Julia Chen

When you want to celebrate—and feel like the most important person in the room—here’s where to go.

These are the 17 best restaurants in Parkside.

15 places to go for a cone of sweet, drippy soft serve.

These are San Francisco’s sweet treats that every local—and visitor—needs to experience at least once.

Transparently, we could not agree on a title for this bar guide. “The Coolest Bars In SF?” No, what does “cool” mean, anyway? “SF’s Hottest Bars For Hot People Who Just Want To Have Fun?” Obviously, that didn’t get very far in the editorial process. Plainly speaking, use this list of some of the best SF bars—from classic cocktail places to new hot spots—any time you’re looking for an exceptionally good time. THE SPOTS On the nights when you just can’t handle going to another mediocre club that’…

Not an exhaustive directory, but your 20 best options.

So you’re near Fisherman’s Wharf. Here’s where to eat.

A guide to San Francisco tasting menus that won’t make you want to set your wallet on fire.

Whether you’re looking for Neapolitan pizza or excellent patatas bravas and croquetas, these are the best restaurants in North Beach Little Italy.

If you’re trying to eat outside and stare at the water, head to one of these spots.

Places with good food, chairs with backs, and appropriate noise levels.

These are the neighborhood’s best breakfast burritos, tasting menus, and, of course, kouign amann.

The top 26 pizza places in SF, according to us.

These are the best restaurants in the Excelsior for pupusas, smashburgers, and burritos.

A lot of the Bay Area’s top-tier Vietnamese food can be found in San Jose or East Oakland, but SF has its fair share of fantastic spots. Many are concentrated in the Tenderloin’s Little Saigon, the area packed with tiny takeout-only sandwich shops and casual phở places on and around Larkin Street. But you can also find bún riêu, garlic noodles, and bò tái chanh scattered throughout the city, whether you’re looking to get fancy at a place with cocktails and a tasting menu or want to stroll in for…

At any given time, there are a handful of SF restaurants where trying to get a prime-time table is like trying to sprint up the Filbert steps while singing “Bohemian Rhapsody” at the top of your lungs—you just can’t. Right now, these are those restaurants. The spots on this list aren’t necessarily the best restaurants in the city, but they are the hardest places to book a reservation. We think you should know if they’re actually worth the effort, and if so, the best way to go about getting in. B…

The best places in the Financial District and Jackson Square for power lunches over steak, happy hours with raw oysters, and even fancy sushi dinners fit for a corporate card.

Because there’s more to Mission Bay than arenas and waterfront views.

Drive right up, no rage-circling required.

Call it a “brasserie”, maybe a “bistro”—these are the greatest spots in SF to get your fill of escargot, cassoulet, and obscene amounts of butter.