San Francisco
The Best Street Food Spots in San Francisco
Dive into the delicious world of street food in San Francisco and explore a scene as dynamic and varied as the city itself.
A melting pot of cultures, San Francisco street food offers a tasty exploration just steps away from the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, promising you bang for your buck. From pizza to pastrami sandwiches, establishments like Rich Table, Deli Board, and Del Popolo offer something for everyone's taste. Guiding you through the heart of the San Francisco street food scene are World of Mouth experts, including chef Christian F. Puglisi, and SF food writer Omar Mamoon, each bringing their love for local flavors to help curate your restaurant selections in one of America’s most beloved food cities.
Tartine Manufactory
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595 Alabama St
595 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Tartine Manufactory is a popular spot known for its Californian comfort cuisine, featuring a variety of bread, sweet pastries, and sandwiches. The restaurant is recognized for its simple, yet well-made dishes that focus on quality ingredients and excellent flavors. The ambiance is light and spacious, providing a great energy for a casual dining experience.
Recommended by
Simple, well made californian comfort cuisine.The new, light & spacious location of the legendary SF bakery. Tartine Manufactory offers simple, well made californian comfort cuisine. No frills, just good food and great energy - and of course really good bread as a bonus.
Rich Table
199 Gough St
199 Gough St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
Rich Table, led by Chefs Evan and Sarah Rich, is known for its elevated comfort food. The menu features a variety of dishes, with standouts including porcini donuts, sardine chips, beef dumplings, and a special off-menu dessert by Sarah. The restaurant also offers a selection of pastas, mains, and creative appetizers such as burrata with cauliflower tikka masala walnut crumble.
Recommended by
Such a bananas meal at Rich table—truly one of my favs in San Francisco. A good order strategy is to get most of the bites section—porcini donuts, sardine chips and beef dumpling are menu mainstays and musts—a couple pastas (hello uni cacio e pepe) , maybe a main if you have room and sarah’s off menu ode to the thin mint for dessert hashtag iykyk. I usually skip over the “appetizer” section but last night they had this burrata with cauliflower tikka masala walnut crumble with little dots of caper raisin purée and a crispy paratha that was calling my name —omg jfc so fkn good. who does that? So creative. So random. So different. So delicious. Love it so much. Don’t take it off the menu evan!
Deli Board
1058 Folsom St
1058 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
Deli Board is known for its high-stacked sandwiches filled with ingredients like corned beef and pastrami. The menu also includes a variety of salads, fries, and chips, all handcrafted with quality and creativity. Operating hours are Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 3pm, with the last call for sandwiches at 2:50pm.
Recommended by
Deli board in SoMa is truly one of my favorite places in San Francisco. I always tell myself I’m only gonna eat half a sando — never happens.
Primavera
1 Ferry Building Marketplace
1 Ferry Building Marketplace, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Primavera is a popular spot known for its soulful and satisfying dishes, particularly the chilaquiles. This restaurant is a common recommendation for visitors, with a location that offers views of the bay bridge. Notably, Alice Waters, a renowned chef, is often spotted at Primavera admiring and examining the produce.
Recommended by
Whenever people visiting San Francisco ask me for my list, one thing I always recommend no matter where they’re from is to visit the Ferry Building Saturday farmers market for this soulful, satisfying plate of chilaquiles at Primavera Tamales —there’s nothing quite like eating this with your hands waterfront staring at the bay bridge listening to the saxophone/percussionist in one amongst the hum of everyone; Alice waters is literally behind you admiring and examining produce. So so so special.
Del Popolo
855 Bush St
855 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Del Popolo is a well-established restaurant known for its excellent pizza, crafted with passion by Jon Darsky since 2012. The restaurant offers a Neapolitan-inspired pizza, which is highly recommended due to its fantastic taste. Del Popolo also provides options for large parties and private dining, along with a convenient takeout service.
