San Francisco Restaurants

Everyone on my tours always asks me which San Francisco Restaurants are my favorites, so here are a few. You can click on them for a link. I don’t think you’ll find a better, or more diversified list of cool SF places anywhere…

They’re not ranked…just in alphabetical order. Bars are at the bottom.

Food

American – Baby Blues – Zuni – Hillside Supper Club

Best Burger – Gott’s Roadside – Old Ship Saloon

Brunch – Absinthe – BDK – Rose’s Cafe – 15 Romolo – Bar Tartine

Chinese – Yank Sing – House of Nanking – Mission Chinese

Coffee – Blue Bottle – Caffe Roma

French – Boulevard – Gary Danko

Indian – Amber India

Italian – Quince – Cotogna – Perbacco – Delfina – Ideale – La Ciccia

Mexican – Californios – Colibri – Don Pisto’s – Nopalito

Other – Suppenkuche (German) – Kokkari (Greek) – Volta (Swedish) – Namu Gaji (Korean) – Nojo (Japanese)

Peruvian – La Mar – Limon

Pizza – Pizzeria Delfina – Tony’s Pizza Napoletana – Baonecci – Zero-Zero

Sandwiches – Molinari’s – Miller’s East Coast Deli – Lee’s

Seafood – Farallon – Waterbar – Hog Island Oyster – Fish (Sausalito)

Southeast Asian – Slanted Door – Hawker Fare

Spanish – Piperade – Bocadillos – Coqueta

Sushi – Domo – Ryoko – Blowfish

Drink

Pubs – Comstock – Grumpy’s

Dive Bars – Zeitgeist – Vesuvio – Kennedy’s – Li Po – Wild Side West

Upscale Bars –  Top of the Mark

Wine Bars – RN74 – Press Club – Bubble Lounge – Hotel Biron – St. Vincent

Breweries – Magnolia’s – Thirsty Bear

Live Music – Saloon (blues) – Cafe Claude (jazz) – El Rio (Rock)

Wine Shops – Arlequin – Biondivino – STWTC – K & L – Ferry Building Merchant