Hidden gems - Lunch restaurants in San Francisco, United States not to miss (Updated March, 2024)

Hidden gems: Lunch restaurants in San Francisco

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in San Francisco. This list contains 11 places from Lunch restaurant category.

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Barbary Coast Provisions

Restaurant

👍👍 Amazingly FRESH farmers market food! 🥗🥑 Super clean and the kind of food that GIVES you energy! Bowls🍲smoothies🥤and Avocado Toasts! 🥑 Friendly owner that just opened, go check him out! I want to eat this kind of healthy food everyday.

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5.00 (32 reviews) (~2.65 km from centre)

Hungry Cafe

Cafe

👍👍 Delicious cafe that's a must try! Love it's part of the new community center. Various seating available with tables, couches, and long table for cafe laptop friendly working with free wifi. Everything I've tried so far has been really tasty! The Salmon open face toast was one of the best I've ever...

5.00 (21 reviews) (~4.94 km from centre)

Keiko's Coffee Shop

Coffee shop

5.00 (16 reviews) (~4.93 km from centre)

Kiss My Seoul

Korean restaurant

👍👍 This Korean restaurant serves up delicious and authentic food that's perfect for takeout. I was really impressed with the quality and flavor of the dishes I tried. Everything I had was legit and tasted like it was made by real Korean chef. The menu had a great variety of options, and the prices were...

4.90 (116 reviews) (~1.54 km from centre)

Pistachio Kitchen

Breakfast restaurant

👍👍 Saw this place just open on my walk around the neighborhood and decided to try it out! The hostess was super nice and she gave us complimentary baklava as part of their grand opening event. The baklava was delicious! We also ordered: - French Toast 7.5/10 it was good but a little soggy, would’ve p...

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4.90 (42 reviews) (~1.14 km from centre)

Leonore’s Deli & Taqueria

Lunch restaurant

👍👍 Loved the vibe of the owner. He was grateful to have business. I got pesto omelet which comes with hash brown and choice of bread. I asked and got English muffin. Big plate to go that i split into 2 meals. Made a muffin sandwich out of it. The egg burrito with choice of meat (sausage) was huge...

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4.70 (47 reviews) (~0.33 km from centre)

Peacock Pansy

Breakfast restaurant

👍👍 I am so excited about this new brunch spot in Hayes Valley! The restaurant itself is beautiful, the food is beautiful, but most importantly the food is delicious. My friend and I shared the Fried Chicken & Croffle and the Peacock Pansy pancakes, and we loved them both. I was especially impressed wit...

$$ $$

4.60 (103 reviews) (~0.29 km from centre)

The Happy Vegan

Vegan restaurant

👍👍 They gave me the wrong drink at first but it’s okay cause the matcha drink I did order was delicious 🥹🫶🏼 and the ultimate fries were so good! 10/10 must order.

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4.60 (66 reviews) (~4.2 km from centre)

Karma Cafe

Cafe

😐 I have no idea how this place get such good reviews on Google Maps–either this place deteriorated during Covid or previous reviewers are locals who simply stick with their little corner café and have not had something actually good. I stopped by one day and had a small, overpriced breakfast sandwic...

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4.50 (135 reviews) (~2.53 km from centre)

Vaulins Taproom Wine Restaurant

Brazilian restaurant

🫤 If you’re cool with waiting 60-90 minutes for basic food, knock yourself out. The front of house folks are friendly and attentive. The food is objectively not bad but the kitchen seems to make one plate at a time for the entire restaurant, with long breaks to discuss whatever Brazilian talk show is...

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4.50 (73 reviews) (~1.29 km from centre)

Nob Hill Club at the Mark Hopkins Hotel

Restaurant

Sophisticated restaurant serving seasonal Californian cuisine, with a plush lounge & local wines.

4.50 (26 reviews) (~1.63 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Lunch restaurants in San Francisco, United States