Recommended by
Jon Darsky at Del Popolo is a super pizza geek and makes a fucking good pizza.This guy makes a fucking good pizza. Jon Darsky at Del Popolo is a super pizza geek. He’s so passionate about it and he makes something fantastic. Already in 2012 he had this idea of building a pizza oven into a food truck, when he started serving his Neapolitan-inspired pizza.
Tartine Manufactory
595 Alabama St
595 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
Tartine Manufactory is a popular spot known for its Californian comfort cuisine, featuring a variety of bread, sweet pastries, and sandwiches. The restaurant is recognized for its simple, yet well-made dishes that focus on quality ingredients and excellent flavors. The ambiance is light and spacious, providing a great energy for a casual dining experience.
Recommended by
Simple, well made californian comfort cuisine.The new, light & spacious location of the legendary SF bakery. Tartine Manufactory offers simple, well made californian comfort cuisine. No frills, just good food and great energy - and of course really good bread as a bonus.
Rich Table
199 Gough St
199 Gough St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
Rich Table, led by Chefs Evan and Sarah Rich, is known for its elevated comfort food. The menu features a variety of dishes, with standouts including porcini donuts, sardine chips, beef dumplings, and a special off-menu dessert by Sarah. The restaurant also offers a selection of pastas, mains, and creative appetizers such as burrata with cauliflower tikka masala walnut crumble.
Recommended by
Such a bananas meal at Rich table—truly one of my favs in San Francisco. A good order strategy is to get most of the bites section—porcini donuts, sardine chips and beef dumpling are menu mainstays and musts—a couple pastas (hello uni cacio e pepe) , maybe a main if you have room and sarah’s off menu ode to the thin mint for dessert hashtag iykyk. I usually skip over the “appetizer” section but last night they had this burrata with cauliflower tikka masala walnut crumble with little dots of caper raisin purée and a crispy paratha that was calling my name —omg jfc so fkn good. who does that? So creative. So random. So different. So delicious. Love it so much. Don’t take it off the menu evan!
Deli Board
1058 Folsom St
1058 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
Deli Board is known for its high-stacked sandwiches filled with ingredients like corned beef and pastrami. The menu also includes a variety of salads, fries, and chips, all handcrafted with quality and creativity. Operating hours are Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 3pm, with the last call for sandwiches at 2:50pm.
Recommended by
Deli board in SoMa is truly one of my favorite places in San Francisco. I always tell myself I’m only gonna eat half a sando — never happens.
Primavera
1 Ferry Building Marketplace
1 Ferry Building Marketplace, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Primavera is a popular spot known for its soulful and satisfying dishes, particularly the chilaquiles. This restaurant is a common recommendation for visitors, with a location that offers views of the bay bridge. Notably, Alice Waters, a renowned chef, is often spotted at Primavera admiring and examining the produce.
Recommended by
Whenever people visiting San Francisco ask me for my list, one thing I always recommend no matter where they’re from is to visit the Ferry Building Saturday farmers market for this soulful, satisfying plate of chilaquiles at Primavera Tamales —there’s nothing quite like eating this with your hands waterfront staring at the bay bridge listening to the saxophone/percussionist in one amongst the hum of everyone; Alice waters is literally behind you admiring and examining produce. So so so special.
Del Popolo
855 Bush St
855 Bush St, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
Del Popolo is a well-established restaurant known for its excellent pizza, crafted with passion by Jon Darsky since 2012. The restaurant offers a Neapolitan-inspired pizza, which is highly recommended due to its fantastic taste. Del Popolo also provides options for large parties and private dining, along with a convenient takeout service.
Recommended by
Jon Darsky at Del Popolo is a super pizza geek and makes a fucking good pizza.This guy makes a fucking good pizza. Jon Darsky at Del Popolo is a super pizza geek. He’s so passionate about it and he makes something fantastic. Already in 2012 he had this idea of building a pizza oven into a food truck, when he started serving his Neapolitan-inspired pizza.
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