"A soup-focused restaurant in the Outer Sunset just makes sense. The counter serves a rotating lineup with options like clam chowder, tomato soup with basil cream, and chicken noodle. All of them work especially well as internal space heaters on chilly days. Be sure to take off your soup blinders to give the sandwiches their due—the Schmelty with lacy cheese edges is excellent, as is the one with mortadella and a smear of olive spread." - julia chen 1, lani conway, ricky rodriguez