The Best Restaurants in San Francisco

Soul Groove in COVA Hotel

Soul Groove welcomes everyone with a diverse, creative, and delicious menu. Every recipe is homemade and original, and we use fresh, local ingredients to ensure an unforgettable flavor. A few of our popular selections include the Vegetarian Fried Sou... more

South Beach Cafe

This cafe / bistro serves up delcious salads, sandwiches and pizza. Near Oracle Park, on the Embarcadero, South Beach Cafe is a good meetup point before or after any kind of activity along the waterfront. more

Southern Comfort Kitchen

Authentic New Orleans Cajun cuisine, right here in the Bay Area! Southern Comfort Kitchen is ready to satisfy your cravings for the finest food on Earth!   more

Southern Pacific Brewing

Southern Pacific Brewing (SPB) owes its name to the Southern Pacific railroad line that ran down Harrison Street in the early 1900s, transporting the products of San Francisco factories and craftspeople to points throughout the West. A ten thousand s... more

Southpaw BBQ

Nothing quite goes better with Southern BBQ than a cold pint of beer and whiskey. So when old friends from the South decided it was time to open a restaurant, that authentically reflected the food they had grown-up with, brewing their own beer just s... more

Souvla - Divisadero

Souvla brings its succulent wraps and fries to NOPA. The menu is as strong as ever, offering the impossibly fresh chicken wrap, the Harissa yogurt and lamb sandwich, and the lightest, brightest avgolemono soup in town. A newer feature is the frozen G... more

Souvla - Dogpatch

Souvla is a fast-fineGreek restaurant with locations in San Francisco's Hayes Valley and NoPa neighborhoods, inspired by casual souvlaki joints found throughout Greece. We rotisserie roast naturally-raised meats and wrap them in our warm, fluffy pita... more

Souvla - Hayes

Souvla is a fine-casual Greek sandwich shop and wine bar in San Francisco's Hayes Valley. Inspired by casual souvlaki joints found throughout Greece, we rotisserie-roast naturally-raised meats and wrap them in our warm, fluffy pita bread with season... more

Souvla - Marina

Souvla is a fine-casual Greek sandwich shop and wine bar in San Francisco's Hayes Valley. Inspired by casual souvlaki joints found throughout Greece, we rotisserie-roast naturally-raised meats and wrap them in our warm, fluffy pita bread with seasona... more

Souvla - Valencia

Souvla is a group of modern fast-fine Greek restaurants with locations throughout San Francisco. Inspired by casual souvlaki joints found throughout Greece, we rotisserie roast naturally-raised meats and wrap them in our warm, fluffy pita bread with... more

Spark Social SF

Spark Social is a food truck park, has a sangria garden, you can reserve a fire pit, and host an event. Different food trucks routinely come through for lunch & dinner. Across the street from SPARK, at our sister park, Paklab Gardens, play an action... more

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Spices

The gleaming neon that hit us from the storefront foreshadowed what we were in for inside: Chinese boy band music and Hello Kitty meets Spice Girls décor. The food was equally loud: crunchy beef tendon with an alarming numbing quality, surpris... more

SPQR

An alumnus of New York City's Per Se and Craft Los Angeles, executive chef Matthew Accarrino's cooking at SPQR is inspired by some of Italy's most cutting-edge restaurants, including Uliassi, Locanda di Bu, Il Convivio and Antonello Colonna (where Ac... more

Spruce

In Presidio Heights, Spruce is a distinctive restaurant that reflects the charm of its surroundings and provides residents with a welcoming place in which to dine, socialize, and relax. The bar and lounge area offers a casual yet sophisticated place... more

Square Pie Guys San Francisco

Detroit style pizza - baked in pans originally used to carry automotive parts (hence the "Detroit" connection. Some highlights are the 6x8 (a classic pepperoni with 48 pavone pepperoni cups) and their seasonal Summer Elote Corn (garlic ricotta cream... more

