Ayola is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

1. Ayola

8.0
118 New Montgomery St (btwn Mission & Minna St), San Francisco, CA
Greek Restaurant · SoMa · 49 tips and reviews

Jennifer O.Jennifer Ormerod: Dip your tasty fries in the homemade hot sauce.

VyomaVyoma: Gyros are great. Get some extra hot sauce on the side

Khoa M.Khoa Ma: The hot sauce here is BOMB! The gyro is a good substitute for a döner.

Souvla is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

2. Souvla

8.9
517 Hayes St (at Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Souvlaki Shop · Hayes Valley · 243 tips and reviews

nils j.nils janson: The best thing here is the lamb salad. Douse it in the homemade hot sauce with a side of fries. Mmmmm.

c0uPc0uP: The hot sauce! Even if you're getting food to-go, ask for a small container of it.

Jason L.Jason Lor: Get the chicken salad + greek style + hot sauce. Souvla soaks their chicken with a feta brine to give it that unique flavor. Search "nytimes feta-brined roast chicken" to learn more.

Subs Inc. is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

3. Subs Inc.

8.2
1300 Castro St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Noe Valley · 28 tips and reviews

Ario J.Ario Jafarzadeh: ask for their homemade hot sauce

David S.David Shamma: homemade hot sauce is a perfect balance of heat and flavor.

Kelli R.Kelli Robertson: Mitchells ice cream and homemade hot sauce.

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

4. Kingdom of Dumpling

7.7
1713 Taraval St (btwn 27th & 28th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · Parkside · 142 tips and reviews

sam t.sam tam: Best hot sauce EVER. Get the spicy tendon and XLB. Could live off of that

Paul D.Paul Du: Get the Shanghai Dumplings, and use their hot sauce it's crazy spicy and good

Angera T.Angera T: Their shanghai soup dumplings, beef pancake and the hot sauce!

Hot Sauce and Panko is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce 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

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!

Toland H.Toland Hon: They also sell an interesting assortment of hot sauces.

Modest M.Modest M: Wide variety of Hot Sauces

The Yellow Submarine is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

6. The Yellow Submarine

8.3
503 Irving St (at 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Inner Sunset · 45 tips and reviews

Junior C.Junior Chia: If you like some kick to your sandwhich ask for the homemade hot sauce!

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The 'pepper steak' is essentially a cheesesteak with grilled green peppers. Be sure to add their house made hot sauce.

Stephen S.Stephen Saribalis: The pepper steak is bomb, as is the house hot sauce. But I think Marina Subs and Sub Center has it beat. I'd come back though, for sure.

Gordo Taqueria is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

7. Gordo Taqueria

8.1
2252 Clement St (btwn 23rd & 24th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burrito Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 39 tips and reviews

Christian F.Christian Feng: When I need the quick fix and don't want to drive, super burrito 🌯 (grilled chicken, cheese, rice, refried beans, tomatoes, and hot sauce). Chips are extra though

Kate C.Kate Ciurej: Get your burrito with extra hot sauce.

katrina p.katrina panovich: Hot sauce 👌

Truly Mediterranean is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

8. Truly Mediterranean

8.2
3109 16th St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 79 tips and reviews

Dave H.Dave Holley: Falafel delux with feta, hot sauce, and hummus. It's big and bad ass!

Luke B.Luke Bornheimer: If you're looking for an inexpensive snack and/or love eating falafel by itself, you can buy falafel for 50 cents each and get tahini and hot sauce for free—and their falafel is amazing. Awesome deal!

Jake C.Jake Card: i always get the falafel deluxe wrap with hot sauce, and i swap the eggplant (gross) with hummus! so fucking good

Tacko is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

9. Tacko

8.2
3115 Fillmore St (Filbert), San Francisco, CA
Taco Restaurant · Union Street · 85 tips and reviews

Eric B.Eric Blessing: One of, if not THE best, collections of hot sauce in town. Try a new one, you might like it.

Blake S.Blake Samic: Grab some tacos, a beer bucket, and an assortment of hot sauces.

Reed J.Reed Jones: The hot sauce bar is ridiculous! I usually get a quesadilla, super filling.

Halal Cart is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

10. Halal Cart

7.7
455 Market St (btwn 1st St & Fremont St), San Francisco, CA
Food Truck · 26 tips and reviews

Marco M.Marco Martinez: Cash only, the lamb plate is a bit greasy, but delicious. The chicken plate is a bit healthier with less grease. The red hot sauce is really hot so beware.

__: Combination platter with some hot sauce and you're good to go!

Andrew N.Andrew Norman: Be gentle with the hot sauce and the hot sauce will be gentle with you! #DripDontSqueeze

Yasmin is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

11. Yasmin

7.7
799 Valencia St (19th St), San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Mission District · 10 tips and reviews

DebiDebi: The lamb shwarma plate had crispy and tender lamb slices that had nice fresh flavor. The falafel wrap was also really good with the yogurt sauce and the habaneros hot sauce. Can't wait to go back

BeaBea: The best falafels in town. You can totally tell they don't add flour to the falafels. ! I love how they give you the choice of adding the hot sauce and garlic sauce. I'm definitely going back!

Laurel F.Laurel F: So glad to have this restaurant back. Their chicken is particularly delicious, shawarma or plate

Garaje is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

12. Garaje

9.1
475 3rd St (at Bryant St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · SoMa · 299 tips and reviews

Norris T.Norris Tran: Great selection of hot sauces incl. sriracha to the right counter underneath the goodyear sign

Sahana U.Sahana U: The best tostada I've ever had! Top it off with some hot sauce for a perfect kick.

Will B.Will Bertelsen: Get a cali steak zapato. Just the right amount of food and super delicious. Grab some interesting looking hot sauce from their wide selection and order a weird looking beer to complete your meal.

Just For You is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

13. Just For You

8.7
732 22nd St (btwn Tennessee & 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Dogpatch · 136 tips and reviews

Hugo B.Hugo Barra: Greek scramble with extra olives and cornbread, ask for Cholula hot sauce. Carrot and apple fresh juice. Perfection.

Trace D.Trace D.: I've had sandwiches, soups, huevos, and specials...never the same thing twice and all of it good! Try it. Get the hot sauce and smile a lot; it will be reciprocated!

Chris M.Chris Messina: The breakfast spot that asks for my preferred hot sauce gets my vote.

Media Noche is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

14. Media Noche

8.4
3465 19th St (Lexington Street), San Francisco, CA
Cuban Restaurant · Mission District · 47 tips and reviews

Maya S.Maya Shanmugam: The Cubano/media noche were a little disappointing, but top the Celia with green hot sauce and you've got a good sandwich. The croquetas are perfect though!

Roshan S.Roshan Sadanani: The cubanos are amazing (but small) and the hot sauce is the perfect addition.

Jeremy R.Jeremy Rollinson: Great Cuban sandwich and tasty white sangria.

Reem's California is one of The 15 Best Places for Hot Sauce in San Francisco.

15. Reem's California

8.3
1 Ferry Plz #19, San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Financial District · 2 tips and reviews

Omer Z.Omer Zach: Get a classic with mozzarella and hot sauce

Shivaji V.Shivaji Vidhale: Pali Cali was awesome