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296 casual dining spots in San Francisco, scored and ranked for 2026.

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Top 10 Casual Dining Spots

1
Swan Oyster Depot
Seafood · Polk Gulch
An 18-seat counter on Polk Street since 1912 — James Beard America's Classics Award winner that hasn't changed its formula in over a century. No website, no reservations, cash only, line forms at 7:45...
94
2
Noodle in a Haystack
Ramen · Inner Richmond
A hyper-intimate ramen tasting menu in the Richmond that the New York Times named one of the 50 best US restaurants (2023). Monthly rotating styles of innovative ramen — Michelin-recognized, with rese...
94
3
Zuni Café
American · Hayes Valley
San Francisco's most-argued-about restaurant, and arguably the answer: full stop since 1979. Zuni's brick-oven roasted chicken with bread salad — dry-brined for days, carved tableside — is the dish ev...
93
4
Tartine Bakery
Bakery / Café · Mission · James Beard Outstanding Baker (Chad Robertson); James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef (Elisabeth Prueitt)
Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt's Mission corner bakery — the room that put naturally-leavened country bread, the morning bun, and the banana cream tart on every American baker's reference list. ...
93
5
Tony's Pizza Napoletana
Pizza · North Beach · 50 Top Pizza USA 2026 (#2, tied); founder Tony Gemignani is a 13-time World Pizza Champion
Tony Gemignani's North Beach pizza temple runs seven different ovens so it can do a dozen pizza styles under one roof — Neapolitan, Detroit, New Haven, St. Louis, Romana and more. 50 Top Pizza ranked ...
93
6
Cotogna
Italian · Jackson Square
Michael Tusk's casual Italian sister to Quince, sharing a wall and a kitchen philosophy. Wood-fired pizzas, hand-rolled pastas, and a rotisserie that never stops turning — all at a price that doesn't ...
92
7
Rintaro
Japanese Izakaya · Mission
Sylvan Mishima Brackett's Mission izakaya -- a cedar-wrapped room where every element feels hand-built by a master craftsman. Housemade udon, yakitori from a dedicated robata, and some of the most tho...
92
8
Trick Dog
Cocktail Bar · Mission
The Mission cocktail institution that changes its menu concept entirely twice a year — from Muppet-themed to Mars-themed to wallpaper-patterned. One of the most consistently sharp bars in America. Kit...
92
9
Smuggler's Cove
Tiki Bar · Hayes Valley
Martin Cate's three-story rum temple has been the world's most influential tiki bar since 2009 — a candlelit pirate ship where 80+ exotic cocktails span three centuries of rum history. Drinks pull fro...
92
10
House of Prime Rib
Steakhouse / Prime Rib · Polk Gulch · San Francisco institution since 1949
San Francisco's prime rib institution since 1949 — dim red leather, silver carving carts wheeled tableside, and a single-purpose menu that's barely changed in seven decades. Four cuts (the City, the E...
92

All 296 Casual Dining Spots in San Francisco

Flour + Water
Italian Pasta · Mission
91
Che Fico
Cal-Italian · NoPa
91
Penny Roma
Regional Italian · Mission
91
Ungrafted
Wine Bar · Dogpatch
91
ABV
Cocktail Bar · Mission
91
Tartine Manufactory
Bakery · Mission
91
Tadich Grill
Seafood / California Classic · Financial District
91
Kin Khao
Thai · Tenderloin
91
Liholiho Yacht Club
Hawaiian-Asian Fusion · Nob Hill
91
The Morris
New American · Mission
90
Dalida
Mediterranean · Presidio
90
True Laurel
Cocktail Bar · Mission
90
Pacific Cocktail Haven
Cocktail Bar · Union Square
90
Bourbon & Branch
Speakeasy · Tenderloin
90
Verjus
Wine Bar · Jackson Square
90
Yank Sing
Dim Sum · Embarcadero
90
The Fillmore
Live Music Venue · Fillmore
90
Foreign Cinema
Cal-Mediterranean · Mission
89
Itria
Modern Italian · Mission
89
Comstock Saloon
Classic Cocktail Bar · Jackson Square
89
Nopa
American · NoPa
89
Bix
American · Jackson Square
89
Sotto Mare
Seafood / Italian · North Beach
89
Tosca Cafe
Italian · North Beach
89
Park Tavern
American · North Beach
88
Bar Sprezzatura
Italian Cocktail Bar · Financial District
88
Piccino
Cal-Italian · Dogpatch
88
The Alembic
Whiskey & Cocktail Bar · Haight-Ashbury
88
Cold Drinks Bar at China Live
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown
88
Last Rites
Tiki Bar · Castro
88
Bar Iris
Cocktail Bar · Russian Hill
88
Burma Superstar
Burmese · Inner Richmond
88
Prubechu
Chamorro · Mission
88
A16
Italian · Marina
88
Delfina
Italian · Mission
88
Hog Island Oyster Co.
