THE BEST Restaurants in San Francisco
From street food to fine dining — discover the best restaurants in San Francisco with curated picks, local tips, and free itinerary planning tools.
🍽️ Restaurants in San Francisco
- Swan Oyster Depot — A historic seafood counter on Polk Street serving oysters, crab and chowder.
- Tartine Bakery — A Mission District favourite for country bread, pastries and morning buns.
- Zuni Café — A institution known for its brick-oven chicken and Caesar salad.
- Foreign Cinema — A Mission restaurant with outdoor patio, projecting films and California-Mediterranean cuisine.
- La Taqueria — A Mission taqueria often named among America’s best for burritos and tacos.
- Hog Island Oyster Co. — An oyster farm and restaurant in the Ferry Building with bay views.
- Mama’s — A North Beach breakfast institution famous for pancakes and long waits.
- Boudin Bakery — A sourdough bakery at Fisherman’s Wharf known for bread bowls and clam chowder.
- Delfina — A Mission pizzeria and restaurant serving thin-crust Neapolitan-style pizza.
- Nopa — A popular Divisadero restaurant with wood-fired dishes and late-night dining.
- State Bird Provisions — A Michelin-starred restaurant serving dim sum-style modern American dishes.
- Saison — A three-Michelin-star restaurant with an open kitchen and wood-fired tasting menu.
- Atelier Crenn — A three-Michelin-star restaurant by Dominique Crenn with poetic tasting menus.
- Gary Danko — A fine-dining restaurant on Fisherman’s Wharf with a fixed-price menu.
- The Slanted Door — A modern Vietnamese restaurant in the Ferry Building with bay views.
- Acquerello — A Michelin-starred Italian restaurant in a converted chapel in Pacific Heights.
- Tony’s Little Star Pizza — A popular spot for deep-dish and thin-crust pizza in the North Beach.
- Anchor Oyster Bar — A small seafood restaurant in the Castro known for oysters and crab.
- House of Prime Rib — A classic Nob Hill steakhouse serving prime rib tableside since 1949.
- Scomas — A waterfront seafood restaurant at Fisherman’s Wharf with sourdough and cioppino.