The Top 100 Restaurants Near Le Dix-Sept
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Rank 1. Piglet & Co
Taiwanese
- Eater 2023 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- The Infatuation The 20 Best Brunch Spots In SF
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in San Francisco
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Rank 2. Prubechu
Chamorro
Prubechu is almost certainly the only Chamorro restaurant you'll walk into this year, and the staff know it, so they're genuinely happy to walk you through the menu without making you feel like a tourist. It's a casual Mission spot serving the Indigenous food of Guam, heavy on coconut, grilled meats, and dishes you won't recognize but will want to reorder. The covered outdoor picnic tables, floral oilcloth and all, do their best impression of a Pacific island.
- The Infatuation #25 · The 25 Best Restaurants In SF
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants for outdoor dining in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #53 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 3. True Laurel
American
- 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 4. Mission Chinese Food
Chinese
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Rank 5. Good Good Culture Club
Southeast Asian Vietnamese
The neon sign above the open kitchen asks "did you eat yet?" and the correct answer, upon arrival, is definitely no. This buzzy Mission small-plates spot earns its Bib Gourmand by running Southeast Asian flavors through a very California lens, and the results feel genuinely inventive without being precious about it. Reservations go fast, but bar seats are fair game early or late, and the tropical cocktails are a solid reason to linger.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Bon Appétit 2022 · America's Best New Restaurants
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants for outdoor dining in the Bay Area
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A proper taco stand on Mission Street with a spinning trompo out front, which in this city is not something you take for granted. The al pastor is the move, shaved thin and finished with a shard of pineapple the way it should be. Ask for the tripas doraditas if you're feeling bold. Three salsas on the counter, ranging from tangy to genuinely fiery. Regulars look like they've never once second-guessed their order.
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Rank 7. Taqueria Cancún
Mexican
- The Infatuation The 11 Best Burritos In San Francisco
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in San Francisco
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Vegan Japanese that actually tastes like Japanese food, not a compromise. Cha-Ya has been around forever on Valencia, drawing the kind of Mission regulars who've long since stopped explaining why they're here to skeptical friends. Brothy soups, deep-fried tofu in dashi, sushi rolls with real textural payoff, all of it rustic and comforting rather than preachy. Grab a sidewalk table and order more than you think you need.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Japanese restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best vegetarian and vegan restaurants in the SF Bay Area
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Rank 9. Yamo
Burmese
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Rank 10. Pizzeria Delfina
Neapolitan Pizza
- Sunset 2025 · California Classics · Where to Eat and Drink
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in San Francisco
- Time Out The 12 best restaurants in the Mission
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- Time Out The best bakeries in America
- The Infatuation The 20 Best Brunch Spots In SF
- The Infatuation The 19 Best Pizza Places In San Francisco
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Rank 12. Foreign Cinema
Californian New American
Foreign Cinema is a Californian restaurant on Mission Street with a secret courtyard out back where foreign films flicker on a 35mm projector while you eat. It's romantic in a way that feels genuinely accidental rather than engineered, and it's earned a James Beard Outstanding Restaurant nod to prove it's not just atmosphere. The crowd runs heavy on first dates and anniversaries, everyone quietly pleased they found the place.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle Best seafood restaurants in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The 20 Best Brunch Spots In SF
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Rank 13. Stonemill Matcha
Japanese
- The Infatuation The Best Matcha Lattes In San Francisco
- The Infatuation Matcha Cream Pie · The San Francisco Dessert Bucket List
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Rank 14. Delfina
Italian
Delfina is the neighborhood trattoria that basically invented the Mission's restaurant scene, and it's been quietly excellent ever since. The room is warm and unhurried, full of regulars who know exactly what they're ordering before they sit down. The pasta is the kind of simple that takes years to get right, and the anchovy dishes have a cult following for good reason. Cash in your carb credits before you show up.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Italian food and restaurants in SF Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #28 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 15. San Ho Won
Korean
