Wayfare Tavern is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

1. Wayfare Tavern

8.9
558 Sacramento St (at Leidesdorff St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Financial District · 320 tips and reviews

Amy H.Amy Hollands: Organic fried chicken, avocado & hearts of palm salad, roasted corn soup-yum. We sat at the chef's bar twice during our recent SF visit. Looks like the steak tartare & devil eggs are next on list!

Bela P.Bela Pulgar: try the poutine, deviled eggs, mac and cheese, fried chicken, doughnuts. Great food.

Rachelle C.Rachelle C: Fried chicken is awesome. Great popover too.

Hard Knox Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

2. Hard Knox Cafe

8.6
2526 3rd St (at 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Dogpatch · 103 tips and reviews

Nik A.Nik AhPo: the 3-piece fried chicken and Mac and cheese are must haves! although everything else is almost just as amazing.

Ryan L.Ryan Lum: Delicious and friendly service! Ox tail and fried chicken are amazing! Also free wifi which is their phone number

Sergio R.Sergio Rodriguez: Corn muffin's very nice and fried chicken even better

The Front Porch is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

3. The Front Porch

8.5
65 29th St (at Tiffany Ave), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 141 tips and reviews

Kimberly A.Kimberly Arguna: You gotta try the fried chicken!!!! To diee for! Crispy on the outside & juicy on the inside! No need for sauce!

Dan K.Dan Kim: Great, juicy fried chicken! The biscuits and Mac n' cheese were top notch delicious. A bit pricier than your typical Southern fare.

gail.gail.: We had a few starters: beignets, fried okra, & mac 'n cheese. I had their incredible fried chicken & waffles- the bacon in the waffles takes the dish over the top. Everyone left feeling fat and happy!

Brenda's Meat & Three is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

4. Brenda's Meat & Three

8.9
919 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Western Addition · 118 tips and reviews

SFGateSFGate: This is a great spot to drop in for a lunch and very popular to boot. Make sure to try the Fried chicken with three sides. For dessert got for the Hot apple-berry Cobbler with ice cream. Read more.

Hei-Yu T.Hei-Yu Tang: Cute little place serving tasty Soul Food. Their fried chicken is awesome and also their oysters. Don't get put off by the waiting line, it goes quite quickly. Love the Big Momma's Chicken Sandwich.

George H.George Hayes: Biscuits and Gravy with Fried Chicken was excellent for brunch!

San Tung Chinese Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

5. San Tung Chinese Restaurant

7.8
1031 Irving St (btwn 11th & 12th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 255 tips and reviews

Jeremy M.Jeremy Miller: Get the dried fried chicken wings & black bean noodles! So tasty

Kevin W. C.Kevin W. Chen: Amazing Chinese food, boiled dumplings and their fried chicken are a must try.

Christine H.Christine Ha: Best dried fried chicken & black bean noodles. Next door shares same kitchen with shorter wait. 🍗🍜

Farmhouse Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

6. Farmhouse Kitchen

9.0
710 Florida St (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Mission District · 127 tips and reviews

Yin L.Yin Li: If you don't like Thai curry for its sweetness, try the beef noodle soup or the tom yum noodle soup. The fried chicken is also great!

Runqiu C.Runqiu Cai: Very flavorful and creative Thai food. Rice salad, fried chicken wings, 24hr beef noodle soup 👍👍

Laurea d.Laurea de Ocampo: Some of the best Thai in SF! Get the fried chicken - it comes with a delicious red curry and roti. The blue rice is for visual effect, doesn't affect the taste. Also get the ginger milk tea.

Foreign Cinema is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

7. Foreign Cinema

9.2
2534 Mission St (btwn 21st & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 362 tips and reviews

RajatRajat: Assorted oyster platter is a must. Pick the smoked salmon from the urban picnic menu, fried chicken or steak from the entrees are great

Sara D.Sara Davidson: Get the sesame curry fried chicken. Absolutely out of this world!

SFGateSFGate: Specialties: Beef carpaccio; oysters on the half shell (up to 20 varieties); house-cured sardines; sesame fried chicken; harissa-spiced pork chop; chocolate pot de creme. Read more.

