1. Suppenküche
8.6
525 Laguna St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
German Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 240 tips and reviews
Matt Peloquin: Saturday is Suckling Pig day on the menu. Swap the kraut for red cabbage, better pairing.
Ben Russo: While I love all their carbs (bread, pretzels, bread dumplings, spaetzle), their meats are touch and go.
Diego Rufo: The Portabella Mushroom dish (with Spinach & Feta and a red pepper sauce) – YUM – I live for it! The Cheese Spätzle in a rich onion butter sauce would put anyone into food coma. Simply amazing! Read more.
3. Walzwerk
381 S Van Ness Ave (at 15th St), San Francisco, CA
German Restaurant · Mission District · 51 tips and reviews
Tyler Andersen: When they serve Chicken Liver Pate, mix some of it with the Jaeger Schnitzel.
Carmen Honacker: I am German; I was born and raised there. This is the best German food I have had in the US! The potato pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer) are better than the ones my mom used to make!
Khoa Ma: Very good German food. Nice people. The beef roulade is nom nom!
4. Leopold's
2400 Polk St (at Union St), San Francisco, CA
Austrian Restaurant · Russian Hill · 80 tips and reviews
Liliana Zermeno: Great food! The Wiener Schnitzel was amazing and my beef ribs to die for! Great atmosphere, great service. Defiantly coming back for more beer and schnitzel.
Justin Williams: The wiener Schnitzel, which is made from pork but is so tender I thought it was calbsfleisch! (baby veal) They say their prep is a secret...top w/several Spatens! Owner claims German pretzels to come!
Gregor Beck: Great beer (Stiegl). Food is good (schnitzel and Linzer Torte) but not 100% authentic austrian.
5. Cafe Europa
7.8
4318 California St (6th Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Eastern European Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 18 tips and reviews
Steffie Pardo Harner: The chicken schnitzel (German chicken katsu) is super bomb. 😜
Linda Braubitz: Ah-mazing but a lil pricey. I will pay for some good home comfort foods. Pierogies, schnitzel & saurkraut. I make my own & theirs is a rival to mine. Don't miss this gem.
Chris Weigert: The potato pierogi and the chicken schnitzel (and the sauerkraut!) were fantastic.
6. Rosamunde Sausage Grill
545 Haight St (btwn Fillmore & Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Hot Dog Joint · Lower Haight · 132 tips and reviews
Haighteration: Beer sausage with spicy peppers, spicy mustard, and kraut. Eat at NocNoc or Toronado. -Ryan B.
Brad Graham: Small restaurant with a cult following. Grilled meat in tube form on French rolls. Up to 2 free accompaniments like sauerkraut, onions, peppers or spicy beef chili. Hell, yes. (1/2)
ViatorStaff: Best brat (or any other sausage) in SF. Get it "for next door" and have a beer at Toronado.
7. Biergarten
8.7
424 Octavia St (btwn Linden & Fell St), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · Hayes Valley · 158 tips and reviews
ToryBurch: Located in the trendy Hayes Valley neighborhood, this raucous outdoor spot serves up enormous pretzels, bratwurst and other traditional German foods that can't be beat.
AskMen: A small handful of authentic and delicious German beers are served in ginormous steins, and the bratwurst is the best you'll find outside of Bavaria. Read more.
SFGate: This German-inspired beer garden serves up, as one would guess, a selection of German beers and hearty German eats, like bratwursts, pretzels and cabbage salads. Read more.
9. Schroeder's
7.5
240 Front St, San Francisco, CA
German Restaurant · Financial District · 67 tips and reviews
Frances James: Recently renovated- supposed to be great German food (and beer)
John W: This used to be a funky old German restaurant with so-so food. Now it's a hipster's take on a funky German restaurant with okay food at a higher price.
Errol Reyes: It is new and improved. The space looks much bigger. For dinner, wiener schnitzel was excellent! Good service, too.
SFist: The pastrami Reuben, griddled with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing is everything it should be at Wise Sons. That translates to pink with smoke, a little fatty, and seriously appetizing. Read more.
Paul Suway: Dinner! They make a wonderful chicken schnitzel.
Bri Fairley: Schnitzel Sandwich. Do it.
13. Paprika
7.1
3324 24th St (btwn Mission & Bartlett), San Francisco, CA
Hungarian Restaurant · Mission District · 37 tips and reviews
SFGate: Its traditional sausages are second to none. Part of it is the presentation - no buns, just perfectly grilled sausages like bockwurst and kielbasa, served with mustard, sauerkraut and pickles. Read more.
🐍Ssstephanie: Bock wurst = "sex in your mouth"
Justin Chen: The Swiss Reuben sandwich is out-of-control delicious.
14. Doc Ricketts
124 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · North Beach · 10 tips and reviews
Eater: Check out Doc Ricketts, which opened Wednesday, entrees include a pork chop with spaetzle, roasted chicken with chicken-liver toast, and sea bass with clams. Read more.
Eater: Head to Doc Rickett's for their new lunch service today. The Bavette Tartine (read: steak sandwich) with whiskey braised onions is the winner here. Read more.
Katie Koene: Starting off the 5 year anniversary right...Cocktails!
15. Alta CA
1420 Market St (btwn 10th and 11th St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Civic Center · 115 tips and reviews
Josh Mateo: Surprisingly good schnitzel. Looked like deconstructed ramen which makes so sense
Sean Dowdall: Deviled eggs, bialy and schnitzel
Stephanie Baer: Beef tendon puffs are amazing! If popcorn and a pack of not too powerful pop rocks mated in salt, this is the lovely outcome! Must have!!!