The Bird is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

1. The Bird

8.9
115 New Montgomery St (Minna Street), San Francisco, CA
Fried Chicken Joint · SoMa · 87 tips and reviews

Michael D.Michael Ducker: Curly fries, spicy chicken fried sandwich with house made pickles and siracha makes the best new lunch spot in soma!

Daniel S.Daniel Stansell: Spicy chicken sandwich is the way to go. That and curly fries. Our favorite in the city, and the spicy is spicy!

Craig W.Craig Wattrus: Egg & cheese biscuit with bacon or sausage is perfect for breakfast 🙌🏽🤭👌🏽

Z & Y Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

2. Z & Y Restaurant

8.4
655 Jackson St (btwn Cooper Alley & Wentworth Pl), San Francisco, CA
Szechuan Restaurant · Chinatown · 189 tips and reviews

Gwen D.Gwen Dobson: Hot chili oil beef may be the best Chinese dish I've ever had. That mixed with the amazing steamed pork dumplings were more than worth the 20min wait for 1

Diego R.Diego Romero: Great spicy szechuan food! Order the Chicken with explosive Chilli Pepper! Worth the wait definitely.

Kseniya M.Kseniya Makarova: All the dumplings are next level. Salt n pepper shrimp are great and obvs anything in a pool of chili oil

Chong Qing Xiao Mian is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

3. Chong Qing Xiao Mian

8.4
915 Kearny St (Columbus Ave), San Francisco, CA
Szechuan Restaurant · Chinatown · 54 tips and reviews

SabinaSabina: Fantastic spicy wontons and tan tan noodles!

Cecilia Z.Cecilia Zhang: One of the best and authentic spicy food in the west coast.

Matt L.Matt Lew: Pork Belly in Chili Oil. So good. Also get the cucumber salad!

Toyose is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

4. Toyose

9.0
3814 Noriega St (btwn 45th & 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 91 tips and reviews

Kelly .Kelly 🍰: Get a pitcher or 2 of Hite. Enjoy with rabokki, spicy pollack stew, seafood pancake, wings.

Erin L.Erin Lane: Spicy chicken wings, kimchi pancake, & bulgogi. Mmm.

Sarah T.Sarah Tomita: Great Korean food in a hole-in-wall location. Everything is good including kimchi fried rice with egg, corn & cheese, spicy chicken wings (not so spicy) and seafood pancake

Hot Sauce and Panko is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

5. Hot Sauce and Panko

8.7
1468 Hyde St (at Jackson St), San Francisco, CA
Wings Joint · Nob Hill · 77 tips and reviews

Debbie C.Debbie Chong: Old Bay with Sriracha Caramel wings were great. Medium spiciness. Topped off with a buttery and light waffle. Heaven. Waffle was free as it is TH.

LanLan: Old bay, Korean, and nori wasabi are my favorites!!

Al B.Al B.: A DEFINITE chicken and waffles alternative for those who crave chicken and waffles. Plus, they have TONS of hot sauce choices!

Señor Sisig is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

6. Señor Sisig

8.7
Pine St (at Sansome St), San Francisco, CA
Food Truck · 134 tips and reviews

Kelly .Kelly 🍰: Get the fries. Spicy=finely minced fresh jalapeños on top, nice touch!

June P.June Pak: Accepts square wallet. Get the sisig fries with hot peppers...spicy!

Suki v.Suki van Arsdale: Vegetarians, get the California burrito with tofu, and make sure it's spicy. You won't regret it!

Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

7. Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar

8.7
619 Taylor St (at Cosmo Pl), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 444 tips and reviews

Alvin R.Alvin Ruangsomboon: Shishito pepper are a little spicy, I'm Thai and it was a nice little surprise

Estelle T.Estelle Tcha: Jumping rolls, 49er, and volcano roll (peanut butter & jalapeño works)! Otoro is a good call too 👌🏼

Andy F.Andy Franco: Best sushi I've ever had! I tried the spicy golden state roll, Philadelphia roll, rainbow roll, and dragon roll!

