Clay Oven
Clay Oven serves lunch and dinner every day in a comfortable and relaxed environment. The restaurant's enormous menu has all the typical Indian favorites and much more. Try the Punjabi lamb curry, chicken coconut curry, prawn tikka masala or a clay oven dinner. The restaurant also has an extensive menu of vegetarian options along with many choices of fresh Indian-style bread. Don't miss the mango or coconut ice cream for dessert. Clay Oven has six locations in San Francisco, with the West Portal location right on West Portal Avenue. Perfect for lunch before heading out on the Twin Peaks Ocean Park bike trail.
Clay Oven
385 West Portal Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94127
(415) 731-2400
sfclayoven.com
Roti Indian Bistro
Roti Indian Bistro offers a diverse choice of traditional Indian dishes served up in a contemporary style restaurant. Concentrating on a mix of locally produced foods and Indian spices, it's no wonder this restaurant is so popular. For an appetizer, try a vegetable samosa or roti calamari. Entrees include tandoori, curries, biryanis and rice entrees, along with a great selection of fresh bread made on the premises. Sip a mango lassi (a mango yogurt drink) and enjoy the Kesari Kheer (traditional Indian rice pudding). Reservations are recommended.
Roti Indian Bistro
53 West Portal Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94127
(415) 665-7684
rotibistro.com
Spicy Bite
Spicy Bite is located on Mission Street, just a few minutes drive from the West Portal area. The restaurant serves a great selection of curries, tandoori dishes, and chicken, vegetable, lamb and seafood specialties. Try the vegetable pakora (onion, spinach and potato fritters), tandoori prawn, chicken vindaloo, lamb curry or madras fish curry. Desserts include a delicious kulfi (Indian pistachio ice cream) and gulab jamun (pastry balls with a sauce of milk and honey). Spicy Bite also delivers to the West Portal area if you prefer to eat at your hotel. Open for lunch and dinner.
Spicy Bite
3501 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 647-4036
spicy-bite.com
Article Written By Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves is a full-time freelance writer and editor, currently based in Bangkok, Thailand. She has been writing since 1984 and has been published in the "Dallas Morning News," "Santa Monica Mirror," "Bangkok Post," and Associated Content.com and Zappos.com. Reeves has a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Miami University.
