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Föderation EN Fr 20.12.2024 20:36:50 My Tenderloin SF food guide. Don’t come if you’re an anti-homeless weirdo. This is for good people. 1. Estrellita Snacks My favorite Salvadoran-Oaxacan restaurant. They have BIRRIA PUPUSA. Their pupusas are all great. I like them more than the well known ones in the Mission. I also like their birria more than anything else in the Mission. Their mole is also better than anything in the Mission (ties with Cocina Mama Cholita, which is my fave otherwise). |
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Föderation EN Fr 20.12.2024 20:39:26 2. Hai Ky Mi Gia They have the best Vietnamese - Teochew noodles, almost 90% the same as Singapore style ‘meepok’ breakfast noodles. I get house special no 7, with flat egg noodles, soup on the side (dry version), with a side of braised duck, and homemade soy milk. Homemade soy milk tastes nothing like the yucky western grocery store boxed soy milk |
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Föderation EN Fr 20.12.2024 20:42:27 3. Mong Thu My favorite all around Vietnamese restaurant. I like their banh mi more than Saigon sandwich and I like their soup noodles more than Pho2000. Their bun mam and bun rieu are very very good and the item no 1 (banh uot cha lua) is great too. They also have a non-tofu vegan banh mi (sells out v early) with vegan aioli etc. excellent Vietnamese coffee. cash only |
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Föderation EN Fr 20.12.2024 20:48:00 4. Sai Jai Thai My favorite all around Thai restaurant in the city. Food is properly spicy, unlike the more famous Thai place that people like around the corner. Their yum pla dook is excellent. Their best dish is the kor moo yang: Isaan style bbq pork. I never want to share it with anyone, so we get one per person. Which is excessive, but it’s really good. They also have ‘fried chicken bones’ which SE Asians enjoy. Little morsels of nuggets, bones on. |
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Föderation EN Fr 20.12.2024 20:51:49 5. A world of bánh mì People love saigon sandwich. But it’s not my thing. It is too large and full of stuff and I don’t like the bread. Instead, I go to Hello Sandwich, Tu Kim, Mong Thu or Bo&Beurre or L&G. All within a few blocks. |
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Föderation EN Fr 20.12.2024 20:54:15 6. The Tenderloin has a thriving Yemeni community. Almost all the groceries are run by someone in the community. Increasingly, more restaurants too. Yemeni Kitchen and Yemeni Kabab are two Yemeni places I would go to for food. Often I just cook this food too but they do good food. I love heavily seasoned rice dishes so mandi and kabsa are what I order. Saltah is also great |
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Föderation EN Fr 20.12.2024 20:56:31 7. There’s a circle of halal goodness in the TL. Kinara Fusion Kitchen is where people go on dates / family meals for Pakistani food that is a touch fancier. They have golgappa (pani puri) shots and desi pizza. The traditional foods are v good too. For those, there’s also Shalimar and Chutney and Pakwan the corner. I like diff things from each restaurant so I tend to buy one thing from each place and put it together. |
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Föderation EN Fr 20.12.2024 20:58:02 8. Baked goods Not only is the Arsicault in Civic Center much nicer and bigger than the one in the Richmond, they also have Parisian sandwiches. I love the jambon beurre sandwich. And the bacon scone. Their croissants are also the best and my French-raised wife says we can’t ever move beyond a 10 min walk from an Arsicault. The French Spot has good salmon danish and Paris bakery has N African French baked goods. |
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Föderation EN Fr 20.12.2024 21:12:54 @skinnylatte This isn’t TL but on the topic of baked goods, have you tried the ikea bakery? IMO it is weirdly quite good |
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Föderation EN Fr 20.12.2024 21:13:32 @tripofmice yes! Pretty good |
