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.

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🍽️ 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.

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