Excelsior

Where to go for the neighborhood’s best pupusas, smashburgers, carnitas-stuffed burritos, and more.

Super Star Restaurant is a Filipino and Chinese takeout counter in the Excelsior with great lunch plates.

Taqueria El Farolito’s Excelsior outpost serves the same great burritos as the original.

Pho Golden is a casual Vietnamese spot in the Excelsior. Get anything involving grilled pork.

Calabria Brothers is an Italian deli counter in the Excelsior with great, gigantic sandwiches.

The Excelsior snack spot has a wide-ranging menu that manages to be solid on all fronts.

The Salad Place & Rotisserie is a great spot for breakfast, sandwiches, and pre-made salads.

Restaurante Familiar is a Salvadoran and Mexican restaurant in the Excelsior with fantastic entrees.

Fili-Taste Grill & Restaurant is an Excelsior spot serving decent Filipino standbys.

This Excelsior spot has a great menu of Korean dishes and a dining room that is always blasting music you can dance to.

The Excelsior Salvadoran restaurant serves great pupusas.

Los Planes De Renderos is a Salvadoran spot in the Excelsior with decent pupusas.

Don Chuy’s is an Excelsior corner store with a fantastic carnitas burrito.

The Excelsior takeout spot has great Hawaiian staples in huge portions.

Flats Burgers is an Excelsior smashburger pop-up with excellent Asian-inspired burgers.

Go to Pupusería Metapán in the Excelsior for excellent pupusas in a lowkey space.

Zabb Thai is a solid, cash-only Thai spot in the Excelsior.

The Excelsior spot’s dedication to a limited menu pays off—these are the best subs in SF.

Taqueria Guadalajara is an Excelsior taqueria that makes excellent burritos and tacos.

In the Excelsior, Beijing Restaurant is running a quick service, Beijing-focused spot with a book-length menu.

Tala is a small natural wine bar in Excelsior that has a long imported wine list and community vibes.

The bánh mì at Ty Sandwich in Excelsior are filled with some of the best marinated meats in town.

Excelsior Coffee serves espresso drinks, bags of beans to go, and ube pastries.