R&G Lounge is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

1. R&G Lounge

8.3
631 Kearny St (at Clay St), San Francisco, CA
Cantonese Restaurant · Chinatown · 273 tips and reviews

Andrew L.Andrew Lam: Authentic HK style. Salt & pepper crab is a must. Also: geoduck sashimi, steamed egg and clams, seafood lettuce cups, Peking duck, beef brisket. Reservations essential. Cantonese fluency recommended.

YoungYoung: Hands down must try...fried salt and pepper crab. Finger-licking deliciousness.

sabrinawcsabrinawc: Salt and pepper crab, beef brisket + turnip and the baked black cod are a must!

Z & Y Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

2. Z & Y Restaurant

8.3
655 Jackson St (btwn Cooper Alley & Wentworth Pl), San Francisco, CA
Szechuan Restaurant · Chinatown · 189 tips and reviews

PoP O.PoP Ongsakorn: Fried squid with salt and pepper is to die for

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Serving "elegant mouth watering dishes," Z & Y serves up spicy favorites such as Chicken with Explosive Chili Pepper and Spicy Fish with Flaming Chili Oil. Pretty self explanatory.

Kseniya M.Kseniya Makarova: All the dumplings are next level. Salt n pepper shrimp are great and obvs anything in a pool of chili oil

Freddie's Sandwiches is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

3. Freddie's Sandwiches

9.2
300 Francisco St (at Stockton St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · North Beach · 57 tips and reviews

Nic W.Nic Werner: Pay in cash. And get the soft roll with roast beef and pepperjack

John C.John Chung: Love the jalapeno spread. Learned from a SFPD cop that the best sandwich places in the city are near schools.

Albert L.Albert Lee: Get the hot pastrami on dutch crunch with the works and the jalapeno spread for a spicy kick!

Saigon Sandwich is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

4. Saigon Sandwich

8.8
560 Larkin St (btwn Eddy & Turk St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Tenderloin · 175 tips and reviews

Yuri K.Yuri Kye: order the bahn mi (i like roasted pork) with extra cilantro and jalapenos. pick up some korean snacks and stay away from anything that looks too funny to eat.

Rico A.Rico Altman Merino: Roast pork is the best, meatball is a close second. MB also has the strongest flavor, thanks to the ample presence of black pepper.

SFistSFist: BBQ Pork is the standard order here, but anything on the menu will only run you $3.75 and comes stuffed on a French baguette with the usual accoutrements of pickled carrots, jalapeños, and cilantro. Read more.

Terra Cotta Warrior is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

5. Terra Cotta Warrior

9.0
2555 Judah St (at 31st Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 48 tips and reviews

robert j.robert joseph: stir fried wide noodle. jalapeño jeaven.

James T.James T: The braised chicken with potato and pepper is basically an entire chicken (feet, bones and all) with potatoes, peppers, onions and noodles. It's huge.

Chris D.Chris Duffus: The Braised Chicken With Potato & Pepper was excellent. Note: it is served family style and can/should be for parties of at least two up to six.

Starbelly is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

6. Starbelly

8.7
3583 16th St (at Market St.), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Castro · 290 tips and reviews

Daniel S.Daniel Salinas: The padron peppers are awesome, but one in thirty-five is unbelievably spicy. So be careful as you toss the dice and live dangerously. If you get burned, ask for some milk, it helps.

Tom C.Tom Coates: Very Lovely place. I can particularly recommend the bacon and jalapeño spaghetti. One of my favourites.

Alex R.Alex Ryan: The bacon jalapeño pizza is amazing!

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

7. Izakaya Sozai

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

Michael W.Michael Winton: Try the garlic shishito peppers, takoyaki, and tonkotsu ramen. And don't forget a carafe of sake to wash it all down.

Ruby A.Ruby Anaya: You must try the Tonkotsu Ramen. The broth is my favorite. My favorite app is the shishito peppers. I can eat two orders by myself. Great chicken skin yakatori too!

