To my dear reader, feel free to try as many of the following places as you would like, it took me many enjoyable trial
and error to compile this wonderful list.
San Francisco
Non-Asian Food
Limon - Quarter Dark Rotisserie Chicken, best Peruvian food
HardKnox Cafe - Lousiana menu with homemade Corn Muffins, so cheap too
House of Prime Rib - Very tender and well made
Asian Food
Terra Cotta Warrior - cumin lamb biang biang noodles, liang pi
Saap Ver - Thai pinapple fried rice, saap ver fried rice
Dumpling Home - Best Sheng Jian Bao and soup dumpling. You don't need to order anything else.
Paiks Noodle - Jajangmyeon
Marugame - Any udon is good. I highlt recommend the tamago tempura
Ippudo - Ramen
Golden Star - Vietnamese Pho
Desserts
Delah Coffee - Any milk cake
Urban Ritual - Mango sticky rice
Boba Guys - Strawberry Latte Matcha
Pinapple King Bakery - guava butter pinapple bun
Mochill - Matcha and black sesame mochi donuts
Palmetto Superfoods - Acai bowls with a lot of toppings
Takeout
Dabba - Large bowl of Mexican/Jamaican/Indian Fusion
Sajj - Large bowl of mediterranean mix
Halal Guys - I am happy they opened in SF
Miss Tomato - very flavourful and fresh sandwiches on the go
The Bird - juicy, crunchy burgers
Coffee
illy - Known for their expresso, but I like latte more
Bay Area
Asian Food
Farmhouse Thai - Little Lao Togo platter is very fun to eat with a group
Tofu House - Korean Tofu Soup with Rice
Ramen Nagi
Taishoken
Teaspoon - homemade boba
Montreal
Asian Food
Nos The - Curry Tonkatsu. My go to place when meeting friends in downtown area. It is a very cozy shop with delicious food and good options for bubble tea.
Nouilles de Lanzhou - Beef noodles with thick noodles. Better than most of the popular choices I tried in Toronto
Mon ami - Fried chicken
Vua - Saigon Banh Mi. They are 3-4$ each and the balance of ingredients and sauce is awesome.
Sam Cha - Buddae Jiggae
Vegetarian Food
Aux Vivres - All their options include 2-3 type of food and it is impossible to go wrong with any.
Pushap - Thali. Great value for your money since they are 4-5$ for each plate. The samosas are huge and 5 for 2 bucks.
If you love potatoes
La Belle Province - Frite Sauce. It is a poutine no cheese and is 30% cheaper. La belle province offers some of the best poutine in the city.
La Banquise - More fancy poutine. Extremely good value for the price you are paying and their frites have an unique sweet taste.
Allo Mon Coco - Generous serving of brunch food, their potatoes are the right mix of mashed and fried.
Desserts
St - Viateur or Fairmont Bagels
C Chocolat - Any mason jar, especially the Matcha Matcha Man
O Piano or Cafe Momo - Mango Bingsoo
Rockaberry - apple crumble
La Diperie - Best bang for the buck are the small cones. They dip the ice cream in warm chocolate syrup
Les glaciers - Amazing flavourful cupcakes, especially the red velvet cupcake.
Toronto
Korean/Japanese/Chinese/Thai Food
Gyugyuya - Delicious Japanese curry
Congee Queen - Super bowl congee and radish cake
Fudao noodle - Fudao noodle with original soup
Vegetarian Food
Indian Roti House - Mutter Paneer
Desserts
Petit Potato - Toast Tower. Google their menu, it is worth it.
Uncle Tetsu - Cheesecake. I am not a huge fan, but you can never go wrong with it.
Waterloo
Korean/Japanese/Chinese/Thai Food
Coco Bubble Tea - Strawberry Macchiato, Bubble Gaga, Three Guys