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100 places to eat in SF before you die

100 places to eat in SF before you die

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Created by Michael Meadows • Updated On: February 27, 2019

Every year a list is published with 100 places to eat in SF before you die, well I've done that list. Here's a list that has many of those places, but a few of my own!

Mitchell's Ice Cream is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

1. Mitchell's Ice Cream

9.1
688 San Jose Avenue (at 29th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Noe Valley · 270 tips and reviews
Louis' Restaurant is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

2. Louis' Restaurant

902 Point Lobos Ave (By Sutro Baths), San Francisco, CA
Diner · Ocean Beach · 51 tips and reviews
4505 Meats/Chicharrones is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

3. 4505 Meats/Chicharrones

8.2
Ferry Building (Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Food Truck · Financial District · 53 tips and reviews
House of Prime Rib is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

4. House of Prime Rib

9.0
1906 Van Ness Ave (btw Jackson & Washington), San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Polk Gulch · 315 tips and reviews
Buena Vista Cafe is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

5. Buena Vista Cafe

9.1
2765 Hyde St (at Beach), San Francisco, CA
Bar · 414 tips and reviews
Bix is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

6. Bix

8.9
56 Gold St (btw Montgomery & Sansome), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Jackson Square · 111 tips and reviews
Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

7. Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery

1398 Haight St (at Masonic Ave), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Haight Ashbury · 313 tips and reviews
Red's Java House is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

8. Red's Java House

7.6
551 The Embarcadero (at Bryant St), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · South Beach · 76 tips and reviews
Anthony's Cookies is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

9. Anthony's Cookies

8.9
1417 Valencia St (at 25th St), San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · Mission District · 88 tips and reviews
Beretta is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

10. Beretta

9.1
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 487 tips and reviews
Flour + Water is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

11. Flour + Water

8.9
2401 Harrison St (at 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 263 tips and reviews
Bar Crudo is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

12. Bar Crudo

9.0
655 Divisadero St (at Grove St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Panhandle · 215 tips and reviews
Tacolicious is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

13. Tacolicious

8.8
741 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Taco Restaurant · Mission District · 288 tips and reviews
Little Skillet is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

14. Little Skillet

8.0
360 Ritch St (at Lusk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · SoMa · 171 tips and reviews
Little Star Pizza is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

15. Little Star Pizza

8.9
400 Valencia St (at 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Mission Dolores · 152 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

16. Blue Bottle Coffee

9.2
315 Linden St (btwn Gough & Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Hayes Valley · 245 tips and reviews
Primo Patio Cafe is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

17. Primo Patio Cafe

214 Townsend St (btwn 3rd and 4th), San Francisco, CA
Caribbean Restaurant · SoMa · 72 tips and reviews
Swan Oyster Depot is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

18. Swan Oyster Depot

8.4
1517 Polk St (btwn Sacramento & California St.), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 220 tips and reviews
Tartine Bakery is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

19. Tartine Bakery

9.0
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 768 tips and reviews
Mission Cheese is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

20. Mission Cheese

736 Valencia St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Cheese Store · Mission Dolores · 97 tips and reviews
Nopa is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

21. Nopa

9.2
560 Divisadero St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Alamo Square · 557 tips and reviews
Nopalito is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

22. Nopalito

8.7
306 Broderick St, San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Panhandle · 261 tips and reviews
The Alembic is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

23. The Alembic

8.8
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews
Bar Agricole is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

24. Bar Agricole

355 11th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 213 tips and reviews
Pizzeria Delfina is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

25. Pizzeria Delfina

9.0
3611 18th St (btwn Guerrero St & Oakwood St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Mission Dolores · 265 tips and reviews
Delfina is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

26. Delfina

9.0
3621 18th St (Guerrero St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 125 tips and reviews
Incanto is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

27. Incanto

1550 Church St (at Duncan St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Noe Valley · 63 tips and reviews
Contigo is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

28. Contigo

1320 Castro St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Spanish Restaurant · Noe Valley · 66 tips and reviews
Pancho Villa Taqueria is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

29. Pancho Villa Taqueria

8.8
3071 16th St (btwn Valencia & Mission St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mission District · 254 tips and reviews
Saigon Sandwich is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

30. Saigon Sandwich

8.9
560 Larkin St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Tenderloin · 175 tips and reviews
Lucca Delicatessen is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

31. Lucca Delicatessen

8.6
2120 Chestnut St (btwn Steiner & Pierce St), San Francisco, CA
Deli · Marina District · 55 tips and reviews
Deli Board is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

32. Deli Board

9.1
1058 Folsom St (at Russ St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · SoMa · 270 tips and reviews
Loló Cevicheria is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

