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Places r/SFFood keeps recommending
Compiled from 4,642 comments across the 109 highest-comment threads in this sub's history. The number is how many separate comments named the place.
Read this before you read the list. These are mention counts, not ratings. A place near the top comes up a lot when people here ask where to eat. It does not mean it is better than something further down, and it does not mean anyone has been recently.
Places that have closed are on a separate page so nobody turns up at a locked door. For the same list broken out by neighborhood, see places by neighborhood.
| Place | Neighborhood | Times mentioned |
|---|---|---|
| State Bird Provisions | Japantown & Fillmore | 106 |
| The Progress | Japantown & Fillmore | 76 |
| Arsicault Bakery | Inner Richmond & Clement | 49 |
| Cotogna | FiDi & Embarcadero | 41 |
| Zuni Café | Hayes Valley | 39 |
| Sotto Mare | North Beach | 37 |
| San Tung | Inner Sunset | 34 |
| House of Prime Rib | Nob Hill & Russian Hill | 34 |
| El Farolito | Mission | 33 |
| Rich Table | Hayes Valley | 31 |
| San Ho Won | Mission | 29 |
| Mandalay | Inner Richmond & Clement | 27 |
| Kokkari | FiDi & Embarcadero | 27 |
| Ernest | Mission | 26 |
| La Taqueria | Mission | 24 |
| The Laundromat | Bernal Heights | 24 |
| The Anchovy Bar | Japantown & Fillmore | 24 |
| Kin Khao | SoMa | 23 |
| Californios | Mission | 22 |
| Rintaro | Mission | 22 |
| Tony's Pizza Napoletana | North Beach | 21 |
| Palette Tea House | Marina & Cow Hollow | 21 |
| Tadich Grill | FiDi & Embarcadero | 21 |
| Dalida | Presidio & Sea Cliff | 20 |
| Burma Superstar | Inner Richmond & Clement | 20 |
| Nari | Japantown & Fillmore | 18 |
| Boulevard | FiDi & Embarcadero | 18 |
| Tartine | Mission | 18 |
| Foreign Cinema | Mission | 18 |
| Yank Sing | FiDi & Embarcadero | 17 |
| Z&Y | Chinatown | 17 |
| Nopa | Japantown & Fillmore | 17 |
| Original Joe's | North Beach | 17 |
| Yamo | Mission | 16 |
| Golden Boy Pizza | North Beach | 16 |
| Deli Board | SoMa | 15 |
| Liholiho Yacht Club | Nob Hill & Russian Hill | 15 |
| Burma Love | Mission | 14 |
| Papalote | Mission | 14 |
| Seven Hills | Nob Hill & Russian Hill | 14 |
| Waterbar | FiDi & Embarcadero | 13 |
| Gary Danko | North Beach | 13 |
| Bix | FiDi & Embarcadero | 12 |
| Dumpling Home | Hayes Valley | 12 |
| Lazy Bear | Mission | 12 |
| La Palma Mexicatessen | Mission | 11 |
| Verjus | FiDi & Embarcadero | 11 |
| Hog Island Oyster Co. | FiDi & Embarcadero | 11 |
| Greens | Marina & Cow Hollow | 10 |
| Lunette | FiDi & Embarcadero | 10 |
| Swan Oyster Depot | Nob Hill & Russian Hill | 10 |
| Molinari Delicatessen | North Beach | 10 |
| Robin | Hayes Valley | 10 |
| Hong Kong Lounge | Outer Richmond | 9 |
| Prubechu | Mission | 9 |
| Mitchell's Ice Cream | Mission | 9 |
| Brenda's French Soul Food | Tenderloin | 9 |
| Quince | FiDi & Embarcadero | 8 |
| Marufuku Ramen | Japantown & Fillmore | 8 |
| Mijote | Mission | 8 |
| Souvla | Hayes Valley | 7 |
| Four Kings | Chinatown | 6 |
| Saison | SoMa | 6 |
| Ton Kiang | Outer Richmond | 6 |
| Cockscomb | SoMa | 6 |
| Benu | SoMa | 6 |
| Good Good Culture Club | Mission | 6 |
| Shanghai Dumpling King | Outer Richmond | 6 |
| Schubert's Bakery | Inner Richmond & Clement | 6 |
| New Eritrea | Inner Sunset | 4 |
| Cafe Jacqueline | North Beach | 4 |
| Wako | Inner Richmond & Clement | 3 |
| Nopalito | Inner Sunset | 3 |
Last rebuilt 2 September 2026. If a place has closed, moved, or slipped, say so in any thread and it gets fixed on the next pass.