Pete's Restaurant Picks for San Francisco
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All the restaurants that I've been to in San Francisco since 1999.
Guide to Pete's Picks A - Great restaurant, must eat B - Good restaurant C - OK restaurant D - Bad restaurant, skip it
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OUR FAVORITE SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS
- Bacco, great italian, Diamond/24, 282-4969 - Mission Beach Cafe, very nice Cal cafe and wine, Guerrero/15 - Farina, great italian, 18/Valencia - Foreign Cinema, great dinner/brunch with BW movies, Mission/22, 648-7600 - Range, great cal, Valencia/21 - 2223, great cal, Market/Sanchez 431-0692 - RNM, great more casual and cool spot, Haight/Steiner, rnmrestaurant.com, 551-7900 - Jardiniere, one of the best, fancy but not too formal, great food, near symphony/opera/ballet, Grove/Franklin, jardiniere.com, 861-5555 - CoCo 500, great food/drinks/atmosphere, Brannan/4, 543-2222 - Elite Cafe, great comfort foods, bisquits and booths, Filmore/California - A16, great crowded new Italian, Chestnut - Greens, great vegi, Fort Mason area - Myth, wondeful food, Jackson Square area
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NOE VALLEY RESTAURANTS A - Bacco, great italian, Diamond/24, 282-4969 - Eric's, best chinese, Church/28, 282-0919 - Firefly, great american, 24/Douglass, 821-7652 - Mitchell's, best ice cream, Guerrero/29 - Toast, upscale all-day diner/carry-out, Church/Day B - Alice's, very good chinese, Noe/29, 282-8999 - Barney's Burgers, great takeout, 24/Castro, 282-7770 - Chenery Park, great american but crowded, Glen Park, 337-8537 - Deep River, hip sushi, Church/Day - Fresca, fun peruvian, 24/Noe, 695-0549 - Front Porch, very good comfort, 29th/Guerrero - Pomodoro, good italian takout, 24/Castro, 920-9904 - Pomelo, very good fusion noodles/breakfast, Church/30, 285-2257 - Savor, good cafe/crepes, 24/Sanchez, 282-0344 - XO, very good coffee/bagel sandwiches, WiFi, Church/30, 826-3535 C - Amberjacks, good sushi/seafood, Church/28 - Chloe's, good lunch/brunch, Church/26 - Clay Oven, new nice indian, Church/29 - Regent Thai, nice thai, Church/29 - Kookez, ok comfort foods, 24/Castro, 641-7773 - Haystack Pizza, good pizza, 24/Sanchez, 647-1929 - Incanto, highly reviewed but overly fancy italian, Church/27, 641-4500 - Lupa, good italian, 24/Castro, 282-5872 - Noe Valley Pizza, good pizza/calzones, 24/Church - Pasta Gina, good italian deli and takeout but menu never changes, Diamond/24
CASTRO RESTAURANTS A - Woodward Gardens, great cal, casual, Mission/Duboce, 621-7122 - 2223, great cal, Market/Sanchez 431-0692 B - Blue, nice upscale diner, Market/Noe 863-2583 - Chow, good cheap, Church/Market - Firewood, fun cafe/takeout, 18/Diamond, 252-0999 - Home, good comfort foods, Market/Chuch, 503-0333 - Lime, fun quirky small plates, Market/Sanchez - Mecca, great but expensive, Market/Duboce 621-7000 - Nirvana, very good asian noodles, Castro/18, 861-2226 - Zuni, used to be one of the best, Market/Franklin 415-552-2522 C - Bagdad Cafe, good breakfasts, Market/16 - Le Med, good greek and catering, Noe/Market - Tallula, unique indian/french, 18/Diamond, 437-6722 - Thai House, good takeout, Henry/Noe 863-0374 Also Recommended To Us - Anchor Bar, tiny great casual seafood, Castro/19th
