10 Places to Eat at Now

Capo's - Are you a cheese slut? You a bona fide fan of tomato sauce? Does pizza turn your fricking crank? Then I certainly hope you have gotten your culo to Capo’s by now. Anyone who loves pizza in SF (and beyond)...

Chocolate Lab - The first time I mentioned to a friend I had lunch at Chocolate Lab, he chuckled. It’s a clever name, and Michael and Jacky Recchiuti have no shortage of humor, smarts, and playfulness in what they do. They are the...

The Corner Store - I’m happy to see some life back at the corner of Masonic and Geary. After years of speeding past Hukilau on my way home, The Corner Store is giving me a reason to pull it on over. The neighborhood needed...

Hi Lo - There are some surefire ways to get people talking about food in this town. Pick the best burrito and you have an onslaught of heated commentary on your hands (or is that salsa?). Right up there is barbecue: is it...

ICHI Sushi - I’ll be honest—every time I hear about yet another crappy little sushi place opening in the city, I want to say a prayer for all the unagi, hamachi, ebi, toro (did you really just offer me that? Criminy.), and other...

Izakaya Roku - There are now plenty of businesses in San Francisco that call themselves an izakaya—and here’s one of the latest to join the fray, Izakaya Roku. It’s a relatively tiny joint on a stretch of Market between the Castro, the edge...

Kiraku - Some of my favorite dinner excursions begin with a friend who knows food, telling me, “Hey, I’ve heard about this place that’s really good in X. Have you been? Wanna check it out?” And so that’s how I was off...

M.Y. China - As someone who lived in Los Angeles for five years, I’m no stranger to dining in a mall. My top sushi spot was in a mini-mall, ditto one of the cooler tiki bars I loved. But M.Y. China is no...

Rich Table - The powerful rise of exciting California cuisine has gone from a groundswell to big-wave surfing with the addition of Rich Table to the local scene. Chef-owners Evan and Sarah Rich hail from some top New York kitchens and hit the...

State Bird Provisions - Homecomings are sweet, both for those making the happy return, and those who expectantly awaited the comeback. In the case of husband-and-wife chefs Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, many fans of their unique and very personal culinary approach wondered when...