Anthony's Place
Anthony's Place, founded by Anthony Sette in 1994, serves traditional Italian cuisine infused with old family recipes in a warm, Tuscan-style establishment. Apart from its Italian fare, there are weekly specials incorporating modern cuisine from in and around Europe featuring fresh seafood, delicious grilled meats, regional pasta dishes, a selection of desserts, and an extensive wine list highlighted by homemade red wine. Anthony Sette first introduced garlic knots to Anthony's Place's menu to avoid food waste. Garlic knots begin with leftover pizza dough, sliced into thin strips. The dough is tied-up into knots and brushed with olive oil to add flavor, texture, and a nice golden color after baking and is topped with chopped parsley, garlic, butter, and parmesan.

The Morris
The Morris, located on Mariposa Street, San Francisco, provides traditional American-style meals in a casual and relaxed atmosphere. If you are looking for a delicious and affordable lunch or dinner option, this is the perfect place. Developed by chef Gavin Schmidt and owner Paul Einbund, this space is pleasantly quirky, with an approachable open kitchen up front and bar seats in the back. Some of their favorite dishes are the customizable charcuterie board (options range from tête de cochon and duck liver mousse to rabbit terrine), charred broccoli, and squid. The smoked duck is Morris’s signature dish and the best thing on the menu. The duck from Petaluma’s Liberty Farms is been brined, aged, smoked, then roasted. It’s tender with perfectly crispy skin, and the roasted vegetables that come along with it are stellar too.

Abbott's Lobster In the Rough
My pick for the best lobster roll on the list, their lobster is served on a sesame slider bun instead of the traditional hot dog bun. While it’s smaller than its counterparts and the bun could be toasted a bit more, the lobster meat itself and the combination as a whole pack more flavor than the others. The size doesn’t matter, with how good this lobster roll is, just order two rolls or go straight for the jumbo! Since opening in 1947, this restaurant has frequently been named as having the Best Hot Lobster Roll or Best Lobster Roll in Connecticut. This large restaurant is always crowded, so be prepared to wait a bit.

Birdsong
Birdsong is a 2 Michelin starred restaurant in San Francisco, offering a multi-course dining experience. Their heritage cuisine features the best of the season. This place is a cozy, upscale stop with a chef's tasting menu that highlights Pacific Northwest & wood-fire cooking. Birdsong experience, called Journey, is around 13 courses, priced at $200 on Tuesdays-Thursdays and $225 on Fridays and Saturdays. The Journey menu is offered at the chef's table and in the dining room. To experience Birdsong in a smaller format, they have a condensed tasting menu called Discovery priced at $170 in limited availability on Tuesdays-Thursdays. To reserve the Discovery menu, we have to go on the website.

KoTi-OCha
This legendary soup dish is all about the pork bone broth and is beloved across South East Asia as a hangover cure. The version here is one of the finest in the world. In addition to being a perfect example, you can also order a dry version that is delicious. On our visit, we were shocked when the owner added lush pieces of perfectly tender abalone we have never seen this before. Make sure to ask for the griddled pork belly and fried garlic as a topping!

KoTi-OCha
This legendary soup dish is all about the pork bone broth and is beloved across South East Asia as a hangover cure. The version here is one of the finest in the world. In addition to being a perfect example, you can also order a dry version that is delicious. On our visit, we were shocked when the owner added lush pieces of perfectly tender abalone we have never seen this before. Make sure to ask for the griddled pork belly and fried garlic as a topping!

Niyomrosh Hotpot Restaurant
This heritage restaurant is renowned for Thai Chinese food that specializes in the best of the best pomfret made into a hot pot. You will not have a fresher, better pomfret and steamboat hot pot than Niyom Rot in Hat Yai. It is a legendary restaurant and very popular. The other dishes are terrific as well.

Kaitod Sofeeya Fried Chicken Stall
Thai fried chicken is originally from Hat Yai and is one of the popular street food in Thailand. Sofeeya is one of the best places to serve this halal fried chicken. This unique style of Hat Yai fried chicken served with some freshly cooked sticky rice, topped with these savory little fried shallots goes perfectly together and no other street food can beat this chicken.

Swan Oyster Depot
Come very early (or on a rainy weekday) or prepare to wait for this dish: the sweetest, string-free morsels of our beloved local crustacean spread across a bed of not-so-special lettuce. It's the ultimate high-low combination. Add in a pint of cold Anchor Steam, maybe a clam chowder appetizer, and lots of witty remarks by the brothers who run this 100-year-old 12-seat seafood heaven, and it’s no wonder this dish inspires two-hour lines. It's the best pure Dungeness the city sells, with a big side of a character. Speaking of sides, make sure the Louie dressing is served separately because this crab deserves its spotlight. Price $29

Tadich Grill
Opened as a coffee stand during the Gold Rush, Tadich Grill is the oldest restaurant in California and the third oldest after Boston’s Durgin-Park and Antoine's in New Orleans. This no-reservation treasure oozes character. The seafood, in general, is terrific and Cioppino specifically is the house special.