Banana cream tart
$$, Outdoor Seating, Café, Bakery, Breakfast, Mission Dolores
"The individual banana cream tart is so rich and gluttonous. It's best eaten at a picnic in Dolores Park up the street."
ChefJessica Largey
Los Angeles
About Jessica Largey
Jessica Largey is the chef/partner at the restaurant Simone, in downtown Los Angeles. Before venturing on her own, she spent four years as chef de cuisine at Manresa. She took home a James Beard Award for the nation’s Rising Star Chef, making her the first California chef to win that award since Timothy Hollingsworth, then of the French Laundry, in 2010.
Accolades
- Nominee for Rising Star ChefJames Beard Foundation
- Rising Star ChefSan Francisco Chronicle
- 30 Under 30Zagat Survey
- ChefsFeed WinnerOne of the Best Things to Eat in SF
Where I Go Out
Mocha
$, Café, Coffee Shop, So Ma
"Sightglass' mocha is not sweet at all and the cocoa adds such a complex contrast to the espresso."
Ricanelas ice cream
$, Outdoor Seating, Desserts, Ice Cream, Mission Dolores
"Bi-Rite Creamery's Ricanelas ice cream is made with Snickerdoodle cookies. This is ice cream done well."
Massaman nong lai
$$, Reservations, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Thai, Tenderloin
"This is a deep, rich curry with burnt shallots and bone-in beef shank. It's one of my favorite Thai dishes and this is the best version of massaman nong lai outside of Thailand by far."
Carne asada super burrito
$, Mexican, Tacos, Burritos, Mission
"This is the best late-night snack in SF. The line moves quickly and the green salsa is a must. I go to the one on 24th and Mission."
Bánh mì gà
$, Breakfast, Vietnamese, Sandwiches, Tenderloin
"This chicken banh mi, is my go to sandwich/lunch snack."