Pakistani cooking in San Francisco has a beloved, no-frills home near the Tenderloin. Shalimar, on Jones Street in Lower Pacific Heights, is known for its tandoori meats and curries served in a spare, cash-friendly room. It is the city's reference point for the cuisine.
Shalimar in San Francisco is the Tenderloin's cash-and-card Pakistani counter, with a tandoor at the door turning out solid chicken tikka under fifteen.
OrderChicken tikka from the tandoor, with garlic naan and dal.
TipEat at the back of the room; the front benches give you a view of the tandoor cook at speed.
Shalimar in San Francisco is the Tenderloin Pakistani counter where a tandoor-fired chicken tikka, naan and dal lands under thirteen dollars at lunch service.
OrderChicken tikka with naan and dal
TipEat at the back tables; the front counter has the tandoor view but no chairs.
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