American Restaurants in San Francisco, CA

American in San Francisco at a glance

• American is the 8th largest food category in San Francisco, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 4.0% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 60 listed below, 53 are independent and 7 belong to chains; 60 list a website.

American Restaurants in San Francisco

Showing 60 of 301, listings with a website first.

• Mason Diner (Cafe Mason)
  Restaurant · American · 320 Mason St
• Saison
  Restaurant · American · 178 Townsend St
• Nucha Empanadas
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 601 Mission Bay Blvd North
• Boogaloos
  Restaurant · American · 3296 22nd St
• Park Tavern
  Restaurant · American · 1652 Stockton St
• SSAL
  Restaurant · American · 2226 Polk St
• Aliment
  Restaurant · American · 786 Bush St
• Split
  Restaurant · American · 560 Mission St
• Ingredients
  Restaurant · American · 1298 Church St
• IHOP
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 200 Beach St
• The Cavalier
  Restaurant · American · 360 Jessie St
• Wayfare Tavern
  Restaurant · American · 558 Sacramento St
• Fable
  Restaurant · American · 558 Castro St
• Starbelly
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 3583 16th St
• Prospect
  Restaurant · American · 300 Spear St
• Sears Fine Food
  Restaurant · American · 439 Powell St
• Spruce
  Restaurant · American · 3640 Sacramento St
• Fish and Farm
  Restaurant · American · 424 Clay St
• Rich Table
  Restaurant · American · 199 Gough St
• Memento SF
  Restaurant · American · 1305 Castro St
• Blind Butcher
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 4058 18th St
• Blue Plate
  Restaurant · American · 3218 Mission St
• Marlowe
  Restaurant · American · 500 Brannan St
• Wayfare Tavern
  Restaurant · American · 558 Sacramento St
• The Progress
  Restaurant · American · 1525 Fillmore St
• Frances
  Restaurant · American · 3870 17th St
• 3rd Cousin
  Restaurant · American · 919 Cortland Ave
• Applebee's
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 2770 Taylor St
• Arbor
  Restaurant · American · 384 Hayes St
• Arepas Latin Cuisine
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 3198 16th St
• Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 1000 Great Hwy
• Beautifull
  Restaurant · American · 3401 California St
• Bell Tower
  Restaurant · American · 1900 Polk St
• Benu
  Restaurant · American · 22 Hawthorne St
• Blackwood
  Restaurant · American · 2150 Chestnut St
• Brenda's Meat and Three
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 919 Divisadero St
• Brickhouse Cafe & Bar
  Restaurant · American · 426 Brannan St
• Camino Alto
  Restaurant · American · 1715 Union St
• Chambers eat + drink
  Restaurant · American · 601 Eddy St
• Cholita Linda
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · Chain · 1 Ferry Bldg
• Chow Food Bar
  Restaurant · American · 215 Church St
• City Lunch Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 2101 Ingalls St
• Cypress Grill
  Restaurant · American · 99 Harding Rd
• Dumpling Baby China Bistro
  Restaurant · American · 3751 Geary Blvd
• Eat Americana
  Restaurant · American · 3532 Balboa St
• El Faro
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 2399 Folsom St
• El Faro Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 82 1st St
• Ernest
  Restaurant · American · 1890 Bryant St
• Firefly Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 4288 24th St
• Grumpy Cafe
  Restaurant · American · 66 Dorman Ave
• Hollywood Cafe
  Restaurant · American · 530 North Point St
• Indigo Cocktail Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 3321 Steiner St
• JJ Fish and Chicken
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 5100 3rd St
• Las Mestizas
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 2280 Chestnut St
• Lazy Bear
  Restaurant · American · 3416 19th St
• Manitas Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 2078 Hayes St
• Marlena
  Restaurant · American · 300 Precita Ave
• Mel's Drive-In
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 2165 Lombard St #102
• Merchant Roots
  Restaurant · American · 1148 Mission St
• Minnie Bell's Soul Movement
  Restaurant · American · 1375 Fillmore St

American elsewhere in California

Among the California cities in this guide, the most american listings are in Los Angeles (547), San Diego (228), Sacramento (107), Oakland (97), San Jose (77) and Long Beach (63).

Run a american spot in San Francisco?

You share this list with 300 other american listings. The ones guests reorder from are the ones that are easy to order from directly. Servestack gives you your own ordering site with zero commission, and Studio designs the menu, flyers and posts to go with it. Run your numbers with the commission savings calculator.

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