Food guides for San Francisco, California

Build Your San Francisco Ice Cream List

Start a San Francisco ice cream list with a method: how to rate ice cream by texture, flavor and melt, why fog matters and how to share San Francisco favorites.

Cheap Eats in San Francisco: Taquerias and More

A guide to cheap eats in San Francisco: Mission District taquerias, bakeries, noodle shops and food trucks, with tips for eating well in an expensive city.

Richmond District San Francisco Restaurants

A guide to Richmond District San Francisco restaurants: the Clement Street strip, Burmese favorites, a bakery stop and the Sunset side of Irving Street.

San Francisco Chinatown and dim sum: a food guide

San Francisco's Chinatown is the oldest in North America. Where to eat on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street, how dim sum works, and what to order first.

Cioppino and Dungeness crab season in San Francisco

Cioppino is San Francisco's seafood stew, and Dungeness crab is its star. Where the dish came from, when crab season usually opens, and how to eat both well.

Ferry Building and farmers market in San Francisco: a visitor guide

How to visit the Ferry Building Marketplace and the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market in San Francisco: which days the market runs, when to go, and what to eat.

San Francisco Food Halls and Markets: Ferry Building

A guide to San Francisco food halls and markets: the Ferry Building Marketplace on the water, the Oxbow Public Market in Napa and how to graze through both.

Where to eat in Hayes Valley and the Castro, San Francisco

A food guide to two San Francisco neighborhoods: Hayes Valley, around Patricia's Green, and the Castro, on Castro and 18th streets. What to eat and how to spend the day.

The Mission burrito: how to eat it in San Francisco

The Mission burrito was born in San Francisco's Mission District in the 1960s. What makes it different, how to order one, and where in the Mission to look.

North Beach Italian food in San Francisco: a neighborhood guide

North Beach is San Francisco's Little Italy. Its history, what to eat along Columbus Avenue, from focaccia to cioppino, and how to spend a day there.

San Francisco restaurant surcharges and service fees explained

Why San Francisco restaurant checks carry surcharges and service fees, what California's SB 478 and SB 1524 changed in 2024, and what to ask when you see one.

San Francisco sourdough: history, science and where to buy it

Why San Francisco sourdough tastes the way it does, how it arrived with the Gold Rush, the bacteria named after the city, and how to buy a good loaf.