The Top Ten Foods To Try When You Visit San Francisco

With so much food in San Francisco, it's easy to get a little overwhelmed when visiting. Here's a guide to ten of the best dishes in the city. Beware though! Some places on the list are cash only.

1. Tea Leaf Salad - Yamo

Located in the Mission district, Yamo serves Burmese style cuisine at crazy reasonable prices. The tea salad is fantastic with textures of crunchy peanut and fermented tea leafs that will leave you wanting to eat a mixing bowl's worth.

2. Kettle Bread with Clam Juice - The Old Clam House

This one sounds a little strange, but stay with me. The Old Clam House is the oldest restaurant in San Francisco that's still in the same location. Their old San Francisco dishes like cioppino are great, but the warm clam juice and kettle bread made in house is what really stands out. The clam juice taste like and amped up seafood miso soup and the kettle bread at a dollar a loaf can't be beat. These two teamed up with a large cold Anchor Steam is the perfect lunch.

3. Shrimp and Chive Dumplings - Shanghai Dumpling King

There is so much Chinese food and dim sum in San Francisco, that it's hard to go wrong . If you're looking for the best however check out Shanghai Dumpling King. The shrimp and pork dumpling brings two beautiful creatures that would never meet in nature and teams them up with chives and broth to make by far the tastiest piece of dim sum ever. Also it's BYOB so feel free to bring in a few drinks to enjoy these bad boys.

4. Meatloaf Sandwich - The Fatted Calf

This is not your grandmother's meatloaf sandwich, it is cooked with love though so it's pretty close. The meatloaf at The Fatted Calf is very delicious (taking three days to make) and this sandwich will make you a fan almost immediately. On an Acme torpedo roll with pickled red onions, lettuce and a sauce made from lemon aîolî, creme fraîche and grain mustard, it's pretty hard to beat.

5. Tonkotsu Ramen - Ken Ken Ramen

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There was a ramen craze last year in the city that is still going strong in 2015. Ken Ken Ramen started as a pop-up in the mission, but now they have their very own space which turns out the best bowl of ramen in town. The tonkotsu ramen is the perfect blend of milky pork broth goodness, with a soft boiled egg that's yolk mixes in with best of umami flavors. Beware though, they only serve this dish on Tuesdays and Wednesdays!

6. Morning Bun - Tartine Bakery

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This morning bun with orange zest, cinnamon and sugar is the most ridiculously good thing you can have with a cup of coffee in the morning. This is one you might already be familiar with, do to Tartine's popularity, but it's too good not to be on the list. Also at only $2.25 a bun it'll have you getting back in line for more.

7. La Palma Burritos - La Palma Mexica-Tessen

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La Palma burritos (particularly the breakfast burrito) might well be the best in town. The breakfast burrito which has onion, chorizo, egg, potatoes as well as sour cream and guacamole and choice of beans is not to be missed. Pick up a pack of their tortillas made in house as well.

8. Clam and Garlic Pizza - Golden Boy Pizza

Another clam dish! It's ok you're in San Francisco, there's water surrounding you on all sides and the clams are great, so eat up. This time it's mixed with a ton of garlic and baked on a foccacia style crust on full sheet pans. The pizza is good and cheap and the beer is always cold, can't beat it.

9. Banh Mi - Vietnam Restaurant

This little spot in North Beach makes absolutely delicious phở and banh mi's. The pork banh mi with a fried egg is over the top good. But the real rock star is the bread. They won't tell you where they get it, I've tried with multiple people. The bread is so soft on the inside and crispy on the outside, it makes for the perfect banh mi.

10. Roast Duck - R&G Lounge

This roast duck is something to seek out no matter where you live or are staying in the city. The half duck is brought out pre-cut on a plate surround by fresh dim sum style buns.The skin of the duck is by far the sweetest and the crispiest in all the Bay Area Form small bites and dunk in a savory umami sauce, trying not to bite your fingers off as well. .