2. Beretta
9.0
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 490 tips and reviews
Jenee Li: Hands down my fave place for drinks - Rattlesnake, Airmail, and cocktails recommended by bartender Vince. Roasted beets with ricotta salata and dungeness crab arancini are delicious too.
Jenna Odett Laskin: They don't take reservations, but do offer call-aheads. The cocktails are awesome. my favorite small plate is the walnut bread, burrata, truffle tapenade, and honey. Salads are big. Skip bruschetta.
Alexandra Kenin: Get a pizza with spicy sauce, burrata, and vegan sausage!
3. Delarosa
8.9
2175 Chestnut St (Pierce St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Marina District · 225 tips and reviews
Gwyneth Borden: The pizzas are great, but so is the chicken spiedini. Spicy marinara with burrata and fennel sausage rocks!
Jacob Gyllenstierna: Kitchen is open until 1am! The Burrata Margherita is probably the best pizza in town.
Jacob Gyllenstierna: Can't stop finding new favorites here. The latest: the summer squash, prosciutto, red onion and goat cheese pizza and the eggplant, scamorza and tomato pasta. Do not miss!
4. Cheese Plus
9.1
2001 Polk St (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Cheese Store · Polk Gulch · 63 tips and reviews
Marina K.: Love the free cheese samples and their sandwiches are delicious. Staff are friendly with helpful recommendations!
Aaron K: Great sandwiches & various gourmet items (cured meats, cheeses, etc.) but be prepared to wait for your sandwich to be made. Call it in to avoid the wait. I like the Parma with added turkey & balsamic
Natalie M: Came here for a sandwich (so good: burratta sandwich was crazy good) left with two of my new favorite cheeses. staff is knowledgeable and I can't wait to go back to the more!
5. Arsicault Bakery
9.3
397 Arguello Blvd (at Clement St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Inner Richmond · 111 tips and reviews
Emmiliese Clemm: Best croissants in the city. Almond, chocolate M, ham and cheese...can't go wrong.
Brittany Birdsong: When fresh out of the oven, Best ham and cheese croissant and almond croissant in the city. They cook in small batches with high turnover on the weekends which means everything is delicious and fresh.
Demetrios: Amazing croissants, all of them are very good, I'd mostly recommend Ham and Cheese Croissant and the Almond Croissant. So tender and flaky!!!
6. Blue Plate
8.8
3218 Mission Street (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 90 tips and reviews
kev/null: Come here by 7 and order from the prix fixé menu. Get the spring greens, the meat loaf and a side of mac and cheese. Mmmm
Jen Lee: Mac and cheese, fried chicken, scotch egg, kale salad!
Keith Smith: The most incredible meatloaf and the mac and cheese with goat cheese is heaven!
7. Tartine Bakery
9.0
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 769 tips and reviews
Alicia Renee: Savor a morning bun with your coffee..or nosh on some exquisite quiche, a double pain au chocolate, gougère, tart, or hot pressed cheese sandwich. To ensure joy, repeat this often
louda bay: In love with their porcini (or shiitaki) gruyere croque-monsieur. And the coconut cream pie.
K P: Morning buns, ham & cheese croissant, chocolate croissant, coconut cream tart!
10. Wayfare Tavern
8.9
558 Sacramento St (at Leidesdorff St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Financial District · 320 tips and reviews
ScottySauce: Try the burger! This is grass fed beef brisket, cowgirl creamery cheese and bacon on a fantastic croissant like roll. if you like fried chicken your really gonna love theirs, OMG GOOD!
Brian Dela Pena: poutine, devil eggs, Mac and cheese, pop overs and Fried chicken!!
Bela Pulgar: try the poutine, deviled eggs, mac and cheese, fried chicken, doughnuts. Great food.
11. Say Cheese
8.9
856 Cole St (at Carl St), San Francisco, CA
Cheese Store · Cole Valley · 32 tips and reviews
Laura Brehmer: Lovely little shop with a fantastic cheese selection.
ReeD: Vegetarian? Caprese or Harvarti Sandwich. Meat? Prosciutto Caprese. Excellent cheese, from an amazing Cave-Aged Gruyere to hard-to-find Appenzeller to Papillon Roquefort. Locals: Teleme and Baserri.
Leah G: Friendly knowledgeable staff, great selection of cheese and wine
JoJo Bear: Really good pastries, love the sweet potato turnover, the tomato mozzarella sandwich is my go to sammwich! Bon appetite
Heather Ransome: Get the cheese and ham croissant! Mrrrr. And there's a cute little back patio to enjoy it in.
Jane Radstrom: Big selection of fresh pastries, backyard patio. The kale and goat cheese tart was delicious!
13. Cotogna
9.2
490 Pacific Ave (at Montgomery St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Jackson Square · 236 tips and reviews
Noreen Floreza: Must try the Farm egg raviolo with brown butter, ricotta cheese on crostini with honey from the beehives on their rooftop, the smoked salmon pizza, the flank steak and the donuts. Excellent!
lisa hotran: Amazingly delish. Try the rivollo, burrata and shrimp bruschetta
SFGate: Specialties: Ricotta ravioli with farm egg; agnolotti dal plin; pizza; spit-roasted pork; house-made mortadella; carrots roasted with rooftop honey; fruit crostata. Read more.
14. Piccino Cafe
9.0
1001 Minnesota St (at 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Dogpatch · 175 tips and reviews
James Yu: The breakfast pizza with sausage, apples, and blue cheese is to die for. The savoriness of the sausage, and sweetness of the apples, and the rich pungent flavor of the blue cheese works perfectly.
Jacob Gyllenstierna: Get the asparagus with burrata and polenta as appetizer. The polpette and aglio verde pizza are delicious.
Reserve: Lots of pies — including a Bianca with Parmesan, Pecorino, mozzarella and shaved garlic — are just some of the many delicious dishes being handcrafted at modern yet rustic trattoria Piccino. Read more.
15. State Bird Provisions
8.9
1529 Fillmore St (btwn Geary & O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Fillmore District · 219 tips and reviews
Dhruv B: Great date spot. Can't miss: Quail eggs, state bird with provisions (best fried poultry in SF), burrata, tuna tartare & ice cream sandwich. Skip the hibiscus and horchata. Decent pancakes & dumplings.
Dhruv B: Must try: Ricotta dumplings w pumpkin soubise, duck liver mousse w almond biscuit, & hamachi avocado seaweed crostini.
Carlos B: Great atmosphere! Pork Belly citrus salad and the garlic bread with cheese was the best! Make sure you get a reservation.