Blue Plate is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

8. Blue Plate

8.8
3218 Mission Street (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 90 tips and reviews

Jen L.Jen Lee: Mac and cheese, fried chicken, scotch egg, kale salad!

Jinnie L.Jinnie L: amazing food!! corn soup, fried chicken with kale, mac & cheese! yummy vegetarian options too! - beet salad with fuyu persimmon & artichoke n leak soup were delicious! try them all♥

Luke W.Luke White: The food here is comforting and refined, an gem for the prices. The fried chicken, deviled eggs, salads, and pastas are always excellent.

The Bird is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

9. The Bird

8.9
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.

Vishnu P.Vishnu Prem: Hands down the best fried chicken sandwich I’ve ever had. Get a side of loaded fries too!

Essa S.Essa Sharaf: A great fried chicken burger yum loved the spicy burger.

Little Skillet is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

10. Little Skillet

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

Jim D.Jim Daugherty: Great food, great prices, without the attitude of their parent restaurant. Great fried chicken and the biscuits with brown sugar and black pepper shouldn't be missed.

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

板津 魁.板津 魁彦: Love love love this place, can be a long line during lunch hour but worth the wait! Fried chicken breast and waffle my perfect match!

Hard Knox Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

11. Hard Knox Cafe

7.8
2448 Clement St (at 26th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 58 tips and reviews

Pia Tha BiaPia Tha Bia: Try the fried chicken - With collard greens and mac&cheese.

Gio C.Gio Corsi: Amazing food! Fried Chicken, Cornbread, Smothered Porkchops, Mac & Cheese, Chicken & Waffles... the list goes on and on! Try it all!

Dan H.Dan Hurd: Get the fried chicken and greens..they're great!

Cocobang is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

12. Cocobang

8.1
550 Taylor St (at Post St), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 88 tips and reviews

Kyle M.Kyle Meyer: Soju shots, 1.6L beer, and great spicy/tangy fried chicken.

Kyle M.Kyle Moore: The potstickers, sweet and tangy fried chicken, and spicy BBQ ribs were all awesome. Great service. Small place.

SalvadorSalvador: The food here is worth every penny. I recommend the fried chicken, jap chae, bulgogi, and the topokki.

Brenda's French Soul Food is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

13. Brenda's French Soul Food

8.9
652 Polk St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Tenderloin · 502 tips and reviews

Crystalia G.Crystalia Gunawan: Loving the crawfish beignet & fried chicken!

Kartik S.Kartik Sathappan: There's a long line so get there early. The beignets are great, especially the savory ones. Get the goat cheese and shrimp omelette in the morning and the fried chicken or shrimp and grits for lunch.

Olav v.Olav van Dam: Best Oysters i've ever had! Period. Also, the fried chicken is awesome!

Mission Bowling Club is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

14. Mission Bowling Club

8.4
3176 17th St (btwn S Van Ness & Shotwell), San Francisco, CA
Bowling Alley · Mission District · 137 tips and reviews

Niki B.Niki Baker of foreignspell: Great for a group! Delicious food. Loved the burger (as usual) fried chicken and the cinnamon toast. Favorite drink (the pick up - I think) had great cardamom flavor.

Tasting TableTasting Table: Hang out on the covered patio and try Chef Anthony Myint’s tasty fried chicken and seven-bean salad. For an even greater meal, though, try his burger, its patty a work of both science and art: Read more.

Moupali D.Moupali Das: Fried chicken was amazing!

Toyose is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Chicken in San Francisco.

15. Toyose

9.0
3814 Noriega St (btwn 45th & 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 91 tips and reviews

Debbie L.Debbie Loughran: Try this: fried chicken wings, calamari and beef bulgogi, kimchee fried rice, seafood and scallion pancake and wash it all down with some aloe shoyu!

Melissa D.Melissa Dagdagan: The fried chicken, kimchi fried rice and kimchi pancake are amazing!

Sherry L.Sherry Li: Fried chicken is a must have. Also get the seafood pancake or kimchi fried rice. The corn cheese looks so good too!