Daeho Kalbijjim & Beef Soup

The Best Restaurants in San Francisco | Eater SF

"This Korean restaurant is considered essential eating for Bay Area diners. Lines regularly weave along Post Street as loyalists look to get a table at the dimly lit, somewhat small restaurant. The spicy-sweet Korean short rib stew kalbijjim with cheese is the obvious order here, with cheese pulls going gangbusters as friends hit the angles for outrageous Instagram-worthy videos. Nothing here is cheap — the most inexpensive orders start at $24 — and the most ordered items ratchet toward $100. The food, rich in depth and dizzying in soft and crunchy textures, is absolutely worth it. Go right to the heart of things: Order the $81 braised short rib. Reservations are bookable here. Best for: Sliding in for lunch — or nabbing a group dinner reservation — to try some of the most dynamite Korean food in the region." - Paolo Bicchieri