate: Comfort food at it’s finest. One of our favorite neighborhood spots.
- Delfina: next door to the pizzeria, is also great – more formal, great wine list (Reservations Recommended)
- Foreign Cinema: Amazing food all while watching a movie on their outdoor screen (Reservations Recommended)
- Heirloom Café: Cafe specializing in californian cuisine
- Homestead: Our favorite old timey bar
- Humphrey Slowcomes: Favorite ice cream shop. Secret Breakfast: Whiskey and cornflake ice-cream
- Ichi: Sushi that focuses on the freshness of the fish.
- La Palma Mexicatessan: low key Mexican. Pitchers of margaritas.
- Limon Rotisserie: Rotisserie Chicken
- Little Star: spinach deep-dish “Little Star”.
- Locanda Oysteria and Bar: Fresh Fish, owned by the same people as Delfina
- Mission Beach Cafe: homemade english muffin egg sandwich + the best seasonal pies.
- Mission Bowling: Favorite place to bowl, grab and bite with a drink.
- Mission Cheese: The perfect little place for good cheese, beer, wine, and a chat with a friend.
- Mission Chinese Food: Our goto for Chinese Food
- Papalote: Burrito made with good ingredients
- Paulines Pizza: Pizza and Salads. Fresh ingredients directly from their farm.
- Philz Coffee: favorite coffe spot
- Pizzeria Delfina: Absolute favorite spot for dinner. If there is a wait get a bottle of wine and people watch on the sidewalk
- Rainbow Grocery: a whole foods playground. If you love to cook with whole foods – grains, flours, sweeteners, spices – you can’t pass up a visit here.
- Roosevelt’s Tamale Parlor: our favorite place to grab a low key sit down dinner in our neighborhood
- Shotwells: Huge tap selection.
- Southern Pacific.: Brewery with some decent bites.
- Tartine: Sweet Treats
- Udupi Palace: vegetarian southern indian food.
- 15 Romolo: Great spot to grab a cocktail and a small bite.
- Comstock: favorite for after work drinks. Good happy hour on food.
- Capos: Excellent Italian food. Same owner as Tony’s. Focuses on Chicago style.
- Cotogna: Rustic italian eatery, more casual version of Quince (Reservations a must)
- Incanto: Excellent Italian Food. Fresh pasta, good atmosphere.
- Kokkari Estiatorio: Best Greek food in the city
- Tony’s Pizza Napoletana: Try the coal fired pizza. Every pizza type you could imagine. If there’s a wait grab a drink next door at Tony Nik’s Cafe
- Vesuviuos: Jack Kerouac Bar