📍 Tenderloin, San Francisco

11 restaurants · 2026

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Edgy blocks between Union Square and Civic Center hide a reservation-only speakeasy, Thai cooking, and Vietnamese sandwich counters that have been there for decades

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Kin Khao

Thai · Michelin 1 Star (2025)

Pim Techamuanvivit's regional Thai counter inside the Parc 55 hotel near Union Square. Michelin Recognized and a James Beard Best Chef: West winner. The pradik gai (chicken-and-ric...

Bourbon & Branch

Speakeasy

An actual Prohibition-era speakeasy that ran illegally from 1921 to 1933, now resurrected as one of the country's most reverent classic-cocktail bars. Reservations only, password a...

Great American Music Hall

Live Music Venue

Built in 1907 as a bordello and dance hall, Great American Music Hall retains its ornate marble columns, gilded balconies, and frescoed ceilings. The 600-capacity room books a wide...

Saigon Sandwich

Vietnamese

The Tenderloin's Vietnamese bánh mì counter — authentic, filling, and $5.50. Over 40 years of roast pork and roast chicken sandwiches, stuffed with pickled daikon and carrot, cilan...

Rise Over Run

New American

The rooftop at The Line Hotel — open-air solarium, fireplace, and a view of downtown SF that reframes the Tenderloin from above. New American plates and creative cocktails, with a ...

Zombie Village

Tiki Bar

Tiki bar on Jones Street built in homage to a 1942 Oakland original, with thatched-roof booths, a starry ceiling, and rum drinks assembled by the Future Bars team. The Tenderloin b...

Rye

Whiskey Bar

Whiskey bar on Geary Street with an honest selection that runs from everyday pours to rare bottles worth seeking out, plus outdoor seating for Tenderloin-watching. The exposed bric...

Pasha SF

Hookah Lounge / Mediterranean

Geary Street hookah lounge and Mediterranean kitchen with Turkish-leaning food — lamb chops, flatbreads, falafel — plus a full cocktail program and live entertainment most nights. ...

Aunt Charlie's Lounge

Bar

Tenderloin gay bar since the 1980s, still running drag on Friday and Saturday nights to a crowd that shows up because this place means something. Drinks are famously cheap, the vib...

620 Jones

Rooftop Bar

Three bars and a heated 8,000-square-foot rooftop in the Tenderloin — 620 Jones is the kind of open-air spot the neighborhood didn't know it needed. Events cycle through constantly...

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Pomeroy Bar & Grill

Whiskey Bar

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