1. Golden Boy Pizza
8.9
542 Green St (at Grant), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · North Beach · 245 tips and reviews
Rey Flores: Here since '78 for good reason - simple recipes = great food! I've had their pizza since '84! You can't go wrong with any slice, Clam & Garlic, the Combo, and Pesto Veggie are must-haves!
SFGate: The best is the vegetarian ($3.75), with slices of zucchini, black olives, tomatoes, onions, pesto, loads of cheese and a pleasantly bread-like crust with crisped edges. Read more.
Joshua Chan: Relatively thicker crust - so soft, so delightful - their combination, vegetarian pesto, and garlic clam are my go-to choices. Just get them all dang it!
2. Nob Hill Cafe
8.6
1152 Taylor St (Taylor And Clay), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Nob Hill · 91 tips and reviews
Alex Strife: if they have the chicken Pesto pizza, get it, its amazing!
Casi Gerber: Becca says to get the gnocchi and ask for pesto cream sauce instead
Bubba G: This is one of my favorite SF restaurants. Everything is fantastic! Pasta (try the pesto!), pizza (Margherita), soup (my favorite), wine ... Can't go wrong by coming here! Just expect it to be crowded
adam quinn: Get the pesto...
Diego Rufo: In a word: “You Say Potato” Pizza (roasted potatoes, roasted garlic cloves, with pesto sauce). Simply orgasmic. Read more.
Carmen Ibarra: If you like crispy thin crust... 👌 The potato, garlic, pesto slice is worth trying!
6. Lou's Cafe
8.9
5017 Geary Blvd (btwn 14th & 15th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Café · Inner Richmond · 78 tips and reviews
Christian Paz: Pesto chicken sandwich on Dutch crunch. Do it. DO IT
K.C. Eames: Pesto sandwich and the Italian sandwich are delicious
Brian Longtin: Kinda wish the chicken pesto was whole not sliced chicken, but otherwise amazing sandwiches. Great bread, sauce, toppings... Perfect!
12. Tartine Bakery
9.0
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 769 tips and reviews
savoryexposure.com: The Sopressata, Fontina, Broccoli Rabe Pesto is one of my faves on the savory side of the menu
Tiff Ting: Try the Spicy Turkey Sandwich - Awesomely cheesy, nice level of pepper on the turkey. Great pesto rounded out with oven-crunchy bread. A definite winner.
Jamie F: Every bit of the hype is true... sheer bliss here- get a morning bun or croissant- maybe better than France & the spicy turkey/provolone/broccoli rabe pesto sandy could easily blow your mind
Shaun Crampton: Love the "may the pesto man win". Tuesday is meatball day.
Erik Weber: Greek of the Week grilled eggplant sandwich on a dutch crunch roll. Yum.
Paulina: If you're ordering a Cobb salad, you might as well just go to Whole Foods and get a head of lettuce. Chop it up yourself, toss on some dressing, saved yourself $8.
15. Cafe Rosso
8.0
1600 Holloway Ave (at Tapia Dr), San Francisco, CA
Café · Parkmerced · 15 tips and reviews
Willie Gregory: Chicken pesto avocado is the best thing you've ever evening your whole life.
Albert Filice: $2 even for a large coffee, and the hummus pesto sandwich is super good and cheap!
baby broome: I've worked here for a year & a 1/2& I can honestly say all of the food is made fresh, even the soups & salads. Please be patient during rushes; it sucks when ppl r rude & ur trying 2 help everyone.