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The 8 Best Vegetarian Restaurants In San Francisco

Updated: May 2, 2022

There are plenty of vegetarian restaurants in San Francisco but these set themselves apart with their flavour-packed dishes! To find these great vegetarian restaurants, we looked at reviews and ratings from local publications and top review sites. So the next time you’re looking for tasty tofu and flavour packed tofu pay one of these San Francisco gems a visit.

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State Bird Provisions

American, $$$, Western AdditionAmerican, $$$San Francisco, Western Addition
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.0
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Flour + Water

Italian, $$$, MissionItalian, $$$San Francisco, Mission
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 3.5
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Cotogna

Italian, $$$, Financial DistrictItalian, $$$San Francisco, Financial District
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.0
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Spruce

American, $$$$, Presidio HeightsAmerican, $$$$San Francisco, Presidio Heights
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.0
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  • Michelin Guide

    One Star • High quality cooking, worth a stop (2019)

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The Progress

American, $$$, Western AdditionAmerican, $$$San Francisco, Western Addition
Google: 4.7
Yelp: 4.0
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  • James Beard Awards

    Best New Restaurant - Nominee - 2015

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Bellota

Spanish, $$$, South of MarketSpanish, $$$San Francisco, South of Market
Google: 4.5
Yelp: 4.0
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Benu

New American, $$$$, Yerba BuenaNew American, $$$$San Francisco, Yerba Buena
Google: 4.6
Yelp: 4.5
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  • James Beard Awards, 2016

    Outstanding Wine Program - Semifinalist

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Wako Japanese Restaurant

Japanese, $$$$, Inner RichmondJapanese, $$$$San Francisco, Inner Richmond
Google: 4.8
Yelp: 4.5
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  • Michelin Guide

    One Star • High quality cooking, worth a stop (2019)

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Why these restaurants?

We know how tough it is to find the best restaurant in San Francisco. We used our boam magic powers to analyze 3104661 local restaurant reviews, Google and Yelp ratings for 28808 restaurants, and 1901 lists and articles from top sources like Michelin Guide, Eater and James Beard Awards. The spots that made the cut have been featured in Michelin Guide - One Star • High quality cooking, worth a stop (2019), Eater - San Francisco’s 2019 Michelin Stars, Mapped and James Beard Awards - Outstanding Wine Program - Semifinalist. Our engine uses real-time data to only show restaurants that are open and their updated available services, so you can actually enjoy the food we show. Since boam gets no payment for showing these restaurants, you can trust the restaurants in this list. Don’t sleep on the restaurants in this list.

Frequently asked questions

Spruce, La Ciccia, and Pizzeria Delfina - Mission are the highest-rated vegetarian restaurants in San Francisco which use organic ingedients.

The highest-rated vegetarian-friendly restaurants for brunch in San Francisco are Kokkari Estiatorio, Gary Danko, and State Bird Provisions.

Kokkari Estiatorio, Gary Danko, and State Bird Provisions are vegetarian-friendly restaurants with outdoor seating in San Francisco.

Kokkari Estiatorio, Gary Danko, and Flour + Water are the highest-rated vegetarian-friendly restaurants for take-out in San Francisco.

Kokkari Estiatorio, Gary Danko, and State Bird Provisions are the highest-rated vegetarian-friendly restaurants for breakfast in San Francisco.

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