The Top 100 Restaurants Near Outerlands

  1. 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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    4001 Judah St 45th Ave, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  2. Rank 2. Thanh Long

    Vietnamese


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    4101 Judah St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    3410 Judah St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  4. The counter at Hook Fish Co glimmers with the casual precision of a neighborhood spot that knows what it does—poke bowls and fish tacos executed without fuss or pretense. What emerges is the kind of eating that feels both immediate and considered, a reminder that restraint and freshness need no ceremony.


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    4542 Irving St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  5. Rank 5. Palm City

    Sandwiches

    A wine-forward sandwich shop tucked into the Outer Sunset where the counter service feels like catching up with a friend who knows what you need. The arm-length hoagies arrive with the casual confidence of something that has earned its reputation through repetition, not fuss.


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    4055 Irving St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    3821 Noriega St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    3645 Lawton St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  8. Rank 8. Day Moon

    Bakery/Cafe


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    3928 Irving St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco

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    3725 Balboa St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  10. 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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    3814 Noriega St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    2515 Noriega St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    2110 Irving St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    3440 Balboa St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco

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    3132 Vicente St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  15. Rank 15. 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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    3640 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  16. A narrow Sunset storefront where pan-fried pork buns arrive no bigger than a thumbnail, each one a vehicle for rendered fat and ginger-forward filling. The dumplings here—steamed, boiled, fried—suggest a kitchen that has spent decades perfecting pleats and ratios rather than chasing trends.


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    2045 Irving St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
  17. Rank 17. Aziza

    Moroccan

    Chef Mourad Lahlou returns with pale interiors and a restless menu that folds California ingredients into Moroccan spices—the phyllo-wrapped basteeya with chicken and almonds proves some dishes need no reinvention. Bone-in chicken thigh arrives with crisp potato and house curry, a dish that tastes like a chef remembering what he does best.


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    5800 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  18. Rank 18. 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.


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    1529 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  19. Rank 19. 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.


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    1525 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    349 Clement St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    1427 Noriega St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    1833 Irving St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  23. A narrow dining room on California Street fills nightly with the particular warmth of a place that has earned its regulars over four decades. Mandalay's kitchen moves through Burmese cuisine with the confidence of long practice, each plate arriving as proof of that steadiness.


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    4348 California St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  24. 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.


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    1722 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  25. Rank 25. Cinderella Bakery

    Russian Bakery


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    436 Balboa St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  26. Rank 26. Dalida

    Eastern Mediterranean

    In the Presidio's leafy quiet, Laura and Sayat Ozyilmaz have built something unmissable: a restaurant where Istanbul's flavors—borek, short rib kebabs with sweetbreads, a rolling spread of olives and pickles—arrive at tables meant for sharing. The pita, baked to order in the hearth, arrives pillowy and toasty, a small daily miracle that sets the tone for everything that follows.


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    101 Montgomery St Unit 100 San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    211 23rd Ave, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  28. Rank 28. Pearl 6101

    Cal- Italian

    A lively neighborhood spot housed in a vintage drugstore, Pearl 6101 pairs an airy dining room and warm service with a sharp Italian wine list and Cal-Italian cooking. Handkerchief pastas swim in creamy Bolognese, caramelle burst with crescenza, and roasted sweet potato arrives dressed in miso tahini—each plate feels both rustic and considered.


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    6101 California St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  29. Rank 29. Volcano

    Japanese


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    5454 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  30. Rank 30. True Laurel

    Modern Cocktail Bar


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    753 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    5322 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    1331 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  33. Rank 33. Sandy's

    Cajun & Creole


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    1457 Haight St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    1 W Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco

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    1375 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  36. Rank 36. Copra

    Kerala Indian

    Chef Srijith Gopinathan channels Kerala's coastal traditions in a lush Fillmore Street dining room designed for lingering. A shell-on Konkan crab curry glistens with tamarind and dried chiles; fried chicken carries the perfume of street-food memory. The food wears its nostalgia unselfconsciously, indifferent to the room's contemporary gloss.


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    1700 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  37. Rank 37. Caché

    Seafood French


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    1235 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  38. Rank 38. Jules

    Sourdough Pizza


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    237 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    1 Clement St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  40. Rank 40. Elena's

    Mexican


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    255 W Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  41. Rank 41. Zazie

    French


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    941 Cole St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  42. Rank 42. The Happy Crane

    Modern Chinese


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    451 Gough St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  43. Rank 43. 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.


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    252 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  44. Rank 44. Nari

    Contemporary Thai

    A dramatic room inside Hotel Kabuki sets the stage for Chef Pim Techamuanvivit's refined take on Thai cooking, where California ingredients meet intense aromatics and a deft hand with heat. A brick-red bumbai curry arrives with crispy fried eggplant and ethereal roti; grilled squid shares the plate with sticky-sweet pork jowl and chili-lime dressing. Family-style dining elevated.


