Inspired by SF style and beauty blogger Gal Meets Glam‘s recent post, I decided to come up with my own list of favorite places to eat and drink in the City by the Bay!

I’ve lived in San Francisco for nearly 8 years now (3 in Cow Hollow, and 4 1/2 in the Castro), and I’ve had my fair share of incredible meals all over town. While you can certainly go to many restaurants where a great meal will cost at least $50 a person, one of the best things about SF is that some of the most wonderful meals in the city can be had for less than $10.

Not a bad looking city, eh?

So if your travels bring you to San Francisco, below is the list of my favorite places to check out. Bon appétit!

Cafés/Breakfast/Coffee:

• Philz Coffee – my go-to iced coffee.
• Town’s End
• Tartine Bakery & Cafe
• Blue Bottle Coffee
• Foreign Cinema – 3 words: homemade pop tarts.
• Craftsman and Wolves – mmm… the rebel within!

Lunch:

• Swan Oyster Depot – an absolute must for seafood-lovers.
• Ike’s Place
• 
Slanted Door (+ Out the Door
) – I’m completely obsessed with their spring rolls and peanut sauce.
• Marina Submarine
• Yank Sing – the most wonderful Shanghai dumplings in SF.
• Red’s Java House – best place for burgers and chili fries before SF Giants games!
• Twitter – yes, as in Twitter’s headquarters. Don’t miss a chance to have a meal there if you know an employee.

Burritos: (because, yes, SF burritos deserve their very own category)

• El Farolito
• Papalote
• Gordo Taqueria
• Taqueria Cancun
• Espiga De Oro

Dinner:

• State Bird Provisions – hands down, my absolute favorite restaurant in San Francisco.
• Stones Throw – my new favorite burger in SF.
• Hillstone
• L’Ardoise – the best date night restaurant.
• Shanghai Dumpling King – soooo many dumplings, soooo little $.
• 
Spruce
• nopa
• Zazie

Drinks:

• Blackbird
• Trick Dog – really amazing cocktails.
• Hi Tops – gay sports bar with awesome music and totally amazing food (brunch + dinner).
• Southern Pacific Brewing Company 
• Locanda – delicious cocktails (good Italian food, too).
• Toronado