33. Loló Cevicheria

3230 22nd St (btwn Mission and Bartlett), San Francisco, CA
Peruvian Restaurant · Mission District · 92 tips and reviews
Alfred's Steakhouse is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

34. Alfred's Steakhouse

659 Merchant St, San Francisco, CA
Steakhouse · Chinatown · 37 tips and reviews
Wexler's is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

35. Wexler's

568 Sacramento St (at Montgomery St), San Francisco, CA
BBQ Joint · Financial District · 57 tips and reviews
Anchor & Hope is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

36. Anchor & Hope

83 Minna St (at 2nd St.), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · SoMa · 174 tips and reviews
Foreign Cinema is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

37. Foreign Cinema

9.2
2534 Mission St (btwn 21st & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 362 tips and reviews
Truck is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

38. Truck

1900 Folsom St (at 15th St), San Francisco, CA
Gay Bar · Mission District · 23 tips and reviews
Broken Record is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

39. Broken Record

1166 Geneva Ave (at Edinburgh St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Crocker Amazon · 94 tips and reviews
Bar Tartine is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

40. Bar Tartine

561 Valencia St (btwn 16th & 17th St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Mission District · 156 tips and reviews
Lers Ros Thai is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

41. Lers Ros Thai

8.7
730 Larkin St (btwn Ellis & O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Tenderloin · 280 tips and reviews
Kara's Cupcakes is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

42. Kara's Cupcakes

7.5
3249 Scott St (btwn Lombard & Chestnut St.), San Francisco, CA
Cupcake Shop · Marina District · 44 tips and reviews
Perbacco is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

43. Perbacco

8.3
230 California St (btwn Battery & Front St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Financial District · 133 tips and reviews
Gott’s Roadside is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

44. Gott’s Roadside

8.6
1 Ferry Building Ste 6 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · Financial District · 273 tips and reviews

45. Oracle Park

9.2
24 Willie Mays Plz (at King & 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Baseball Stadium · South Beach · 481 tips and reviews
Humphry Slocombe is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

46. Humphry Slocombe

9.1
2790 Harrison St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission District · 375 tips and reviews
Bi-Rite Creamery is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

47. Bi-Rite Creamery

9.2
3692 18th St (at Dolores St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission Dolores · 688 tips and reviews
Zuni Café is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

48. Zuni Café

8.8
1658 Market St (at Rose St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Civic Center · 318 tips and reviews
Benu is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

49. Benu

8.1
22 Hawthorne St (at Howard St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 93 tips and reviews
Jardinière is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

50. Jardinière

300 Grove St (at Franklin St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Civic Center · 62 tips and reviews
Hog Island Oyster Co. is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

51. Hog Island Oyster Co.

9.2
1 Ferry Bldg #11 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Financial District · 406 tips and reviews
Pier 23 Cafe is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

52. Pier 23 Cafe

8.0
Pier 23 (btwn Battery St & Green St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Northern Waterfront · 147 tips and reviews
15 Romolo is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

53. 15 Romolo

8.1
15 Romolo Pl (btwn Fresno St & Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · North Beach · 213 tips and reviews
Comstock Saloon is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

54. Comstock Saloon

9.0
155 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 217 tips and reviews
Tosca Cafe is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

55. Tosca Cafe

8.6
242 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · North Beach · 118 tips and reviews
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

56. Absinthe Brasserie & Bar

8.5
398 Hayes St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Civic Center · 252 tips and reviews
Flore is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

57. Flore

6.6
2298 Market St (at Noe St.), San Francisco, CA
Café · Duboce Triangle · 117 tips and reviews
Original Joe's is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

58. Original Joe's

8.2
601 Union St (at Stockton St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurant · North Beach · 107 tips and reviews
Bar Jules is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

59. Bar Jules

609 Hayes St (at Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 73 tips and reviews
Devil's Teeth Baking Company is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

60. Devil's Teeth Baking Company

9.2
3876 Noriega St (btwn 45th & 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Outer Sunset · 164 tips and reviews
Ton Kiang is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

61. Ton Kiang

5821 Geary Blvd (at 22nd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 80 tips and reviews
Shanghai Dumpling King is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

62. Shanghai Dumpling King

3319 Balboa St (btwn 34th & 35th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 170 tips and reviews
Pork Store Cafe is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

63. Pork Store Cafe

7.8
1451 Haight St (at Masonic Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Haight Ashbury · 80 tips and reviews
Teeth is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

64. Teeth

7.9
2323 Mission St (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Mission District · 188 tips and reviews
San Tung Chinese Restaurant is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

65. San Tung Chinese Restaurant

7.6
1031 Irving St (btwn 11th & 12th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 253 tips and reviews
Smitten Ice Cream is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

