Our Favorite SF Restaurants
San Francisco draws people from everywhere who come to be themselves and do what they do best. The diversity, the ambition, the creativity show up in everything that makes this city unique, including some of the best dining in the world. We feel lucky to be here for it.
Favorites (36)
4505 Burgers & BBQ
NoPa · San Francisco
Altamirano Restaurant & Bar
NoPa · San Francisco
Bay of Burma
$$SoMa · San Francisco
Spicy bell pepper tofu and chicken was spectacular
Beretta
NoPa · San Francisco
Caché
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Cafe Okawari
$SoMa · San Francisco
Japanese curry / Volcano
Capital Restaurant
$$Chinatown · San Francisco
Chicken wings
Chez Maman
$$Hayes Valley · San Francisco
Chicken sandwich
Chouquet's
$$Pacific Heights · San Francisco
Crepevine
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Dalida
Presidio · San Francisco
DragonEats
$Hayes Valley · San Francisco
Dumpling Time
SoMa · San Francisco
Fiorella
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Fish in the Box
NoPa · San Francisco
Grégoire
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Hook Fish Co.
$$Outer Sunset · San Francisco
Izakaya Sozai
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Garlic edamame, agedashi tofu, gyoza, chicken thigh skewer, chicken wings, hamachi carpaccio, ramen with egg.
Jalebi Street
$Upper Haight · San Francisco
Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya
Stonestown · San Francisco
Lavash
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Matcha Cafe Maiko
$Japantown · San Francisco
Matcha strawberry boba
Mezze and Mooore
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
MIXT Salads
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Pabu Izakaya
Financial District · San Francisco
Perilla
$$Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Pizzeria Delfina
Mission · San Francisco
Radhaus
$$Fort Mason · San Francisco
Chicken shawarma is unbelievable
Rich Table
Hayes Valley · San Francisco
SomiSomi
Mission Bay · San Francisco
Sushi Hon
$$$$Mission · San Francisco
The Italian Homemade Company
$$Hayes Valley · San Francisco
Lasagna is great
The Palm Court at RH San Francisco
$$$$Dogpatch · San Francisco
The Tailor's Son
Pacific Heights · San Francisco
Yank Sing
Financial District · San Francisco
Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Great (31)
Blue Whale
$$Cow Hollow · San Francisco
Bon, Nene
$$Mission · San Francisco
Brenda's Meat & Three
$$NoPa · San Francisco
Burma Love
$$Mission · San Francisco
Che Fico
NoPa · San Francisco
Che Fico Pizzeria - Chase Center
Mission Bay · San Francisco
Copra
$$$Lower Pacific Heights · San Francisco
Dosa place
Easy Breezy
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Galinette
$$$Outer Sunset · San Francisco
Gordo Taqueria
$Inner Sunset · San Francisco
House of Prime Rib
$$$Polk Gulch · San Francisco
Irving Subs
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Kokkari Estiatorio
Jackson Square · San Francisco
Lomo Libre
$$Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Pacific Catch
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Palm City Wines
$$Outer Sunset · San Francisco
Papalote Mexican Grill
NoPa · San Francisco
Rose Indian Cuisine
$$Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Sajj Mediterranean
$SoMa · San Francisco
Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks
$Stonestown · San Francisco
Sohunan
Financial District · San Francisco
Super Duper Burgers
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Sweet Glory
$Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Tadaima
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Thanh Long
$$$Outer Sunset · San Francisco
Crab and garlic noodles
Troya
Pacific Heights · San Francisco
U:Dessert Story
$Castro · San Francisco
Volcano Curry
$Outer Richmond · San Francisco
Wayfare Tavern
Financial District · San Francisco
YH Beijing Duck House
$$$Lower Haight · San Francisco
Zuni Café
Hayes Valley · San Francisco
Good (13)
Doppio Zero
Hayes Valley · San Francisco
IL Canto Cafe
Financial District · San Francisco
Le Central
Financial District · San Francisco
Poke Origin
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Sam's Grill & Seafood Restaurant
$$$Financial District · San Francisco
SF Hole In The Wall Pizza
Outer Sunset · San Francisco
Starbelly
Castro · San Francisco
Teakwood
Hayes Valley · San Francisco
The Posh Bagel
Inner Sunset · San Francisco
The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus
Union Square · San Francisco
Verjus
$$$Jackson Square · San Francisco
Yoma Cafe
$Inner Sunset · San Francisco
Zen Yai Thai
Tenderloin · San Francisco
Want to Try (63)
Agrodolce Provisions
SoMa · San Francisco
Husband-and-wife pasta counter. Flawlessly cooked pastas, seven-layer chocolate cake. Tue–Fri only.
Ama by Brad Kilgore
Jackson Square · San Francisco
Itameshi (Italian-Japanese fusion) inside the Transamerica Pyramid Center.
Arquet
Financial District · San Francisco
Chef Alex Hong (Sorrel) in the old Slanted Door space. Grilled oysters with vadouvan butter, hot honey chicken.