Korean BBQ gets the Michelin star treatment here, and somehow it doesn't feel ridiculous. San Ho Won is a nice-casual spot where the cooking lands somewhere between your favorite home-cooked Korean meal and something genuinely refined, with ingredients that earn the price tag. The room is sleek and minimal, packed with people who planned ahead to get a table. Book early, because you're not the only one who heard about this place.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Esquire 2022 · #10 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- The New York Times 2022 · The Restaurant List
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Rank 16. Flour + Water
Italian
Handmade pasta is the whole point at this Mission neighborhood restaurant, and the kitchen takes it seriously without making you feel like you should too. The room stays loud and packed with the kind of regulars who already know to order half portions so they can try more than one. It's casual enough for a Tuesday but good enough that you'll think about it the following week.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The Infatuation #9 · The 25 Best Restaurants In SF
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in San Francisco Right Now
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Rank 17. Rintaro
Japanese
An izakaya that feels like someone built it in a forest, Rintaro holds a Bib Gourmand and earns it. The space is genuinely beautiful, all redwood and cedar, and the kitchen brings a NorCal farmers-market instinct to Japanese small plates. The crowd skews creative-class, speaking quietly over charcoal-grilled skewers and soft tofu that somehow tastes like a flex. Come hungry enough to order widely and you'll leave very happy.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Chef · Sylvan Mishima Brackett
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
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Rank 18. Shizen
Vegan Sushi
The all-vegan thing sounds like a punchline until the food arrives and your skepticism quietly folds. Shizen is a lively izakaya and sushi bar in the Mission where the kitchen does genuinely clever things with tofu and vegetables, rebuilding Japanese seafood classics without the seafood. The crowd skews young and plant-curious, but plenty of committed carnivores end up here too, looking a little sheepish and very full.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle Best vegetarian and vegan restaurants in the SF Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Sushi Restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area
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Rank 19. Side A
American
- Esquire 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #56 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation 2025 · #9 · San Francisco’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 20. Taqueria El Buen Sabor
Mexican
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Rank 21. Ernest
Californian
Ernest is a Michelin-selected Mission spot where the cooking is deliberately a little unhinged, in the best way. Think caviar and tater tots sharing a plate without any apology. The crowd leans creative-class cool, the kind of people who have opinions about natural wine but won't bore you with them. Book ahead or just walk up to the bar, which is genuinely worth doing on its own.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #89 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Brandon Rice
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Rank 22. Barberio Osteria
Californian Italian
The team behind AltoVino opened this California-Italian osteria on Valencia, and it earns its place on a street full of strong opinions. The handmade pastas are the draw, but the kitchen treats every vegetable like it has something to prove, which is not something you can say about most pasta spots. It pulls a neighborhood crowd that actually lives nearby, which in the Mission still counts for something.
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Rank 23. El Mil Amores
Mexico City-style Mexican
El Mil Amores is a Mexico City-style brunch spot in the Mission that draws a devoted weekend crowd of locals who clearly know something you don't. The move is the chilaquiles, made with thick, dark mole instead of the usual salsa, and the kind of dish that makes you question every brunch decision you've made before now. Grab a michelada at the newer location down the street and you've got a full morning sorted.
- The Infatuation #21 · The 25 Best Restaurants In SF
- San Francisco Chronicle Best brunch restaurants in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The 20 Best Brunch Spots In SF
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Rank 24. Niku Steakhouse
Japanese Steakhouse
A Michelin-starred Japanese steakhouse tucked behind a gold door in the Design District, Niku takes the idea of a steakhouse seriously in ways most don't. The kitchen runs a whole-animal butchery program, ages its beef carefully, and cooks everything over a binchōtan robata grill. The crowd skews tech money and special-occasion couples who dressed up for this. Grab a counter seat if you can and watch the fire do its thing.
- World's 101 Best #49 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The Infatuation #20 · The 25 Best Restaurants In SF
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Rank 25. The Morris
New American
The wine list here is the real reason locals keep coming back to this unfussy Mission bistro, built by a sommelier who clearly knows what he's doing. The food holds its own too, leaning into California meat and seafood without any fuss. The smoked duck is genuinely worth ordering. Regulars at the bar look like they've never once glanced at the menu, which is always a good sign.
