Tartine Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

1. Tartine Bakery

9.1
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 769 tips and reviews

Sudhir K.Sudhir Kandula: Possibly the best croissants and morning buns in the city!!! I will brave the lines for those!!! (4 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more.

David F.David Fudge: Get the morning bun! The crust on the bottom is heaven.

LeVan G.LeVan Greene: My first time here the line was out the door. All desserts looked incredibly I decided on the brioche bread pudding delicious!

Yank Sing is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

2. Yank Sing

8.3
101 Spear St (inside Rincon Center), San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Financial District · 229 tips and reviews

Shireen K.Shireen Kaboli: The shanghai buns and lotus root cakes are fantastic. Really pricey food, but it's worth it!

Adisak P.Adisak Pochanayon: The Xiao Long Bao (Shanghai Soup Dumplings) here are amazing!

Meri's FoodMeri's Food: Really good dim sum in SF. My fav are the pork buns and the soup dumplings. Highly recommended!

Dumpling Time is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

3. Dumpling Time

8.7
11 Division St (at De Haro St), San Francisco, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · Showplace Square · 86 tips and reviews

Gonzalo S.Gonzalo Solis: All the XLBs and baos are great. Shrimp toast is great, too. Skip the Gyoza and Beijing noodles to squeeze in more baos.

Natalie K.Natalie K: XLB are bomb. Green beans are really good. BBQ pork buns also great

Jimmy L.Jimmy Lu: Veggie dumplings, fried tofu, and Green tea milk buns are all bombastic

Dumpling Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

4. Dumpling Kitchen

8.2
1935 Taraval St (btwn 29th & 30th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · Parkside · 63 tips and reviews

Lauren M.Lauren Mac: Awesome soup dumplings, pea shoots, but gets busy!

LanLan: Must order: steamed pork dumplings (xiao long bao), pan fried pork bun, wontons in chili oil

Ariel S.Ariel Spear: Amazing soup dumplings, soymilk and noodles. Everything here is amazing and really well made.

Kingdom of Dumpling is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

5. Kingdom of Dumpling

8.0
1713 Taraval St (btwn 27th & 28th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · Parkside · 142 tips and reviews

Mat R.Mat Rodgers: This place was voted #8 of the top 100 Chinese restaurants in the USA! Gotta try the soup dumpling and garlic string beans!

Arturo R.Arturo Ramirez: Best dumplings ever! Try the soup dumplings!!!! YUMMERS!!!

Jiexi C.Jiexi Cao: Amazing dumplings and xiao long bao.

Liholiho Yacht Club is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

6. Liholiho Yacht Club

9.2
871 Sutter St (btwn Jones & Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Hawaiian Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 161 tips and reviews

SFistSFist: The meat in the beef tongue steam buns is braised and then caramelized in a sweet and tangy sauce, and perfectly tender, and sits in perfectly airy buns crusted with poppy seeds. Read more.

Sherry L.Sherry Li: This place is awesome. If you can, do the Ohana table with $55pp tasting menu. The pate, poke, beef tongue buns, calamari salad, and clams are really good.

Teri H.Teri Hu: Beef tongue buns are good and the tuna belly misoyaki is amazing.

Good Mong Kok Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

7. Good Mong Kok Bakery

8.3
1039 Stockton St (btw Jackson St. & Washington St.), San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Chinatown · 95 tips and reviews

Dave Z.Dave Zissou: chicken zhong zu ....and the amazing pork buns of course

Marshall S.Marshall St. Clair: Recommended for shrimp dumplings and char siu bao pork buns

Jamie G.Jamie Gustin: Pork buns and shrimp dumplings were fantastic. And so affordable. A must go spot.

The Chairman Truck is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

8. The Chairman Truck

8.5
The Presidio Off The Grid, San Francisco, CA
Food Truck · 22 tips and reviews

jocelyn L.jocelyn L.: Spicy chicken and cola braised pork buns are the way to go!

AFAR MediaAFAR Media: They have a small menu of steamed & baked buns with exotic fillings (including a great vegetarian offering), but everything is unique, well-prepared, & fresh. There's always a line but worth the wait. Read more.

