1. Recchiuti Confections
7.7
1 Ferry Building, Shop #30 (at Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Candy Store · Financial District · 21 tips and reviews
Chefs Feed: Marisa Churchill, chef of Author of Sweet & Skinny cookbook, eats here on her nights off. She loves the Star anise & pink peppercorn truffle. Read more.
M Aldoss ♏: Delicious Chocolate. My Favorites are ( Rose Caramel, Peanut butter and Jasmine tea flavor )... Really Good
Food & Wine: Michael Recchiuti's jewel-like chocolates are delicately flavored with unexpected ingredients like bergamot tea.
2. Golden Flower
7.6
667 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Chinatown · 24 tips and reviews
Tasting Table: Try the Southern Vietnamese-style pho, with its hints of star anise and roast shallots and its panoply of aromatic herbs, or the spring rolls, rolled to order with either shrimp or pork skin: Read more.
Andy Gyr: Great food, staff and prices... Tip well!
River Mars: Must try Pho first!
3. Frances
9.0
3870 17th St (at Pond St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Castro · 157 tips and reviews
Dapper Diner: Get the iced coffee... Cold brewed with bay leaves, juniper, and star anise.
Ashley Hamik: Try one of everything! Obviously the beignets, grilled calamari, chicken..ask about the fried chicken wings! And always start with a fresh market shot
Eater: Melissa Perello returns with Frances, an easy-going nook with a menu to match that’s swiftly become the muse of local rags, international pubs and the James Beard Foundation. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
5. District
8.5
216 Townsend St (btwn Ritch & 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · SoMa · 110 tips and reviews
Sarah Harrison: The seared scallops are amazing. Little delicious roe eggs explode in your mouth, all on a delicious fresh flavor sauce of oranges and squash maybe, a hint of spice, flavor explosion! So fresh.
megan: If 'Cheers' had been set in SF, this would have been the bar. Classic local's spot w/ better-than-you'd-expect food. Opt for a whole bottle and just try not to order the fries, I dare you.
Shirley Liu: Cute wine bar -- get the sliders and fries with truffle aoili to share
9. Pier 23 Cafe
7.8
Pier 23 (btwn Battery St & Green St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Northern Waterfront · 147 tips and reviews
Brian McG: Good drink menu and waterfront location. Enjoy a drink outside
Travel Channel: A local hangout with a great view of the bay! As recommended by Travel Channel host, Anthony Bourdain.
Showtime Network: Live music, cold Coronas & fresh seafood. When the sun is shining, good moods are abundant & tables are hard to come by but standing amidst the sea of fellow bar-goers is just as fun. - Jill