Vegetarian Samusa Soup at Burma Superstar, $11.75 to $14.95
When seated at this buzzy Inner Richmond Burmese joint, there’s a reason the waitress recommends a steaming bowl of Vegetarian Samusa Soup. As one of the restaurant’s hottest dishes (no pun intended!) it comes loaded with potato and curry samusas, falafels, and a trio of veggies: cabbage, onions, and peas. The result? A mega-hearty meal ripe in an ethnic fusion of spices and herbs that slightly burns when slurped down. The bowl comes in two serving sizes, medium and large, and can easily be shared with a group of your lucky friends.
Burma Superstar, 309 Clement Street (between 4th and 5th avenues); 415-387-2147.

Photographed by Maria del Rio