Where to eat in San Francisco Bay Area

Restaurants, cafés and street food in San Francisco Bay Area, United States that locals actually go to — plus the local names for the chains you already know.

• Tadich Grill — Seafood grill, Financial District (3). Order the Cioppino. California's oldest restaurant (1849) — cioppino at the mahogany counter.
• La Taqueria — Mission-style tacos, Mission District (1). Order the Carnitas taco, dorado style. The dorado-style taco and no-rice burrito that anchor Mission food identity.
• Yank Sing — Dim sum, SoMa / Rincon Center (3). Order the Shanghai dumplings + Peking duck buns. Cart dim sum polished to a shine since 1958.
• Burma Superstar — Burmese, Inner Richmond (2). Order the Tea leaf salad. The tea leaf salad tossed tableside that made Clement Street famous.
• Swan Oyster Depot — Seafood counter, Nob Hill (2). Order the Combo salad + oysters. Eighteen stools, one family, a century of the freshest counter in town.
• Mister Jiu's — Chinese-Californian, Chinatown (4). Order the Whole roast duck. Michelin-starred Cantonese in a historic banquet hall — Chinatown, evolved.
• House of Prime Rib — Prime rib, Nob Hill / Van Ness (4). Order the English cut + Yorkshire pudding. Carved tableside from silver carts since 1949; martinis mandatory.
• Zuni Café — Californian, Market St / Hayes Valley (3). Order the Roast chicken with bread salad. The brick-oven roast chicken for two — a San Francisco rite.
• Tartine Bakery — Bakery, Mission District (1). Order the Morning bun + country loaf. The morning bun and country loaf that launched a bread movement.
• Cheese Board Collective — Pizza / bakery, North Berkeley (East Bay) (1). Order the Pizza of the day. Worker-owned since 1971; one vegetarian pizza a day, live jazz, endless line.

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