In the July/August issue, we took a closer look at San Francisco’s challenging late-night dining scene with an article that sparked plenty of interest, comments, and controversy. While our city definitely shuts down early, good news: there are still plenty of places that serve food past 10 p.m., from the grubby to the greasy to the gourmet.
Excerpted from the new Tablehopper's Top Late-Night Eats in SF app, here are 50 of our favorites:
1. 15 Romolo
Food nightly until 1:30 a.m.
2. Absinthe Brasserie & Bar
Tue – Fri 11:30 a.m. – midnight; Sat 3 p.m. – midnight; Sun 3 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Café menu Tue – Sat until midnight; Sun ‘til 10:30 p.m.
3. The Alembic
Nightly until 1 a.m.
4. Arinell Pizza
509 Valencia St.
Mon – Thu 11:30 a.m. – midnight; Fri – Sat 11:30 a.m. – 2 a.m.; Sun 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.
5. Beretta
Nightly until 1 a.m.
6. Bix
Kitchen closes Mon – Wed at 9:30 p.m., Thu at 10:30 p.m., Fri – Sat at midnight, and Sun at 9:30 p.m.
7. Bouche
Mon – Sat 5:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.
8. The Brazen Head
Nightly until 1 a.m.
9. Bullitt
Nightly until 1:15 a.m.
10. Chow
Sun – Thu 8 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Fri – Sat 8 a.m. – midnight
11. Cocobang
550 Taylor St.
Mon – Thu, Sun 5:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.; Fri – Sat 5:30 p.m. – 4 a.m.
12. Comstock Saloon
Food served Mon – Sat 5:30 p.m. – midnight; Sun 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.
13. Delarosa
Nightly until 1 a.m.
14. Don Pisto’s
Tue – Sat 5:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.; Sun 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Closed Mon.
15. El Farolito
2779 Mission at 24th
Mon – Thu, Sun 10 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.; Fri 10 a.m. – 3:30 a.m.
2950 24th St. at Harrison
Mon – Thu, Sun 10 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.; Fri – Sat 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.
4817 Mission St. at Russia
Sun – Thu 9 a.m. – 3 a.m.; Fri – Sat 9 a.m. – 4 a.m.
16. flour + water
Sun – Thu 5:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.; Fri – Sat 5:30 p.m. – midnight
17. Genki Ramen
Mon – Thu 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Fri 11:30 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Sat 11 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Sun 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
18. Giordano Bros.
North Beach location: Mon – Tue 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Wed – Thu 11:30 a.m. – midnight; Fri – Sat 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.; Sun 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Note: Sunday open and close times subject to football schedule.)
Mission location: Mon – Tue 5 p.m. – midnight; Wed – Sun 11:30 a.m. – midnight
19. Golden Boy Pizza
Sun – Thu 11:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.; Fri – Sat 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 a.m.
20. Great Eastern Restaurant
Mon – Fri 10 a.m. – midnight; Sat – Sun 9 a.m. – midnight
21. Grubstake Diner
Mon – Fri 5 p.m. – 4 a.m.; Sat – Sun 10 a.m. – 4 a.m.
22. Heaven’s Dog
Mon – Thu 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.; Fri – Sat 5 p.m. – midnight; Sun 4:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
23. Hog & Rocks
Kitchen open Mon – Wed 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.; Thu – Fri 5 p.m. until midnight; Sat 11 a.m. – midnight and Sun 10:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.
24. In-N-Out Burger
Mon – Thu, Sun 10:30 a.m. – 1 a.m.
Fri – Sat 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.
25. It’s Tops Coffee Shop
Late-night dining: Wed – Sat 8 p.m. – 3 a.m.; Sun 8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
26. Jasper’s Corner Tap and Kitchen
Dinner served Sun – Wed 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.; Thu – Sat 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Late-night menu: Sun – Wed 10 p.m. – midnight; Thu – Sat 11 p.m. – 1 a.m.
27. Katana-ya
430 Geary St.
Nightly until 1 a.m.
28. King of Thai Noodle House
Grant: Mon – Sun 11 a.m. – 1 a.m.
No. 2 at 346 Clement: 7 days a week, 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.
639 Clement: Sun – Thurs 11 a.m. – 1 a.m., Fri – Sat 11 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.
184 O’Farrell: 7 days a week, 11 a.m. – 1 a.m.
29. La Oaxaqueña
7 days a week, 6 a.m. – 2 a.m.
30. Lers Ros Thai
Hayes location: Open daily 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Larkin location: Open daily 11 a.m. – midnight
31. Liverpool Lil’s
Food served Mon 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Tue – Fri 11 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Sat 10 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Sun 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
32. Locanda
Kitchen closes Mon – Thu at 11 p.m., Fri – Sat at midnight, Sun at 10:30 p.m.
33. Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery
Mon – Thu 11 a.m. – midnight; Fri 11 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Sat 10 a.m. – 1a.m.; Sun 10 a.m. – midnight
34. Marcello’s Pizza
Sun – Thurs 11 a.m. – 1 a.m.; Fri – Sat 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.
35. Monk’s Kettle
Food nightly until 1 a.m.
36.
Nopa
Open nightly, 6 p.m. – 1 a.m.
37. The Pub at Ghirardelli Square
Food nightly until 1:30 a.m.
38. Ryoko’s
Open nightly, last call for food is 1:30 a.m.
39. Sauce
Hayes Valley: 7 days a week, 5 p.m. – 2 a.m.
FiDi/Union Square: 7 days a week, 5 p.m. – 2 a.m.
40. Scala’s Bistro
Sun – Wed 5:15 p.m. – 11 p.m.; Thu – Sat 5:15 p.m. – midnight
41. Shalimar
Nightly until 12 a.m.
42. Sparky’s
7 days a week, 24 hours
43. Starbelly
Mon – Thu 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m., Fri 11:30 a.m. – midnight, Sat – Sun 10:30 a.m. – midnight
44. Tacolicious
Marina location: Sun – Wed 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Thu – Sat 11:30 a.m. – midnight
Mission location: 7 days a week, 11:30 a.m. – midnight
45. Taqueria San Jose
Sun – Thu 8 a.m. – midnight; Fri – Sat 8 a.m. – 4 a.m.
46. Tommy’s Joynt
7 days a week, 10 a.m. – 2 a.m. Food served from 11 a.m. – 1:30 a.m.
47. Toyose
3814 Noriega St.
Open nightly, kitchen closes at 1:30 a.m.
48. Tsunami
Nopa: Mon – Sat 6 p.m. – 1 a.m.; closed Sun
Mission Bay: Mon – Tue 5:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.; Wed – Fri 5:30 p.m. – 1 a.m.; Sat 6 p.m. – 1 a.m.
49. Wing Wings
Mon 5 p.m. – midnight; Wed – Thu 5 p.m. – midnight; Fri 5 p.m. – 2 a.m.; Sat 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.; Sun 11 a.m. – midnight
50. Zuni Cafe
Tue – Thu 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Fri – Sat 11:30 a.m. – midnight; Sun 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
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Marcia Gagliardi is the contributing food editor for 7x7 and author of the weekly Tablehopper e-column and book The Tablehopper’s Guide to Dining and Drinking in San Francisco. Email her at marcia@7x7.com, and read more at tablehopper.com.