1. Plow
8.9
1299 18th St (at Texas St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Potrero Hill · 385 tips and reviews
Jessica @trufflefrites: Lemon ricotta pancakes are soo light, fluffy, and zesty! Get coffee..yummy Equator coffee, easily have about 5 refills. Come on a weekday for better chances @ a table.
Bruce Upbin: Get The Plow plate: ricotta pancakes and eggs and potatoes and sausage. Rocks
Angel Fu: We got here around 12 on a Saturday and the wait was about one hour (for 2 people). I got The Plow, and the lemon ricotta pancakes and homemade sausages are absolutely amazing!
2. Beretta
9.1
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 489 tips and reviews
Jenee Li: Hands down my fave place for drinks - Rattlesnake, Airmail, and cocktails recommended by bartender Vince. Roasted beets with ricotta salata and dungeness crab arancini are delicious too.
VegNews Magazine: For fine (but trendy) dining, Beretta can't be beat. This cozy restaurant has some of the best cocktails in the city, and will substitute vegan cheese or sausage onto any of their killer pizzas.
Meghana Dhar: Everything is superb, especially the eggplant caponatina w/ burrata, fava bean bruschetta, gnocchi, dungeness crab arancini. But srsly-- the budino di cioccolato is the best dessert I've had in SF
3. Delarosa
8.9
2175 Chestnut St (Pierce St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Marina District · 225 tips and reviews
Gwyneth Borden: The pizzas are great, but so is the chicken spiedini. Spicy marinara with burrata and fennel sausage rocks!
EmilyPosts: Absolutely love anything with the burrata. The pasta with braised short ribs is great too. Don't leave without getting a salty dog cocktail.
Andrew Spoeth: The Burrata pizza - amazing. Also recommend the molten chocolate cake.
4. Cheese Plus
9.1
2001 Polk St (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Cheese Store · Polk Gulch · 63 tips and reviews
Marina K.: Love the free cheese samples and their sandwiches are delicious. Staff are friendly with helpful recommendations!
Shaun Crampton: Excellent cheese, good croisants
Aaron K: Great sandwiches & various gourmet items (cured meats, cheeses, etc.) but be prepared to wait for your sandwich to be made. Call it in to avoid the wait. I like the Parma with added turkey & balsamic
5. Arsicault Bakery
9.3
397 Arguello Blvd (at Clement St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Inner Richmond · 111 tips and reviews
Brittany Birdsong: When fresh out of the oven, Best ham and cheese croissant and almond croissant in the city. They cook in small batches with high turnover on the weekends which means everything is delicious and fresh.
Francesca Gabales: I’ll give kouign amans to B Patisserie but the ham and cheese croissants are the best in the city
Daniel Mejia: Both the Ham & Cheese and the Chocolate & Almond croissant were incredible!
6. Blue Plate
8.9
3218 Mission Street (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 90 tips and reviews
kev/null: Come here by 7 and order from the prix fixé menu. Get the spring greens, the meat loaf and a side of mac and cheese. Mmmm
Jen Lee: Mac and cheese, fried chicken, scotch egg, kale salad!
Keith Smith: The most incredible meatloaf and the mac and cheese with goat cheese is heaven!
7. Tartine Bakery
9.1
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 769 tips and reviews
Alicia Renee: Savor a morning bun with your coffee..or nosh on some exquisite quiche, a double pain au chocolate, gougère, tart, or hot pressed cheese sandwich. To ensure joy, repeat this often
savoryexposure.com: The Sopressata, Fontina, Broccoli Rabe Pesto is one of my faves on the savory side of the menu
K P: Morning buns, ham & cheese croissant, chocolate croissant, coconut cream tart!
9. Nopa
9.1
560 Divisadero St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Alamo Square · 557 tips and reviews
John Y: highly recommended for brunch: biscuit w/ pumpkin butter; custard french toast; goat cheese bread pudding; soft scramble; mezcal bloody mary [dec 2012]
Elynn Lee: They have seriously some of the best french fries I've ever had! The crostini with goat cheese is awesome. The pappardelle is delicious and has a hearty meat sauce.
Arthur Lee: Everything is good, except for the wait. Try the goat cheese with berries - works pretty well!
10. Wayfare Tavern
8.9
558 Sacramento St (at Leidesdorff St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Financial District · 319 tips and reviews
ScottySauce: Try the burger! This is grass fed beef brisket, cowgirl creamery cheese and bacon on a fantastic croissant like roll. if you like fried chicken your really gonna love theirs, OMG GOOD!
Brian Dela Pena: poutine, devil eggs, Mac and cheese, pop overs and Fried chicken!!
Philip Saul: The mac and cheese was amazing. The fried chicken lives up to the reputation. The burger was good but mostly due to the awesome bun. The toffee dessert with the port pairing was great as well.
11. Say Cheese
9.1
856 Cole St (at Carl St), San Francisco, CA
Cheese Store · Cole Valley · 32 tips and reviews
Laura Brehmer: Lovely little shop with a fantastic cheese selection.
ReeD: Vegetarian? Caprese or Harvarti Sandwich. Meat? Prosciutto Caprese. Excellent cheese, from an amazing Cave-Aged Gruyere to hard-to-find Appenzeller to Papillon Roquefort. Locals: Teleme and Baserri.
Leah G: Friendly knowledgeable staff, great selection of cheese and wine
JoJo Bear: Really good pastries, love the sweet potato turnover, the tomato mozzarella sandwich is my go to sammwich! Bon appetite
Heather Ransome: Get the cheese and ham croissant! Mrrrr. And there's a cute little back patio to enjoy it in.
Jane Radstrom: Big selection of fresh pastries, backyard patio. The kale and goat cheese tart was delicious!
13. Cotogna
9.2
490 Pacific Ave (at Montgomery St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Jackson Square · 236 tips and reviews
Noreen Floreza: Must try the Farm egg raviolo with brown butter, ricotta cheese on crostini with honey from the beehives on their rooftop, the smoked salmon pizza, the flank steak and the donuts. Excellent!
SFGate: Specialties: Ricotta ravioli with farm egg; agnolotti dal plin; pizza; spit-roasted pork; house-made mortadella; carrots roasted with rooftop honey; fruit crostata. Read more.
Ashok Lalwani: Trendy place with a great wine list. Server recommended amazing wines that went well with food and also my prefs. Mushroom, kale & smoked ricotta pizza was delicious. Highly recommend the desserts.
14. Piccino Cafe
9.1
1001 Minnesota St (at 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Dogpatch · 174 tips and reviews
James Yu: The breakfast pizza with sausage, apples, and blue cheese is to die for. The savoriness of the sausage, and sweetness of the apples, and the rich pungent flavor of the blue cheese works perfectly.
Jacob Gyllenstierna: Get the asparagus with burrata and polenta as appetizer. The polpette and aglio verde pizza are delicious.
Reserve: Lots of pies — including a Bianca with Parmesan, Pecorino, mozzarella and shaved garlic — are just some of the many delicious dishes being handcrafted at modern yet rustic trattoria Piccino. Read more.
15. Gary Danko
8.7
800 North Point St (at Hyde St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · 140 tips and reviews
Andrew Lam: great food, great cheese cart, great wine list, great atmosphere, great service (best I've ever had). so, great... but no character. GD is like a Lexus: luxurious and refined but not very exciting.
Kenny Liao: Pretty expensive, but a great spot for a special occasion. Get the risotto as one of your courses (if available) and finish the meal off with the flambe or cheese cart.
Michelin Travel & Lifestyle: You can mix & match a three, four, or five-course tasting menu. Whatever you do, order the fantastic cheese plate. – Green Guide Editor