Must-see restaurants in Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

  • Sushirrito

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    Ever get a sushi craving, but you're hungry enough for a burrito? Join the crowd at Sushirrito, where fresh Latin and Asian ingredients are rolled in rice…

  • Red's Java House

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    Lets be clear: the quality of the food isn't really the point here. The point is that you're eating something in San Francisco, the place has existed in…

  • Salt House

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    For a business lunch in an elegant space defined by a sky-high ceiling and classy in-laid brick, Salt House offers delectable meals of pork ramen with…

  • Sai Jai Thai

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    Mom and the cooks shout at each other in Thai, hardly anyone speaks English and the room is grungy, but the tangy-hot home-style cooking hits the spot on…

  • Zero Zero

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    The name is a throw-down of pizza credentials – '00' flour is the secret to puffy-edged Neapolitan crust – and these pies deliver on that promise, with…

  • Cafe Claude

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    Escape down an SF alleyway to a sleek French cafe, with zinc bar, umbrella tables outside and staff chattering en français. Lunch is served all day and…

  • Emporio Rulli

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    Food is secondary to people-watching at this glass-pavilion cafe perched atop Union Sq – stake out a prime outdoor table and order snacks at the counter…

  • Gott's Roadside

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    Gott's keeps it simple with juicy hamburgers made from local, sustainably farmed Niman Ranch beef, plus tasty Cobb salads, mini corn dogs for kids, and…

  • SoMa StrEat Food Park

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    Your posse is hungry, but one of you is vegan, another demands tacos with beer, and another craves Korean fried chicken. So what do you do? First:…

  • Kokkari

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    This is one Greek restaurant where you'll want to lick your plate instead of break it, with starters like chargrilled octopus with a zing of lemon and…

  • Dottie’s True Blue Café

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    Consider yourself lucky if you wait outside less than half an hour and get hit up for change only once – but fresh-baked goods come to those who wait at…

  • Golden Era

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    Despite its location in a rougher neighborhood of SF, this vegan eatery is bright and cheerful, serving up affordable Pan-Asian soups, salads, noodle…

  • Sunday at the Museum

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    The Asian Art Museum's new cafe is set in a bright, open space with a dreamy (if weather-dependent) patio perfect for sipping tea over a discussion about…

  • Mixt

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    Stockbrokers and Paleo dieters line up for organic salads with zingy dressings and bowls of farro or quinoa heaped with locally sourced vegetables – don't…

  • Shalimar

    Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa

    Brave a grim Tenderloin block to score tandoori chicken straight off the skewer and naan bread still bubbling from the oven at this fluorescent-lit…