Corn Tortilla Soup at The Melt, $3.95 to $6.95
This soup is corny in the best way possible. The Melt, known for its ooey-gooey sandwiches and soup combinations, pours a blend of sweet summer corn (grown at a Brentwood farm) and a mixture of herbs. Don’t let the “sweet” part throw you off — there’s nothing saccharine about this smooth yellow dish. Instead, you’ll get a mouthful of comforting creamy kernels. And since The Melt stabilizes each pot of soup every half hour, at a piping 165 degrees, you’re guaranteed a warm batch to ward off the S.F. chills.
The Melt, 115 Montgomery Street (at Sutter Street); 415-691-6536.

Photographed by Anna-Alexia Basile