"The Indian restaurant scene in SF is wide-ranging—you can walk into a low-key place for $14 dosas or drop $300 in a fancy dining room straight off a wedding venue Pinterest board. But the one spot we may as well have a weekly standing appointment at is Viva Goa, a Marina spot on the more casual end of the spectrum. This homestyle place focuses on dishes from Goa on the coast of western India, so safe to say you should zero in on their seafood dishes, like the sizzling tandoori fish or coconut-heavy prawn xacuti. You’ll be plotting an excuse to get back here before you’ve even cleared the first basket of naan." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong