Best SF Mission Burritos

Burrito pilgrims in San Francisco can use this guide to the foil-wrapped, Mission-style classics and the taquerias that do them best. Most sit along Mission Street and 24th Street, with detours to Valencia, Bryant Street in the eastern Mission and Church Street just off the neighborhood. Taqueria El Farolito is the benchmark: order a super burrito with al pastor or carne asada a block from the 24th St BART station. La Taqueria skips the rice entirely; ask for your carne asada burrito dorado style so the tortilla crisps on the plancha. At La Palma Mexicatessen, tortillas are pressed by hand on site, and Taqueria Cancún is known for the carnitas burrito mojado, smothered in red chili sauce and eaten with a fork.

Expect a line at La Taqueria at lunch, while El Farolito's lines peak after the bars close.