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in San Francisco Right Now
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Rank 26. Reem’s
Middle Eastern
Reem's is an Arab bakery and cafe in the Mission that earned its James Beard Award by doing something simple really well. The star is the mana'eesh, flatbreads cooked on a dome-shaped grill called a saj, thin and crisp and genuinely hard to stop eating. The bright dining room draws a neighborhood crowd that looks like it actually lives here, which in the Mission these days is saying something.
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Outstanding Chef · Reem Assil
- Eater The All-Time Eater 38
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
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Rank 27. Loló
Californian Mexican
- Esquire 2024 · Mandarini · The Best Martinis in America
- 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 28. Do-Re-Mi
Japanese
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Rank 29. Itria
Italian
Fine dining on 24th Street that somehow doesn't feel like fine dining, just really good Italian food in a room full of people who seem genuinely happy to be there. The chef keeps things light and uncluttered, letting fresh seafood and excellent house-made pasta do the talking. It's the kind of place where you eat too much, order one more glass, and don't regret either decision.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Italian food and restaurants in SF Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #72 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 31. Beit Rima
Palestinian Middle Eastern
Beit Rima is a Middle Eastern small-plates spot where the room is as loud and maximalist as the food, giant pink roses on the walls, vintage plates everywhere, a Turkish coffee set hanging from the ceiling. The chef grew up eating this food, and it shows: Lebanese, Palestinian, and Jordanian flavors that feel personal rather than generic. Order a bunch of things and share them, which is exactly what everyone in here is already doing.
- The Infatuation #18 · The 25 Best Restaurants In SF
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Middle Eastern restaurants in the Bay Area
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in San Francisco Right Now
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Rank 32. Taquería El Farolito
Mexican
- The Infatuation #5 · The 25 Best Restaurants In SF
- The Infatuation The 11 Best Burritos In San Francisco
- The Infatuation The 25 Best Meals For Under $15 In SF
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Rank 33. Panchita’s #2
Salvadoran
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Rank 34. La Taqueria
Mexican
The line outside this Mission taqueria is basically self-explanatory. Counter service, no frills, and a crowd that runs from stroller-pushing families to hoodie-wearing tech workers who have clearly found religion. The burritos are the kind that ruin other burritos for you, and if you know to ask for your taco dorado-style, crisped on the plancha with cheese, you're already ahead of most people in line.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle Best classic San Francisco restaurants
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A Mission District mariscos spot with a patio that genuinely feels like you've teleported to a beach cabana, which in San Francisco is basically a miracle. The crowd comes for raw shrimp aguachiles and oversized burritos, with the crispy flattop version being a particular point of pride. Get a frosty mug of beer or a michelada and you'll understand why those outdoor seats are worth the wait.
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Rank 36. Zuni Café
Californian
Zuni has been around forever and it still runs the room, a California institution where the wood-burning oven perfumes the whole place and the copper bar fills up early with people who know exactly what they're doing. The brick-roasted chicken for two is the reason most of them are here, and ordering it feels like passing a test. Business lunchers, tourist converts, and locals who never need the menu all share the same sun-drenched dining room.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle Best classic San Francisco restaurants
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Rank 37. Penny Roma
Italian
From the team behind Flour + Water, Penny Roma is a more laid-back Italian spot in the Mission where handmade pasta is the whole point. The courtyard alone is worth the trip, and the room fills up with the kind of people who dress casually but chose their outfit carefully. Stuffed pasta is where the kitchen really shines, and the focaccia arrives looking almost too good to deflate. It won't.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Italian food and restaurants in SF Bay Area
- The Infatuation The 13 Best Pasta Restaurants In SF
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Rank 38. Limón
Modern Peruvian
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Rank 39. Fù Huì Huá
Fine dining
Fù Huì Huá is a Chinese omakase counter in the Mission that might be the hardest table to snag in the city right now, with only eight seats and eight seatings a week. A father-son team brings Huaiyang tradition and Japanese precision into something that feels entirely its own. The crowd is small by design, which means every dish lands with intention. Book early, dress up a little, and don't expect to rush.
