Which San Francisco restaurant is your diehard favorite?

Say you have one day left to live (or worse, you have to move back to Missouri). Which San Francisco restaurant would you visit on your way out?

I fished recommendations from multiple Reddit threads and Twitter arguments so you didn’t have to. Feelings about these eateries may shift faster than the sand on the Great Highway, but the hits are hard to contest. Presented in no particular order, they cover a fair amount of square mileage. Do you see your favorite San Francisco restaurant here? Should it be?

PakwanCuisine: Indian, PakistaniLocation(s): Ingleside (1031 Ocean Ave), Mission District (3180 16th Street), Tenderloin (501 O’Farrell).Hours: 11am–11pm every day; 10:30am–10pm for Ocean Ave.

San TungCuisine: Chinese (Northern style)Location: Inner Sunset, 1031 IrvingHours: 11am–3pm; 4:30–8:30pm, Wednesday through Monday. Closed Tuesdays.

Señor SisigCuisine: Filipino fusion, the best California burritos in the city.Location(s): Mission District (990 Valencia), mobile food trucks. Find them today!Hours: 11am–9pm every day

Brenda’s French Soul FoodCuisine: New Orleans-style French delightsLocation: Polk/Civic Center, 625 Polk St.Hours: 8am–8pm, Wednesday through Monday. Closed Tuesdays.

Ryoko’sCuisine: Japanese, sushiLocation: Nob Hill, 619 TaylorHours: 6pm–11:30pm Monday through Saturday; 6pm–1o:30pm Sundays

MandalayCuisine: BurmeseLocation: Inner Richmond, 4348 CaliforniaHours: 4pm–8:3opm Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday; 11:30am–9pm on Fridays and Saturdays. 11:3oam–8pm Sundays.

Tommy’s Joynt, which is neither closed nor closing!Cuisine: AmericanLocation: Polk/Van NessHours: 12pm–7pm Sunday through Wednesday, 12pm–midnight Thursday and Friday; 1pm–midnight on Saturdays.

Kaiju EatsCuisine: JapaneseLocation: Laurel Heights, 3409 Geary BoulevardHours: 11am–2:30pm; 4:30pm–9:30pm Monday through Friday, and 12pm–3pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

Palermo Delicatessen (aka Molinari’s backdoor for locals).Cuisine: Italian sandwichesLocation: North Beach, 658 VallejoHours: 10am–5pm Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays.

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