HAIGHT & HAYES VALLEY RESTAURANTS A - Jardiniere, one of the best, fancy but not too formal, great food, near symphony/opera/ballet, Grove/Franklin, jardiniere.com, 861-5555 - RNM, great food and cool spot, Haight/Steiner, rnmrestaurant.com, 551-7900 - Suppenkuche, great fun german food/beers, Hayes/Laguna, 252-9289 B - Citizen Cake, nice cafe, Gough/Hayes, 861-2228 - EOS Wine Bar, very good food/wines, Cole/Karl, 566-3063 - Indian Oven, great indian, Filmore/Waller, 626-1628 - Thep Phanom, great thai, Waller/Filmore 431-2526 C - Kates, good cheap breakfast, Haight/Steiner
WEST PORTAL & TWIN PEAKS RESTAURANTS A - Mozzarella di Bufala, best pizza/salad delivery, 661-8900 B - Fresca, fun peruvian, 759-8087 - Spiazzo's, very good italian
MISSION A - Mission Beach Cafe, very nice Cal cafe and wine, Guerrero/15 - Delfina, great fancy italian, 18/Duboce 552-4055, owners are Craig and Ann - Farina, great italian, 18/Valencia - Universal Cafe, great cool small spot, brunch, 19/Bryant, 821-4608 - Range, great cal, Valencia/21 - Foreign Cinema, great dinner/brunch with BW movies, Mission/22nd, 648-7600 - Blue Plate, upscale comfort foods, Mission/28 B - Andalu, fun tapas, 16/Guerrero, 621-2211 - Chez Spencer, fancy, Folsom/14th, 864-2191 - Fritz, fun crepes and fries with sauces, Valencia/17 - II Cantuccio, great Italian, 16th/Valencia, 861-3899 - Luna Park, fun comfort range - Saigon Saigon, good vietnamese, 23/Valencia - Ti Couz , fun crepes, 16/Valencia, 252-7373 C - Cha Cha Cha, fun bar food Also Recommended To Us - Beretta, new italian, sounds great, Valencia/25 - Dusit Thai, casua Thai, Mission/28 - Emmy's Spaghetti Shack, fun italian, Mission/30, 206-2086 - Jasmine Tea House, traditional chinese food, Mission/28 - La Traviata, Mission/25, 282-0500
PORTRERO HILL A - Couleur Cafe, favorite, very nice casual French, best blue cheese burgers, mussels and crepes, popular brunch, DeHaro/16 B - Axis Cafe, hip lunch spot with outdoor seating, near art school and Freebord, 8/16 - Dos Pinas, fun mexican restaurant, take-out and bar with popular happy hour, try the Sante Fe burrito fish tacos and wine margaritas, Rhode Island/16 - Whole Foods Bistro, downstairs from Whole Foods, great selection of good food to eat or go, plus gelato, coffee and beer, Rhode Island/17 C - Sallys, nice but more basic diner, DeHaro/16 Also Recommended To Us - Baraka, Chez Papa owner, CT/18, 255-0370
SUNSET & RICHMOND RESTAURANTS A - Chapeau, very good french, Clement, 750-9787 - Yellow Submarine, tasty subs, try cheese pepper steak, Irving/6 B - Beach Chalet, great sunset views, better food in back area, dog friendly, Ocean Beach - Luis, fun casual diner with amazing views, Seal Rock, 387-6330 - Magic Flute, nice spot, Laurel Heights C - Cliff House, over-priced, Seal Rock
BURRITOS A - Dos Pinas, sante fe style, fun bar, 16/Rhode Island - La Palma, market, best papusas and tortillas, 24/Bryant - Taquerria Cancun, best veggie burritos, Mission/28 - Toyasense, specialty is spicy pork tacos, 24/Bryant and Taco Trucks on Harrison - Taqueria Guadalajara, pork tacos, 3146 24 B - Farolito Taqueria, great late night, Mission/23-24, 824-7877 - La Taqueria, popular spot, Mission/25, 285-7117
