Lers Ros Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

1. Lers Ros Thai

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

TORRENCE S.TORRENCE SPENCER: GET THE PAPAYA SALAD!!!! its very spicy (even the mild) but its sooo damn good.

CITY GRITCITY GRIT: We loved the Garlic Pepper Rabbit, Pad Ped Alligator (tastes like chicken!) and the Green Papaya Salad with Prawns.

Patrick S.Patrick S: Papaya salad, pork belly with basil, duck larb, green curry with beef, rice. Great meal for 4.

Sai Jai Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

2. Sai Jai Thai

8.1
771 Ofarrell St (btwn Hyde & Larkin), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Tenderloin · 63 tips and reviews

Ronaldo T.Ronaldo Taruc: Pork Jerky. Pork Shoulder Salad. Tom kha. Papaya Salad. Fresh young coconut juice. Roti.

Jackson M.Jackson Mohsenin: Pork shoulder (no. 11) and the papaya salad are dope

Puu K.Puu Kampolratana: Best Thai food in town. I'm hooked with steamed lime fish, larb pork salad, grilled pork, and papaya salad. The taste reminded me of home.

Lers Ros Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

3. Lers Ros Thai

8.0
307 Hayes St (btwn Gough & Franklin St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Civic Center · 100 tips and reviews

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

VictoriaVictoria: The papaya salad with salted egg changed my life.

Rachel D.Rachel Davey: The papaya salad is amazing!! Ask them to make it spicy! We also had amazing yellow chicken curry and satay chicken also amazing!!

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

4. Tín

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

Nic C.Nic Climer: Papaya salad, chicken wings, beef pho, lemon grass chicken. All pho-king amazing!

Carmen I.Carmen Ibarra: Ordered the prawn, calamari, and green papaya salad and also the lemon grass pork bahn mee... Tip: save some of the salad greens to "dress" the sandwich!!

Talia S.Talia Shulze: Veggie pho w Fried Egg! Also they have green papaya salad. OmNom.

Slanted Door is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

5. Slanted Door

8.2
1 Ferry Building #3 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Financial District · 451 tips and reviews

Jen C.Jen Chan: Loved the Papaya Salad and the Catfish Claypot...delicious!

Juliette W.Juliette Witous: Best Moscow mule I have ever had!! Green papaya salad also a must:)

Adrian P.Adrian Phillips: Papaya salad plus the spicy squid make for a great business lunch. Grab an iced tea, it's infused with lychee and they'll refill it as long as your thirsty.

Farmhouse Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

6. Farmhouse Kitchen

9.0
710 Florida St (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Mission District · 127 tips and reviews

Angela W.Angela Wen: Enjoy your colorful dishes in a huge airy space! The amazing fried chicken comes out with roti and yellow curry with blue rice. Papaya salad was great. Service however was rude and inattentive.

Jenny N.Jenny New: Super satisfied with the hat yai fried chicken and papaya salad split between two people.

Tobias S.Tobias Schmidt: The best Thai food I've had in a long, long time! Both the Tom Yum and the papaya salad were outstanding.

Mandalay is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

7. Mandalay

8.8
4348 California St (at 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burmese Restaurant · 123 tips and reviews

Pacific UnionPacific Union: Delicious mango and papaya salads, Mandalay noodles, and curry lamb. Make reservations if you're going for dinner.

Agatha Y.Agatha Yu: Get the tea smoked duck and green papaya salad. Skip the satay

Abhishek K.Abhishek Kona: This is epic. The veg curry the green papaya salad are out of this world.

Kin Khao is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

8. Kin Khao

8.4
55 Cyril Magnin St (Ellis St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 188 tips and reviews

CITY GRITCITY GRIT: We love the Pinto Market Lunch Combo! But don't miss the Mushroom Terrine, Wings, or the Papaya Salad!

AleAle: Drunken noodles, chicken wings, papaya salad!

ᴡ S.ᴡ Soca: Great green Papaya salad - beware spice-a-phobes, it's pretty hot 🌶🌶 Pork belly to die for, don't forget the sticky rice!

Out the Door is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

9. Out the Door

7.6
1 Ferry Building Ste 3 (The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Financial District · 69 tips and reviews

Kelly J.Kelly Jensen: Green papaya salad. Amazing!

cyn k.cyn k: papaya salad and vegetarian buns

ClaudioClaudio: Green papaya salad is a good choice!

Regent Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

10. Regent Thai

7.1
1700 Church St (at 29th St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Noe Valley · 33 tips and reviews

Lizz T.Lizz Torres: The Papaya Salad is delicious!

Ricardo L.Ricardo Lamas: Trust me try the papaya salad

Holger L.Holger Lüdorf: Great but inexpensive Thai. Child-friendly. Great green chicken curry, red pumpkin curry, very good Chicken Satay.

Jasmine Garden is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

11. Jasmine Garden

8.2
708 14th St (at Church St), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Duboce Triangle · 85 tips and reviews

AmérediaAméredia: This place has the best Vietnamese food in the City. Pair your favorite dish (Spring Rolls, Papaya Salad, Bun Bo Hue, Egg Rolls, Bun Thit Nuong Cha Gio or the famous Pho) with Vietnamese iced coffee!

Greg B.Greg Bodenair: Try the Green Papaya Salad

tutatitatututatitatu: super sea food tomato soup and papaya salad

Le Colonial is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

12. Le Colonial

8.1
20 Cosmo Pl, San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 97 tips and reviews

Hailey C.Hailey Crowel: Loved the spring rolls, papaya salad, and the crepe. If you've got room, I loved the lemon cake - not too tart, just very refreshing.

Emma P.Emma Pinto: Pork belly, excellent! Also very good green papaya salad, the filet mignon, which seems to be everyone favorite's, lacked of flavour. The best: brussel sprouts!

George G.George Gayl: Upstairs is where it's at. And if you like tequila and spicy things, order a Pura Vida - You will not be disappointed. For food, the Brussels sprouts are killer. Favorite bartenders: Moses & Phil.

Pastel Brazucca is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

13. Pastel Brazucca

8.0
290 De Haro St (16th St.), San Francisco, CA
Brazilian Restaurant · Showplace Square · 11 tips and reviews

Ludmilla A.Ludmilla Aires Negri: Smoothie orange and papaya is amazing!!

Felipe O.Felipe Oliveira: When I miss home, this is where I come for pastel and acai. Feijoada on Saturdays are also worth a shot.

PaulinaPaulina: Acai bowls are delicious. If you ask for extra banana, they will give you one whole banana.

Manivanh Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

14. Manivanh Thai

7.8
2732 24th St (btwn Hampshire & Potrero), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Mission District · 7 tips and reviews

Megan M.Megan Masters: Papaya salad, pad Thai and chicken red curry all were delicious!

Ryan S.Ryan Stanley: Surprisingly good: Carmen's Special, Broccoli with Garlic, Green Curry.

Kira D.Kira Downey: Vegetarian red curry with eggplant added over brown rice was heavenly! 🍆

Basil Thai Restaurant & Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Papaya in San Francisco.

15. Basil Thai Restaurant & Bar

8.3
1175 Folsom St (at Eighth), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · SoMa · 98 tips and reviews

Liza P.Liza P: Great Thai food! Spicy papaya salad is amazing!

Pavan K.Pavan Kulkarni: One of the best papaya see alarm I've had. Get the seabass or pad kee maw both were delicious .

Chuck C.Chuck Coulson: Very good Thai cuisine with a funky atmosphere! Get a side of the chili sauce to kick up the heat!