Little Skillet is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

1. Little Skillet

7.6
360 Ritch St (at Lusk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · SoMa · 171 tips and reviews

Nick C.Nick Cicero: The Fried Chicken and Waffles here are amazing...plus the honey jalapeño sauce rocks.

Youna Y.Youna Y: Cobb salad with blackened shrimp + the spicy jalapeño corn bread is the best salad I've had in SF

KiranKiran: One of the best places in the Bay Area for chicken and waffles

The Bird is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

2. The Bird

8.8
115 New Montgomery St (Minna Street), San Francisco, CA
Fried Chicken Joint · SoMa · 87 tips and reviews

Danny R.Danny Roa: One of the best fried chicken sandwich in SF. Crispy and great flavor.

Craig W.Craig Wattrus: Egg & cheese biscuit with bacon or sausage is perfect for breakfast 🙌🏽🤭👌🏽

BommyBommy: Spicy fried chicken sandwich is the best in the city. Curly fries are on point. Saturday at lunchtime is chill.

Victory Hall & Parlor is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

3. Victory Hall & Parlor

7.9
360 Ritch St (at Lusk St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 45 tips and reviews

Frederic B.Frederic Barthelemy: Their partnership with the Little Skillet, is amazing and full of win for fried chicken among many other items. /The/ place to be for late dinner and drinks in SOMA

Kimberly S.Kimberly S: This is a nice space to enjoy a cocktail (or two) along with some fried chicken and waffles from Little Skillet next door. Would also be a great spot to come for happy hour after a long day of work!

SarahSarah: Get the mini chicken and waffle basket! The syrup is delicious and cinnamon-y.

Town Hall is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

4. Town Hall

7.7
342 Howard St (btwn Fremont St & Beale St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 121 tips and reviews

SFGateSFGate: Get the tuna tartare with fried green tomatoes and a Tabasco green onion vinaigrette, and Cajun seafood pot pie with both Dungeness crab and crawfish. Read more.

SFGateSFGate: Get the warm ham and cheese toast; roasted veal meatballs; buttermilk fried chicken; barbecued shrimp; butterscotch and chocolate pot de creme. Read more.

KarstenKarsten: Great fried chicken! Amazing ham and cheese toast! The pot de creme is good, if you have a major sweet tooth!

Marlowe is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

5. Marlowe

8.8
500 Brannan St (at 4th St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 253 tips and reviews

Felipe O.Felipe Oliveira: Come for lunch and order the fried chicken sandwich - it's so good!

Rose A.Rose A: Try the Crispy Brussels Sprout Chips, Marlowe Burger or Crispy Fried Chicken Sandwich. All are delicious'

SFGateSFGate: Specialties: Hamburger; fried chicken sandwich; fried Brussels sprouts chips; baked oysters; deviled eggs; Little Gem salad with avocado; poulet vert (chicken in herb sauce). Read more.

Box Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

6. Box Kitchen

8.6
431 Natoma St (at Mary St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 83 tips and reviews

Cody H.Cody Hard: Fried chicken ceasar Sando is great.

AnissaAnissa: Pro tip: you can eat your food next door at the Tempest! The burger and chicken & waffles were great, but the stars of the show were the potato skins filled with pork belly, topped with quail egg!

المهره الصعبه ماهي لأي خيالالمهره الصعبه ماهي لأي خيال: Very tasty food to go or you can eat it in the next door bar. Loved the potato skin, buffalo wings and the chicken & waffle ❤️

The Willows is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

7. The Willows

8.5
1582 Folsom St (at 12th St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · SoMa · 65 tips and reviews

Christine B.Christine Bower: BEST JUKEBOX in SF; not a single bad tune: Bowie, Buzzcocks, Beasties; Misfits, Melvins, Magnetic Fields. Fried chicken is well worth the 20-minute wait; pork belly donuts WILL change your life.

