One of the most refreshing cocktails I have ever imbibed, the Spa Collins will transport you on those rare hot days, and ease you into the right frame of mind for live jazz any night of the year.

Price: $8.00

• Haight-Ashbury

One of, if not the only great cocktail with undisputed origins in San Francisco, this hot and foamy whiskey-coffee conglomeration draws drinkers from all over the world to it's point of conception at The Buena Vista Cafe.

Price: $7.50

• Fisherman's Wharf

Blackbird took the barrel-aged Negroni trend and ran with it, never looking back. This latest incarnation of their barrel-aged cocktails incorporates smoky agave with three kinds of bitters and rosé vermouth to make the meanest pink drink you’ve ever ingested.

Price: $12.00

• Castro

These warm cookies studded with walnuts and boasting a lotus paste center make an excellent finale to an afternoon of dim sum.

Price: $5.00

• Outer Richmond

With no rice as filler in their burrito, La Taqueria's flavorful braised and pulled chicken shines.

Price: $6.50

• Mission

You've never had chicharrones like these before. Impossibly light, airy, and spiced just right, these chicharrones are pure porky delights.

Price: $3.50

• Food Stand/Pop Up

Disguised as your run-of-the-mill, everyday dumplings, Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings) are, in fact, far superior. If a regular dumpling decided to install a hot tub in his living room, this is what it would be like. Pure awesomeness.

Price: $5.50

• Outer Richmond

This little sandwich shop in the Castro serves up scrumptious, veggie packed banh mi (Vietnamese Sandwiches) that have such a variety of ingredients, they almost include every color of the rainbow. Simply a coincidence? I think not.

Price: $4.75

• Castro

Add kimchi to anything and it makes the original better. Add it to a bbq pork sandwich and you'll never go back!!

Price: $8.95

• Multiple Locations

Crispy, rolled tortillas filled with succulent duck meat and topped with sour cream and shredded cabbage, these little flautas are a grown-up, sophisticated version of the taquito.

Price: $12.00

• Castro

It's not a place you go for fancy cocktails, but Specs' is a hidden neighborhood bar—where everyone would like to get to know you while they get inebriated—surrounded by tourist traps and strip clubs.

Price: $6.00

• North Beach/Telegraph Hill

This elixir—a delicate flaxen liquid served ice-cold in a graceful coupe and dusted with flakes of actual gold—is the embodiment of elegance, but the person who makes it for you will probably have neck tattoos.

Price: $11.00

• Haight-Ashbury

There's no espresso in the "House Cappuccino" at Tosca, but this brandied hot chocolate flies off the long, well-worn bar faster than they can steam the milk.

Price: $6.00

• North Beach/Telegraph Hill

Playful food made with excellent ingredients.

Price: $15.00

• Mission

Thorough's almond croissant is the best in the whole city.

Price: $2.50

• Castro