Vanida Thai Kitchen
1 / 23#23. Vanida Thai Kitchen
- Rating: 3.7/5 (560 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3050 Taraval St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Thai, Noodles, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
Highest-rated comfort food restaurants in San Francisco by diners
Comfort food. Just saying the phrase manages to create a feeling of warmth that suddenly envelops you and travels directly to your stomach. It's the small, happy dance you do in your chair as your mom puts your favorite dinner in front of you when you go home to visit. It's the infamous cranberry sauce that your beloved aunt makes every Thanksgiving. It's the inexplicably delicious French bread pizza that makes you remember the nostalgia of childhood when everything was simple and eating pizza for lunch felt like a dream come true.
There's a wonderfully subjective quality about comfort food because when it comes down to it, the only criterion it has to have is that it has to make you feel comfortable when you eat it. It's the dish you eat when you're having a rough day—like a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream—or it's the dish you eat when you have something amazing to celebrate—also a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream.
Whether you're out traveling for work, enjoying a road trip for solely play-related purposes, or just tired of figuring out what to have for dinner tonight, Stacker decided to help you find some of the highest-rated comfort food restaurants in San Francisco, using Yelp data current as of July 22, 2025. The restaurants that serve the starchy, salty, sweet, greasy, cheesy, flaky, buttery comfort food that hits close to home, exactly when you need it most.
Businesses in the "comfort food" category were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews and within a 10-kilometer radius of San Francisco were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included.
Keep reading to find out if your favorite comfort spot made it or to find a new favorite!
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Victory Hall & Parlor
2 / 23#22. Victory Hall & Parlor
- Rating: 3.7/5 (224 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 360 Ritch St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Comfort Food, Bars, American
- Read more on Yelp
Bergerac
3 / 23#21. Bergerac
- Rating: 3.8/5 (334 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 316 11th St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Comfort Food, Cocktail Bars, Lounges
- Read more on Yelp
The Grove Yerba Buena
4 / 23#20. The Grove Yerba Buena
- Rating: 3.8/5 (2387 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 690 Mission St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: New American, Comfort Food, Bars
- Read more on Yelp
Deccan House
5 / 23#19. Deccan House
- Rating: 3.8/5 (752 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1142 Valencia St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Indian, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
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The Mochi Donut Shop - Daly City
6 / 23#18. The Mochi Donut Shop - Daly City
- Rating: 3.8/5 (136 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7 San Pedro Road Daly City, California
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Filipino, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
Balompie Cafe #1
7 / 23#17. Balompie Cafe #1
- Rating: 3.9/5 (771 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3349 18th St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Salvadoran, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
Wilder
8 / 23#16. Wilder
- Rating: 4.0/5 (264 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3154 Fillmore St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: New American, Comfort Food, Breakfast & Brunch
- Read more on Yelp
Seoul Bunsik
9 / 23#15. Seoul Bunsik
- Rating: 4.1/5 (29 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 132 Bush St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Korean, Asian Fusion, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
Minnie Bells
10 / 23#14. Minnie Bells
- Rating: 4.2/5 (30 reviews)
- Address: San Francisco, California
- Categories: Soul Food, Food Trucks, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
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Blue Plate
11 / 23#13. Blue Plate
- Rating: 4.2/5 (1647 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 3218 Mission St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: American, Comfort Food, Wine Bars
- Read more on Yelp
The Dark Horse Inn
12 / 23#12. The Dark Horse Inn
- Rating: 4.5/5 (375 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 942 Geneva Ave. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Comfort Food, American, Cocktail Bars
- Read more on Yelp
BAOZ
13 / 23#11. BAOZ
- Rating: 4.5/5 (110 reviews)
- Address: 1750 Cesar Chavez Unit D San Francisco, California
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
The Sarap Shop
14 / 23#10. The Sarap Shop
- Rating: 4.6/5 (20 reviews)
- Address: 171 Stillman St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Comfort Food, Filipino
- Read more on Yelp
Barberio Osteria
15 / 23#9. Barberio Osteria
- Rating: 4.6/5 (95 reviews)
- Address: 557 Valencia St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Italian, Seafood, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
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Ollei
16 / 23#8. Ollei
- Rating: 4.6/5 (289 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2127 Polk St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Korean, Comfort Food, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp
Cali Alley
17 / 23#7. Cali Alley
- Rating: 4.6/5 (210 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1012 Grayson St. Berkeley, California
- Categories: Comfort Food, Food Delivery Services, Burgers
- Read more on Yelp
Curry Hyuga
18 / 23#6. Curry Hyuga
- Rating: 4.6/5 (178 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1819 Market St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Japanese Curry, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
AltoVino
19 / 23#5. AltoVino
- Rating: 4.7/5 (253 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 1358 Mason St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Wine Bars, Italian, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
Sumac
20 / 23#4. Sumac
- Rating: 4.7/5 (303 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1096 Union St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Mediterranean, Wraps, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp
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Brisbane Lunch Truck
21 / 23#3. Brisbane Lunch Truck
- Rating: 4.7/5 (184 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3501 Bayshore Blvd. Brisbane, California
- Categories: Food Trucks, Comfort Food, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
The Hungry Spot
22 / 23#2. The Hungry Spot
- Rating: 4.7/5 (77 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2077 Hayes St. San Francisco, California
- Categories: Comfort Food, Salad, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
Bula Pies Fiji
23 / 23#1. Bula Pies Fiji
- Rating: 4.8/5 (95 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2568 Springs Road Vallejo, California
- Categories: Comfort Food, Bakeries, Tapas/Small Plates
- Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 95 metros.