Seafood · Embarcadero
88
Thanh Long
Vietnamese · Outer Sunset
88
Dragon Beaux
Chinese · Outer Richmond
88
Hilda and Jesse
Contemporary American · North Beach
88
La Taqueria
Mexican · Mission
88
Great American Music Hall
Live Music Venue · Tenderloin
88
Wayfare Tavern
American Tavern · Financial District
87
Lolinda
Argentine Steakhouse · Mission
87
Camino Alto
New American · North Beach
87
Chotto Matte
Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian) · Mid-Market
87
Tiya
Modern Indian · Marina
87
Harborview
Cantonese Dim Sum · Embarcadero
87
Fang
Modern Chinese · SoMa
87
Pagan Idol
Tiki Bar · FiDi
87
Anchor Oyster Bar
Seafood · Castro
87
Z & Y Restaurant
Sichuan · Chinatown
87
Nopalito
Mexican · NoPa
87
Marufuku Ramen
Ramen · Japantown
87
San Tung
Chinese · Inner Sunset
87
Andytown Coffee Roasters
Coffee Roaster · Outer Sunset
87
Saint Frank Coffee
Specialty Coffee Roaster · Russian Hill
87
The Chapel
Live Music Venue · Mission
87
Cellarmaker Brewing
Brewery · SoMa
87
Mandalay
Burmese · Inner Richmond
86
Palmer's Tavern
American Tavern · Pacific Heights
86
Local Edition
Cocktail Bar · Mid-Market
86
The Devil's Acre
Cocktail Bar · North Beach
86
Long Weekend
Cocktail Bar · North Beach
86
Causwells
American · Marina
86
Pizzetta 211
Pizza · Inner Richmond
86
Chapeau!
French · Inner Richmond
86
Outerlands
American · Outer Sunset
86
Saigon Sandwich
Vietnamese · Tenderloin
86
Trestle
California · Jackson Square
86
Toronado
Bar · Lower Haight
86
Pearl 6101
Mediterranean · Outer Richmond
86
The Mill
Bakery + Cafe · NoPa
86
The Independent
Live Music Venue · NoPa
86
The Midway
Nightclub · Dogpatch
86
Arcana
Natural Wine Bar · Mission
85
Izzy's Steakhouse
Steakhouse · Marina
85
Via Aurelia
Italian · Mission Bay
85
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
Tiki Bar · Nob Hill
85
Radhaus
German · Fort Mason
85
Firefly
American · Noe Valley
85
The Interval at Long Now
Cocktails · Fort Mason
85
Frascati
Italian · Russian Hill
85
Perbacco
Italian · Financial District
85
Taqueria Cancun
Mexican · Mission
85
Saru Sushi Bar
Sushi · Noe Valley
85
Wildseed
Plant-Based · Cow Hollow
85
La Connessa
Italian · Potrero Hill
85
Greens Restaurant
Vegetarian · Fort Mason
85
Bar Bibi
Wine Bar · Nob Hill
85
Verve Coffee Roasters
Coffee Roaster · Castro
85
Bottom of the Hill
Live Music Venue · Potrero Hill
85
Fort Point Beer Company
Brewery · Mission
85
Harlan Records
Listening Bar / Cocktail · Union Square
85
Sohn
Korean Café · Dogpatch
84
The Buena Vista Cafe
American · Fisherman's Wharf
84
Lost Resort
Tiki Bar · Mission
84
Zam Zam
Bar · Upper Haight
84
Cavaña
Latin American · Mission Bay
84
Novela
Cocktail Bar · SoMa
84
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar
French · Hayes Valley
84
Beretta
Italian · Mission
84
Dandelion Chocolate
Cafe · Mission
84
Craftsman and Wolves
Bakery · Mission
84
PPQ Dungeness Island
Vietnamese · Outer Richmond
84
Morella
Argentine · Cow Hollow
84
The Pawn Shop
Spanish · SoMa
84
The Village Pub
Contemporary American · Woodside
84
Souvla
Greek · Hayes Valley
84
Key Klub
Wine Bar · Nob Hill
84
Buddy
Cocktail + Wine Bar · Mission
84
Grand Coffee
Coffee Roaster · Mission
84
Jane on Fillmore
Bakery + Cafe · Pacific Heights
84
Audio SF
Nightclub · SoMa
84
Barebottle Brewing
Brewery · Bernal Heights
84
Zeitgeist
Dive Bar · Mission
84
Kissakeko
Listening Bar / Sake · Nob Hill
84
Vesuvio Cafe
Bar · North Beach