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #10 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Chinese food and restaurants in the Bay Area
- Eater Best New Restaurant · The 2025 Eater San Francisco Award Winners
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Rank 40. Anchor Oyster Bar
Old-School Seafood
This Castro seafood counter has been around forever, and the line out the door on any given night tells you everything you need to know. It's tiny, cash-register-and-checkered-tablecloth old-school, better suited for a date than a group. The oysters are the real deal, the cioppino is the reason regulars never open the menu, and the Bib Gourmand keeps the secret only barely a secret.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle Best seafood restaurants in the Bay Area
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in San Francisco
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Rank 41. Rich Table
American
Buzzy Hayes Valley dinner spot that books out fast and earns every reservation. The room feels like a farmhouse someone made actually cool, all distressed wood and low-key energy, with the bar crowd in their best casual eating whatever the kitchen sends out. The food is California at its core but pulls in flavors from everywhere, and the whole thing lands with way more finesse than the laid-back vibe lets on.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #8 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 42. Jules
Pizza
- Esquire 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #12 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation 2025 · #3 · San Francisco’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 43. La Vaca Birria
Mexican
This Mission taqueria does birria the Chicano way, leaning on warm spices rather than the tomato-heavy style you've probably had before, and it makes a real difference. The quesabirria with blue corn tortilla is the move, saucy and molten and the kind of thing that ruins you for lesser versions. The crowd is a mix of locals who know exactly what they're doing and visitors who followed a tip. Prices are firmly in the "order a second one" range.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best tacos in the SF Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #38 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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A compact Mission taqueria that earns its stripes by going full Yucatecan instead of playing it safe. The cochinita pibil tacos are the move, slow-roasted pork with a tart punch and habanero heat that actually means business. Purple ube tortillas made in-house set the vibe, and the pastor negro, pork in black adobo, is the kind of thing regulars order without looking up. Bring cash and a little curiosity.
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A pasta shop attached to the beloved Mission restaurant next door, Flour + Water Pasta Shop is where you grab fresh noodles to take home, then inevitably end up staying for a sandwich. The Italian sandwiches here are the real draw, loaded with mortadella, salami, and provolone, or a proper eggplant parm that somehow improves on the classic. It's a casual counter spot, so expect a line of locals who all think they discovered it first.
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Rank 46. Angie’s Pizza
Wood-fired Pizza
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Rank 47. The Happy Crane
Cantonese
Snagging a table here is half the battle, but this chef-driven Cantonese restaurant in Hayes Valley is absolutely worth the effort. The kitchen takes the food seriously without taking itself too seriously, folding in unexpected ingredients like artichoke and fennel alongside the classics without making it weird. The room runs young and food-curious, full of people who planned this dinner a week out and are visibly pleased with themselves for getting in.
- Eater 2025 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Chinese food and restaurants in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The Hit List: New San Francisco Restaurants To Try Right Now
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The Mission's beloved old-school diner has been around forever, and the city actually made it official by enrolling it in the Legacy Business Program, which means whoever owns it has to keep the vibe intact. Vintage posters, a lunch counter, wood booths, candy by the register. The menu is pure diner simplicity, the kind that doesn't need explaining. Regulars and hungover twenty-somethings share booths like they always have.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best classic San Francisco restaurants
- San Francisco Chronicle The Best Classic Restaurants in San Francisco
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Rank 49. Agrodolce Provisions
Italian
- The Infatuation The Hit List: New San Francisco Restaurants To Try Right Now
- The Infatuation The 13 Best Pasta Restaurants In SF
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Rank 50. HK Lounge Bistro
Cantonese Chinese
This SoMa dim sum spot has been around forever, and the regulars who pack it at lunch will make you feel like you found something real. Families, suits with their ties loosened, the whole cast. The pleated dumplings and baked pork buns are the move at lunch, while dinner shifts into bigger shared plates. It's a modest room that doesn't need to try hard, which is usually the best sign.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle Best dim sum restaurants in the SF Bay Area
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Rank 51. El Metate
Mexican
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Rank 52. Donaji
Oaxacan Mexican
A cheerful Oaxacan spot in the Mission that grew out of a farmer's market tamale stand, which tells you something right away about why the food hits the way it does. The masa work here is genuinely special, from tamales to sopes to enchiladas wrapped in handmade tortillas with a mole negro that earns its reputation. The room fills with neighborhood regulars who already know to order the agua fresca and not rush.