Adam S.Adam Sampson: The Steamed Bao are delicious. Great mix of tasty protein, flavorful veggies and sauces. All are worth trying.

Pineapple King Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

9. Pineapple King Bakery

8.6
1915 Irving St (at 20th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Outer Sunset · 24 tips and reviews

Jason L.Jason Luk: The butter is a once in a lifetime experience but way too heavy for multiple consumptions. The two in one order custard pineapple buns are the way to go, freshly warmed of course!

ClaireClaire: Best pineapple custard bun!

Stephanie W.Stephanie Wei: Loved their pineapple buns! Super soft bread with lots of interesting options for fillings. The pineapple puffs are just mini versions and you get 2 in an order. Would skip pork mochi

Yank Sing is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

10. Yank Sing

8.1
49 Stevenson St (at Ecker Pl), San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Financial District · 151 tips and reviews

Amy L.Amy L: Amazing! Soup dumplings were unbelievable, get the sesame ball and egg custard tart for dessert

Robert S.Robert Sherman: Very good. The soup dumplings and shrimp dumplings are awesome. Just be prepared for the bill.

KarstenKarsten: Amazing dim sum worth the price! Cha siu bao, har gow, Dan ta, and xiao long bao are all delicious

Devil's Teeth Baking Company is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

11. Devil's Teeth Baking Company

9.2
3876 Noriega St (btwn 45th & 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Outer Sunset · 162 tips and reviews

Scott H.Scott H: Everything is good, seriously. My favorites are the breakfast sandwich (with light egg), the cinnamon roll and a cup of French press coffee. All to be enjoyed in the parklet out front.

Dan K.Dan Kim: Love the breakfast sandwich. The biscuit is nice, golden and buttery. Love the Bicycle coffee, cinnamon roll, and donut muffin as well.

Alex B.Alex Bull: BLT is awesome. Other favorites are the donut muffin, cinnamon roll, and breakfast sandwich.

Dragon Beaux 俏龍軒 is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

12. Dragon Beaux 俏龍軒

8.4
5700 Geary Blvd (at 21st Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 74 tips and reviews

Garima S.Garima Sinha: The best custard buns I have had. Chilli fish, truffle fried rice and Shanghai soup dumplings are also very good

Chip M.Chip Moreland: Top notch. Awesome service. Delish shanghai dumplings, mushroom spring rolls, pickled cucumbers, and stuffed eggplant! Coming back soon

Jenny J.Jenny J: Probably the fanciest dim sum place in the city. A wide selection of items on the menu too. Baked pork buns won my heart ❤️

Tín is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

13. Tín

8.5
937 Howard St (btwn 5th & 6th St), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · SoMa · 178 tips and reviews

Nicole A.Nicole Aptekar: The veggie bun is great~

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Authentic Vietnamese and great value. Get the Bun Cha Ha Noi for a delicious grilled pork belly and noodle lunch.

Jo A.Jo Appleby: Love the vegetarian bun. The deep fried veggie rolls are delicious. I don't miss the meat.

Hong Kong Lounge 穗香酒家 is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

14. Hong Kong Lounge 穗香酒家

7.9
5322 Geary Blvd (btwn 17th & 18th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dim Sum Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 96 tips and reviews

Iris W.Iris Willow: Worth the ridiculously long wait! Baked pork buns (to die for), steamed pork buns, Coffee pork ribs, Steamed clams in black bean sauce, Beef noodle roll and egg custard tart. Best dim sum in sf!

Liz L.Liz Lin: Try the baked pork buns! Like no other pork bun I've ever had!

Sarina P.Sarina Patel: Best baked cha siu bao!!

Mister Jiu's is one of The 15 Best Places for Buns in San Francisco.

15. Mister Jiu's

8.4
28 Waverly Pl, San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 71 tips and reviews

ElisaElisa: Pork buns and sea urchin cheong fun are delish.

Shelli B.Shelli Bean: Get the Dutch crunch BBQ pork buns + steak fried rice. THIS IS NOT A ONE DOLLAR SIGN PLACE. Nor is it traditional/authentic Chinese food place.

Monica D.Monica Desai: Maybe my favorite restaurant in SF, highly recommend the Dutch crunch pork buns, uni rolls and wontons❤️!