📍 Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco

Les Croissants Cafe on Geary Boulevard in Lower Pacific Heights runs a straightforward Vietnamese sandwich counter despite the French-leaning name — banh mi is the draw, from class...

b. Patisserie brought serious laminated French pastry to Lower Pacific Heights, and the kouign-amann is the reason people line up — caramelized and flaky, made in plain, chocolate,...

Emmita's Café runs counter service inside the Kaiser Permanente complex on Divisadero in Lower Pacific Heights, named by owner Andrew after his mother Emmita. It's the sister locat...

Sweet Maple is a breakfast-and-brunch spot on Sutter Street in Lower Pacific Heights, sister restaurant to Kitchen Story, serving a classic American brunch menu with occasional Asi...

Opa Cafe runs a Mediterranean deli and cafe out of a corner spot on Post Street, covering Lower Pacific Heights, Fillmore, and Laurel Heights regulars with breakfast, sandwiches, s...

Routier is a French bistro with a Californian lean, co-owned by chef JP Carmona and pastry chef Belinda Leong of B Patisserie, set on California Street in Lower Pacific Heights nea...

Florio has anchored the corner of Fillmore Street and Wilmot Alley in Lower Pacific Heights since December 1998, opened by Doug "Bix" Biederbeck, who also owns Bix in the...

Mattina is chef Matthew Accarrino's all-day cafe and restaurant in the Fillmore, a follow-up to his run at the Michelin-starred SPQR. The space runs on two clocks: mornings (Thursd...

The Tailor's Son occupies the former Elite Cafe space at Fillmore and California in Lower Pacific Heights, opened in 2021 by restaurateur Adriano Paganini and his Back of the House...