Mensho Tokyo is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

1. Mensho Tokyo

8.6
672 Geary St (at Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Tenderloin · 142 tips and reviews

Omer Z.Omer Zach: The tori paitan is the best chicken ramen I've ever had, with super thick noodles. The oyster appetizer is worth a try, too.

Richard G.Richard Garcia: The Tori Paitan ramen served here is one of the best ramen I've ever had. So good. It's definitely worth the wait. Get the double chashu pork!

SarahSarah: Best ramen in SF. Worth the 1.5–2 hour wait (for a group of 6).

Izakaya Sozai is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

2. Izakaya Sozai

8.5
1500 Irving St (at 16th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 187 tips and reviews

Paula W.Paula Williamson: Great ramen with pork belly, duck skewers and fried cheese

Stephen S.Stephen Saribalis: Very unique menu, unlike anywhere else I've been. Fried chicken skins were amazing. Ramen with its peppery broth is my favorite in the city.

Escott H.Escott Hayashidiaz: Whenever I'm back home I try to make a trip here. Great Izakaya style food. Love their ramen.

Hinodeya Ramen Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

3. Hinodeya Ramen Bar

8.4
1737 Buchanan St, San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Japantown · 65 tips and reviews

Jole P.Jole P: By far my favorite ramen place in San Francisco with delicious chicken ramen and super quality al dente noodles. The fried chicken appetizer is also MIND BLOWING

Carl T.Carl Tydingco: Really delicious ramen. Broth is dashi/seafood base that is light and flavorful. Noodles had great texture. Try the house bowl first

David W.David Wu: awesome ramen, best karage in the bay, will need to go back to try other ones

Tín is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

4. Tín

8.7
937 Howard St (btwn 5th & 6th St), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · SoMa · 178 tips and reviews

Meighan O.Meighan O'Toole: Wonton noodle soup is so clean & delicious! Highly recommend.

Song Z.Song Zheng: Pho BA is so good! Raw meat cooks in your hot soup and its chewy...

Rachael L.Rachael Lynn: The Pho Bo is one of the best beef broths in the city. Can't go wrong with the spring rolls either!

Yummy Yummy is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

5. Yummy Yummy

8.4
1015 Irving St (btwn 11th & 12th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 86 tips and reviews

TonyTony: Amazing! Get the pho and the chicken wings

Nicole H.Nicole Horton: Love their chicken noodle soup, squid, pho.. It's all good!

Lucille F.Lucille Fisher: The chicken pho is outstanding!Very good broth. Delicious!

Phở Huỹnh Hiệp 2 - Kevin & Chris's Noodle House is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

6. Phở Huỹnh Hiệp 2 - Kevin & Chris's Noodle House

8.3
1833 Irving St (btwn 19th & 20th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 82 tips and reviews

Bill G.Bill Gray: Best dang Pho shop in all the land! I highly recommend it any time.

Sam H.Sam H.: Phonomenal experience. Some of the best pho in SF. Remember to get lemonade to offset the salty pho tidal wave.

Kim W.Kim Wong: Love the pho!!! #42 rice plate is delicious too. Try the beef stew pho if you're adventurous.

Marufuku Ramen is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

7. Marufuku Ramen

8.4
1581 Webster St Ste 235, San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Japantown · 52 tips and reviews

Staff PicksStaff Picks: Marufuku Ramen, located in Japantown is known to be one of the best ramen in the Bay Area. Try Marufuku's Hakata-style ramen!

