1. State Bird Provisions
8.6
1529 Fillmore St (btwn Geary & O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Fillmore District · 219 tips and reviews
Jaime Rodriguez, Jr.: You can't miss with the fish. Stuart, Katie and team do wonders with red trout.
tablehopper: Your server will present you with a list of cooked-to-order options from the kitchen, but I recommend sitting tight & seeing what comes to your table first (like the trout roe chip and dip). Read more.
Hannah GM: Grab whatever looks good as it comes around (trout croquettes, clams and quinoa, pork belly, etc) and be sure to order some pancakes and state bird from the commandables!
2. Rintaro
9.0
82 14th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Mission District · 73 tips and reviews
Vic Zaud: Everything is perfection. No. Really. Loved the Kabocha croquette, the Gyoza, and rainbow trout.
Rudy S: Everything was fantastic, but the highlights were the rainbow trout, chicken karaage, and the raw tuna. Superb!
Bommy: Small portions but everything is prepared and plated so beautifully. Potato and trout croquette is delicious, as is the freshly made silken tofu. Try the yakitoris and mochi dessert!
3. Petit Crenn
8.8
609 Hayes St (at Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 55 tips and reviews
Nik Mittelsdorf: Whole Trout
Winson Wong: The Petit Crenn omelette is amazing, so fluffy and light but pack a punch of flavor. The entire family style menu was pretty close to perfect. The trout, abalone and mussels were also highlights.
Tim Bradshaw: the Whole Fire-Roasted Trout with Beurre Blanc was fantastic
4. Nopa
9.1
560 Divisadero St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Alamo Square · 557 tips and reviews
squeasel: pretty fucking tasty for post-midnight food. try the rabbit, or the soft egg, trout, and peas. great selection of alcohol as well.
Bommy: Truly the best burger in SF. Try the smoked trout with quinoa and blue bottle cocktail. Custard french toast and smoked trout bagel are brunch winners.
Flávia Lessa: Trout salad and they also have the best burger in town. Everything tastes homemade!
5. Elephant Sushi
8.0
1916 Hyde St (at Green St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Russian Hill · 62 tips and reviews
Simon Willison: The White Out roll was fantastic. Also really liked the Himalayan Trout.
Sabina B.: Start with the Waldo Carpaccio (go off menu and ask, it's worth it) & Hamachi Truffle, and follow those up with the Himalayan Trout, Flaming Sea Bass, and Boombox (sans banana...thank me later).
Shirley Liu: Would recommend the flaming sea bass, hamachi truffle, Himalayan trout, and beastie boy roll in that order. Great place for a date. Also highly recommend the $5 Hello Kitty martini!
6. Birdsong
8.8
1085 Mission St (7th), San Francisco, CA
Restaurant · SoMa · 13 tips and reviews
Irina Leonidovna: Delicious food and great wine selection. Focus on the Pacific -think scallops, trout, some boar. Impecable service too. A gem!
J: great experience! wonderful place to visit and dine. their trout skin sandwich and clam chowder were delicious
Jenn Chen: Excellent dining experience. Every single course was phenomenal, generous, and well-paced. Even my partner with his ridic metabolism left stuffed. Still dreaming about the Bloody Butcher cornbread.
7. Bar Crudo
9.1
655 Divisadero St (at Grove St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Panhandle · 214 tips and reviews
Liz Y: New favorite restaurant in SF - the most incredible seafood. Try the arctic char, oysters, lobster salad, trout (amazing!), and chowder. Read more.
Hazel: Trout fish!
Jonas Grankvist: Trout was good but not great. Be aware of upstairs, hot and smelly (?)
9. Causwells
8.2
2346 Chestnut St (btwn Divisadero & Scott St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Marina District · 60 tips and reviews
Tim Golfball: Trout,asparagus,dirty rice, and cookies all good. Chicken ok. Service good. Decor not so much ..Maybe they aren't done with the place? Still a nice new spot.
SFGate: Three types of deviled eggs are on the menu at this Chestnut Street restaurant: smoked trout, avocado mousse and classic with mustard. Read more.
tablehopper: Start with the trio of deviled eggs ($6.25), topped with a feisty paprika, another with avocado crema and puffed farro, and my favorite, smoked trout.
10. Rich Table
8.8
199 Gough St (at Oak St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Lower Haight · 188 tips and reviews
Crystal Williams: Sardine Chips, beet salad, and trout were all amazing.
Lee Clancy: A worthy successor to Paul K: Tagliatelle with aged beef and kale is tremendous...trout and the chicken liver mouser were excellent also.
Sam Spade: Get the trout, it's perfect.
13. Black Cat
8.0
400 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA
Jazz and Blues Venue · Tenderloin · 34 tips and reviews
Eater: There are bites of food (deviled eggs, smoked rainbow trout mousse) starting at $2 and select beer, wine, a Wet Aviation Martini, and a Wet High West Manhattan for $8 each. Read more.
Chris Messina: HH: Daily 5:30-7:30pm; Sit upstairs to get $8 gin martinis, Manhattans, and select wines by the glass, as well as $2 oysters, $3 smoked trout and caviar toast, $3 popcorn, and $4 house-cut fries.
Gsus S.S.: What a place! Nice decorated basement with top shows of great jazz performers...our experience I have to say, superb. Friendly staff, not many food options.
15. Kantine
8.8
1906 Market St (Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
Scandinavian Restaurant · Mint Hill · 37 tips and reviews
Steven Matthews: The smoked trout rilettes sandwich, the cinnamon bun. Finally: real Scandinavian open face sandwiches in the US.
Sandra Cifo: Fun design, pastries are good, but they need to use clean mugs. Def understaffed but very nice. Pricey, out of 12 different that we ordered only the meatballs and trout were worth it.
Andrew Choi: A breakfast spot fave. Can’t go wrong with the trout & cod cakes, cured trout open-faced sandwich (so fresh), or the grovbirkes sandwich. That last one is truly effed up good.