Curries.

8 rankings across San Francisco, built from 90 scored dishes. Pick the exact curry you want — each ranking compares only that dish.

Best Chicken Tikka Masalas 33 dishes ranked Boneless tandoori-grilled chicken tikka simmered in a spiced tomato-cream masala gravy, usually served with basmati rice or naan.

#1 Chicken Tikka Masala a La Carte India Clay Oven · Outer Richmond 9.4 High confidence
Best Butter Chicken 10 dishes ranked Murgh makhani: boneless chicken, usually roasted in the tandoor first, then simmered in a mild, silky gravy of tomato, butter and cream. Gentler and richer than tikka masala, and made for scooping up with naan.

#1 Butter Chicken Timur Indian and Nepalese Cuisine · Inner Sunset 9.5 High confidence
Best Panang Curries 10 dishes ranked Thai panang (phanaeng) curry: a thick, rich red curry made with coconut cream and a peanut-forward paste, sweet-salty and fragrant with makrut lime leaf, most often served with beef or chicken over rice.

#1 Panang Neua Farmhouse Kitchen Thai Cuisine · Mission 9.5 High confidence
Best Green Curries 9 dishes ranked Thai green curry (gaeng keow wan): coconut-milk curry built on green chili paste with Thai basil, eggplant and a choice of protein.

#1 Green Curry House of Thai · Lower Nob Hill 8.7 Limited data
Best Chicken Biryanis 8 dishes ranked South Asian layered rice dish of long-grain basmati and spiced, marinated chicken, often slow-cooked dum style with saffron, fried onions and mint, and served with raita or salan. Includes Hyderabadi, Lucknowi and Pakistani styles; distinct from pulao and from goat, lamb or vegetable biryani.

#1 Vijayawada Chicken Biryani Diwali Indian Cuisine · Mission 8.6 Limited data
Best Mapo Tofus 7 dishes ranked Sichuan braised tofu in a spicy, numbing chili-bean sauce with ground pork or beef and Sichuan peppercorn, usually eaten over rice.

#1 Mapo Tofu Z & Y Restaurant · Chinatown 8.8 Limited data
Best Massaman Curries 7 dishes ranked Thai Muslim-influenced curry of meat (often chicken or beef) simmered in coconut milk with potatoes, peanuts, and warm spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and star anise.

#1 Massaman Gae Nari · Japantown 8.3 Limited data
Best Red Curries 6 dishes ranked Thai red curry (gaeng phed): coconut-milk curry built on red chili paste with bamboo shoots, Thai basil and a choice of protein.

#1 Red Curry with Duck Khao Tiew · San Francisco 7.8 Limited data