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El Faro

Opens Friday at 7:00 AM

Mission District, San Francisco

🫘"It's almost hydrating to eat that" (SF Standard)
🌶️Ask for a grilled serrano for extra heat
🎨Check out the vintage tile mural inside

This unassuming corner spot claims to have invented the Mission burrito in the 1960s, and they're still serving the same no-frills recipe today. The secret weapon is the beans, slow-cooked in a special caldo that gives them an almost soup-like, deeply satisfying texture.

Legendary Mission burrito
Family-run since 1961
Retro 70s-80s vibes
Soupy hydrating beans
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