Squat & Gobble - West Portal

Tasty and quick. Squat & Gobble serves crepes, salads and sandwiches at a reasonable price. Squat & Gobble has such a loyal following that it could be compared to Herb's or Miss Millie's in Noe Valley. more

Squat & Gobble Cafe - Marina

Tasty and quick! This popular eatery/cafe serves crepes, salads, and sandwiches at a reasonable price. Loud and full of action at most times, the atmosphere is one of fun. more

St Francis Fountain

St Francis Fountain was founded in 1918 by James Christakes and three generations of the Christakes family ran the St Francis as a confectionary, ice cream parlor, and lunch counter until 2000.  In 2002, the current owners, Peter Hood and Levon... more

St. Mary's Pub

St. Mary's Pub is the funnest neighborhood bar in the Mission District. Sometimes overloooked, but never underestimated -- the drinks, atmosphere and friendly bartenders are the perfect match for a night out with your friends. There's something f... more

Stable Cafe

Stable features a menu drawn from owner Thomas Brian's Neapolitan Agrarian roots. The aromas of baking and fresh brewing coffee make this a welcome morning spot. Lunch is a seasonal menu with daily specials which share old family recipes with a moder... more

Stacks - Hayes Valley

Big portions, a nice atmosphere, delicious food, courteous service... what else could you want for breakfast? more

Star Bagel

Good bagels and breakfast sandwiches. more

Star India

Since 1992 we have been creating the finest North Indian Dishes and traditional South Indian Dishes with the best value for our customers. more

Starbelly

Starbelly is a casual Castro neighborhood café serving California comfort food alongside a diverse wine list, craft beer and creative cocktails. ~~~~~~~~ Starbelly features pizzas and sandwiches, but adds rotisserie items and home-made charcute... more

Starbird - San Francisco

Known for its hand-crafted, feel good crispy chicken, bold flavors, and chef-driven innovation, Starbird's chicken is raised without antibiotics and is always fresh and never frozen. Individually hand-breaded in a secret blend of gluten free flours a... more

Starboard

Finally a late, late night (or early) option for dining in the Mission. Brought to you by the team behind Slate Bar and alumni of the Alembic. Just steps from the 16th Street Bart station, Starboard is an intimate, casual place to fill your face. Our... more

State Bird Provisions

...state bird provisions started as a recipe for serving quail, it has slowly evolved into a restaurant without any programmed elements… more

Steins

Nothing fancy, but a cool, family-run German Restaurant / sports bar where you can get a good sausage and choose a decent German beer; plus other traditional American items like burgers and chili.   Kid / famly friendly too. more

STEM Kitchen & Garden

STEM is overseen by Bon Appétit Management Company, the Palo Alto-based food service pioneer. In keeping within Bon Appétit’s company-wide standards, dishes at STEM feature seasonal local produce, humanely raised meat, certified c... more

STRAW

Straw is your Hayes Valley neighborhood spot serving carnival-inspired comfort food. There are accents from your favorite carnival throughout our decor and menu.  more

Straw Hat Pizza - Brentwood

Straw Hat features its genuine California crust pizza, Hot Hats and Salad Bar. more

Street Restaurant

One look at Street is enough to suck you in from the one you're standing on. It's evident from the chic scarlet backdrop that chef/owner John Lamkin and co-owner Lynn Ramsey knew what they were doing when they gutted the space previously known as Swe... more

Stuffed

Offering a variety of spins on the classic pierogi recipe, as well as a hearty selection of beer from the Bay Area and a few hard-to-finds from the Midwest. more

Submarine Center

This submarine-style sandwich and pizza shop in West Portal was established in 1981. more

Sun Rise Restaurant

Sunrise restaurant is a perfect place to sit and a great Latin American meal or an "American" breakfast or brunch. If you want to feel at home, meet nice people while you eat and be served by friendly and interesting staff just go to Sunrise. ... more

Sunflower

Sunflower serves authentic Vietnamese cuisine, as well as a variety of other Asian food items, including Chinese and Japanese. Sunflower has two different entrances, and depending on which entrance you use, you will experience two completely differen... more

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