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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 August 2026.
New Eritrea Restaurant · Sunset
The Infatuation. A Sunset staple open since the 1990s with a loyal, multi-generational following. Hearty, deeply onion-flavored tumtumo and well-spiced beef sambusas. All vegetarian dishes are plant-based.
Moya · SoMa
The Infatuation. A snug SoMa counter doing vegetarian and meat dishes equally well: buttery kitfo with housemade cheese, rich shuro, and berbere-kissed misir wot.
House of Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen · Mission Bay
The Infatuation. A dialed-in Mission Bay counter-service spot. Chicken tibs with outsized tomato chunks and a misir wot cooked to a thick, textbook consistency.
Cafe Ethiopia · Mission
The Infatuation. A warm Valencia Street room hung with Ethiopian art. A milder chicken kitfo and a solid spicy ater alongside heavy pours of tej.
Sheba Jazz Lounge · Fillmore
The Infatuation. A Fillmore jazz lounge that hides a strong Ethiopian kitchen behind its live-music room. Sirloin sambussas with crackly golden edges and a well-spiced vegetarian sampler.