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Very highly rated Taiwanese food at a reasonable price. Price: $9-$28. ■Yuet Lee, 1300 Stockton St, at Broadway St, Phone: +1 415 982-6020, Hours: W-M 11AM-3AM. No-nonsense Chinese restaurant with an eclectic but authentic menu, with offerings like stir-fried Watercress and Fresh Frog Rice Soup. Price: $8-$25. ■House of Nanking, 919 Kearny St, Cross Street — Jackson St, Phone: +1 415 421-1429, Hours: M-Sa 11AM-10PM, Su 12PM9:30PM. An excellent low-brow sit-down Chinese restaurant. Let the waiter order for you. Price: $6-$12. ■Figaro, 414 Columbus Ave, between Green St and Stockton St, Phone: +1 415 398-1300, http://www.figaroristorante. com/, Hours: 5:30PM-11:30PM daily. Used to be a bakery in the 1920s, today it’s a cozy restaurant serving traditional authentic Italian cuisine. It has a heated patio garden at the back. Price: $12-$24. ■Calzone’s Pizza Cucina, 430 Columbus Ave, between Green St and Stockton St, Phone: +1 415 397-3600, http:// www.calzonesf.com/, Hours: M-Su 11AM-1AM. You can’t miss this restaurant — it’s the one with the large awning and all the curbside tables that overlook Columbus Street. They make great fresh mojitos here and the pizza is pretty good too. Price: $13-$20. ■Michelangelo Cafe, 579 Columbus Ave, between Green St and Stockton St, Phone: +1 415 986-4058, Hours: M-Th 5PM-11PM, F-Sa 12PM-11PM, Su 12PM-10PM. Small, cozy and ornately decorated Italian restaurant in the heart of North Beach. Great service! Price: Entrees $15-$25. ■Mo’s Gourmet Hamburgers, 1322 Grant Ave, between Vallejo St and Green St, Phone: +1 415 788-3779, http://www. mosgrill.com/, Hours: Su-Th 9AM-10PM, F-Sa 9AM-11:30PM. American style diner that definitely has one of the best burgers in San Francisco. Mo’s has a unique rotary-style grill in the front window to lure unsuspecting hungry people in. When you leave though — you will not be hungry — Mo’s burgers are HUGE, and are best complimented with a