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Rank 53. SHOWA
Japanese
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Rank 54. El Castillito
Mexican
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The Mission has no shortage of wellness-coded cafes where everyone's on some kind of kick, but this lifestyle restaurant quietly does something genuinely worth the trip: a proper Turkish breakfast spread on weekends. It's portioned for two and arrives in a fleet of little dishes, cheeses, spreads, dips, the works. The kaymak alone, clotted cream pooled in honey and dusted with pistachio, will make you forget you were ever pretending to eat healthy.
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Rank 56. Frances
Californian New American
Frances is a cozy neighborhood spot in the Castro that somehow feels both effortlessly local and genuinely special. The seasonal menu leans Californian with a Mediterranean drift, and everything tastes like someone's very talented aunt made it, which is the highest compliment. The crowd is a mix of regulars who've memorized the menu and date-nighters who just discovered it. Book ahead, it fills up fast.
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Newkirk's is a low-key sandwich counter in Potrero Hill doing East Coast bodega-style egg sandwiches, and it fills a hole San Francisco didn't know it had. Bacon, egg, and cheese on a squishy Kaiser roll, or a pastrami version if that's your move, with house-made fermented hot sauce on the side. The room is white walls and pinball machines, which tells you everything about the vibe and the price point.
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Rank 58. La Palma Mexicatessen
Mexican
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Rank 59. Basa Seafood Express
Seafood
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Rank 60. Dining Yamamoto
Sushi
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Rank 61. Ken
Omakase Japanese
Six seats, no sign on the door, and a chef who genuinely seems to enjoy surprising you. Ken is an omakase counter in the Lower Haight where the nigiri leans creative without being weird about it, and the small plates tend to steal the show anyway. The room is intimate in the way that actually means intimate, not just small. Expect a crowd that researched this pretty carefully before showing up.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The Infatuation #6 · The 25 Best Restaurants In SF
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Sushi Restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area
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This cozy Duboce Triangle bistro feels like someone teleported a family-run Burgundy hotel to a quiet SF corner. You pass through a literal red velvet curtain to reach the candlelit room, and suddenly coq au vin and housemade pâté make complete sense. The menu plays a short rotation of French classics and plays them well, so just pick something and trust it. Regulars look like they found their spot years ago and never reconsidered.
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Rank 63. GADA
Sandwiches
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Rank 64. La Espiga De Oro
Mexican
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Rank 65. Hayes Street Grill
Seasonal Seafood
Been around forever and somehow still the right call before a show at the Opera House or Davies Symphony Hall, this classic seafood restaurant keeps things simple in the best way. The crowd is pre-curtain couples and regulars who've been ordering the same thing for decades, which tells you everything. Sustainable fish, prepared cleanly, no showboating. Old-school San Francisco in a room that never felt the need to reinvent itself.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best classic San Francisco restaurants
- San Francisco Chronicle The Best Classic Restaurants in San Francisco
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Rank 66. Dumpling Home
Chinese
Soup dumplings are the whole point at this casual dumpling shop in Hayes Valley, and the Michelin Bib Gourmand crowd eating elbow-to-elbow knows it. The skins are thin and the broth inside is genuinely good, with fillings beyond the standard pork, including a Sichuan numbing version that earns its spot on the menu. Everything is folded by hand, all day, and the bamboo steamers stacked on every table tell you exactly where you are.
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Everything here comes on a stick, which is either the best or the most efficient way to eat, and honestly it's both. This casual Jilin-style BBQ spot in the Inner Sunset skewers lamb, duck tongues, frog legs, and an embarrassing number of vegetables you'll also want. The crowd is low-key, the vibe is loud and smoky, and nobody in the room is having a bad time.