Bageletto
$Mission · San Francisco
Baklavastory
$Mission · San Francisco
Bar Jabroni
$$Lower Haight · San Francisco
Sister bar to Palm City
Binu Bonu
$$West Portal · San Francisco
Wine bar, former owners of La Ciccia
Bix
$$$Jackson Square · San Francisco
Bosco
SoMa · San Francisco
Italian from the Absinthe Group. Sweet corn arancini, sourdough pizzette. Historic building.
Bourbon Steak
Union Square · San Francisco
Michael Mina's steakhouse at the Westin St. Francis. Tableside salt-baked Australian wagyu tomahawk, lobster pot pie.
Buoy Bar
Hayes Valley · San Francisco
Modern Korean in the former Le Fantastique space. Kampachi crudo, crispy corn jeon, spicy sea snail somen.
Chisai Sushi Club
$$$$Bernal Heights · San Francisco
Dining Yamamoto
SoMa · San Francisco
Kaisen chirashi with precisely cut fish, scallops, and uni. Omakase on weekends. On the Infatuation hit list.
Dumpling Home
Hayes Valley · San Francisco
Ebiko
$$Financial District · San Francisco
Fikscue
Mission Bay · San Francisco
Indonesian BBQ by the Mission Bay waterfront. Beef dino ribs, braised coconut-milk greens.
Fù Huì Huá
Mission · San Francisco
Chinese omakase. SF Chronicle & Eater's best new restaurant of 2025. Insanely hard to get into.
Gada
Castro · San Francisco
Tunisian malawi bread sandwiches with melted raclette, harissa, and seasonal fillings.
GiGi's
$$Lower Haight · San Francisco
Wine bar with fancy hot dogs
Golden Boy Pizza
$North Beach · San Francisco
Harborview Restaurant & Bar
$$$Embarcadero · San Francisco
Hinodeya Ramen Bar
$$Japantown · San Francisco
Izakaya Rintaro
$$$Mission · San Francisco
Izzy's Steakhouse
$$$Marina · San Francisco
Jilli
Mission · San Francisco
Modern Korean sool jib (drinking house) focused on makgeolli. Rigatoni alla kimchi vodka is the standout.
JouJou
SoMa · San Francisco
French seafood bistro from the Lazy Bear / True Laurel team. Raw bar, oysters, shellfish platters.
Jules
Lower Haight · San Francisco
Katsuo + Kombu
$$NoPa · San Francisco
KC Paris Desserts
$Fillmore · San Francisco
Key Klub
$$Nob Hill · San Francisco
Kolapasi
$$Mission · San Francisco
Leopold's
$$Russian Hill · San Francisco
Maillards
Outer Sunset · San Francisco
Beloved smashburger pop-up now permanent inside Two Pitchers Brewing. Thin-pressed patties, caramelized shallots, creamy house sauce.
Maison Nico
$$Jackson Square · San Francisco
Mamahuhu
$Inner Richmond · San Francisco
Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream
$Outer Sunset · San Francisco
Maria Isabel
Presidio Heights · San Francisco
Coastal Mexican seafood from the Dalida team (Laura & Sayat Ozyilmaz). Aguachile, chilorio, machaca.
Mijoté
$$$Mission · San Francisco
Milos Meze
$$$Cow Hollow · San Francisco
Miyako Old Fashioned Ice Cream
$Fillmore · San Francisco
Morella
$$$Marina · San Francisco
Mumu Hot Pot
$$Parkmerced · San Francisco
Noodle in a Haystack
$$$$Inner Richmond · San Francisco
Okane
$$$SoMa · San Francisco
Omakase
$$$$SoMa · San Francisco
Piccino
$$Dogpatch · San Francisco
Restaurant Naides
Nob Hill · San Francisco
Contemporary Filipino tasting menu, 10–13 courses. In the 2026 Michelin guide.
Richmond Republic Draught House
$$Inner Richmond · San Francisco
Rose Pizzeria
Inner Richmond · San Francisco
San Ho Won
$$$Mission · San Francisco
Side A
Mission · San Francisco
Modern American bistro and vinyl listening bar. Parisian gnocchi with short rib, veal gravy. One of 2025's best neighborhood restaurants.
Smokin D's BBQ
$$Outer Sunset · San Francisco
Supreme Dumplings
$Stonestown · San Francisco
Taniku
$$Nob Hill · San Francisco
TBD
Financial District · San Francisco
Izakaya from the Akikos chefs Ray Lee and Tommy Cleary. Chicken karaage, miso wagyu, pork belly on mochi donuts.
Terra Cotta Warrior
$Outer Sunset · San Francisco
The Happy Crane
$$$Hayes Valley · San Francisco
Tia Margarita
$$Outer Richmond · San Francisco
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
$$$Nob Hill · San Francisco
Toyose
$$Outer Sunset · San Francisco
Via Aurelia
Mission Bay · San Francisco
Tuscan Italian from the Che Fico team. Bolder and richer than Che Fico. Named one of 2025's most beautiful new restaurants by Robb Report.
Wolfsbane
Dogpatch · San Francisco
Tasting menu from the Lord Stanley team (Rupert & Carrie Blease). In the 2026 Michelin guide immediately.
Z&Y Restaurant
$$Chinatown · San Francisco
Z&Y Peking Duck / Don Don Noodles / explosive chicken