Eating At The Bar

Go to Leo’s for the stunning dining room, not the seafood.

Shoji is a Japanese cafe in SoMa with great coffee and matcha drinks.

Tataki is a sushi spot in Lower Pacific Heights with a fantastic Happy Hour.

Rusty Ladle is a counter in the Outer Sunset with great soups and sandwiches.

Sushi Tomi in Mountain View has a tight menu of standout rolls and nigiri in huge portions.

This Mexican-Salvadorean food truck has some of the best carnitas in the Bay Area.

Domo is a Hayes Valley sushi spot worth making a cross-town trip for.

Scoma’s is an old-school seafood restaurant in Fisherman’s Wharf serving excellent Dungeness crab and clam chowder.

Tia Margarita is a Mexican restaurant in the Richmond with margaritas, gigantic servings, and great carnitas.

Kayah is a solid Burma Love offshoot in Thrive City.

Tadich Grill in the Financial District is a classic San Francisco steak and seafood spot that you should go to at least once.

Sotto Mare is an Italian seafood spot in North Beach serving gigantic bowls of cioppino.

Brazen Head is a cozy late-night steakhouse in Cow Hollow that looks like an old pub.

For excellent burgers at 1am, go to Sam’s in North Beach.

Bon Délire is a French bistro on the Embarcadero with great steak frites.

The old-school Italian spot in North Beach serves solid small plates and pasta but just-fine entrees.

Lomo Libre is an excellent Peruvian restaurant in the Sunset masquerading as a sports bar.

Pearl 6101 in the Richmond is a cozy Mediterranean restaurant and bar you’ll never want to leave.

Go to Minnie Bell’s in the Fillmore for San Francisco’s best Southern-style fried chicken and can’t-miss mac and cheese.

Sobakatsu is an 11-seat shop in Japantown with phenomenal hot and cold soba.

Little Sushi Bar in the Richmond is a great place to walk in for a casual date.

San Ho Won is an upscale Korean restaurant in the Mission with galbi that’s flat-out memorable—just like a dinner here.

The Scolari’s burger is an Alameda legend, but you should also come here for their sandwiches and fries.

Little Shucker is a Pacific Heights oyster bar, and seafood/wine spot for incredible lobster rolls served in a breezy space.

Mel’s Drive-In is a mini-chain with just-fine American diner classics, a healthy dose of ‘50s nostalgia, and free parking.