Brenda's Meat & Three is one of The 9 Best Places for Fried Catfish in San Francisco.

1. Brenda's Meat & Three

8.9
919 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Western Addition · 118 tips and reviews

SFistSFist: Head to Brenda's French Soul's brand new spinoff for lunch. They'll be serving po'boys with your choice of fried shrimp, fried oysters, or fried catfish. Just in time for fattening up for winter Read more.

Brett W.Brett W: Hush puppies, red beans and rice, collard greens, fried catfish, peach cobbler... yes,everything

Mikahla V.Mikahla Vicino: Definitely grab a flight of beingets to try all the flavors!

Brenda's French Soul Food is one of The 9 Best Places for Fried Catfish in San Francisco.

2. Brenda's French Soul Food

8.9
652 Polk St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Tenderloin · 502 tips and reviews

Jeff P.Jeff Perkis: The Fried Catfish Eggs Benedict is amazing, so are the Crawfish Beignet's, you have to get them. Can't wait to go back and try their specials and grits.

Alex S.Alex Silarajs: One thing you must get: Sweet Watermelon House Tea

ThrillistThrillist: The Hangtown Fry may be the true breakfast of champions: A crispy oyster, bacon & scallion scramble with girts and a biscuit.

La Vie is one of The 9 Best Places for Fried Catfish in San Francisco.

3. La Vie

7.7
5830 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 9 tips and reviews

Renata B.Renata Berbert: Lanvie combo starter. Best Vietnamese roll ever!

A B.A Ballesteros: This San Francisco Phở is just as delicious as the tastiest bowls you can find in San José. 🍜

XimenaXimena: Cute atmosphere and good pho! Good service too

Dumpling Kitchen is one of The 9 Best Places for Fried Catfish 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

Daniel G.Daniel Grayson: The xiao long bao (soup dumplings) and the Shanghai style fried dumplings (with the fried bottoms and steamed tops) are very good, and match well the many Shanghainese staples on the menu.

Sherilynn M.Sherilynn Macale: For about $30, you can get like 4 plates of a MILLION dumplings. Omg. So good! And cheap, wow! Great alternative to sushi.

Andrew C.Andrew Choi: Shanghai-style pork soup dumplings, pan-fried potstickers, and the garlic bok choy are all yummy. And the hot chili oil makes everything better.

China First Restaurant 又一村海鮮小館 is one of The 9 Best Places for Fried Catfish in San Francisco.

5. China First Restaurant 又一村海鮮小館

7.2
336 Clement St (btwn 4th & 5th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 16 tips and reviews

Chris L.Chris L: Awesome prices and great flavor. Seafood is great here as well. Much better than what you can find in Chinatown. Gets crowded

MelissaMelissa: Do not go here. The service was horrible as well the food. They can't even make good egg rolls and You call yourself a Chinese restaurant!

Ray L.Ray Lawrence: The egg foo yung is YUM. Great fried won tons, too.

Lers Ros Thai is one of The 9 Best Places for Fried Catfish in San Francisco.

6. Lers Ros Thai

7.8
307 Hayes St (btwn Gough & Franklin St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Civic Center · 100 tips and reviews

SFGateSFGate: Specialties: Tom kreang nai (entrail soup); pad kra prow moo krob (crisp pork belly with garlic chiles and fresh basil); sliced beef (or chicken or pork) with young peppercorns; quick-fried trout. Read more.

Jenny S.Jenny Seeger: The service is absolutely horrible.

CarolineCaroline: Really fast service here so haven't ever had to wait for a table. I love the papaya salad and Pad Kra Prow.

Fillmore Street Cafe is one of The 9 Best Places for Fried Catfish in San Francisco.

7. Fillmore Street Cafe

7.2
1301 Fillmore St (at Eddy St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Fillmore District · 25 tips and reviews

Christian R.Christian Rongavilla: The filmo classic and a chai latte is the perfect breakfast on the go.

Brandon G.Brandon Gulley: Their sandwiches are huge!

Bryan H.Bryan H: Try one of the breakfast sandwiches here. They are hot and made to order, and yea, they're huge! The Fillmo Special is really good!

Lers Ros Thai is one of The 9 Best Places for Fried Catfish in San Francisco.

8. Lers Ros Thai

8.6
730 Larkin St (btwn Ellis & O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Tenderloin · 280 tips and reviews

Julian A.Julian Alvarez: If it’s your first time you have to try the Crispy Pork Belly with Basil.

EaterEater: Sure Lers Ros is the only authentic Thai restaurant with rabbit, frog and venison on its regular menu, but even the pad Thai rivals the best you'll find anywhere in Thailand. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.

Tim V.Tim Vetter: New Yorkers: this place is the caliber of the best Thai places in Queens, like SriPraPhai. The default spiciness is perfect, unless you hate chilies.

Lao Table is one of The 9 Best Places for Fried Catfish in San Francisco.

9. Lao Table

7.3
149 2nd St (at Minna St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · SoMa · 180 tips and reviews

ianian: The best Thai I have ever had. Yum! Amazing service. Great place. The ultimate dining experience.

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly's Best of Winner 2010 - Reader's Poll - BEST THAI RESTAURANT

Michelle M.Michelle M: BEST PUMPKIN CURRY!