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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation. Updated September 2026.
Lovely's · Cole Valley
The Infatuation. An Oakland-born burger shop with a Cole Valley outpost sharing space with wine bar Woods. Crispy-edged patties, just-melted American cheese, squishy sesame seed rolls.
side a · Mission
The Infatuation. A Mission bistro whose bone-marrow cheeseburger arrives with instructions from the staff: scrape the marrow onto the patty, which already sits under a slab of bubbly goat cheese.
Native Burger · Richmond
The Infatuation. A Richmond District shop built around the Big Ass Burger. The Native, crowned with candied bacon, is the signature order.
Marlowe · SoMa
The Infatuation. The bar burger at this all-day SoMa American restaurant: caramelized onions, cheddar, bacon and a horseradish aioli.
Zuni Café · Hayes Valley
The Infatuation. The lunch-only burger at this longtime Hayes Valley restaurant, served on housemade rosemary focaccia with pickled onions and aioli.