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I can't give you all my secrets, but here are some places you might want to try while you are in SF:

Bar Agricole (upscale bar food that impresses and interesting cocktails: get the aged r(h)um)

Local Mission Eatery (classic SF localvore scene and quality sandwiches for lunch; Knead Bakery at the back will blow your mind if you eat the croissant, the almond twist, and/or the custard thing in a flaky shell with a French name)

Flour and Water (our best pizza offering but the whole restaurant shines: go early or late for dinner)

Piqueos (Peruvian -- more a neighborhood place but really quite good)

Mangosteen (Vietnamese: an amazing lunch at shockingly low prices -- not as low as the simply unreal Saigon Sandwiches, but without the line)

Bar Bambino (Italian wine bar with traditional fare)

Il Cane Rosso (lunch from D-Patt's brain, since you can't afford Coi and don't have patience to get all the way to Oakland for Plum, which is worth the trip, mind you)

Commonwealth (molecular gastronomy and wild creativity at normal prices)

Beast and the Hare (small plates, all delicious)

Tartine (pastries from heaven: get a morning bun; the sandwiches for lunch amaze too and will help you understand why there is a week's long waiting list to get a loaf of bread)

Schmidt's (beer and sausages)

I could go on.  Please enjoy.  Don't forget to pick up good coffee beans from either Four Barrel or Blue Bottle before you leave town.  Blue Bottle's best bean blend: Bella Donovan.  And, really, don't deny yourself the pleasure of Bi-Rite Creamery for ice cream.  And follow Chairman Bao for buns, if you can.