Best places to dine around Union Square & Westfield Centre

Every year around this time, e-mails start to come in, asking for places to take family for lunch and dinner around major shopping areas, particularly Union Square.

So this year I decided to create my own guide. The area is not lacking for options — just look at all the fast-serve restaurants in the bottom of Westfield Centre. I’ve tried most of them and the one I continually return to is the Buckhorn for a tri-tip sandwich with a container of natural juices. Put on some horseradish and the sandwich beats out the surrounding burger, ramen, Mexican, Korean, pasta  and soup options.

So it goes around Union Square. The accompanying slide show gives my picks for some of the best places for every occasion, including a quick burger bite (Super Duper), a refined white-tablecloth lunch (Campton Place), exciting  Thai food (Kin Khao) and one of the best cassoulets in the Bay Area (Aquitaine).

See the complete list of 23 restaurants on http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2014/11/28/best-places-to-dine-around-union-square-westfield-centre/#28719-4