66. Smitten Ice Cream

432 Octavia St #1A (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Hayes Valley · 344 tips and reviews
Polly Ann Ice Cream is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

67. Polly Ann Ice Cream

8.7
3138 Noriega St (at 39th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Outer Sunset · 58 tips and reviews
Quince is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

68. Quince

8.9
470 Pacific Ave (at Montgomery St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Jackson Square · 78 tips and reviews
Boxing Room is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

69. Boxing Room

399 Grove St (at Gough St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Civic Center · 185 tips and reviews
Brenda's French Soul Food is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

70. Brenda's French Soul Food

8.9
652 Polk St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Tenderloin · 502 tips and reviews
Gialina Pizzeria is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

71. Gialina Pizzeria

8.4
2842 Diamond St (at Kern St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Glen Park · 83 tips and reviews
Spruce is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

72. Spruce

8.9
3640 Sacramento St (btwn Spruce & Locust St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Presidio Heights · 133 tips and reviews
Zanze's Cheesecake is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

73. Zanze's Cheesecake

2405 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · Ingleside Terraces · 19 tips and reviews
Turtle Tower Restaurant is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

74. Turtle Tower Restaurant

645 Larkin St (btwn Eddy & Ellis), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Tenderloin · 119 tips and reviews
Marlowe is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

75. Marlowe

8.8
500 Brannan St (at 4th St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 252 tips and reviews
Namu Street Stall is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

76. Namu Street Stall

101 The Embarcadero (Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Street Food Gathering · Financial District · 28 tips and reviews
Baker & Banker is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

77. Baker & Banker

1701 Octavia St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Japantown · 67 tips and reviews
Out The Door is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

78. Out The Door

2232 Bush St (btwn Fillmore & Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Lower Pacific Heights · 115 tips and reviews

79. Sai Jai Thai

8.1
771 Ofarrell St (btwn Hyde & Larkin), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Tenderloin · 63 tips and reviews
Fish & Farm is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

80. Fish & Farm

6.4
339 Taylor St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Hotel Bar · Tenderloin · 39 tips and reviews
A16 is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

81. A16

8.4
2355 Chestnut St (btwn Divisadero & Scott St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Marina District · 161 tips and reviews
Balompié Cafe is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

82. Balompié Cafe

8.1
3349 18th St (at Capp St.), San Francisco, CA
Latin American Restaurant · Mission District · 59 tips and reviews

83. Rosamunde Sausage Grill

545 Haight St (btwn Fillmore & Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Hot Dog Joint · Lower Haight · 132 tips and reviews
Toronado is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

84. Toronado

8.7
547 Haight St (btwn Steiner St & Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Lower Haight · 292 tips and reviews

85. Top of the Mark

7.9
999 California St (at Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Hotel Bar · Nob Hill · 160 tips and reviews
Taquerias El Farolito is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

86. Taquerias El Farolito

8.7
2950 24th St (at Alabama St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mission District · 70 tips and reviews
Outerlands is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

87. Outerlands

8.7
4001 Judah St (at 45th Ave), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 259 tips and reviews
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

88. Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar

7.5
950 Mason St, San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Nob Hill · 179 tips and reviews
Roosevelt Tamale Parlor is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

89. Roosevelt Tamale Parlor

2817 24th St (near York), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mission District · 39 tips and reviews
Big 4 Restaurant is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

90. Big 4 Restaurant

8.6
1075 California St (at Taylor St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Nob Hill · 56 tips and reviews
Bocadillos is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

91. Bocadillos

710 Montgomery St (at Washington), San Francisco, CA
Tapas Restaurant · Chinatown · 69 tips and reviews
Prospect is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

92. Prospect

8.0
300 Spear St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Rincon Hill · 129 tips and reviews
Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

93. Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant

7.4
1000 Great Hwy (at John F Kennedy Dr), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Golden Gate Park · 115 tips and reviews

94. Philz Coffee

8.6
3101 24th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 256 tips and reviews
Chapeau is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

95. Chapeau

8.1
126 Clement St (2nd ave), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 59 tips and reviews
Revolution Cafe is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

96. Revolution Cafe

3248 22nd St (at Bartlett St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Mission District · 74 tips and reviews
Citizen's Band is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

97. Citizen's Band

1198 Folsom St (at 8th St.), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 123 tips and reviews

98. Wayfare Tavern

9.1
558 Sacramento St (at Leidesdorff St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Financial District · 321 tips and reviews
Mr. & Mrs. Miscellaneous is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

99. Mr. & Mrs. Miscellaneous

699 22nd St (at 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Dogpatch · 169 tips and reviews
Just For You is one of 100 places to eat in SF before you die.

100. Just For You

732 22nd St (btwn Tennessee & 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Dogpatch · 136 tips and reviews