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    1625 Post St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    236 Clement St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    5929 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  47. Rank 47. Foreign Cinema

    Californian New American


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    2534 Mission St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  48. Rank 48. Lily

    Vietnamese


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    225 Clement St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  49. Rank 49. Beit Rima

    Palestinian Middle Eastern


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    138 Church St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    937 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  51. Rank 51. Izzy's

    Steakhouse

    A San Francisco steakhouse that has preserved its original warmth while refining itself for a new era, with dry-aged beef cooked over open flame and a bar that anchors the neighborhood's social life. The dining room balances timber and brass against understated polish, though service can waver.


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    3345 Steiner St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    393 W Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    1906 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    5423 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  55. Rank 55. Reem’s

    Middle Eastern


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    2901 Mission St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  56. Rank 56. 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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    579 Castro St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  57. Rank 57. Ocean Subs

    Sandwiches


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    18 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  58. The modest storefront in NoPa fills with the smell of wood smoke and yeast by seven in the morning, its counter lined with bagels and challah pulled from an in-house oven. Nearly everything arrives from the kitchen—the bacon, the butter, the ambition—which gives the place the feeling of a breakfast operation that refuses to outsource its care.


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    1801 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    1802 Balboa St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  60. Rank 60. Pizzeria Delfina

    Neapolitan Pizza


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    3611 18th St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  61. A tiny, no-reservation spot on Broderick where locals queue for blue-corn tacos of spicy-smoky marinated fish and corn tortillas wrapped around melting pulled pork. The reclaimed-wood room glows with bright green accents, the menu moves through chilaquiles verdes and empanadas with equal ease, and the kitchen approaches its ingredients with visible care. Expect to wait, and to be grateful for it.


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    306 Broderick St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  62. On California Street, Routier marries French bistro traditions with what the Bay Area grows best: Dungeness crab atop buttery potato pavé, pork cheeks on creamy lentils with mustard greens and apple. Chef JP Carmona's cooking is casual yet precise, the room welcoming, and the desserts—sourced from neighboring B. Patisserie—deserve their own reservation.


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    2801 California St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    1240 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  64. Rank 64. Rich Table

    Californian New American

    A compact Hayes Valley room with distressed wood and farmhouse ease fills nightly without pretense. The kitchen moves Californian ingredients through global techniques—salmon tostada with avocado purée, lobster chow mein with charred corn—with the precision of fine dining and none of its stuffiness. Arrive at the bar if a table is gone.


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    199 Gough St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  65. Rank 65. 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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    1220 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  66. Rank 66. 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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    291 30th St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  67. Rank 67. Zuni Café

    California New American

    A copper-barred corner institution where wood-fired chicken and Caesar salad draw San Francisco regulars, though the reputation sometimes outpaces the meal. The space—angular, art-lined, perpetually crowded—matters as much as what arrives from the kitchen.


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    1658 Market St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    705 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  69. Rank 69. Prubechu

    Guamanian


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    2224 Mission St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    1 Letterman Dr, San Francisco, California · San Francisco
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    5700 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  73. 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.


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    370 14th St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  74. Rank 74. Tiya

    Modern Indian

    Tiya fuses seasonal California produce with contemporary Indian technique, turning squash blossoms and ramps into something genuinely unfamiliar. The elegant dining room and neighborhood-named cocktails elevate what could be gimmick into genuine sophistication.


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    3213 Scott St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  75. Rank 75. Lunette

    Cambodian


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    1 Ferry Plz Unit 33 San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    2779 Mission St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    205 Hugo St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    1031 Irving St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  79. Rank 79. 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.


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    3266 24th St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  80. 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.


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    2889 Mission St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  81. Rank 81. 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.


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    82 14th St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    595 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    272 Claremont Blvd, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  84. 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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    3560 18th St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  85. An airy, stylish room on Divisadero where reservations vanish fast and the bar proffers cocktails spiked with green walnut and basil. The kitchen balances rustic instinct with refinement: house-made salumi, saffron spaghetti with 'nduja, pizzas with blistered crusts, whole fish from the wood-fired oven. Smart cooking that tastes like it's having fun.


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    838 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  86. Rank 86. 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.


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    61 Division St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    907 Irving St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  88. Rank 88. Manna

    Korean


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  89. 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.


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    2170 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    1380 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    848 Cole St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    848 Cole St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  95. Rank 95. 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.


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    1890 Bryant St, Ste 100, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    561 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  97. Rank 97. Outta Sight Pizza

    Thin-crust Pizza


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    422 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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    503 Irving St, San Francisco, CA · San Francisco
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  99. Rank 99. 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.


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