The Unlisted
Places you only hear about from the cousin who knows a guy. Now you know a guy.
Right now
Morning doors
Coffee, pastries and breakfast counters that open early.
- Art's CafeDiner breakfasts with a Korean streakOpen secret
- Caffe TriesteThe West Coast's first espresso houseLocal legend
- Good Mong Kok BakeryA window of dim sum and a line that fliesOpen secret
- Homemade CafeBerkeley breakfast that feeds people who can't payOpen secret
- Bob's DonutsFrom-scratch donuts, still busy at 3 amLocal legend
- Saigon SandwichLittle Saigon's assembly-line bánh mì since 1981Local legend
Right now
Lunch doors
Counters and kitchens worth the detour at lunch.
- Swan Oyster DepotEighteen stools at a marble counter since 1912Local legend
- Art's CafeDiner breakfasts with a Korean streakOpen secret
- Old Mandarin Islamic RestaurantHalal Uyghur cooking out by the beachOpen secret
- El Quetzal GrillGuatemalan churrasco and handmade tortillasDeep cut
- Red's Java HouseA 1930s pier shack a fireboat savedLocal legend
- Bini's KitchenKathmandu momos from two sistersOpen secret
- Molinari DelicatessenPull a number at a deli open since 1896Local legend
- Tommy's JoyntCarving-station hofbrau and buffalo stew since 1947Local legend
- Caffe TriesteThe West Coast's first espresso houseLocal legend
- Good Mong Kok BakeryA window of dim sum and a line that fliesOpen secret
- Lucky Three SevenXL lumpia and '90s hip-hop at a windowOpen secret
- Homemade CafeBerkeley breakfast that feeds people who can't payOpen secret
- Bob's DonutsFrom-scratch donuts, still busy at 3 amLocal legend
- Mitchell's Ice CreamSame family, same corner, since 1953Local legend
- Golden Boy PizzaFocaccia-first square slices, open lateLocal legend
- The Codmother Fish & ChipsProper fish and chips from a walk-up windowOpen secret
- Taqueria Can-CúnPaper banners and burritos past midnightOpen secret
- Saigon SandwichLittle Saigon's assembly-line bánh mì since 1981Local legend
Right now
Dinner doors
Where to eat tonight.
- Old Mandarin Islamic RestaurantHalal Uyghur cooking out by the beachOpen secret
- ShewhatEritrean cooking from a mother's recipesOpen secret
- YamoNine stools, Burmese noodles, a sidewalk waitOpen secret
- Tommy's JoyntCarving-station hofbrau and buffalo stew since 1947Local legend
- Caffe TriesteThe West Coast's first espresso houseLocal legend
- Lucky Three SevenXL lumpia and '90s hip-hop at a windowOpen secret
- Bob's DonutsFrom-scratch donuts, still busy at 3 amLocal legend
- Mitchell's Ice CreamSame family, same corner, since 1953Local legend
- Golden Boy PizzaFocaccia-first square slices, open lateLocal legend
- Taqueria Can-CúnPaper banners and burritos past midnightOpen secret
Right now
Late-night doors
Usually open past 10. Check before you go.
Local legends
Decades in, still the real thing.
- Swan Oyster DepotEighteen stools at a marble counter since 1912Local legend
- Red's Java HouseA 1930s pier shack a fireboat savedLocal legend
- Molinari DelicatessenPull a number at a deli open since 1896Local legend
- Tommy's JoyntCarving-station hofbrau and buffalo stew since 1947Local legend
- Caffe TriesteThe West Coast's first espresso houseLocal legend
- Bob's DonutsFrom-scratch donuts, still busy at 3 amLocal legend
- Mitchell's Ice CreamSame family, same corner, since 1953Local legend
- Golden Boy PizzaFocaccia-first square slices, open lateLocal legend
- Saigon SandwichLittle Saigon's assembly-line bánh mì since 1981Local legend