1. Gary Danko
8.6
800 North Point St (at Hyde St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · 141 tips and reviews
SFGate: Specialties: Buckwheat blini with smoked salmon, creme fraiche and caviar; glazed oysters; roasted lobster with potato puree, mushrooms, edamame and tarragon; chocolate souffle with two sauces. Read more.
James Pimentel-Pinto: Top drawer restaurant with modern American menu with a global twist. Fantastic venue, service and wine list . Couldn't fault
Cathy A.: Don't skip the cheese cart, it's fantastic!
5. The Garden Court
8.4
2 New Montgomery St (in The Palace Hotel), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 23 tips and reviews
Trishia Pascobillo: Afternoon tea for two, with champagne was lovely. Had the 100 anniversary tea...loved the florals and warm scones :) The Pear finger sandwich was my favorite.
Soo Wai Eng: Very good Sunday brunch!
Bloomingdale's: There’s nothing more civilized than weekend afternoon tea. Especially if you consume the finger sandwiches and scones amid the splendiferous turn-of-the-century trappings.
6. Tacolicious
8.6
741 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Taco Restaurant · Mission District · 288 tips and reviews
Travel + Leisure: At this brightly tiled, sceney spot (and Mosto, its tequila-bar annex), you can get pitchers of margaritas made with blackberry and tarragon and tacos of succulent prickly pear and queso oaxaca.
Fon Star: The service is great here. Vegetarian tacos are really tasty (you will need 2-3 to feel ok) they give you fresh tortilla chips with tasty mild salsa. Don't miss the house margaritas. LOVED IT!
Thrillist: Grab a shot and a tall boy at Tacolicious, to go with their amazing carnitas tacos… the others are good, they just can’t compare. Read more.
7. La Fromagerie
8.0
101 Montgomery St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 10 tips and reviews
Isabel Swartz: The duck salad is out of this world!
Borna Moinpour: The Italian sandwich is to die for!
Annie 🌺 Jalota: Close by, not expensive. I had a grilled cheese... not enough cheese, the sandwich sides were misaligned, it did have salad and chips included though so at least there was that. Overall, so-so.
11. Roka Akor
8.7
801 Montgomery St (at Jackson St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Jackson Square · 70 tips and reviews
Mark Daniel: Tempura chicken is great, filet is great, beer doughnuts are great.
Jeff Rothenberg: Such a sneaky and awesome bar downstairs! Amazing for dates! Highly recommend the bar as its still undiscovered!
Courtney Chin: The "decadent" omakase was a huge disappointment. While the appetizers were good and portions were generous, the sashimi and wagyu were awful and the service was haphazard.
12. Mourad
8.8
140 New Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA
Moroccan Restaurant · SoMa · 84 tips and reviews
Rishi Shah: Definitely some of the best Mediterranean food I have ever eaten. The flat bread, olives and main chicken dish are mouth watering!
Henna Abbas Merchant: The tasting menu was amazing. If you're in the mood for something a little lighter I recommend the cod. Loved the drink menu and wine selection!
California Girl: From the chef that brought you Aziza, Mourad is a design delight as well as very tasty. Chef Mourad regaled us with lots of starters, but the lamb and ribs were mouth-wateringly delightful.
13. Angelina's Cafe
7.7
6000 California St (22nd St.), San Francisco, CA
Café · Lake Street · 35 tips and reviews
Alexis Taylor: Amazing iced coffee. Everything you order here is amazing. Done come if you're in a rush..super slow.
Karen OBrien: One of the best turkey/ cranberry sammys you will ever have!
Mac: I have been coming here since I was a kid now I'm in my twenties. Excellent food, superb coffees, and the employees are extremely nice! Very family oriented!
Juan Carlos FernandezEspina: They have basically everything like fresh strawberries, mini nutella, really good syrup, and amazing jelly
Phil Aucutt: The outside rooms are much larger than the inside rooms and they are the same price so ask for an outside room
John (aka “PHATFoodFan”): Don't forget to take advantage of the free overnight shoe shine!
15. Louie's Bar
7.9
55 Stevenson St (at 1st St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Financial District · 40 tips and reviews
Nick D'Ambrosi: All of the food on the menu is great! Not crowded during the weekend, even on game days!
Travis Henson: If you guys do not know, the place was taken over the the guys from tempest. Way better bar and the food will knock the socks off. The best thing to happen to the downtown bar scene.
Bob Hinrichs: A great burger. Lively crowd, good music, interesting great downtown location, cool friendly staff. Beer, cocktails; found a seat. Cool locals not touristy. That's a great SF experience.