The Top 100 Restaurants Near Koi Palace
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Rank 1. Koi Palace
Cantonese Chinese
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Rank 2. Chibog
Filipino
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Rank 3. Ocean Subs
Sandwiches
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Rank 4. Kan Kiin
Modern Thai
A strip-mall Thai restaurant in Daly City where brunch turns out hat yai fried chicken alongside waffles and the dinner menu pivots to spicy clay pot catfish and hand-made curry puffs with gossamer crusts. Bold seasoning and careful technique elevate what could have been routine into something worth the drive.
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Rank 5. Super Star Restaurant
Filipino
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Rank 6. Hawaiian Drive Inn
Hawaiian
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Rank 7. Taqueria Guadalajara
Mexican
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Rank 8. Elena's
Mexican
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Rank 9. Tur
Thai
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Rank 10. Don Chuys Mexi-Mercado
Mexican
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Rank 11. Little Original Joe's
American Italian
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Rank 12. La Ciccia
Sardinian Italian
A narrow Sardinian room in Noe Valley where the kitchen moves with unhurried precision, each dish arriving as though the chef has been considering it all morning. The handmade pasta here tastes of somewhere specific—sea urchin, guanciale, the weight of tradition—and demands a reservation weeks ahead.
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- San Francisco Chronicle 2025 · #33 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 13. Patio Filipino
Filipino-Spanish
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Rank 14. Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant
Northern Chinese
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Rank 15. Gialina
Pizza
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Rank 16. La Corneta Taqueria
Mexican
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Rank 17. La Cigale
French
Chef Joseph Magidow runs this Glen Park kitchen solo, sourcing whole animals with Southwest French technique and restraint. A daily prix fixe might offer rabbit saddle stuffed with pork belly, cooked with the precision of someone who learned to respect ingredient.
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Rank 18. Lunette
Cambodian
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Rank 19. El Buen Comer
Mexico City Mexican
Isabel Caudillo's Mission outpost trades technique for the unhurried pleasures of Mexico City home cooking—pork ribs braised until they collapse into salsa verde, chiles rellenos, warm corn tortillas meant for mopping. The menu is small and deliberate; the chocoflan alone justifies the trip.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 20. Khao Tiew
Thai
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Rank 21. House of Pancakes
Chinese
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Rank 22. 3rd Cousin
New American
Greg Lutes's Bernal Heights dining room sits quietly uphill from the city's noise, where hand-rolled pastas and unexpected luxuries—uni crème brûlée with caviar, Wagyu with maitake—signal a chef uninterested in convention. The intimacy here feels earned, built on the steady work of someone who knows how to close a meal, whether with truffle ravioli or pistachio cake.
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Rank 23. Reem’s
Middle Eastern
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Rank 24. True Laurel
Modern Cocktail Bar
- The Pinnacle Guide 2 Pins
- 50 Best 2025 · #64 · World's 50 Best Bars
- 50 Best 2026 · #14 · North America's 50 Best Bars
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Rank 25. Gold Mirror
Italian
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Rank 26. La Taqueria
Mexican
The line outside Miguel Jara's Mission Street counter never quite disappears, a mix of neighborhood regulars and Sunday families drawn by carne asada burritos that need no introduction. Order the off-menu Dorado taco—a corn tortilla crisped on the plancha, doubled with cheese, then loaded—and you understand why simplicity, when executed this well, requires no apology.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 27. Damansara
Malaysian
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Rank 28. Taquería El Farolito
Mexican
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Rank 29. Itria
Modern Italian
Chef Daniel Evers strips Italian cooking to its essence—dayboat scallops with preserved lemon, house-made mafaldine with pecorino—letting simplicity speak. A welcoming Mission spot where modern technique and classical restraint make each dish feel inevitable rather than fussy.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #72 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 30. Gumbo Social
Soul Food Cajun & Creole
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Rank 31. Foreign Cinema
Californian New American
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
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Rank 32. The Front Porch
Southern
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Rank 33. Maillards
Burgers
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Rank 35. Blue Plate
American
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Rank 36. Outerlands
American
At the edge of the city, in a weathered wood room, Outerlands bakes sourdough that draws pilgrims from across San Francisco—mahogany-dark, thickly sliced, served with house-cultured butter. The seasonal kitchen keeps things simple: roasted chicken with market vegetables, ragu Bolognese with tagliatelle, weekend pastries—each dish a vehicle for ingredient quality rather than technique.
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Rank 37. Yuanbao Jiaozi
Chinese
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Rank 38. Han Sang
Korean
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Rank 39. wonderful
Hunanese Chinese
A cramped Hunanese spot where carved wooden booths face the open kitchen, revealing the work behind dishes of aggressive flavor: smoked pork with leeks, hand-cut noodles topped with fermented black beans and pickled chilies, a whole fish braised in red chili sauce so bright it seems alive. This is Chinese cooking that doesn't whisper.
