📍 Polk Gulch, San Francisco

13 restaurants · 2026

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Polk Street from California to Broadway: a standing-only crab counter, a prime-rib institution, and a dense run of cocktail bars and neighborhood pubs

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Swan Oyster Depot

Seafood

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...

House of Prime Rib

Steakhouse / Prime Rib · 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 c...

Sorella

Italian

The casual sister concept from the Acquerello team (two-Michelin-star), opened 2021. Venetian-style cicchetti at the bar, proper Italian pastas and mains in the dining room — the k...

Juniper

French Bakery + Cafe

Bakery cafe from the Saint Frank Coffee team on the corner of Polk and California. Pairs freshly made French pastries with expertly crafted coffee and tea; no advance orders for ba...

Amelie

French Wine Bar

French wine bar and small-plates spot on Polk Street, opened in 2006 by Germain Michel and Samie Didda. The kitchen runs from cheese plates with La Brea bread and house preserves t...

Harper & Rye

Cocktail Bar

Bi-level Polk Street cocktail bar founded by Jamal Blake-Williams (Peacekeeper, Fifth Arrow). Each cocktail is named after friends and family of the bartenders, and the loft area l...

Hi-Lo Club

Cocktail Bar

Polk Street cocktail bar with an industrial-chic edge — tight room, low light, and a short list of well-thought drinks paired with a craft beer selection that earns its shelf space...

Polkcha

Cocktail Bar

Polk St gets a Seoul transplant: Polkcha channels Asian night-market energy with neon everywhere and cocktails built to match the mood. The vibe is late-night and unapologetic, the...

Kozy Kar

Lounge

Kozy Kar on Polk St is a time capsule with a liquor license: old car seats for barstools, a waterbed, 8-track players, and pin-up girls on the walls. The 1970s never left this room...

McTeague's Saloon

Pub

Named after a Frank Norris novel set in this very neighborhood, McTeague's on Polk Street is all spacious booths, multiple TVs, and a deep drink menu — no food served, which is som...

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Lush Lounge

Lounge

Shanghai Kelly's

Pub

R Bar

Dive Bar

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