Alessandro M.Alessandro Mingione: Honestly for a moment I believed that the "Ritsu" in "Ritsu Tonkotsu Ramen" meant pepper. The ramen is good, the broth is melted pepper. It also came with a huge-ass nori. Still, a good option in SF

Trattoria Contadina is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

8. Trattoria Contadina

8.8
1800 Mason St (at Union St), San Francisco, CA
Trattoria · Russian Hill · 68 tips and reviews

Eric W.Eric Wheeler: The Salvatore and carlesimo are top of the pops. Also you must have the meatballs and the roasted pepper appetizers.

nancy m.nancy meadows: LOVE the cheese stuffed pepper appetizer!! YUM!

christina leigh m.christina leigh morgan: This is non-negotiably the best Italian meal I have ever consumed. Saltimbacco, peppers, meatballs, spumoni. Eat. It. All. 😍

Rosamunde Sausage Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

9. Rosamunde Sausage Grill

8.7
2832 Mission St (Btw 24th & 25th), San Francisco, CA
Sausage Store · Mission District · 181 tips and reviews

Omer G.Omer Gelbard: Try the Beer Sausage - Fantastic hot dog. Add sauerkraut & hot peppers.

Jai S.Jai Singh: Can't go wrong with the spicy lamb "merguez" sausage! Get it with spicy peppers and sweet onions

SFGateSFGate: Standouts like the beer sausage, duck sausage and vegan apple sage sausage are offered with sweet peppers and grilled onions. Read more.

B★Star Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

10. B★Star Cafe

8.8
127 Clement St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burmese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 134 tips and reviews

SharonSharon: Skip the lines at Burma Superstar and get your tea leaf salad here. If the jalapenos are too spicy, soothe your mouth with some mango lassi.

James L.James Lee: Try the salt and pepper fries with curry aioli, to die for!

Mark F.Mark Fiske: Hint: Salt and pepper is more than just the name of the best musical group ever

Deli Board is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

11. Deli Board

9.1
1058 Folsom St (at Russ St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · SoMa · 270 tips and reviews

c b.c b: get the bg: house brisket cheddar cheese sport peppers house slaw pickles pickled red onion board sauce sweet french. this is truly everything i want in a sandwich.

Honza U.Honza Ustohal: Definitely try Ron. The combination of roast beef, avocado, and jalapeños is amazing...

Ryan D.Ryan Dorshorst: Best hot sandwiches in the city. They change frequently but anything with brisket and spicy peppers is my favorite.

Humphry Slocombe is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

12. Humphry Slocombe

9.0
2790 Harrison St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission District · 375 tips and reviews

Chris C.Chris Cathcart: Try Pepper Mint, it's my favorite flavor. Delish. If you're in for a rich chocolaty treat, their mexican hot chocolate is amazing!

William D.William Diaz: Secret Breakfast is fantastic, Salt & Pepper is good, but way too salty rich.

Ian M.Ian Markowitz: take advantage of the samples and try some flavors you would never typically order (salt and pepper, olive oil, etc.)

Lolinda is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

13. Lolinda

8.9
2518 Mission St (at 21st St), San Francisco, CA
Argentinian Restaurant · Mission District · 204 tips and reviews

Madhu M.Madhu M: I love the asado mixto here. The blood sausage is great, the shishito peppers are a perfect compliment.

Geoff R.Geoff Reinhardt: Awesome steak for a great price. Shishito peppers are also incredible.

T Z.T Z: Get the grilled peppers, ceviche (corn is super super good), bone marrow, and New York steak

MaMa Ji's is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

14. MaMa Ji's

8.7
4416 18th St (btwn Douglass & Eureka St), San Francisco, CA
Szechuan Restaurant · Eureka Valley · 106 tips and reviews

Lears F.Lears Fool: Shrimp 2 ways: green pepper stuffed and with cilantro dumpling are both delicious.

Sabina B.Sabina B.: The lotus leaf rice wrap and shrimp stuffed bell pepper (/eggplant) are super delicious

Alan F.Alan Fung: Spicy food, especially the numbing mala pepper in fish and tofu, Sichuan-based cuisine.

The Alembic is one of The 15 Best Places for Peppers in San Francisco.

15. The Alembic

8.8
1725 Haight St (btwn Cole & Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Haight Ashbury · 236 tips and reviews

bert n.bert nernie: Have a shishito chili pepper - order a Corpse Reviver #2 if it's a hot one!

Nicholas W.Nicholas Wilson: Got to have the Shishito Peppers.

Doc P.Doc Pop: Try the Shisito Peppers - Another must have! Not at all spicy.