Yummy Yummy is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

8. Yummy Yummy

8.4
1015 Irving St (btwn 11th & 12th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 86 tips and reviews

chris c.chris casey: The #19 Pho Ga Quay Chao (five spice chicken with rice beef noodle soup) is great. It sounds boring, but it's not...I swear!

Ellie M.Ellie Ma: Anything with five spice chicken is delicious

Danielle C.Danielle Comer: There will always be a bit of a wait, but on those cool SF nights this place is worth it, and will warm you up. Five spice chicken is my favorite. Even better for leftovers.

Tropisueño is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

9. Tropisueño

8.4
75 Yerba Buena Ln (btwn 3rd & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · SoMa · 394 tips and reviews

Grub CrawlGrub Crawl: Share the chile verde with friends. Ask for extra tortilla and make tacos for a party. Best chile verde ever! Grubcrawl.com

Steffie Pardo H.Steffie Pardo Harner: Awesome food - and the spicy salsa is ACTUALLY spicy. Win.

Rufo S.Rufo Sanchez: Chile Verde with the Peruvian white brands was awesome.

La Ciccia is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

10. La Ciccia

9.1
291 30th St (at Church), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Fairmount · 76 tips and reviews

Layla K.Layla Khoury-Hanold: Best Italian I've had in a long time, east or west coast! Get the spicy baby octopus stew & squid ink linguine. Foodie. Heaven.

Chester N.Chester Ng: Spicy octopus stew, uni tuna heart pasta, lamb chops, the special pasta of the day. Delicious.

EaterEater: Don’t miss the spicy octopus stew, the sea urchin pasta, and the unusual wine selection. Read more.

Terra Cotta Warrior is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

11. Terra Cotta Warrior

9.0
2555 Judah St (at 31st Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 48 tips and reviews

James T.James T: Lamb burger was delicious and spicy.

Sherry L.Sherry Li: Good, cheap, and authentic. Get the mian pi, lamb cumin bun, tofu skin and celery, and the spicy chicken dish

EaterEater: Shaanxi/Xi'an food (spicy, sour Chinese) is the name of Terra Cotta Warrior's game, where everyone talks about the amazingly authentic hand-pulled noodles. Read more.

Domo Sushi is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

12. Domo Sushi

8.8
511 Laguna St (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 167 tips and reviews

Marky R.Marky Ray: Gotta love the green hulk - spicy tuna, cucumber, avocado and wrapped in cucumber - also there's no rice if you're watching your carbs!

Loren S.Loren Sartain: Amazing! Always so fresh and delish! The crunchy spicy tuna is yummy!

Rose A.Rose A: Don't pass up on the crudo. I recommend the scallop & salmon. So good! And the Spicy Hulk is a delicious alternative for a roll without rice.

Shizen is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

13. Shizen

9.2
370 14th St (at Stevenson St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Mission District · 123 tips and reviews

c0uPc0uP: Spicy garlic miso ramen! Sushi good too, and yay, all-vegetarian.

Melissa M.Melissa Mandelbaum: Spicy garlic ramen - so good! 👌🏻

Sandra F.Sandra Fan: The "pork belly" in the Spicy Garlic Ramen was amazing. Also, order the Surprise Ending--lots of fun!

Nopalito is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

14. Nopalito

8.8
306 Broderick St, San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Panhandle · 261 tips and reviews

Robin T.Robin Tilotta: Try not to fill up on the deliciously spicy garbanzo bean mixture at the beginning. Fricking delic!

Audra S.Audra Smith: Try the spicy fried chickpeas - These gems are free! The #airy #crunchy texture is amazing with a mellow burn on the finish.

R W.R Williams: Delicious authentic food. Horchata with almonds and strawberries is great with spicy food.

Saru Sushi Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in San Francisco.

15. Saru Sushi Bar

8.6
3856 24th St (at Vicksburg St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Noe Valley · 126 tips and reviews

SS: Spicy cracker and Popcorn tuna, dear god it's heaven!

Grace S.Grace S.: Delicious fresh sushi! White out roll and spicy cracker for sure. They have freshly grated wasabi for $3 extra dollars too.

BommyBommy: Expensive but very high quality. Go before it opens to guarantee an in. Spicy cracker is the best.