French Onion Soup at The Grove, $8.50
If this traditional soup underwent a culinary makeover, it would be The Grove’s decadent rendition of the French dish. It lands at your table inside a skillet loaded in thick cuts of onions and topped with a “floating carpet” of rustic oven-baked bread covered in gruyere and nutty Swiss cheese that drips down the sides. And that’s not all: The chef tops things off with a puddle of olive oil and parsley. We suggest you collapse the bread inside the rich beef broth to soak up its juices. Bon appétit!
The Grove, 690 Mission Street (at Third Street); 415-957-0558.

Photographed by Anna-Alexia Basile