San Francisco Restaurants

A family owned restaurant, Café Maria serves authentic Northern Italian cuisine. Their menu features delicious, homemade entrees like Gnocchi Di Patate, Calamari Fritti, and Chicken Parmigiana. Using only the freshest ingredients, Café Maria prepare each dish personally for you creates a dish that you will enjoy. Inside Café Maria, an all dark wood classic bar serves handmade cocktails, beers, and wines to accompany your Italian dish. Café Maria’s mystical environment is decorated with Italian themed art and sculptures from the High Renaissance period.

Located on Columbus Avenue, Caffe Roma offers the highest quality coffee and cozy atmosphere for all guests. Built on three generations of the Azzollini Family, they use their knowledge and passion for coffee to provide patrons the best coffee possible by blending and roasting their own beans in house. In addition, Caffe Roma has a wide selection of non-coffee beverages like creamy Italian Soda and Ice/Blended concoctions. Caffe Roma provides guest with a wide selection of breakfast danishes, grilled paninis, Italian cold cut sandwiches, and antipasti dishes that pairs great with their café drinks.

Caffe Sport is a terrific place to indulge on authentic Italian cuisine while surrounded in an Italian setting. Caffe Sport offers tasty Italian dishes that showcase all the flavors that Italian cuisine. Their Scampi All’Antonio is one of the tastiest dishes they have on the menu: prawns with marinated zucchini in drenched in sauce. While guest eat their entrees, Caffe Sport environment engulf them will Italian décor. Caffee Sport is filled with Italian art and souvenirs, providing an eclectic environment that kids and adults will enjoy.

Located in the heart of historic North Beach San Francisco, Colosseo Ristorante & Bar Italiano serves authentic Italian cuisine utilizing fresh ingredients. The spacious dining area, with its fresco ceiling imported from Italy, hand painted murals on the walls and statues of Roman Centurions lend an air of authenticity to the rich and inviting décor. The beautiful, dark wood bar has you covered in the drink department with a wide array of beer, wine, liquor and even Italian espresso. Patio dining is an option for the days when the weather is agreeable, and is heated for dinner service, or whenever …

Located at 360 Pine Street, Credo stands tall as a restaurant that believes in togetherness during meal time. Credo, meaning “I believe” in Latin, believes that good food and good company go hand-in-hand. They belief in the time-honor tradition of surrounding yourself around the people in your life and take the time to eat, discuss, and breathe in each other presence. Credo’s interior is surrounded with inspirational quotes to stir up the mood in each table’s conversation and world-renowned Dutch craftsman Plet Hein Eek handcrafted each solid wooden table. In addition, Credo’s menu showcases a blend of traditional Italian cuisine …

The Parlor is the hippest venue on the San Francisco Northern Waterfront. The Parlor’s timeless interior with their brick wall décor and exposed steel beams resemble warehouses in the San Francisco’s Industrial Age. The Parlor offers guests contemporary and classic cocktails served with a wide range of hard to find premium liquor and craft beers from local and Belgian breweries. Every weekend, The Parlor invites guests to dance the night away with guest DJ’s and special performances from local and world renowned artists. For a night out on the town, The Parlor can cater to all your needs, creating a …

Located in the Mission District, El Toro Taqueria offers patrons authentic Mexican-style cuisine that will not only tickle your taste bud but fill your stomach with enormous entrees. El Toro's heavy handed kitchen generously packs each entree with grilled beef, chicken, or pork. Guests are free to utilize the salsa bar to furthermore customize their dish. El Toro's Happy Hour offer guests great deals when the wallet is light on the cash.

Named after Unione Sportiva, a popular soccer team from Palermo, Sicily, U.S. Original Restaurant in North Beach has been serving guests for over twenty years. A favorite appetizer, the Antipasti de Mare with clams, mussels, shrimp, baby calamari, and scallops on a bed of ice cold lettuce with capers, celery, minced red onion, and tomato served with lemon wedges and a light red wine vinaigrette will whet the appetite for the main course. Daily specials abound, and the Osso Bucco, served on Saturdays, has some locals claiming it to be the best in San Francisco. Open for lunch and dinner …

Sometimes described as a magical oasis, Pena Pachamama serves traditional Bolivian cuisine in an environment filled with music, dance, and performances. Pena Pachamama serves a variety of tapas plates like Yuca Frita and Papas Bravas: spicy potatoes. In addition, Pena Pachamama creates dishes using raw-living organic foods, unprocessed raw vegan produce that have not been heated above 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Pachamama creates tasty raw-food dishes that incorporate the flavors of Bolivian cuisine. On some nights, Pena Pachamama has live performances to bands playing world music from speakers advocating raw food diets and lifestyle.

