One of my favorite restaurants these days is not a sit-down restaurant at all but an outstanding food purveyor at the Saturday San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. I can hardly wait to get to the market to see what tasty creations Primavera has come up with.
My favorite dish on their short menu is their chilaquiles – fresh, fluffy scrambled eggs with refried beans, thick, crisp tortilla chips topped with wonderful sauces (sometimes red, sometimes green), sliced avocado, onions and sour cream. This is pure heaven on a Saturday morning! I love their tamales as well – especially the chicken tamales with the mole sauce, and the ones with corn (or squash) and green chile peppers. Oh, and the ones with pumpkin and white cheddar, as well. Their pulled pork tacos are delightful, as are their masa cakes with black beans. And their agua fresca combinations could not be fresher - pineapple-cucumber and strawberry-lime are especially flavorful.
The lines are always long, but it is so worth the wait!
You can also get a number of their selections to go at their stall next door – fresh tortillas, guacamole, tamales and a variety of salsas and sauces. Some of their products, like the tamales, can also be found in retailers such as Whole Foods.
Primavera sources their products locally and uses a number of organic ingredients in their dishes. Their pork and beef come from Niman Ranch and many of their vegetables are sourced from the farmers market. Karen Waikiki started Primavera in 1991 after working as the chef at a Mexican restaurant in Sonoma.
Primavera is located on the back side of the San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers Market on Saturday mornings only.
San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
One Ferry Building (on The Embarcadero)
San Francisco, CA 94114
