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2 hours
San Francisco: Dumpling Making Class (Includes 3 Courses)
Make a 3-course dumpling meal in San Francisco. Craft pork dumplings, mix dipping sauce and finish with baby yu choy and tang yuan.
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What to order at The Progress
- Must order
- Whatever the four set courses are on the night; the format is fixed.
- Signature dishes
- Family-style menu, Bread course, Whole grain risotto
- Editor tip
- The State Bird kitchen door opens behind the bar; ask for the State Bird supplement if you missed the downstairs reservation.
Taste Family-style menu with a local in San Francisco
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2 hours
San Francisco: Stuffed Pasta Making Class (4-Course Meal)
Make a 4-course stuffed pasta meal in San Francisco with Chef Daniel. Prepare Italian salad, spinach-ricotta ravioli, marinara and dessert.
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San Francisco: North Beach Curated Multi-Course Foodie Tour
Explore the history-rich restaurant scene of North Beach in San Francisco on a curated, multi-course food tour. Enjoy appetizers, an entree, and a dessert as you disco...
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Location
Address: 1525 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
More casual dining in San Francisco
Outerlands ★ 4.5
Outerlands in San Francisco is the Outer Sunset's surf-side cafe and dinner room, with house bread, a tight California menu and the fog rolling past the door.
OrderEggs in jail: thick toast with an egg cracked in the centre, griddled.
TipWalk-in only for breakfast and lunch; the dinner room takes reservations for parties of 4 or more.
Z & Y Restaurant ★ 4.4
Z & Y in San Francisco is the Chinatown Sichuan room that hosted Obama, with a benchmark dry-fried chicken and a real numbing-spice score on the page.
OrderChongqing chicken: dry-fried with handfuls of Sichuan peppercorns and chillies.
TipAsk for the dan dan noodles 'house style' to get the version the kitchen makes for itself; off the menu.
House of Prime Rib ★ 4.4
House of Prime Rib in San Francisco is the Van Ness chophouse since 1949, with one menu (prime rib), four cuts, and a 70-day waitlist by the late 2020s.
OrderThe English cut prime rib carved tableside, with horseradish cream.
TipBar seats turn over fastest and serve the full menu; book those rather than the dining room.
Sam's Grill ★ 4.2
Sam's Grill in San Francisco is the Financial District chophouse running since 1867, with sand dabs, mahogany booths and a midday lunch tradition.
OrderSand dabs with brown butter and lemon, the room's standard since 1867.
TipBook one of the private booths upstairs at lunch; the lower-floor dining room turns louder after 12:30.
Brenda's French Soul Food ★ 4.5
Brenda's French Soul Food in San Francisco is Brenda Buenviaje's Creole counter on Polk Street, with crawfish beignets and a strong brunch shrimp and grits.
OrderA flight of beignets: plain, chocolate, granny apple and crawfish.
TipNo reservations; arrive at 09:00 sharp or join the digital waitlist that opens at 08:30.
Yuet Lee Seafood ★ 4.2
Yuet Lee in San Francisco is the Chinatown all-night Cantonese counter at Stockton and Broadway, open to 03:00, with salt-and-pepper squid the late shift.
OrderSalt and pepper squid, plus a steamed live fish from the tank.
TipCash only after midnight; the kitchen window seats fill the fastest at 23:30.