Abbey K.Abbey Keck: Get the Mac and Cheese bites. The lamb slider is pretty good.

Miss W.Miss W: Fried chicken sandwich was delicious!

Lemonade is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

8. Lemonade

7.6
781 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Salad Restaurant · SoMa · 43 tips and reviews

Chris H.Chris H.: Everything is fresh and flavorful. Save room for the Mac n Cheese as well as the desserts - the blood orange cheesecake parfait and the blondies are both great.

Kitty C.Kitty C: The white truffle Mac n cheese is heavenly

LL J.LL Jordan: truffle mac and cheese

Garaje is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

9. Garaje

9.0
475 3rd St (at Bryant St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · SoMa · 299 tips and reviews

Matthew T.Matthew Thomson: Fried chicken sandwich. Don't ask questions. Just do it!

mkb B.mkb Brodhead: The southern fried chicken sammich is to die for.

ᴡ C.ᴡ Concepcion: Southern Fried Chicken Sandwich, off the hook! Must try!

Tempest is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

10. Tempest

8.0
431 Natoma St (btwn 5th & 6th St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · SoMa · 132 tips and reviews

jonathan d.jonathan daus: They have hella good garlic fries and chicken & waffles

kev/nullkev/null: Get the chicken and waffles and maybe a side of mac and cheese balls.

Criss M.Criss Martin: Fried mac and cheese balls, great burger and garlic fries and good beer selection.

Twenty Five Lusk is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

11. Twenty Five Lusk

7.9
25 Lusk St (off Townsend St, btwn 3rd & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 154 tips and reviews

MiraMira: If you eat upstairs be sure to check out the downstairs bar and room. Also, the Japanese grits were spicy and yummy.

Carol D.Carol Dahmen: Have the grits. Amazing!!!

JoAnne K.JoAnne Kao: Try the Pork Shoulder W Sweet Corn Bread - Omg. Need i say more

Jamber Wine Pub is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

12. Jamber Wine Pub

7.2
858 Folsom St (btwn 4th & 5th St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · SoMa · 84 tips and reviews

Karen Dear A.Karen Dear Astin: Open late. We got beer sampler- all delicious. Poutine, Mac n cheese, burger- delicious. Wish we had room to try it all!

Ali A.Ali Anderson: Very cool spot in SoMa. Try the beer selection and Mac and cheese.

Shagun A.Shagun Aulakh: Comfort style food. The soft pretzel is good. Chicken & waffle appetizer is not what you think, it's more like a meatball...not worth it. Meatloaf sammie is great

The Grove is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

13. The Grove

8.4
690 Mission St (btwn 3rd & Annie St), San Francisco, CA
Café · SoMa · 637 tips and reviews

LJ L.LJ Lara: Mac & Cheese was super good!

Albert T.Albert Treat: Mac n Cheese...so good!

Dani H.Dani H: I have a prescription for their mac and cheese, once a month. Better'n Prozac.

Brickhouse Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

14. Brickhouse Cafe

8.2
426 Brannan St (at Ritch St), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · SoMa · 144 tips and reviews

Ted S.Ted Studley: If you're here for dinner, the shrimp and grits are amazing! Don't forget to get one of the house cocktails.

Catriona H.Catriona Hunter: Great brunch menu, including biscuits, pancakes, huevos rancheros, and burritos in addition to all the usual suspects like fruit, granola, bacon and eggs

Maja P.Maja Petkovic: Cozy cute place with fabulous burgers!!!

Whole Foods Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Southern Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

15. Whole Foods Market

8.3
399 4th Street (at Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Grocery Store · SoMa · 162 tips and reviews

Rose N.Rose Nieh: The blueberry cream biscuits are the best steal in the entire store - $0.99 of pure deliciousness!

Heather C.Heather Callaway: BBQ chicken, mac n' cheese, green beans with shallots. Perfect lunch. So tasty.

Phil J.Phil Jeudy: Makes my life better!