Welcome to the second annual Big Eat: a serious melting pot of flavors made up of timeless classics, off-the-beaten-path gems and a few – how shall we put it – experiences. Because restaurants in this town are always on the move, 40 of last year's picks have been replaced with memorable newcomers, as well as some oldies and goodies. There's just one caveat: You only have one year to get San Francisco in your belly.
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(Official Rules)
1. Roast chicken and bread salad at Zuni
2. Coffee-rubbed pork shoulder at Range
3. Carnitas taco at La Taqueria
4. Fried chicken and waffles at Little Skillet
5. Chasu ramen at Katana-Ya
6. Basil gimlet at Rye
7. Crab with cellophane noodles at the Slanted Door
Photo by: Stefanie Michejda
8. Morning bun at Tartine Bakery
9. Tofu soup with kimchi at My Tofu House
10. Nick’s Baja-style fish tacos at The Taco Shop at Underdogs
11. Pork sugo with pappardelle at Delfina
12. Porchetta sandwich at RoliRoti
13. Soup dumplings at Shanghai Dumpling King
14. Beef brisket sandwich at Il Cane Rosso
15. Any seasonal flavor at Scream Sorbet
16. Katsu curry from Muracci’s Japanese Curry & Grill
17. Samusa soup at Burma Superstar
18. Oysters on the half shell at Swan Oyster Depot Photo by: Stefanie Michejda |
19. Lobster pot pie at Michael Mina
20. Salumi misti plate at Perbacco
21. Pizza margherita at Pizzeria Delfina
22. Vietnamese roasted pork sandwich at Saigon Sandwich
23. Beer sausage with sauerkraut and grilled onions at Rosamunde Sausage Grill
(Bonus: Bring it Toronado next door and grab a beer to go with it.)
24. Blue Bell Bitter from the cask at Magnolia Pub
25. Loaf of bread straight out of the oven at Tartine
26. A bottle of Burgundy at RN74
27. Papaya salad with salty crab at Sai Jai Thai
28. A Gibraltar at Blue Bottle Café
29. Tuna tartare and a gin martini at Bix
30. Burger at Fish & Farm
31. Tuna Tostada at Tacolicious
32. Pupusas at Balompie Café
33. Prime rib at House of Prime Rib
34. Way too much cold sake at Oyaji
35. Salted-caramel ice cream at Bi-Rite Creamery
36. Dry-fried chicken wings at San Tung
37. Rotisserie chicken at Limón Rotisserie
38. Burger and fries at the bar at Spruce
39. Pierna enchilada torta at La Torta Gorda
40. Cheeseburger with sweet potato fries at Taylor’s Automatic Refresher
41. Pho ga at Turtle Tower
Photo by: Chris Andre
42. Fried-shrimp po’boy at Brenda’s French Soul Food
43. An Old Fashioned at Alembic
44. One of Neyah White’s shrubs at Nopa
45. Secret Breakfast from Humphry Slocombe
46. Chips and salsa at Papalote
47. Ceviche and a pisco sour on the patio at La Mar Cebichería Peruana
48. Angels on horseback at Anchor & Hope Photo by: Joe Budd |
49. Ginger snaps at Miette
50. An obscure Belgian beer at The Monk’s Kettle
51. Maccaronara with ricotta salata at A16
Photo by: Ed Anderson
52. Coconut buns from King’s Bakery
53. Carnitas at Nopalito
54. Spiced-chocolate doughnut at Dynamo Donut with a Four Barrel coffee
55. Chicken porridge for breakfast at the Bush Street Out the Door
56. Nuestra Paloma at Beretta
57. Agnolotti at Quince
58. Chicharrones from 4505 Meats
59. Huarache with cactus salad at El Huarache Loco
(Saturdays at the Alemany Farmers Market)
60. The Little Star at Little Star Pizza
61. Egg custard tart at Golden Gate Bakery
62. Dim sum at Ton Kiang
63. Meatballs with grapes at Aziza
64. Sand dabs at Tadich Grill
65. Cookies-and-cream cookie and milk at Anthony’s Cookies
66. Pig parts at Incanto
67. Paper masala dosa at Dosa
68. The housemade hot dog at Absinthe
69. Foccacia at Liguria Bakery
70. Omakase menu at Sebo
71. Scotch egg at Wexler’s Photo by: Ed Anderson |
72. Shanghai Buck at Heaven’s Dog
73. Popovers with strawberry butter at the Rotunda
74. Corned-beef sandwich with Gruyère at The Sentinel
75. Fried green beans at Coco500
76. Chicken hash at Ella’s
77. Eggs benedict on the back patio at Zazie
78. Super burrito at Taqueira Cancun
79. Onion strings at Alfred’s Steakhouse
80. Apple fritter at Bob’s Donuts
81. Chicken curry lunch special at Punjab Kabab House
82. Fried chickpeas at Piqueo’s
83. French fries at Universal Cafe
84. A margarita at Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant
Photo by: Ed Anderson
85. Pulled-pork sandwich at Roadside BBQ
86. A cheese slice at Arinell Pizza
87. Sesame balls at Yank Sing
88. Buckwheat crepe and a French cider at Ti Couz
89. Lettuce cups at Betelnut
90. Korean taco at Namu’s market stand
91. Albondigas soup at Mijita
92. Bacon-wrapped hot dog from a cart in the Mission
(preferably when you’re drunk)
93. Seven courses of beef at Pagolac
94. The house cappuccino at Tosca Café
95. 3 a.m. bowl of caldo verde soup at Grubstake
96. Ube ice cream from Mitchell’s
97. Lamb schawerma at Truly Mediterranean
98. Bloody Mary with brunch at Foreign Cinema
99. Clam chowder at Hog Island Oyster Co.
(ok, get some oysters too)
Photo by: Ed Anderson
100. Menage a Trois at Ike’s Place
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