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St. Francis Fountain
Diner, Ice Cream Parlor, and Breakfast Spot$$$$
Mission District, San Francisco
Has a stamp of approval from Travel + Leisure and Serious Eats
"Try the delicious gut-bomb called the "nebulous potato thing.""(7 Tips)
"I always get the chefs mess with banana bread 🔥🔥"(6 Tips)
"The upside-down hog cakes are delicious!"(6 Tips)"Vegan pancakes, vegan mess, best "diner" in the city"(5 Tips)
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Get the Devil burger (cuz seitan, git it?) or the tofu scramble. They make their own soy ice cream so get a milkshake while you're at it.
An absolute breakfast classic in the 24th Street corridor. Great stylish old fashioned diner with a huge menu and capacity to make great milkshakes and malts
Lindsay EyinkFebruary 28, 2014Hangover food, good veggie options, and don't forget they have dinner! It's pretty cheap and there is beer too.The line on the weekends can get a bit crazy. Best looking American diner in SF. :)
BourbonautJune 15, 2018Dress down or the hot topic punk rock servers will treat you like💩. Once you get past their striking a blow for the common man,the food and malts are awesome. Buy yourself some candy on the way out.
Friendly staff, great food, classic vibe. Going strong for over 100 years. I’ve met grown-ass adults from the neighborhood whose parents went on their first date here as teens.
Melissa WeissJanuary 1, 2016Solid vegan options - tofu scramble ranchero style, vegan pancakes and soyrizo. Pesto tofu scramble isn't vegan and be sure to ask for dry toast.
Super vegetarian and vegan friendly from tofu scrambles to vegan pancakes and vegan milkshakes. So very yummy!!
My definition of American comfort breakfast and brunch. Sit at the bar and enjoy the hipster vibe while swallowing your perfect greasy morning treat.
- Czarina LApril 22, 2013The upside-down hog cakes are delicious! Bacon, green onion, and cheese in pancake form smothered in maple syrup make the perfect combo of sweet and savory!
Claire PedersenJanuary 26, 2015Pretty good :) classic diner food, but lots of vegan options. Make sure you get the potatoes w/ sour cream, green onions & salsa (there's a special name for it). You must get the banana bread.
Danielle Lazier SF Realtor & Wannabe FlaneuseApril 8, 2013Friendly service, gr8 breakfast and ice cream sundaes. We wish they'd source free range eggs but the menu is broad and will appeal to you, your vegan friend, and your meat-loving in laws from Texas.
TV Food MapsDecember 16, 2015Check out St. Francis Fountain as it was featured on Top 5 Restaurants for #3 - Nebulous Potato Thing, potatoes covered with cheese , salsa and an egg Read more
Irina BoteaFebruary 24, 2018Really really nice place. The vegan pancakes were delicious. I think this is my favorite brackfast place in the city.
Marek VerminDecember 18, 2016The Devil Burger destroyed my soul, had me reciting Anton LaVey in an ancient tongue of R'lyeh, my head spinning around, and the earth combusting around me. When I awoke, I was seited.
DJ CAugust 28, 2018I don't think you can go wrong here. Chef's mess, veggie mess, whatever you like. Don't miss out on the banana bread.
Travel + LeisureJuly 30, 2012Don’t miss the classic black and white milkshake made with Mitchell's ice cream and homemade chocolate syrup.
While the breakfast options are duly praised, the burger with avocado + jack is a hidden gem, and their fries are perfectly crisp and salty.- Griddle combo (2 pancakes) with scrambled eggs and a sausage patty
StephanyFebruary 2, 2015Get the Sandhya Benedict. Bacon & avocado over perfectly poached eggs. Thing your spuds to make your potatoes ones to remember.
Armand SultanJanuary 9, 2014Even the all soy milk shake is delicious ! Try it. ...and the chicken soup with the biscuit aka "the poor man" is good on a cold day
Guillaume GuillaumeMarch 4, 2017The huevos rancheros and corned beef hash are 👌🏻. But whatever you eat, you need to try their milkshakes.
VegNews MagazineAugust 30, 2012The aptly titled Vegan Thing—an impressive mound of potatoes, guacamole, vegan cheese, and salsa—cures hangovers better than an Alka-Seltzer. Plus, vegan milkshakes!
William JohnsonApril 20, 2015Get the upside down hog cakes, and listen to my server. Get a side of sour cream.
Go here. It's not meant to be a carnival of happiness. It a greasy spoon and does exactly what you'd expect from one. Plus, food's good and the milkshakes are tops.
Alan FungSeptember 8, 2019Good for breakfast, burgers and sandwiches, and milkshakes. They have vegan options.
Serious EatsSeptember 1, 2011Try the Black and White Milkshake, made with Mitchell's ice cream and chocolate syrup. Simple yet decandent and completely classic Read more
SolarioJanuary 22, 2015A strange, but great mix of modern hip and old school. Candy and vintage trading cards for sale at the counter.
MissesVee www.missesvee.comSeptember 12, 2014I am from the East Coast so...get that NY Ruben! It come with a side so try the spinach salad :-)
The food is way better than your average greasy diner food. But you won't get Flo serving you here....lots of tattoos instead. Which is great, if you get one with a good attitude.
Edelita ValdezJanuary 14, 2012Check out their vegan options! Vegan sausage, tofu scramble with peanut sauce, pancakes, and milkshakes are all "yum!"
They do a great Eggs Benedict on the weekends. Also: Sourdough French Toast.
Ricky SherrillJune 11, 2016I am a breakfast guy and this place knows how to do breakfast right. Cannot say a negative thing about the food or service.
Ros HodgekissNovember 16, 2012Old-style sandwiches, snacks and sodas, without the excess of Wise Sons down the road. Get a booth and go back thirty years.
Laura SenchMay 4, 2013Chefs mess- awesome. Tons of friendly hipster employees. Cool atmosphere. Reasonable prices.
Christina CastillejoJanuary 31, 2010Grab the country breakfast, the soyrizo and eggs, or the chef's mess. All are great! OJ is fresh squeezed and they have random old-school candy sold, like Magnum PI bubble gum and cards!
Alex HDecember 5, 2011The upside down hog heaven thing was worth having to share the table with 3 smelly, American Spirit-smoking, scarf-wearing, dickbag hipsters.
Brady O'ConnellDecember 10, 2017Veggie Mess is certified crack. Dream shake was good but not amazing.
ask for some honey to go with your cornbread, then smother the cornbread with it. you're welcome.
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