Marina, San Francisco · restaurant
A low-lit room on Chestnut under the art deco Presidio Theatre, where the kitchen earns the bistro label through specifics rather than category. The house ricotta with rosemary honey on lavash lands somewhere between snack and ritual, the '1000 Layer' crispy potatoes are the item no table agrees to share, and the signature burger — in standard form or 'Fancy Pants' — is the reason first-timers end up regulars.