By: Quincy Walter By: Quincy Walter | March 29, 2024 | Food & Drink, Guides,
Here's a list of some of San Francisco's best brunch spots in the area with a range in style and cuisine.
2534 Mission St. / Website
Named a top 100 restaurant by The San Francisco Chronicle for 18 consecutive years, Foreign Cinema in the Mission District mixes excellent food with great films. This restaurant, run by husband and wife team Gayle Pirie and John Clark, is decorated with dozens of vintage film posters and thousands of vinyls, getting you in the mood for their classic films played. The menu at Foreign Cinema is rotating, extensive and purely Californian. The most recent brunch menu featured a variety of oysters on the half shell as well as a Champagne truffle french rolled omelette and wagyu steak and eggs.
1906 Market St. / Website
Chef Nichole Accettola from Denmark is bringing simple and delicious Scandinavian food to San Francisco. Organic, farm-friendly and one of only 10 Certified California Green Businesses, Kantine is serving brunch for five days a week. Kantine offers customizable brunch plates, where you pick multiple items to try, so forget about missing any of the goodness. Breakfast dishes include porridge, soup, salad and sandwiches. Kantine has plenty of outdoor seating, little indoor seating and offers take out. Plus, all of their take out materials are recyclable.
2 Marina Blvd., Fort Mason Center / Website
This longtime landmark vegetarian restaurant in Fort Mason Center (spectacular views included) has been a mecca for greens-loving foodies since 1979. The menu is packed with delectable dishes, most of which can be altered for vegans as well. Standouts include lemon ricotta pancakes, a wild mushroom omelet and potato and pesto pizza. The airy space lends itself to cocktails and a long, lingering meal.
333 Brannan St. / Website
Urban and Indian-inspired, ROOH is a contemporary restaurant and cocktail bar combining worldly flavors with California’s produce. ROOH brunch, along with other menus, is inspired by progressive Indian dishes. There’s creative egg plates that combine Indian spices with typical fan favorites, like the classic poached egg. Never order a boring plate at ROOH.
369 The Embarcadero / Website
EPIC Steak has pulled out all the stops for its EPIC Burger (available on brunch and lunch menus)—which is juicy, classic yet unique beef perfection. The 8 oz. wagyu blend features smoked bacon, Humboldt organic cheddar cheese, special secret sauce and a housemade bun. Every juicy burger needs some sidepiece crunch; here, feast on french fries and house-brined turmeric bread-and-butter pickles. Tuck a napkin into your shirt, and dig in while taking in the Bay views from the Embarcadero Waterfront.
Multiple locations / Website
Created by French native Patrick Ascaso, Le Marais Bakery honors traditional boulangerie food made from organic and local ingredients, where handmade pastries and croissants are made daily. The bistro menu offers breakfast-all-day options including the “bistro board" where guests choose five or seven items off the menu to form a plentiful, varied meal. Options range from all light French cafe items such as a pan aux chocolate, croissant toast and the levain sandwich.
Would you rather grab a great bite to go and make your own brunch at home? Check one of San Francisco's best bakeries for all your warm bread and pastry needs.
Photography by: COURTESY OF ISTOCK
