La Palma Mexicatessen

Mission, San Francisco · restaurant

About La Palma Mexicatessen

An SF institution since 1953, La Palma still makes its masa from scratch every morning. Dry GMO-free corn slow-cooked with lime and water, stone-ground into nixtamal on-site. The carnitas and chicharron have been refined over seven decades; the fresh tortillas are why regulars show up with a cooler. Skip reservations and order by the pound. It's that kind of place.

What to order at La Palma Mexicatessen

  • Super Burrito

    $13

    Flour tortilla packed with your choice of meat, rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream, and cotija ch...

  • Chicharron

    $10

    Crispy house-fried pork skin, fresh batch each morning

  • Fresh Masa Tortillas

    $10

    Made daily from GMO-free nixtamal; sold by the dozen, still warm

  • Carnitas

    $13

    Slow-cooked pork by the pound, the undisputed draw since 1953

  • Chicken Tinga Super Burrito

    $15

    Mission-style super burrito stuffed with chicken tinga, rice, beans, salsa, and guac

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