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Here Are Your 104 Favorite Things Of 2022 In San Francisco

By: Kyrie Sismaet By: Kyrie Sismaet | December 16, 2022 | Food & Drink People Travel & Recreation Wine and Spirits City Life Culture Best of the Bay Neighborhoods Clubs and Bars Trends Entertainment Local Community List - Restaurants Apple News

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We asked, you answered! San Francisco is truly a community-driven city, and thanks to our devoted participating readers and followers, we are able to gain some grassroots insight as to what were the truly beloved restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and even fun facts are here in 2022! Take a look at these incredibly vast Instagram survey responses to see if your favorite aspects of San Francisco match the adoring consensus.

See also: Here Are Our 12 Favorite Things Of 2022 In San Francisco

Favorite Restaurants

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San Francisco is undoubtedly a culinary hub for the most culturally diverse, innovatively adventurous, and historically-renowned cuisine. From longstanding timeless steakhouses, to Michelin Star superstars and talented taquerias, feast your eyes upon these favorite city eateries of 2022.

  • A16
  • Abaca
  • Acquerello
  • Anchor Oyster
  • Atelier Crenn
  • Burma Love
  • Côte Ouest Bistro
  • Cotogna
  • El Farolito
  • Ernest
  • Espetus Churrascaria
  • Flour + Water
  • Foreign Cinema
  • Gary Danko
  • Good Good Culture Club
  • Greens
  • Harris' Steakhouse
  • Hilda and Jessie
  • House of Prime Rib
  • Itria
  • John's Grill
  • Kokkari
  • L'Ardoise Bistro
  • Lazy Bear
  • Maybeck's
  • Miller & Lux
  • Nari
  • Nopa
  • Original Joe's
  • Rich Table
  • Rintaro
  • Rooh
  • Saison
  • San Tung
  • Sotto Mare
  • SPQR
  • Spruce
  • State Bird Provisions
  • Tadich Grill
  • Tartine Manufactory
  • The Tailor's Son
  • Zuni Cafe

Favorite Bars/Cocktail Spots

Creative Cocktails SF

Just as San Francisco is globally-acclaimed for its restaurant pantheon, the ingenious bar and mixology scenes here are equally elevated and unparalleled. 2022 saw a grand return of indoor gatherings, and this compiled list denotes which ones the locals said they flocked to the most, from ritzy speakeasy lounges, to magnificently panoramic rooftops, classic neighborhood dives, and more.

  • ABV
  • The Alembic
  • Bar Sprezzatura
  • Bellota
  • Blackbird
  • Cityscape
  • Dalva
  • Horsefeather
  • Interval at Long Now
  • Junior
  • Kezar Pub
  • Kona Street Market
  • Local Edition
  • Madrone Art Bar
  • Moongate Lounge
  • Nickie's
  • Pagan Idol
  • PCH
  • Pops Bar
  • Royal Cuckoo
  • Shanghai Kelly's
  • St. Regis Bar
  • The Page
  • The Sea Star
  • The View Lounge
  • Top of the Mark
  • Trick Dog
  • True Laurel
  • Vesuvio Cafe

Favorite Coffee Spots

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What unequivocally energized San Francisco through 2022 was coffee! Our city by the bay is truly a caffeinated one, and these stunningly cute and cozy cafes topped our polls on where everyone grabbed a boldly flavorful pick-me-up this year.

  • Andytown Coffee Roasters
  • Antigua Cafe
  • Arsicault Bakery
  • Blue Bottle
  • Breck's
  • The Buena Vista Cafe
  • Equator Coffee
  • Fayes
  • Four Barrel Coffee
  • Fresh Brewed Coffee
  • Grand Coffee
  • Home on Noriega
  • illy Caffè
  • Linea Caffe
  • Matching Half
  • Peet's Coffee
  • Philz
  • Rise & Grind Coffee and Tea
  • Ritual Coffee
  • Saint Frank
  • Sightglass
  • SPRO
  • The Coffee Movement
  • The Mill
  • The Richfield

Favorite Fun Fact

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From the Golden Gate Bridge originally planned to be striped black and yellow, to the fortune cookie beginning right in our storied Chinatown, this year we helped uncover some of the most outstanding and mind-blowing historical tidbits about the city. Here are some of the most notable fun facts we elucidated that captivated and stuck with our readers this year.

  • Anything related to Alcatraz
  • Anything with Karl the Fog
  • Anza Vista was built in the 1950's on a cemetery
  • Bisons live in Golden Gate Park
  • San Francisco is only 7x7 miles big
  • The "secret" Labyrinth at Lands End
  • The leftover materials from the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge were given to the LA harbor to keep out Japanese submarines
  • The painted ladies were white until the 60's

We can't wait to discover what diverse favorites San Francisco has in store for next year!

See also: 10 Surprising Fun Facts About San Francisco



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