Union Larder is the Barcelona wine bar fantasy that Jay Esopenko and Melissa Gugni actually went ahead and built on Hyde Street — and in a neighborhood as residential and foot-traffic-dependent as Russian Hill, that specificity of concep…

wine barcocktailhidden gem

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9.2

Based on 253 reviews

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Spanish•San Francisco•$$$$

Destapas SF

Destapas SF is doing something specific on 24th Street: owners Luis Raga and Raul Aguilera built their Mission District spot around the Spanish bar model — the kind of place where you show up with friends, order a round of tapas, and let…

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Mexican•San Francisco•$$

Asiento

Asiento has been holding down a corner of the Mission since 2010 with a simple, unfussy proposition: a neighborhood bar where groups can show up without minimums, fees, or attitude, and actually stay a while.

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Cocktail Bar•San Francisco•$$$$

Bar Sprezzatura

Bar Sprezzatura is a cocktail bar pick in San Francisco when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.

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Californian•San Francisco•$$$$

Parasol

Parasol is a sensible californian call in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.

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Spanish•San Francisco•$$

El Lopo

El Lopo runs on a premise that sounds like a college thesis but somehow works in practice: what would California bar food look like if the Spanish never ceded Alta California — if sherry held the cultural weight that IPA does in this cit…

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Scandinavian•San Francisco•$$

Kantine

Kantine is a strong brunch move in San Francisco when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.

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Filipino•San Francisco•$$

Abacá

Abacá is a sensible filipino call in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.

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Fine Dining•San Francisco•$$$

Ernest

Ernest suits a night out when you want fine dining restaurant that feels grown-up without getting stiff.

fine diningdate night

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Fine Dining•San Francisco•$$$

The Cavalier

The Cavalier is the kind of fine dining restaurant room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.

fine diningdate night

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8.8

Based on 1058 reviews

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American•San Francisco•$$$

Prospect

Prospect is the kind of american room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.

date night

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8.8

Based on 1018 reviews

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Californian•San Francisco•$$$

Sorrel

Sorrel suits a night out when you want californian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.

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Italian•San Francisco•$$$$

MAMA Oakland

MAMA Oakland is the kind of italian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.

wine barcocktaildate night

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Mediterranean•San Francisco•$$$$

Cafe 34

Cafe 34 is a sensible mediterranean call in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.

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Diner•San Francisco•$$

Grubstake Diner

Grubstake Diner is an easy diner option in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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8.2

Based on 1178 reviews

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Smish Smash

Smish Smash is an easy restaurant option in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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Bar and Grill•San Francisco•$

Tempest Bar & Box Kitchen

Tempest Bar & Box Kitchen is a bar and grill pick in San Francisco when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.

cocktaildate night

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9.0

Based on 2042 reviews

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Indian•San Francisco•$$$$

Gaia Masala & Burger San Francisco

Gaia Masala & Burger San Francisco is a restaurant restaurant in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.

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Barbecue•San Francisco•$$

4505 Burgers & BBQ

4505 Burgers & BBQ is an easy barbecue option in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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8.6

Based on 3557 reviews

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Burgers•San Francisco•$$

Mo's Grill

Mo's Grill is a burgers pick in San Francisco when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.

cocktaildate night

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9.4

Based on 1367 reviews

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Restaurant•San Francisco•$$$$

Hamburguesa Bar

Hamburguesa Bar is a sensible restaurant call in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.

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Filipino•San Francisco•$$

Señor Sisig (SF Mission)

Señor Sisig (SF Mission) is the kind of filipino room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.

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Middle Eastern•San Francisco•$$

Freekeh

Palestinian food in San Francisco has a particular burden to carry — the temptation to soften edges, to meet a Mission Street crowd halfway and call it fusion.

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Vegan•San Francisco•$$

Souley Vegan

Souley Vegan suits a night out when you want vegan that feels grown-up without getting stiff.

date night

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9.0

Based on 1937 reviews

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Pub•San Francisco•$$$$

Bottle Club Pub

Bottle Club Pub is a pub pick in San Francisco when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.

pubcocktailhidden gem

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Cocktail Bar•San Francisco•$$$$

ZOË

ZOË is a cocktail bar pick in San Francisco when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.

cocktaillate nighthidden gem

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Vietnamese•San Francisco•$$

Pho de Nguyen

Pho de Nguyen is a sensible vietnamese call in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.

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Mediterranean•San Francisco•$$

Pasha SF

Pasha SF is an easy mediterranean option in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.

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The most recently added restaurants on TastyPals in San Francisco include Sato Omakase, Bar Jamón, Union Larder. TastyPals continuously adds new San Francisco restaurants as they open.

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