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DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS A - Aqua, excellent food, fancy, Cal/Montgomery - Kokkari, great greek, Jackson/Front, 981-0983 - Myth, wondeful food, Jackson Square area - Perbaco, excellent food, Cal/Montgomery - Piperade, fancy and friendly, 1015 Battery, 391-2555 - Postrio, fancy - Taylor's, great burgers, Ferry Building B - Bob's Chop House, fancy steaks, Omni Hotel - Boccadillo's, casual tapas/lunch owned by Piperade, Jackson Square area - Elisabeth Daniel, too fancy - Fog City Diner, upscale diner, Embarcadero, 982-2000 - Globe, fancy, Pacific/Front, 391-4132 - Il Fornaio, great italian cafe - Le Colonial, fancy thai C - Cheesecake Factory, crowded, top of Macy's - E&O Trading, ok bar and food near Union Square, Sutter - Macarthur Park, good steaks, Front/Jackson, 398-5700 - One Market, Ferry Building, 777-5577 - Shanghai 1930, ok fancy asian, Steuart/Mission-Howard, 896-5600 Also Recommended To Us - Grill at Hyatt/Meridian, small and quiet with great food, Battery/Market
NORTH BEACH (Italian) RESTAURANTS A - Giordano's, Pitt-style sandwiches with fries/coleslaw, Columbus/Broadway - Milano's, best Italian deli and sandwiches, Columbus/Broadway - Tommaso's, best pizza, NY style italian restaurant, Kearney/Broadway, 398-9696 B - Trattoria Contadina, small italian, Mason/Union, 982-5728 C - Rose Pistola, ok italian, Columbus, 399-0499 Also Recommended To Us - L'Osteria del Forno, very tiny but supposed to be great, Columbus/Union, 982-1124
SOUTH BEACH RESTAURANTS A - MoMos, always very good, 2nd/King across from ballpark, 227-8660 - Salt House, similar to Town Hall but better atmosphere, Mission/2 - Town Hall, great fancy comfort foods but loud, Howard/Freemont B - Cosmopolitan Cafe, great and casual, Spear/Howard, 543-4001 - Maya, good mexican but expensive, 2/Harrison - Thirsty Bear, spanish tapas/drinks, more of a bar, 974-0905 - Town's End Bakery, very good, brunch C - 21st Amendment, fun bar, ok food, 563 2nd/Brannon-Bryant, 369-0900 - Gordon Biersch, fun bar with garlic fries, Harrison/Embarcadero, 243-8246
SOMA (South of Market) RESTAURANTS A - AsiaSF, fun and great asian with performing transvestite waiters, loud, Howard/9, 255-ASIA, asiasf.com - Bacar, great wine/flights, fancy foods, more casual bar, Brannan/4, 904-4100, bacarsf.com - CoCo 500, great food/drinks/atmosphere, Brannan/4, 543-2222 - District, hip wine bar, 4th/Townsend B - LuLu,s, very good cal but loud, Folsom/4th 495-5775 C - Buca di Beppo, crowded but good family style Italian, Howard/6th - Piazza, good italian, Folsom/2 Also Recommended To Us - Circadia, cool jazz spot, Mariposa
PACIFIC HEIGHTS, FILMORE & MARINA RESTAURANTS A - A16, great crowded new Italian, Chestnut - Elite Cafe, great comfort foods, bisquits and booths, Filmore/California - Greens, great vegi, Fort Mason area - Jackson Filmore, great casual italian, 346-5288 B - Amicis, great pizza, 885-4500 - Baker Street Bistro, good French, 931-1475 - Bettlenut, fun loud asian, Union/Webster, 929-8855 - Curbside, great cafe, California/Filmore, 929-9030 - Plumpjack Cafe, fancy but expensive, Filmore/Filbert, 563-4755 - Solstice, fun food and drinks, Cal/Divis C - Left at Albuquerque, fun mex, Union - Prego, ok italian, Union - Rosies Cafe, ok cafe, Union - Zao, ok asian, Cal/Filmore Also Recommended To Us - Mamacitas, unique Mexican tapas and drinks - Pane E Vino, top italian, Steiner/Union, 346-2111
- SPQR, osteria by A16 team, 1911 Filmore
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