1. Brenda's Meat & Three
8.9
919 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Western Addition · 118 tips and reviews
SFGate: This is a great spot to drop in for a lunch and very popular to boot. Make sure to try the Fried chicken with three sides. For dessert got for the Hot apple-berry Cobbler with ice cream. Read more.
Thomas Colton: Dude, if you come here, you'd better be ready to EAT! Nothing bad on the menu, but I'm partial to the fried chicken, mac and cheese, and peach and blueberry cobbler (pictured).
Brett W: Hush puppies, red beans and rice, collard greens, fried catfish, peach cobbler... yes,everything
2. Dogpatch Saloon
8.8
2496 3rd St (at 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Dogpatch · 38 tips and reviews
Michael Lintorn-Catlin: Get the Dogpatch Cobbler or the Whiskey Snap.
Brendan Curran: Friendly bartenders and elaborate cocktails! Try the Blackheart for a crazy mix of whiskey, porter and strawberries.
Bravo: Friendly local bar, jazz on Sundays, working class folks. -Laurine Wickett, Top Chef
3. Hard Knox Cafe
7.8
2448 Clement St (at 26th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 58 tips and reviews
Brian Pung: Try the peach cobbler a la mode!
Brian Pung: You can order the cornbread togo! 2 for a $1. Dessert menu! ( Peach cobbler, creme brulee, bread pudding, and sweet potatoe pie)
Shawna Marie: Best southern food in the city. Always get the cornbread it's amazing. They have breakfast in the morning and weekends but their dinner is the best!Perfect Mac and cheese & true southern fried chicken
5. Salt & Straw
8.9
2201 Fillmore St (at Sacramento St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Pacific Heights · 66 tips and reviews
Nikunj Kothari: Portland favorite now in SF. Caramel ribbons, sightglass coffee w/ dandelion chocolate are great. Favorite: Peach cobbler. There will be long lines, waited 45 mins to get a scoop on opening day
Jole P: AMAZING ice cream and love that they support local businesses
Natalie K: Nomnom. Try as many flavors as you want. Fresh Waffle cone is delish
8. Frascati
8.3
1901 Hyde St (At Green), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Russian Hill · 30 tips and reviews
Reserve: The Maple Leaf Duck Breast is melt-in-your-mouth moist and served atop crispy duck confit hash, mache-roasted grape salad, fennel and huckleberry jus. Read more.
Ashley Mayer: Anyone dining here MUST order the black & white chocolate bread pudding for desert. To not do so is a sin. To do so is an even greater but far more delicious sin. Read more.
Natalie Schwartz: Everything is amazing here, fresh pasta and gnocchi are a must. Cozy but elegant atmosphere.
9. Fino Restaurant
7.9
624 Post St (btw Taylor St & Trader Vic Aly), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 52 tips and reviews
Rachel Weidinger: $8 zabaglione is the best I've had in SF so far. Perfect date dessert, worth going for that alone.
Jeremy D.: Hate to be this guy, but it's the truth: whoever the chef is could cook up human limbs and I'd still chow down. Incredibly delicious!!!
Pete Surber: Service is stellar-- the food? Not as awesome
12. The Alembic
8.8
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews
Ian Sullivan: Love the Vasco de Gama cocktail! Whiskey with apple and a spicy kick. Super good. Pair it with an order of the cumin honey spiced nuts. Gold!
Eater: The Alembic is one of those bars where the drinks take time to make, but they're also hands-down the best in the hood, perhaps in the city.
Eater: If you can handle wordy descriptions and a sometimes-moody staff, your reward is a haunt for cocktail enthusiasts that serves savory bites warranting a trip on their own merit. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.