Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in San Francisco, CA

Southern and soul food in San Francisco at a glance

• Southern and soul food is the 29th largest food category in San Francisco, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 0.4% share compares with 0.9% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 30 listed below, 30 are independent and 0 belong to chains; 29 list a website.

Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in San Francisco

• Hard Knox Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2448 Clement St
• Little Skillet
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 360 Ritch St
• Brenda's Meat and Three
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 919 Divisadero St
• Gumbo Social
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 5176 3rd St
• Old Skool Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1429 Mendell St
• PoBoys Kitchen
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 317 Connecticut St
• Prelude
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 333 Battery St
• Smoke Soul Kitchen
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 4618 3rd St
• Voodoo Love
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1599 Howard St
• Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 33 The Embarcadero
• The Front Porch
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 65 29th St
• Alba Ray's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2293 Mission St
• Frisco Fried
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 5176 3rd St
• Auntie April's Chicken & Waffles
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 4618 3rd St
• Blue Jay Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 919 Divisadero St
• Brown Sugar Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1 Ferry Building, Shop 4
• Buttermilk Southern Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 2848 23rd St
• Gussie's Chicken & Waffles
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1521 Eddy St
• Hops & Hominy
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1 Tillman Pl
• Rickybobby
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 400 Haight St
• Rusty's Southern
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 750 Ellis St
• Soul Food City
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 403 Eddy St
• Swamp
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 5423 Geary Blvd
• Voodoo Love Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1710 Mission St
• Brenda's French Soul Food
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 652 Polk St
• Cajun Pacific
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 4542 Irving St
• Easy Creole
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 718 14th St
• Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 3030 San Bruno Ave
• Voodoo Love
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 303 2nd St
• The Elite Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 2049 Fillmore St

Southern and soul food elsewhere in California

Among the California cities in this guide, the most southern and soul food listings are in Los Angeles (88), Oakland (35), San Diego (22), Sacramento (18), Inglewood (14) and San Jose (13).

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