What to Eat

Sourdough, burritos & salt-air oysters

From foil-wrapped Mission burritos to Gold Rush sourdough baked with a 175-year-old starter — the flavors that make San Francisco a genuine food city.

Local Legend

The Mission Burrito

The oversized, foil-wrapped, rice-and-beans-included original. Try La Taqueria, El Farolito, or Taqueria Cancún — argue about the winner forever.

Since 1849

San Francisco Sourdough

Boudin has baked with the same wild yeast starter since the Gold Rush. Try a hot round straight from the ovens on Jefferson Street.

Farmers Market

Ferry Building Marketplace

Hog Island oysters, Cowgirl Creamery cheese, Blue Bottle coffee — Saturday morning is the greatest food market on the West Coast.

Old Chinatown

Dim Sum in Chinatown

The oldest Chinatown in North America. Steamer baskets of shu mai and har gow at Great Eastern; egg tarts fresh from Golden Gate Bakery.