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Next up in the Good. Food. Stories. Neighborhood Guide series is one of many unbelievably jam-packed culinary communities in San Francisco: the Mission District. We’ve enlisted the incomparable food writer Stephanie Stiavetti of Wasabimon! and The Good Taste Review to share her most beloved hangouts.

There’s no arguing that San Francisco is a city of food. With a nine-month-long growing season, some of world’s freshest seafood and an international community rivaling that of almost any other American city, SF is a veritable gourmet paradise. There’s a reason that San Franciscans are notorious for never leaving the 7×7 borders of their town. They don’t need to.

My favorite San Francisco neighborhood is the Mission District. With its dizzying array of restaurants, you could easily spend a month in this part of town and never eat in the same place twice. Hell, you might be able to stay for an entire year and still find a great new dining establishment every day. Another big plus of the Mission is that BART—the Bay Area’s lightrail system—runs right through the middle of it, so you can easily get there from suburban lands as far away as Fremont, Richmond or San Jose.

It was exceptionally difficult to whittle down my favorite restaurants to a manageable number for this post, but I’ve managed to come up with a list that should treat you right, whether you’re a local or just visiting. While these places are great to sit down and eat, most will let you take your dish to go so that you can enjoy it on the palatial lawns of Dolores Park, something I highly recommend on a sunny day.

>> Tres leches cake, burritos, and food carts: all found in SF’s Mission District and after the jump. >>