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Rank 68. Saru Sushi Bar
Sushi
A lively neighborhood sushi bar in Noe Valley that draws a loyal crowd of locals who know to show up early because Saru doesn't take reservations. The menu leans traditional Japanese with a few California instincts worked in, and the nigiri is where regulars put their faith. A few omakase options give you a reason to just hand over the wheel and let the kitchen decide.
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Rank 69. Loquat
Jewish Bakery
Loquat is a cozy Jewish diaspora-inspired bakery on Gough that earned its chef a James Beard Award, which feels right the moment you walk in. The babka and pistachio cream puffs alone justify the trip, and every drink comes with a little cube of halva like it's the most normal thing in the world. The crowd is mostly Hayes Valley locals with good taste in tote bags, taking their time about it.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best bakeries in San Francisco Bay Area
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Kristina Costa
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Rank 70. RT Bistro
American
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Rank 71. Hi Hat
New York-style Pizza
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Rank 72. Poesia
Calabrian Italian
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Billingsgate is a seafood counter and market in Noe Valley where you can grab a bowl of poke or pick up something to cook at home, depending on how ambitious you're feeling. The ahi tuna poke is the thing people line up for, buttery and barely dressed, exactly as it should be. The crowd skews neighborhood regulars who look like they've been coming here since before you moved to the city.
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- Bon Appétit 2023 · America's Best New Restaurants
- Esquire 2022 · #34 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in San Francisco Right Now
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Rank 75. Turquaz
Turkish
- The Infatuation The Best Turkish Restaurants In SF
- The Infatuation 2025 · #11 · San Francisco’s Best New Restaurants
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Rank 76. Okane
Sushi
Okane is the more relaxed sibling to the fancy omakase spot next door, which means you get fish flown in from Japan without the reverent silence and the jaw-dropping bill. It's a proper sushi bar where tech workers from the neighborhood fill the room at lunch and larger groups take over at dinner, passing sake around like they've earned it. The nigiri is clean and serious, but the small plates hold their own too.
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Rank 78. Joujou
French
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Rank 79. Moya
Ethiopian
A small, welcoming Ethiopian spot in SoMa where the food is the whole point and the room fills with people who clearly know exactly what they're ordering. The vegan sampler is a genuinely good place to start, piled with spiced lentils and stewed greens, and the meatless dishes hold their own against anything on the rest of the menu. Warm, unpretentious, and the kind of neighborhood place that earns real loyalty.
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Rank 80. Tarragon Cafe
Coffee
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Rank 81. Kibatsu
Sushi
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Rank 82. Purple Rice
Korean
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Rank 83. YH - Beijing Duck House
Chinese
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Rank 84. NARA
Sushi Wine Bar
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A no-frills chicken shack in Hayes Valley that the Chronicle calls one of the Bay Area's best for fried chicken. The spicy sandwich is the move, dressed with apple slaw and pickles and carrying just enough heat to feel dangerous without actually ruining you. Order at the kiosk, grab a spot outside, and watch the neighborhood's particular mix of locals and music venue stragglers figure out how many napkins they actually need.
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Absinthe is a French bistro that's been holding down Hayes Street forever, and the pre-show crowd from the opera and ballet keeps it feeling like the city's living room. The menu leans classic French but enjoys taking things apart and reassembling them, which sounds precious but mostly just works. The drinks are genuinely good, and the room fills with people who actually dressed up for the evening, which is a nice change.
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Rank 87. Dumpling Union
Chinese
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Rank 88. Gioia Pizzeria
Pizza
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Rank 89. Plow
American
Plow is the kind of neighborhood breakfast spot that earns a genuine line out the door without trying too hard. The menu is short and focused, which in brunch terms means the kitchen actually knows what it's doing. The signature plate gets you eggs, potatoes, meat, and their famous lemon ricotta silver dollar pancakes, which are light and custardy in a way that'll make you rethink the whole genre. Locals in weekend clothes, nobody in a rush.
