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10 Best Mac n Cheeses in the Bay Area
Q Restaurant is one of 10 Best Mac n Cheeses in the Bay Area.

1. Q Restaurant

225 Clement St (at 3rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 64 tips and reviews

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: Q's "Macaroni and Cheezy," is made extra special with a tater tots topping. Read more.

Mission Cheese is one of 10 Best Mac n Cheeses in the Bay Area.

2. Mission Cheese

736 Valencia St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Cheese Store · Mission Dolores · 97 tips and reviews

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: Their mac and cheese is made with a rotating group of 4-5 regular cheeses with buttery Della Fattoria bread crumbs and served in a small cast iron. Read more.

Blue Plate is one of 10 Best Mac n Cheeses in the Bay Area.

3. Blue Plate

8.6
3218 Mission St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 90 tips and reviews

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: The mac n cheese is so good the recipe hasn't changed in 13 years. It includes Tabasco, nutmeg, dry mustard, a little worcestershire, and a firm Spanish drunken goat cheese, called Murcia al Vino. Read more.

Paragon is one of 10 Best Mac n Cheeses in the Bay Area.

4. Paragon

701 2nd St (at Townsend St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · South Beach · 87 tips and reviews

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: Although it comes in a small ramekin, this mac n cheese is big on flavor and is rich enough that it's actually the perfect serving size. Read more.

Homeroom is one of 10 Best Mac n Cheeses in the Bay Area.

5. Homeroom

8.7
400 40th St (at Shafter Ave), Oakland, CA
Mac and Cheese Joint · Temescal · 233 tips and reviews

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: This spot is known for their mac n' cheese and has tons of options. Our fav is the "Trailer Mac" with sliced hot dogs and a crumbled potato chip topping. Read more.

Grub is one of 10 Best Mac n Cheeses in the Bay Area.

6. Grub

758 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 59 tips and reviews

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: Make your own mac n cheese with options like Chorizo and Jalapeño or Maine lobster and truffle oil. Read more.

The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen is one of 10 Best Mac n Cheeses in the Bay Area.

7. The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen

7.6
1 South Park Ave. # 103a (at 2nd St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · South Park · 207 tips and reviews

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: No seriously get a mac 'n cheese grilled cheese. That's right, mac 'n cheese stuffed into a grilled cheese sandwich with, you guess it, more cheese (and bacon!). Read more.

Farmer Brown is one of 10 Best Mac n Cheeses in the Bay Area.

8. Farmer Brown

25 Mason St (at Market St.), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 214 tips and reviews

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: Farmer Brown's mac 'n cheese is special because of simplicity - Tillamook cheddar, served baked golden brown in an individual cast iron skillet. Perfect. Read more.

Fat Angel Food & Libation is one of 10 Best Mac n Cheeses in the Bay Area.

9. Fat Angel Food & Libation

1740 Ofarrell St (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Fillmore District · 117 tips and reviews

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: Gruyère, aged cheddar, and parmigiano-reggiano come together in Fat Angel's version of mac n cheese. Seriously, the cheese-to-noodle ratio is like 2:1. Read more.

The Tipsy Pig is one of 10 Best Mac n Cheeses in the Bay Area.

10. The Tipsy Pig

8.3
2231 Chestnut St (btwn Scott & Pierce St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Marina District · 219 tips and reviews

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: Their bacon-infused mac n' cheese has Piquant Shropshire Blue, creamy Dutch Gouda, tangy white Cheddar, and cheese sauce infused with bacon fat AND bacon on top. Read more.