1. Wayfare Tavern
8.9
558 Sacramento St (at Leidesdorff St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Financial District · 320 tips and reviews
Brian Dela Pena: poutine, devil eggs, Mac and cheese, pop overs and Fried chicken!!
Julie Kang: Everything on the menu is masterfully crafted, except flavor leans salty. Cocktails, poutine, fried chicken, deviled eggs: great. Surprisingly transcendent: their salads.
Justin DiSanto: Fried chicken is excellent and the avocado and heart of Palm salad is tasty. Sitting by the fireplace can get warm and it's near the server station so high traffic.
4. The Front Porch
8.6
65 29th St (at Tiffany Ave), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 141 tips and reviews
7x7 Magazine: As if you were in an intimate Southern home, settle down to a bowl of spicy shrimp and grits that comes packed with wild gulf shrimp, garlic, shallots, bacon, and mushroom truffle ragout. Read more.
Food Network: Comfort food staples are done right, with everything from melt in your mouth braised short ribs to mac and cheese. It's got a cozy atmosphere, with rocking chairs and a checkered floor. Read more.
Kemp Mullaney: Amazing brunch. The Stoner Stack was perfect and be sure to get the grits. I'd pass on the Bloody Mary.
5. Brenda's Meat & Three
8.9
919 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Western Addition · 118 tips and reviews
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 Hayes: Biscuits and Gravy with Fried Chicken was excellent for brunch!
Saranya Sampat: The biscuits and gravy is a must try. You get 2 eggs of any style and I chose poached. Add fried chicken breast for $5. It was a perfect Sunday brunch.
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!
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.
7. Hard Knox Cafe
8.0
2448 Clement St (at 26th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 58 tips and reviews
John Cassillo: Looking for southern food in SF? Hard Knox is the place. Try the oxtail with macaroni and cheese, plus cole slaw. Corn bread is also amazing.
Shawna Marie: Best southern food in the city. Always get the cornbread it's amazing. They have breakfast in the morning and weekends but their dinner is the best!Perfect Mac and cheese & true southern fried chicken
waleed bahrawy: Regular and spicy friend chicken, sides: mac and cheese (magical), fries (amazing), rice & gravy (delicious) and greens (meh).. friendly staff and cozy atmosphere..
8. Little Skillet
7.6
360 Ritch St (at Lusk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · SoMa · 171 tips and reviews
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.
Loree Draude: Get the pulled BBQ pork and grits and pick up a packet (or 2!) of honey. After you enjoy the BBQ pork, there are enough grits left on the bottom to drizzle with honey and enjoy as dessert.
Simon Tan: Fried chicken and waffles, light and airy waffles with an amazing sausage white gravy.
9. Foreign Cinema
9.2
2534 Mission St (btwn 21st & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 362 tips and reviews
Rajat: Assorted oyster platter is a must. Pick the smoked salmon from the urban picnic menu, fried chicken or steak from the entrees are great
Shirley Liu: Grab an outdoor seat for sure (or ask for one in your reservation)! If here for dinner, get the sesame fried chicken and a sexy beast.
SFGate: 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.
10. Farmhouse Kitchen
9.0
710 Florida St (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Mission District · 127 tips and reviews
Rem Koning: The fried chicken is great for two, yellow curry to dip and pair with a side of pad cabbage.
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 Cai: Very flavorful and creative Thai food. Rice salad, fried chicken wings, 24hr beef noodle soup 👍👍
12. 4505 Burgers & BBQ
9.0
705 Divisadero St (at Grove St), San Francisco, CA
BBQ Joint · Panhandle · 206 tips and reviews
Katie Baker: It's all good. The brisket is sweet-n-thick and the pork is mustard-n-vinegar, in case that helps you decide. (The fried chicken is boneless, delicious, and frequently sold out.)
Emily Giles: The rib plate is amazing. I felt unworthy to consume such a fine slab of meat. And the little fried pocket of mac n' cheese?!? Perfection.
Emmiliese Clemm: Excellent vegetarian sandwich - egg, cheesy grits, green chili, and arugula made for plenty of flavor. And don't miss the baked beans! We also enjoyed the cheeseburger, though it was rather...petite.
Andreas Gebhard: Bacon, egg and cheese on a delicious, fluffy biscuit as big as a bagel. Perfect.
Bommy: Affordable and absolutely delicious buttermilk biscuit breakfast sandwich. Stick with the regular as special breakfast sandwich is a bit nauseating.
J John: The best cinnamon buns in NoCal. Also great: brownies, biscuits, breakfast sandwiches, donut muffins and PIE!!! 5-star service as well. This place isn't cheap, but you DO get what you pay for.
Frederic Barthelemy: Their partnership with the Little Skillet, is amazing and full of win for fried chicken among many other items. /The/ place to be for late dinner and drinks in SOMA
Kimberly S: This is a nice space to enjoy a cocktail (or two) along with some fried chicken and waffles from Little Skillet next door. Would also be a great spot to come for happy hour after a long day of work!
Sarah: Get the mini chicken and waffle basket! The syrup is delicious and cinnamon-y.
15. Town Hall
7.7
342 Howard St (btwn Fremont St & Beale St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 121 tips and reviews
SFGate: Get the tuna tartare with fried green tomatoes and a Tabasco green onion vinaigrette, and Cajun seafood pot pie with both Dungeness crab and crawfish. Read more.
SFGate: Get the warm ham and cheese toast; roasted veal meatballs; buttermilk fried chicken; barbecued shrimp; butterscotch and chocolate pot de creme. Read more.
Karsten: Great fried chicken! Amazing ham and cheese toast! The pot de creme is good, if you have a major sweet tooth!