Cafe Ethiopia is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

1. Cafe Ethiopia

7.9
878 Valencia St (at 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Ethiopian Restaurant · Mission District · 22 tips and reviews

Debbie L.Debbie Leight: The lentil dishes are fantastic!

Joshua N.Joshua Nguyen: Try the Chicken, lamb, spinach and lentils with injera

Marissa C.Marissa C: Great lentils and doro tibs. Service is usually a bit slow but food worth the wait.

A La Turca Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

2. A La Turca Restaurant

7.5
869 Geary St (Larkin St.), San Francisco, CA
Turkish Restaurant · Tenderloin · 72 tips and reviews

Jenny L.Jenny Lo: Yummy bread comes with the lentil soup. The bread is bouncy and soft. Best bread I ever had

Scott E.Scott Everson: Get the lentil soup, not only because the soup is great, but you can eat more of that amazing bread they make here daily.

squeaselsqueasel: The lentil soup comes with their homemade bread and is quite comforting and tasty on a chilly day or when you're sick. The Sigara Boregi and baklava variations are addictive as well.

Mercury Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

3. Mercury Cafe

7.5
201 Octavia St (btwn Lily St & Page St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Lower Haight · 86 tips and reviews

Richard B.Richard Boardman: The red lentil soup warms the cockles!

Stephannie D.Stephannie Depa: i love the red lentil soup Read more.

Ramon S.Ramon Simms: everyone mentions the chili, but i can also vouch for the red lentil soup. solid choice.

Peasant Pies is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

4. Peasant Pies

7.9
4108 24th St (at Castro St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurant · Noe Valley · 15 tips and reviews

Roya S.Roya Sabeti: The garbanzo bean curry and lentil pies were super tasty!

Ann-Marie A.Ann-Marie Alcántara: garbanzo curry > Moroccan lentil pie

Christian B.Christian Baker: A great place for a quick and tasty bite. Take one to a nearby pub because it'll go great with a Guinness.

Dunya is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

5. Dunya

7.5
1609 Polk St (btwn Sacramento & Clay), San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 65 tips and reviews

Ann M.Ann Montgomery: Wonderful owners, and great lentil soup! Get the soup with extra lemon!! I love this place..

Charu G.Charu Gureja: Really yummy lamb meatballs and lentil soup!

Pranav P.Pranav Piyush: Lentil soup and lamb meatballs were awesome!

Sumac is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

6. Sumac

8.4
1096 Union Street (Leavenworth), San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Russian Hill · 2 tips and reviews

Lisa A.Lisa Allison: Amazing wraps, lentil soup and hummus! Very fresh and a little different from other Mediterranean restaurants in the area

Bennett W W.Bennett W Wong: The Basmati Rice is so delicious. Love the Fresh Dill is added for the aroma. For some reason, I have a liking for Mediterranean cuisine. I am going to have to try something else there.

Kitchen Istanbul is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

7. Kitchen Istanbul

8.1
349 Clement St (at 5th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Turkish Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 52 tips and reviews

Liz D.Liz Darby: Argentinian Viogner called Zolo, amazing. as is Turkish lentil soup.

Lilian T.Lilian Tellez: The beyti is good but the moussaka, lentil soup, falafel and lamb leg are awesome. Great service as well, and good ambiance. Is never too crowded.

Ali O.Ali Oral: Beyti is to die for! Also I challenge anyone to find a better Kunefe anywhere in the Bay Area. Baklava is really good too!

Little Nepal is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

8. Little Nepal

7.6
925 Cortland Ave (btwn Gates & Folsom), San Francisco, CA
Indian Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 23 tips and reviews

Danielle R.Danielle Ricci: Most of the vegetarian curries can be made vegan. And if you tell them you don't do dairy you can swap naan for extra rice or lentils.

ISC C.ISC Chicago: Khasiko Pakuwa (boneless lamb cooked with fresh tomato sauce, garlic, ginger and spices) combination (served with basmati rice, naan, lentils, mixed seasonal vegetables and chutney)

ISC C.ISC Chicago: Momo (minced chicken wrapped in flour dough and steamed, served with chutney sauce made of sesame, chili and tomato)

Bursa is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

9. Bursa

7.8
60 West Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · West Portal · 34 tips and reviews

Rok K.Rok Krulec: The best lentil soup and chicken kebab in the city.

Lisya N.Lisya N.: Lentil soup ❤💟❤

Evan C.Evan Chen: Highly recommend the Adana! It was so good. Also recommend the hummus, dolmas, and fried cigar pastries!

La Méditerranée is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

10. La Méditerranée

8.3
2210 Fillmore St (btwn Sacramento & Clay), San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Pacific Heights · 88 tips and reviews

JFlashJFlash: There falafel and veggie lentil soup is off the hook!!! And on a nice day u can sit out side and people watch 

Parul B.Parul Batra: Get the lentil soup

Kian L.Kian Lavi: Everything here is fantastic. Get the lemon lentil soup and the hummus plate

Opa Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

11. Opa Cafe

8.5
2401 Post St (Broderick), San Francisco, CA
Café · Lower Pacific Heights · 11 tips and reviews

Pierre A.Pierre A.: Delicious food, chill out atmosphere, this is what I call a neighborhood gem. Get the lentils and hummus bowl.

Demir S.Demir Sel: Great gourmet food made in house. Always busy during office lunch hours due to the close proximity of UCSF. Johnny (owner) is down to earth, caring, and potentially will play a song on his keyboard.

A G.A G: Some of the best sandwiches have been from this funny, little corner store. There's wi-fi, and say hey to David. He's great!

Old Jerusalem Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

12. Old Jerusalem Restaurant

8.1
2976 Mission St (btwn 25th & 26th St), San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Mission District · 69 tips and reviews

Ugur K.Ugur Kaner: Rather decent Middle Eastern food. Lentil soup is good. Service is in the slower side.

Paul M.Paul Martin: lentil soup

Jonathan A.Jonathan Aizen: shish taouk is my favorite - and they have the best humous outside the middle east.

Lale is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

13. Lale

7.3
731 Irving St, San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 17 tips and reviews

Natalia G.Natalia G: Try lentil soup and almond French toast! Yumm.. Happy to see a new breakfast spot in the neighborhood.

Gaye B.Gaye Barlas: Lentil soup was delicious

Johnny W.Johnny Wolf: Best Dutch baby pancakes in the city.

ROOH is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

14. ROOH

8.2
333 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA
Indian Restaurant · South Beach · 45 tips and reviews

Chris M.Chris Messina: Happy hour's weekdays 4PM-6PM feat small plates like chili pakora w/ ricotta + mint chutney, lentil kulcha w/ truffle butter, and Goan chorizo scotch eggs at $5 each. $8 wines by the glass, $5 beers.

Megan AllisonMegan Allison: Absolutely gorgeous meal. Service, aesthetics, flavors all on point. Paneer pinwheels, butter chicken, the coconut dessert were standouts. Fun cocktails. I think it's the best Indian I've had in SF.

Shivaji V.Shivaji Vidhale: Cashew cake was awesomeeee

Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Lentils in San Francisco.

15. Tadu Ethiopian Kitchen

8.1
484 Ellis St (at Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Ethiopian Restaurant · Tenderloin · 20 tips and reviews

NedraNedra: Lentil sambussa and vegetarian combo. More than enough for two people. Great service and amazing food.

Scott V.Scott Vernon: Really great and tasty food. You should definitely get a taxi to and from this location (due to area) but the beef sambussa and vegetarian combination were delicious!

Chloe F.Chloe Fan: Get the veggie combo with any of the meat dishes.