83
Li Po Cocktail Lounge
Bar · Chinatown
83
Sociale
Italian · Presidio Heights
83
The Front Porch
Southern · Bernal Heights
83
Sorella
Italian · Polk Gulch
83
Twin Peaks Tavern
Bar · Castro
83
Marlowe
American · SoMa
83
Villon Bar
California · Mid-Market
83
Ebisu
Japanese · Inner Sunset
83
Natoma Cabana
Cocktails · SoMa
83
Fool's Errand
Wine Bar · NoPa
83
Elena's Mexican Restaurant
Mexican · West Portal
83
Emporium SF
Arcade Bar · NoPa
83
Mission Bowling Club
American · Mission
83
Hi Tops
Sports Bar · Castro
83
Kitava
Modern American (Gluten-Free) · Mission
83
Palm City
Sandwiches · Outer Sunset
83
Union Larder
Wine Bar · Russian Hill
83
Celeste
Greek Wine Bar · Cow Hollow
83
Bar Darling
Cocktail Bar · Marina
83
Horsefeather
Cocktail Bar + New American · NoPa
83
Hedge Coffee
Specialty Coffee Roaster · Mission
83
Juniper
French Bakery + Cafe · Polk Gulch
83
Motoring Coffee
Cafe · Cow Hollow
83
Monarch
Nightclub · SoMa
83
Specs' Twelve Adler Museum Cafe
Bar · North Beach
82
Elixir Saloon
Bar · Mission
82
Chez Maman
French · Potrero Hill
82
Zazie
French · Cole Valley
82
Blackbird Bar
Cocktails · Castro
82
Fiorella
Italian · Inner Richmond
82
Flour + Water Pizzeria
Italian · North Beach
82
Super Mensch
Deli · Marina
82
Bar Jambroni
Wine Bar · Haight-Ashbury
82
Kezar Pub
Sports Bar · Cole Valley
82
Delarosa
Italian Pizza · Marina
82
Geelou
Jazz Cocktail Bar · Marina
82
Anina
Cocktail Bar · Hayes Valley
82
Waystone
Wine Bar · North Beach
82
Temple Nightclub
Nightclub · SoMa
82
Standard Deviant Brewing
Brewery · Mission
82
Top of the Mark
Hotel Bar · Nob Hill
82
Martuni's
Piano Bar · Duboce Triangle
82
Starbelly
American · Castro
81
Tacolicious
Mexican · Marina
81
Magnolia Brewing
American · Haight-Ashbury
81
Flores
Mexican · Cow Hollow
81
The Detour
Arcade Bar · Castro
81
Greens Sports Bar
Sports Bar · Russian Hill
81
Splash Sports Bar
Sports Bar · Mission Bay
81
Amelie
French Wine Bar · Polk Gulch
81
The Beehive
Cocktail Bar · Mission
81
The Knockout
Dive Bar · Mission
81
Bar Orso
Speakeasy · SoMa
81
Sheba Piano Lounge
Piano Bar / Ethiopian · Fillmore
81
Noe Valley Bakery
Bakery · Noe Valley
80
The Snug
Cocktails · Pacific Heights
80
Rose's Cafe
Italian · Cow Hollow
80
Roam Artisan Burgers
American · Cow Hollow
80
Pho Huynh Sang
Vietnamese · Inner Richmond
80
Bosco
Italian · SoMa
80
Left Door
Cocktails · Cow Hollow
80
Churchill
Cocktails · Castro
80
Little Original Joe's
Italian-American · Marina
80
Thriller Country Club
American · SoMa
80
Final Final
Sports Bar · Cow Hollow
80
The Boardroom
Sports Bar · North Beach
80
Mad Dog in the Fog
Sports Bar · Lower Haight
80
Stable Cafe
Cafe · Mission
80
Harper & Rye
Cocktail Bar · Polk Gulch
80
Third Wheel Coffee
Cafe · Lower Haight
80
Bender's Bar & Grill
Dive Bar · Mission
80
Tempest
Dive Bar · SoMa
80
DNA Lounge
Nightclub · SoMa
80
Stookey's Club Moderne
Cocktail Bar · Nob Hill
80
The Occidental Cigar Club
Cigar Bar / Lounge · Financial District
80
Westwood Gold
Country Bar / BBQ · Cow Hollow
80
The Bird
American · SoMa
79
Bus Stop
Sports Bar · Cow Hollow
79
The Social Study
Cafe + Wine Bar · Western Addition
79
Boom Boom Room
Live Music Venue · Fillmore
79
Lone Palm
Cocktail Bar · Mission
79
The Saloon
Live Music Bar · North Beach
79
Punch Line Comedy Club
Comedy Club · Financial District
79
JAXSON
Country Bar · Marina
79
The Vault Garden
American · Financial District
78
Flour + Water Pasta Shop