An S.An Sheng: One of the best ramen spots in the city! I like the pork ramen, the egg is perfect 👌 the chicken ramen is good too for its value (whole leg + ramen)

Aubrie J.Aubrie Johnson: The regular Chicken paitan ramen is the best chicken ramen in the city

Jasmine Garden is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

8. Jasmine Garden

7.7
708 14th St (at Church St), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Duboce Triangle · 85 tips and reviews

Roman N.Roman Nurik: Ask for the Pho menu... a nice big bowl of Chicken Pho is in order :-)

Shayne S.Shayne Sueyasu: Order the Crunch Roll and Seafood Pho

Jonah P.Jonah Price: The Vegetarian Pho is delicious, vegan, and made with Tofu. I recommend putting about half a bottle of the hosin sauce in it. Yumm. :3

Nojo Ramen Tavern is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

9. Nojo Ramen Tavern

8.7
231 Franklin St (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Civic Center · 120 tips and reviews

Dave J.Dave Jensen: Paitan ramen is amazing. The broth is rich with a wonderful yuzu flavor. 🍗🍋🍜😋

Jamila A.Jamila Amarshi: Love all the ramen, especially the tomato one. Also love the tuna tartare

Samantha B.Samantha Berg: The spicy miso tan tan ramen is perfect for a rainy day

Ramen Izakaya Goku is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

10. Ramen Izakaya Goku

7.4
3232 16th St (btwn Dolores & Guerrero), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 91 tips and reviews

Cara H.Cara Hirsch: I've had all the meat ramens, and my favorites are the shoyu and clam. We also enjoyed the cold tofu and the sweet and spicy chicken wings.

Lauren M.Lauren Mac: My favorite ramen in the city! And I've had a lot of ramen...get the tonkatsu with the kakuni

Vic Z.Vic Zaud: This is MY new favorite ramen spot in SF. Super great chashu broth and super tender pork. Great service. Love the yellow Tamil starter. Cold tofu too.

Iza Ramen is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

11. Iza Ramen

7.8
237 Fillmore St (btwn Haight & Laussat St), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Lower Haight · 92 tips and reviews

__: This just became one of my favorite ramen places on the city! Both ramens and the karaage were delicious! Would come back again.

Colin D.Colin DuRant: My favorite ramen in SF. The lines can get crazy.

Matt C.Matt Cline: Lively place, quick service, molten takoyaki. This is the best ramen restaurant in SF. Their Tsukemen is served slightly warm which I prefer and the Spicy Iza Ramen is a knockout (not too spicy).

Phở 2000 is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

12. Phở 2000

8.4
637 Larkin St (btwn Eddy & Ellis), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Tenderloin · 53 tips and reviews

Jerel W.Jerel Walliser: The#14 is excellent. Great choice pho first timers and experts alike:-)

KharaKhara: Awesome Pho Tai with great flavor! My favorite.

Oliver S.Oliver Style: Try the imperial rolls and chicken pho!

Shizen is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

13. Shizen

9.2
370 14th St (at Stevenson St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Mission District · 123 tips and reviews

c0uPc0uP: Spicy garlic miso ramen! Sushi good too, and yay, all-vegetarian.

Jennifer O.Jennifer Orr: The spicy ramen is delicious, any of the special rolls and do get the mochi!

Melissa M.Melissa Mandelbaum: Spicy garlic ramen - so good! 👌🏻

Golden Star Vietnamese Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

14. Golden Star Vietnamese Restaurant

8.3
11 Walter U Lum Pl (Clay), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Chinatown · 93 tips and reviews

cyn k.cyn k: Fantastic pho, particularly the seafood pho.

Kristen S.Kristen S.: Great pho with delicious broth. Don't forget to bring cash!

Oonagh W.Oonagh Wynne: Delicious pho and great service! The complementary green tea is ✔️✔️

The Spice Jar is one of The 15 Best Places for Noodle Soup in San Francisco.

15. The Spice Jar

8.8
2500 Bryant St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Asian Restaurant · Mission District · 44 tips and reviews

Henri L.Henri Liriani: Vibe is chill, service is amazing, and I LOVED the sesame miso ramen.

Renganathan R.Renganathan Ramamoorthy: My wife thought the spicy miso ramen was amazing. Being vegetarian, the vegetarian version was meh.

TK-421TK-421: Love the garlic noodles and miso ramen. Tried the homemade tofu, it's good with the wasabi salt, but too soft for me. Green curry is also great. No tips about droids though.