The 38 Essential Restaurants in San Francisco

Eater SF · updated July 2026 · 38 restaurants. Read the original list.

Restaurants on this list

• 3rd Cousin — Bernal Heights, San Francisco
• Abacá — Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
• Anchor Oyster Bar — Castro, San Francisco
• Beit Rima — Cole Valley, San Francisco
• Besharam — Dogpatch, San Francisco
• Breadbelly — Inner Richmond, San Francisco
• Butter & Crumble — North Beach, San Francisco
• Californios — SoMa, San Francisco
• Cinderella Bakery & Cafe — Inner Richmond, San Francisco
• Dalida — Presidio, San Francisco
• Delfina — Mission, San Francisco
• Fikscue Thrive City — Mission Bay, San Francisco
• Four Kings — Chinatown, San Francisco
• Golden Boy Pizza — North Beach, San Francisco
• Gumbo Social — Bayview, San Francisco
• House of Prime Rib — Nob Hill, San Francisco
• Jules — Lower Haight, San Francisco
• Kiln — Hayes Valley, San Francisco
• Kin Khao — Union Square, San Francisco
• Lazy Bear — Mission, San Francisco
• Lunette — Embarcadero, San Francisco
• Mandalay — Inner Richmond, San Francisco
• Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant — Outer Sunset, San Francisco
• Outta Sight Pizza — Tenderloin, San Francisco
• Piglet & Co — Mission, San Francisco
• Prubechu — Mission, San Francisco
• Quince — Jackson Square, San Francisco
• Rintaro — Mission, San Francisco
• Sōhn — Dogpatch, San Francisco
• Taqueria Cancun — Mission, San Francisco
• Thanh Long — Outer Sunset, San Francisco
• The Morris — Potrero Hill, San Francisco
• The Progress — Fillmore, San Francisco
• Trick Dog — Mission, San Francisco
• True Laurel — Mission, San Francisco
• Turtle Tower — Financial District, San Francisco
• Via Aurelia — Mission Bay, San Francisco
• Zuni Cafe — Hayes Valley, San Francisco

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