- San Francisco Chronicle Best brunch restaurants in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The 20 Best Brunch Spots In SF
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Rank 90. Otra
Mexican
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Rank 91. Outta Sight Pizza
Thin-crust Pizza
Outta Sight is a slice shop with actual personality, the kind of place where the walls are covered in skate photos and a Mos Def painting, and the pizza is good enough that nobody's just there for the vibe. The thin, New York-style pies are the move, but the sandwiches pull real weight too. It draws a creative, laid-back crowd who know a good thing when they find it, and they keep coming back.
- The Infatuation #19 · The 25 Best Restaurants In SF
- San Francisco Chronicle Best sandwich spots in the Bay Area
- The Infatuation The 25 Best Meals For Under $15 In SF
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Rank 92. Hamano Sushi
Sushi
Two restaurants share the same Noe Valley address here: a relaxed à la carte sushi spot up front, and a reservation-only omakase counter where the chef gets genuinely adventurous with aged fish, wasabi heat, and some funkier ingredients you won't see at your neighborhood roll joint. The wine list is surprisingly serious for a sushi place. Commit to the counter if your budget allows; the casual side is solid but a different experience entirely.
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Rank 93. El Buen Comer
Mexico City Mexican
Homestyle Mexico City cooking on the outer edge of the Mission, where the crowd is mostly neighbors who already know to get the guisados. The chef came up through La Cocina and runs a focused, no-fuss menu built around slow-braised mains, handmade corn tortillas, and salsas that actually have opinions. It's the kind of place where you mop the plate clean and then order dessert without feeling weird about it.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in San Francisco Right Now
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Mexican restaurants in the Bay Area
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This Mission District Vietnamese spot goes deep on regional cooking from Bạc Liêu, a coastal southern province most Bay Area restaurants never bother with. The bún mắm is the move, a thick noodle soup built on fermented fish broth that smells funky in the best possible way. The grilled shrimp paste on sugarcane is worth the trip too. The room feels like a neighborhood family restaurant, which is exactly what it is.
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Rank 95. Dingles Public House
British
A proper British pub tucked into the back of a boutique Hayes Valley hotel, which sounds like the setup to a joke but actually works beautifully. The menu runs fish and chips, Scotch eggs, Welsh rarebit, and sticky toffee pudding, all done with enough care to feel like more than a theme. The crowd skews locals who've clearly been before, nursing a pint while the hotel guests figure out what mushy peas are.
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Rank 96. Miller & Lux
Steakhouse
Tyler Florence's elegant steakhouse near Chase Center is a genuine reason to dress up, even if the arena next door is doing its best to lower the bar. The room has quiet glamour, marble and leather, the kind of place where couples on big nights and suits celebrating deals both feel at home. The dry-aged steaks are the main event, the raw bar is serious, and the martinis arrive exactly right.
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- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 97. Merchant Roots
Creative
Dinner here is less a meal and more a ticketed theatrical production where the set changes every season and you're cast as the audience. It's an immersive tasting experience on Mission Street where the food, the rooms, and the whole vibe shift together around a single concept. The cooking actually holds its own amid all the spectacle, which isn't a given. Bring someone who doesn't take themselves too seriously.
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Rank 98. Lucinda's Deli
Sandwiches
Lucinda's is a takeout sandwich shop in NoPa with exactly zero interest in your modifications, which you'll forgive the moment you bite in. The sandwiches sound simple but the details are doing real work, think bagna cauda mayo and balsamic reductions on soppressata. Grab your order and walk five minutes to Alamo Square Park, where you'll eat on the grass next to people who definitely planned this better than you did.
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Rank 99. Blue Plate
Mediterranean
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Rank 100. La Ciccia
Sardinian Italian
Noe Valley's favorite Sardinian spot is the kind of neighborhood restaurant that people genuinely panic about losing, and the new owner, a regular herself, kept everything intact. It's a cozy, intimate dinner-out kind of place where the menu is short, the seafood is serious, and bottarga shows up in ways that make you reconsider pasta entirely. Ask your server to steer you toward something from the Sardinian wine list and let them take it from there.
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