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Rank 40. Hamano Sushi
Sushi
At Hamano, a neighborhood sushi counter in Noe Valley splits into two distinct experiences: casual diners order à la carte maki and sashimi in the open room, while omakase devotees at the front bar watch Chef Jiro Lin dress salt-cured tile fish and aged hamachi with assertive wasabi and chili. Both tiers demand respect for their ingredient quality, though only one asks for boldness in return.
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Rank 41. Thanh Long
Vietnamese
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Rank 42. Three Star Restaurant
Chinese
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Rank 43. San Ho Won
Korean
At this minimalist room where Corey Lee and Jeong-In Hwang command the grill, the crowd hums with the electricity of a place that's difficult to book for good reason. Refined technique marries Korean tradition with novelty—kimchi arrives with surpassing depth, beef with purity, pork jowl with the weight of home cooking.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Eater 2022 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Jeong-In Hwang
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Rank 44. Anchor Oyster Bar
Old-School Seafood
Diners queue out the door of this bare-bones Castro seafront, where a stool at the counter remains the best seat in the house. The menu is small but precise: briny oysters need no mignonette, Dungeness crab arrives on a sesame bun, and the cioppino—rich, silken, paired with garlic bread—justifies the wait. A place that has earned its reputation through constancy rather than pretense.
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Rank 45. Saru Sushi Bar
Sushi
A narrow Noe Valley sushi counter where the energy builds as you squeeze in: nigiri of kampachi and snow crab, seared ankimo with scallions, a tempura-fried seaweed cracker topped with spicy tuna. The kitchen respects Japanese foundations while slipping in a grilled shishito with ponzu, the kind of small gesture that suggests confidence rather than confusion about what it is.
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Rank 46. Prubechu
Guamanian
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Rank 47. Flour + Water
Californian Italian
Handmade pastas marry California ingredients with Italian technique in this perpetually crowded Mission dining room. Each dish—sea lettuce chitarra, ginger-filled caramelle—demonstrates the kitchen's restless creativity within disciplined simplicity.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 49. Pizzeria Delfina
Neapolitan Pizza
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Rank 50. Hi Hat
Pizza
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Rank 51. La Vaca Birria
Mexican
- San Francisco Chronicle 2025 · #40 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 52. Thai Nghiep Ky Mi Gia
Vietnamese
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Rank 53. Arizmendi Bakery
Bakery/Cafe
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- Esquire 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #56 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 55. Regalito El Mil Amores
Mexico City-style Mexican
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Rank 56. Loló
Californian Mexican
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- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
- Time Out The 12 best restaurants in the Mission
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Rank 57. DAMNFiNE pizza
Pizza
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Rank 58. Smoke Soul Kitchen
Soul Food
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Rank 59. Tato
Mexican
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Rank 60. Zazie
French
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Rank 61. Good Good Culture Club
American
Southeast Asian flavors collide with California ingredients in small plates like fried chicken wings stuffed with egg roll filling and mango-glazed. The open kitchen hums with energy, and a walk-in bar seat rewards early arrivals with creative cocktails and a version of halo halo topped with shiso ice.
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Rank 62. The Morris
New American
A former sommelier's Mission bistro named for his father, where wine knowledge and warm service frame unfussy California cooking built on house-made charcuterie, grilled squid, and a signature smoked duck with burnished skin and silken meat that justifies its reputation.
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Professional in Beverage Service · Paul Einbund
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 63. Ernest
Contemporary
Finding the entrance requires a scavenger hunt, but inside this Mission corner spot, Chef Brandon Rice's playful cooking rewards the effort: kaluga caviar crowns tater tots, oysters share a menu with snacks, mains pivot on seasonal ingredients. The kitchen's family-style format lets you taste nearly everything; the bar takes walk-ins for cocktails.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Brandon Rice
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #89 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 64. Niku Steakhouse
Japanese Steakhouse
A gold door admits you to Niku, where Chef Dustin Falcon tends his coals behind an 18-seat counter in a wood-lined room designed for theater. The beef tartare and bone marrow are preludes to steaks—a Tomahawk for two, an Imperial Wagyu filet with aged kimchi and bordelaise—executed with the precision of someone who understands that luxury steakhouse cooking is about restraint, not excess.
- World's 101 Best #49 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
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Rank 65. Caché
Seafood French
- The Infatuation 2025 · #7 · San Francisco’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 66. Sandy's
Cajun & Creole
- San Francisco Chronicle 2025 · #22 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 67. All Good Pizza
Pizza
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Rank 68. Mission Chinese Food
Chinese
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Rank 69. Toyose
Korean
A converted garage in the Outer Sunset holds a Korean kitchen that rewards groups arriving late, when the energy shifts from polished to pleasantly rowdy. The food won't astonish you, but the informal joy of it—the sense that everyone's here for the same uncomplicated reason—makes the place work.
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Rank 70. Donaji
Oaxacan Mexican
Chef Isai Cuevas brings his farmer's market tamales into a cheerful brick storefront, where masa-forward Oaxacan cooking unfolds with the precision of a man who has mastered his craft over years. The handmade tortillas and deeply layered mole negro that bind the enchiladas together suggest a kitchen that understands restraint and flavor as the same thing.
