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Take it from a local: The best restaurants in San Francisco aren't all trendy, expensive or near your downtown hotel

By Harvey Steiman

Sweet, smoky, floral and a little bit gamy, the distinctive aroma of Chinese tea-smoked duck rises from the plate. But you know it's not a Chinese restaurant because the juicy pink meat rests on mashed.....

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