The 18 Best Restaurants In The Tenderloin - San Francisco - The Infatuation

"The menu at this Vietnamese spot is long, but focus on the phở section, especially the dặc biệt phở kho. The heavy, smooth broth is served on the side, so we consider it two excellent dishes in one. The long egg noodles come loaded with peanuts, tendon, flank, brisket, tripe, and rare steak. Add some chili oil to the noodles and plunge them in the broth—it’s a constant back-and-forth between slurping and dipping. Then get the creamy cà phê sữa đá sweetened with condensed milk for the perfect post-noodles and meat wake-me-up. Just make sure to get here early because they close at 3pm and have no qualms about kicking you out." - julia chen 1, patrick wong, ricky rodriguez