Part of the appeal of Italian cuisine is the fact that it's been perfected over centuries. What's even better is that Italian dishes are still evolving and adopting new and exciting ingredients and techniques, which is what diners will find at Vicoletto in North Beach. While the food may be modern, the atmosphere in the restaurant is comfortable and relaxed, allowing patrons to enjoy their food to the fullest extent. The menu at Vicoletto is simple and divided into three categories: Antipasti (appetizers), Paste Della Casa (house pastas), and Secondi (entrees). However, within these three simple categories lies a world …

For close to three decades Viva Pizza has been bringing the citizens of North Beach quality Italian style food at a decent price. Located right in the heart of it all, on the bustling corner of Grant and Columbus, Viva Pizza specializes in large, gourmet pizzas designed specifically to achieve maximum mouth-waterability. From the classic Marguerita to the aptly named Favorite, there is pizza galore to satisfy even the most persnickety of pizza connoisseurs. If pizza isn’t your slice of pie, try any one of their delicious pasta dishes, ranging from Grilled Filet of Salmon to Lamb Shank in Orzo. …

Located on Powell St. in Telegraph Hill, Capp’s Corner offers authentic Italian food in hearty portions of pastas, seafood, and roasted meats served family style. Their establishment is decorated with San Francisco memorabilia, neighborhood friends, and patrons to keep their vibe warm and welcoming. Capp’s is a perfect place to sit and dine with your family, exchange stories, and eat Italian food together.

Lori's Diner transports diner back to the fabulous 50's, where neon bright lights blink over each diner, flashy architecture, and rock n' roll was in its newborn stage. Lori's offers all the iconic American entrees: Hamburgers, French Fries, Malts, and Ice Cream Sodas. Lori's walls are filled with rock n' roll memorabilia for famous faces like Elvis and Marilyn Monroe. Lori's Dinner creates a atmosphere that old timers can re-live the best parts of their youth and today's youth can consume the best parts of the past including the cuisine.

Specialty's Cafe & Bakery offers guest delicious and refreshing lunch options. I a world where the term “fast food” goes hand and hand with the term “unhealthy”, Specialty's breaks that barrier by providing guests a healthy choices in a prompt manner. Try one of their favorite sandwiches like the Napa Waldorf Chicken Salad Sandwich or the classic Big BLT. For the early risers, Specialty's also offer breakfast options to kick start your morning into fifth-gear.

Located on Valencia Street, Sunflower Restaurant serves up authentic Vietnamese cuisine at a affordable price. Indulge in Sunflower's tasty appetizers and main entrees like their crowd favorite Spring Rolls and Shaken Beef. Guests are presented with an open air kitchen that allows them to watch the chefs put on a show of culinary showmanship. Ideal for lunch and dinner, Sunflower Restaurant is a low-key, casual place to grab some good eats.

We Be Sushi has a tagline “Like Mom Used to Make”. While that isn’t the sort of phrase one usually pairs with Japanese cuisine, We Be Sushi’s dishes are so appetizing that this unusual tagline to describe their cuisine somehow makes perfect sense. Their wide assortment of sushi ranges from everyone’s favorites, California and Spicy Tuna Rolls, to new and creative rolls like the Vegetarian. We Be Sushi also has an Early Bird Special that offers guests awesome deals for as low as $8.

A stones throw from Fisherman's Wharf, Pergamino is the ideal place to visit to indulge on great breakfast and brunch options. From the outside it looks like a normal SF townhouse, yet nestled at the bottom floor is Pergamino which adds a cozy and homey feel to its atmosphere. The chefs create delicious breakfast and brunch options like homemade waffle, veggie omelets, and sourdough French toast. They also have a self service coffee station offering a vast collection of flavors.

On a budget and need something fulfilling? Emperor’s Kitchen is the answer for people that are light in the wallet and want to have a full belly. Located on Larkin St, Emperor’s Kitchen serves Chinese cuisine and Dim Sum. Emperor’s Kitchen offers a Happy Hour special that surprisingly makes their original affordable prices much more affordable for customers.

Golden Kim Tar in the Tenderloin District offer guest a cozy, casual atmosphere serving authentic Chinese cuisine. The chefs cooked up an eclectic menu that guests can enjoy like Mongolian Beef, Mandarin Spicy Eggplant with Shrimp, and Mango Prawns. Guests can sit in their indoor dining hall and enjoy Golden Kim's spectacular dishes or order to-go service for a night at home. In addition, Golden Kim offer delivery service to most of the town in the downtown SF. Indulge in Golden Kim authentic cuisine and their friendly, prompt service.

For too long vegans and vegetarians have suffered silently, settling for the few substandard options at restaurants that cater primarily to the carnivore. At Ananda Fuara, diners can cleanse their bodies and minds with delicious vegetarian and vegan cuisine served in a serene environment. Located downtown across from the Bill Graham Civic Center, Ananda Fuara serves delicious natural food in an environment free of any stress or worry. Many of the restaurant's dishes -- and its overall philosophy -- come from India, ensuring that customers experience a conscious meal with a little kick. In addition to a selection of samosas …