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Amanda, a dear friend from back home, moved to San Francisco this week and wanted to know where she should go. I started giving her “tourist advice” before I realized that she deserves to be treated like a local, so I am sharing my insight with whomever wants to read it.

This list is of restaurants that are hidden gems, known only by locals, or have fallen out of fashion despite their continuing excellence. It’s a fairly diverse list, both in cuisine and location.

New Eritrea (Eritrean/Ethiopian, Inner Sunset) [review]
Tu Lan (Vietnamese, Civic Center) [review]
New Ganges (Indian/vegetarian, Inner Sunset) [review]
Cassis (French/Italian, Pacific Heights) [review]
White Horse Tavern (pub/steakhouse, Nob Hill) [review]
Mandalay (Burmese, Inner Richmond) [review]
Panta Rei (Italian, North Beach) [review]
Hama Ko (Japanese, Cole Valley) [review]
Memphis Minnie’s (barbecue, Lower Haight) [review]
San Tung (Chinese, Inner Sunset) [review]
Bang San (Thai/Halal, Tenderloin) [review]
Weird Fish (seafood, Mission) [review]

On the hipper (and moderately more expensive) side, I’d recommend eating  at

Nopa (New American, Western Addition) [review]
Gitane (Basque, Nob Hill) [not yet reviewed]
Bar Bambino (Italian Wine Bar, Mission) [review]
Canteen (new American/brunch, Tenderloin) [review]
SPQR (Italian, Pac Heights) [review]
Lime (brunch, Castro) [review]
Zazie (French/brunch, Cole Valley) [review]
Cha-Ya (Japanese/vegan, Mission) [review]

            

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