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Rank 71. Miller & Lux
Steakhouse
Tyler Florence's steakhouse rises improbably elegant near the waterfront, all vintage mirrors and modern angles. Oysters arrive from an in-kitchen saltwater tank; dry-aged beef is seared mahogany-dark and finished with barley; tableside Caesar and Dover sole meunière arrive with ceremony. A splurge worth making.
- World's 101 Best #25 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 72. Taqueria Cancún
Mexican
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Rank 73. Constanso's
Sandwiches
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Rank 74. Jules
Sourdough Pizza
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Rank 75. Basa Seafood Express
Seafood
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Rank 76. Beit Rima
Palestinian Middle Eastern
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An industrial warehouse outfitted with live tanks and hanging buoys serves as both fish market and restaurant, where the lobster roll arrives in three iterations—mayo-dressed, butter-naked, or seasonal with avocado and bacon—but the main event is the whole lobster plate, available from one to four pounds, preceded by creamy lobster-corn chowder that devotees buy frozen by the quart.
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Rank 79. Stonemill Matcha
Japanese
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Rank 80. Rintaro
Japanese
At Izakaya Rintaro, redwood and cedar enclose a kitchen that treats humble ingredients with reverence: crispy chicken wings dusted with sansho pepper, charcoal-grilled tsukune, soft tofu infused with bergamot. The approach is produce-centric and precise, each plate a small argument for restraint and care.
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Sylvan Mishima Brackett
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
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Rank 81. State Bird Provisions
Californian New American
At State Bird Provisions, carts wheel through a packed dining room while diners pluck small plates in real time—dumplings, liver mousse, savory pancakes—assembling their own sequence of California cooking. The choreography of choice matters as much as the thoughtful, shifting menu itself.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski - Atomic Workshop
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski - Atomic Workshop
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Rank 82. The Progress
Nordic-Californian New American
Sunlit and wood-lined near the Fillmore Theater, The Progress marries California ingredients with Nordic sensibility in boldly seasoned, share-friendly dishes. Burrata arrives with fried butter beans and strawberries; seaweed noodles swim in brown butter and dashi. The Liberty Farms duck, crowned with crispy peanut fried rice, is a showstopper designed to turn heads.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski - Atomic Workshop
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski - Atomic Workshop
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Rank 83. Piglet & Co
Taiwanese
A narrow Mission storefront conjures the clatter and steam of a Taipei night market, serving reimagined Asian comfort food that tastes both familiar and surprising. The brunch menu, studded with house-made dumplings and tender braised pork, arrives in quick succession, each plate a small vindication of nostalgia.
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Rank 84. La Espiga De Oro
Mexican
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Rank 85. Ken
Japanese
An unmarked door on Divisadero opens into Chef Ken Ngai's six-seat counter, where Hong Kong training meets Bay Area sensibility through nigiri topped with cured egg yolk and preserved plum alongside composed plates of silky chawanmushi and poached ikura in ume broth. The cozy intimacy here feels earned rather than affected.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 86. Rusty Ladle
American
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Rank 87. La Palma Mexicatessen
Mexican
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A sleek izakaya where every plate is vegan, yet the kitchen's technical command is unmistakable: tofuna rolls crackling with chili and topped with avocado arrive as compelling as their seafood predecessors, while tempura shiitake mushrooms stuffed with plant-based crab sing with umami depth. The place earns its seat at the table regardless of dietary conviction.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #99 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle 2025 · #99 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 89. Fu Hui Hua
Chinese/Japanese/French
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Rank 90. Poesia
Italian
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Rank 91. Fiorella Sunset
Italian
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Rank 92. Yo También! Cantina
Mexican
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Rank 93. Acquerello
Italian
Suzette Gresham's A-frame dining room has sheltered ambitious Italian cooking since 1989, where handmade pastas and pristine seafood arrive with equal finesse and daring. The mignardises cart alone—stacked with housemade chocolates and caramels—suggests a kitchen that understands generosity as a form of rigor.
- Michelin Guide 2 Stars
- AAA Four Diamonds
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best Italian Cuisine Restaurant
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Rank 94. um.ma
Korean
The patio at Um.ma, tucked into the Inner Sunset, hums with the kind of casual energy that makes strangers feel like regulars. Korean classics arrive with the confidence of a kitchen that knows what it's doing, each plate a small argument for why this corner matters.
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Rank 95. The Happy Crane
Modern Chinese
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best New Restaurant
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Rank 96. Spruce
Modern New American
Spruce pairs California's seasonal bounty with refined technique, as in roasted duck breast crusted with coriander and pistachio. Dinner elevates the experience with careful balance; lunch keeps things approachable, anchored by impeccable ingredients.
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Rank 97. Zentarou
Sushi
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Rank 99. The Laundromat
Pizza
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- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #85 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 100. GADA
Sandwiches