San Francisco’s landmark vegetarian restaurant has been showcasing seasonal vegetables grown on nearby farms and dazzling diners with views of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridge since it opened in 1979. Indoor dining is back, though you can still enjoy the newer outdoor pavilion for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.

For a little piece of North Beach, head to Lucca's, the 80-year-old Italian shop where salami hangs from the ceiling and the obvious order is the #1 Italian combo (salame, ham, mortadella, provolone, mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomato, mild Italian pepper). There are a ton of other sandwiches, plus heaping salads, antipasti, meats, and cheeses to satisfy your Italian-American cravings. Plus, it's family owned, which is always feel-good.

For more than 20 years Dragon Well has been serving quality Chinese meals from a variety of regions — themenuboasts jook, Sichuan favorites, and California standards like Chinese chicken salad — making it an affordable neighborhood standby for lunch and dinner.

的選擇很簡單:沙拉或三明治with pork, chicken, lamb, or vegetables. But don’t let the concise menu fool you; there’s good reason so many San Francisco residents return to this fast-casual Greek spot time and again. It’s fast, relatively affordable, and always consistent. Order ahead for pick up or snag a seat in the small dining room out on the parklet out front. Don’t forget to save room for the dessert: fans love the frozen Greek yogurt.

Count on legendary San Francisco steakhouse Izzy’s, open since 1987, for aged American beef at reasonably affordable prices, fantastic creamed spinach, solid cocktails, and more recently, brunch. The restaurant also boasts one of the largest parklets in San Francisco, strung with twinkle lights.

The celebratoryJaranitaoffers a casual setting for wide-ranging Peruvian cuisine, from the raw bar (cebiches and tiraditos) and the wood-fired rotisserie and charcoal grill (churassco, lomo soltado). Drawing in Marina-dwellers with happy hours, themed brunches, and other special events, Jaranita means “street party,” and that’s the vibe here.

Once known as the place to party in the Marina, the outdoor patio at Tipsy Pig is now its salvation, decked out with TVs, string lights, and plant-covered lattice walls. It’s a popular Marina setting for good beers, strong drinks, and standard gastropub-style brunch and dinner fare.

Part taqueria and part rotisserie, Bonita offers a menu of tacos, burritos, bowls, and quesadillas, all of which make for perfect weeknight fare. The Marina location is open for kid-friendly dining, or order online for pickup or delivery.

Causwells is known for its bomb.com burger, but you'd be remiss to overlook the rest of the Southern-leaning seasonal menu of salads, hush puppies, cornbread and more. There's something for everyone, making it a great pick when dining with a disparate group.

咖啡館那種波西米亞風格的(以前放蕩不羈的)仍然是一個可靠的地方for California cuisine, which means lots of produce and familiar preparations. For brunch and dinner, the menu aims for mass appeal with dishes including avocado toast, steamed mussels, truffle fries, and grilled pork chops. There’s a cute parket and tables out front, plus options for online orders and delivery via third-party apps.

San Francisco’s dedicated pinseria expanded with a second location in the Marina earlier this year and that means you can now make a reservation at the second outpost for brunch, lunch, and dinner six days a week. The move is to order a couple of antipasti (perhaps the roasted cauliflower and grilled octopus) and a couple of pinsa to share. The mushroom-topped Grottaferrata heats up thanks to a touch of Calabrian chile, but you can’t go wrong with the Maranella, covered with layers of mozzarella, broccolini, and spicy pork sausage.

Find this top-notch neighborhood Korean spot off Lombard, in a warm and casual space that formerly housed Nabe hot pot. Now owners Kummi Kim and Hilwin Wong have flipped the restaurant into aKorean dining and drinking denwith a menu that spans both hot dog-filled hot pots and super-crunchy Korean fried chicken and don’t-miss soy-cured shrimp with egg yolk rice. The drink selection runs deep with a list of Korean soju and beers to explore.

Maybeck’s isbackafter its long pandemic-induced slumber, and this time it’s with the dual culinary power of husband-and-wife team Lori Baker and Jeffrey Banker (Baker & Banker). Along with co-owner and chef Aaron Toensing the trio has given the restaurant’s menu a serious revamp, bringing in elegant but approachable plates like sweet and spicy duck wings, hamachi crudo, and ricotta black pepper gnudi. For a more casual meal, pull up a still at the bar for a cocktail (ask for an espresso martini if it pleases you) and a solid smashburger.