Italian · Mission
78
Rise Over Run
New American · Tenderloin
78
Compton's Coffee House
Cafe · Fillmore
78
Zombie Village
Tiki Bar · Tenderloin
78
The Plough and Stars
Irish Pub · Inner Richmond
78
Oasis
Nightclub · SoMa
78
Cobb's Comedy Club
Comedy Club · North Beach
78
Cigar Bar & Grill
Cigar Bar / Latin · Jackson Square
78
Arbor
American · Hayes Valley
77
The Halfway Club
American · Mission
77
Madrone Art Bar
Live Music Bar · NoPa
77
Shoji
Cocktail Bar · SoMa
77
Wildhawk
Cocktail Bar · Mission
77
Wooden Coffeehouse
Cafe · Upper Haight
76
Rye
Whiskey Bar · Tenderloin
76
Bar 821
Cocktail Bar · NoPa
76
High Treason
Wine Bar · Inner Richmond
76
Cantina Los Mayas
Mezcaleria · Outer Richmond
76
Thee Parkside
Live Music Bar · Dogpatch
76
Big Finish Wine Tavern
Wine Bar · Mission
76
Tony Nik's Cafe
Lounge · North Beach
76
Old Ship Saloon
Pub · Jackson Square
76
The Function
Comedy Club · Mid-Market
76
Rampant Bottle & Bar
Wine Bar · Outer Richmond
75
Dogpatch Saloon
Cocktail Bar · Dogpatch
75
SF Eagle
Bar · SoMa
75
Jilli
Bar · Mission
75
The Valley Club
Cocktail Bar · Union Square
75
Lillie Coit's
Bar · North Beach
75
Pasha SF
Hookah Lounge / Mediterranean · Tenderloin
75
Hi-Lo Club
Cocktail Bar · Polk Gulch
74
Aunt Charlie's Lounge
Bar · Tenderloin
74
Scarlet Lounge
Cocktail Lounge · Inner Richmond
74
The Riptide
Dive Bar · Outer Sunset
74
Fifty Vara
Brewery · Outer Sunset
74
Halcyon
Nightclub · SoMa
74
Shelby's Rooftop Lounge
Rooftop Bar · SoMa
74
The Lucky Spot
Cocktail Bar · North Beach
74
The Lobby Bar SF
Speakeasy · Castro
74
Back to Back
Wine Bar · Nob Hill
74
Barbarossa Lounge
Cocktail Lounge · Financial District
74
Pier 23 Cafe
Live Music Bar · Embarcadero
74
724 Hookah
Hookah Lounge · Lower Nob Hill
74
Polkcha
Cocktail Bar · Polk Gulch
73
620 Jones
Rooftop Bar · Tenderloin
73
Lost Marbles
Brewpub · Inner Richmond
73
Breck's
Wine Bar · Inner Richmond
73
Two Pitchers Brewing
Brewery · Outer Sunset
73
Enterprise Brewing
Brewery · SoMa
73
The Mint Karaoke Lounge
Karaoke · Mission
73
Midnight Sun
Bar · Castro
73
Blush! Wine Bar
Wine Bar · Castro
73
Noc Noc
Dive Bar · Lower Haight
73
Fieldwork Brewing
Beer Garden · Mission Bay
73
Nara Restaurant & Sake Bar
Sake Bar · Lower Haight
73
Pomeroy Bar & Grill
Whiskey Bar · Tenderloin
73
Kozy Kar
Lounge · Polk Gulch
72
Mini Bar SF
Lounge · NoPa
72
Richmond Republic Draught House
Beer Bar · Inner Richmond
72
Tiki Haven
Tiki Bar · Sunset
72
Eve Nightclub
Nightclub · SoMa
72
Lone Star Saloon
Bar · SoMa
72
Maggie McGarry's
Irish Pub · North Beach
72
Rikki's
Sports Bar · Castro
72
Molotov's
Dive Bar · Lower Haight
72
Horseshoe Tavern
Pub · Marina
72
Festa Wine & Cocktail Lounge
Karaoke · Japantown
72
Balboa Cafe
Bar · Marina
72
McTeague's Saloon
Pub · Polk Gulch
71
Harry's Bar
Sports Bar · Pacific Heights
71
The Bitter End
Pub · Inner Richmond
71
Durty Nelly's
Irish Pub · Inner Sunset
71
Next Door
Arcade Bar · North Beach
71
440 Castro
Bar · Castro
71
Harrington's Bar & Grill
Irish Pub · Financial District
71
Lush Lounge
Lounge · Polk Gulch
70
TimeOut Tavern
Sports Bar · NoPa
70
Chug Pub
Sports Bar · Inner Sunset
70
Silver Cloud Restaurant & Karaoke
Karaoke · Marina
70
Shanghai Kelly's
Pub · Polk Gulch
69
Flanahan's Pub
Pub · Outer Sunset
69
Bamboo Hut
Tiki Bar · North Beach
69
R Bar
Dive Bar · Polk Gulch
68
540 Bar
Dive Bar · Inner Richmond
68
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