Places I’ve been on the San Francisco 7x7 Big Eat list, (plus my comments in parenthesis.)
Salt cod fried rice at
Mission Chinese Food
Roasted chicken and bread salad at
Zuni Cafe
(Their Caesar Salad is the best in SF as well.)
Dry-fried chicken wings at
San Tung
Carnitas taco at La Taqueria (I think their carne asada tacos are better.)
Chasu ramen at Katana-Ya (Every Japanese agrees, there is no good ramen in San Francisco.)
Custard French toast at
Nopa
Morning bun at
Tartine Bakery
Cellophane noodles with crab at
The Slanted Door
Eggs in Jail at
Outerlands
Kelvin-made ice cream at
Smitten
Pork sugo with pappardelle at
Delfina
Porchetta sandwich at
RoliRoti
Soup dumplings at
Kingdom of Dumpling
(These are so/so, try them in Shanghai or Hong Kong and you’ll agree.)
Warm egg salad sandwich at
Il Cane Rosso
Any seasonal flavor at
Scream Sorbet
Katsu curry at
Muracci’s Japanese Curry & Grill
(On the Bridge does the best one in SF; Tani’s in Daly City does the best one in NoCal.)
Pizza margherita at
Pizzeria Delfina
The $24 prix fixe at
Cotogna
Benwaffles at
Bar Jules
(monthly)
Salumi misti plate at
Perbacco
Tonkotsu ramen at
Izakaya Sozai
Vietnamese roasted pork sandwich at Saigon Sandwich (There are better bahn me places, especially in Philly, surprisingly.)
Duck and sausage jambalaya at
Boxing Room
(Thursdays)
Loaf of bread straight out of the oven at
Tartine Bakery
Pistachio meatballs at
Zaré at Fly Trap
Spicy baby octopus stew at
La Ciccia
Tuna tartare at
Bix
Clam chowder at
Anchor Oyster Bar
Amatriciana pizza at
Ragazza
Pupusas at
Balompie Cafe
Prime rib at
House of Prime Rib
Pork belly bun at
Chairman Bao Bun’s truck
The Little Star at
Little Star Pizza
Argentine beef empanadas at
Venga Empanadas
Salted caramel ice cream at
Bi-Rite Creamery
Soft garlic pretzels at
Absinthe’s bar
Whole wheat pasta with hen and liver at
Flour + Water
Burger and fries at
Spruce’s bar
Egg custard tart at Golden Gate Bakery (Try these next time in Lisbon, as this is where they originate.)
Pierna enchilada torta at
La Torta Gorda
Langos at
Bar Tartine
Maccaronara with ricotta salata at
A16
Nojo sundae at
Nojo
Beer sausage at
Rosamunde Sausage Grill
(Everything here is good, but I like their Bratwurst.)
Duck larb at
Lers Ros Thai
(Their Som Tom Poo ส้มตำปู is the dish to get here, with sticky rice.)
Secret Breakfast at
Humphry Slocombe
Chips and salsa at
Papalote
Seafood chowder at
Bar Crudo
(Yum!)
Ginger snaps at
Miette
Chicken soup with dumplings at
Leopold’s
Pho ga at
Turtle Tower
(Pefect!)
Carnitas at
Nopalito
Tika masala burrito at
Curry Up Now’s truck
Kouign Amann at
Four Barrel
A dozen Sweetwater oysters at
Hog Island Oyster Co.
(Epic!)
Chicken porridge at Bush Street’s
Out the Door
(Epic!)
Sandwich No. 1 at
Lucca Delicatessen
Pork shoulder fried rice at Sai Jai Thai
Hamburger at
4505 Meats
Huarache with cactus salad at E
l Huarache Loco
Spaghettini with tuna heart at
Incanto
Dim sum at
Ton Kiang
Pozole at
San Jalisco
(Fridays)
Sand dabs at
Tadich Grill
Cookies-and-cream cookie at
Anthony’s Cookies
Paper masala dosa at
Dosa
Meatloaf sandwich at
Fatted Calf
Foccacia at Liguria Bakery
Omakase menu at Kiss (Also try
Kappa
).
Calamari with chorizo and black rice at
Contigo
Fried green beans at
Coco500
Peanut brittle cookie at
Mr. & Mrs. Miscellaneous
Munsoned at
Deli Board
Faux shark’s fin soup at
Benu
Super carne asada burrito at
El Farolito
Steak frites at
L’Ardoise
Fried chicken at
Foreign Cinema
Bone marrow at
Alembic
Crawfish beignets at
Brenda’s French Soul Food
Potato latke with pickled beets at
Baker & Banker
Pickled egg at
Comstock Saloon
Breakfast eggs at
Boulettes Larder
Rice burger at
Sandbox Bakery
A cheese slice at Arinell Pizza
Sesame balls at
Yank Sing
Fried chicken sandwich at
Marlowe
Coconut buns from King’s Bakery
Malaysian curry laksa soup at
Betelnut
Korean taco at
Namu’s
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market stand
Albondigas soup at
Mijita
Bacon-wrapped hot dog at a cart in the Mission (In Mexico City they are way better. These are dodgy at best.)
Chicken liver on toast at
Frances
Seven flavors of beef at Pagolac
Hawaiian Hangover cake at
Bluestem Brasserie
Deviled eggs at
Park Tavern
Ube ice cream at
Mitchell’s Ice Cream
Green goddess salad at
Prospect
Chicken curry lunch special at Punjab Kabab House
Fried chicken and waffles at
Little Skillet
Cracked Dungeness crab at
Swan Oyster Depot
Cheese course at
Gary Danko
(This belongs back on the list!)