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The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area
Blue Plate is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

1. Blue Plate

8.6
3218 Mission St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 90 tips and reviews

Regan B.Regan Bozman: Fried chicken is on point. Get the $1 cans of Olympia to wash it down

Citizen's Band is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

2. Citizen's Band

1198 Folsom St (at 8th St.), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 123 tips and reviews

Jole P.Jole P: Mac n cheese is DELICIOUS. Same with the burrata app with the tomato salad

3. Chow

215 Church St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 199 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Have you had the pie at Chow? They also serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner with options ranging from an organic chicken sausage scramble to 9" wood fired pizzas to lots of pastas and salads. Read more.

The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

4. The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen

7.6
1 South Park Ave. # 103a (at 2nd St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · South Park · 207 tips and reviews

Elliott P.Elliott Poppel: Jalapeno Popper. Local chevre, Monterey jack, apricot-jalapeno relish and Zoe’s applewood bacon on levain bread. It's creamy, spicy, smoky with a hint of sweetness; this sandwich is tough to beat.

Toyose is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

5. Toyose

9.0
3814 Noriega St (btwn 45th & 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 91 tips and reviews

Srikanth R.Srikanth Raju: Quintessential korean spot tucked away in the sunset with warm decor and great eats. Pancakes and kimchi rice were great. Get a big bottle of OB or HITE and you're good for the night

Gum Kuo Restaurant is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

6. Gum Kuo Restaurant

7.7
388 9th St #182 (btwn Franklin & Webster St), Oakland, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 41 tips and reviews

Jenny U.Jenny Ung: Fresh "you tiao" or fried dough, and the rice porridge is legit. The fried dough wrapped in rice noodle is delicious! Can't wait to try more on the menu.

Homeroom is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

7. Homeroom

8.7
400 40th St (at Shafter Ave), Oakland, CA
Mac and Cheese Joint · Temescal · 233 tips and reviews

Arthur L.Arthur Lee: I would eat the Gilroy Garlic Mac & Cheese until I can't get up anymore

Ken Ken Ramen is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

8. Ken Ken Ramen

3378 18th St (at Mission St), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Mission District · 144 tips and reviews

Kendal C.Kendal Cockrel: Had the pork curry for lunch. Tasty and hearty. Place was small,crowded but service was steady.

Hard Knox Cafe is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

9. Hard Knox Cafe

8.8
2526 3rd St (at 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Dogpatch · 103 tips and reviews

Pei 👻 W.Pei 👻 Wen: If you want to try something that's not fried chicken, go with the ox tail. So damn good. And the cornbread was one of the best I've ever had! Alert: huge portions so be prepared to share or take out.

Original Joe's is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

10. Original Joe's

8.3
601 Union St (at Stockton St), San Francisco, CA
Restaurant · North Beach · 107 tips and reviews

Sarah S.Sarah Strehler: The meatballs.... get the meatballs.

The Front Porch is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

11. The Front Porch

8.5
65 29th St (at Tiffany Ave), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 141 tips and reviews

RandaleRandale: Their fried chicken has me still thinking about it hours later. I'm honestly considering trying to recreate the recipe. DELICIOUS.

Broken Record is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

12. Broken Record

1166 Geneva Ave (at Edinburgh St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Crocker Amazon · 94 tips and reviews

Kristina L.Kristina Lee: The whiskey selection is incredible and the friendly bartenders are happy to help you figure out what you'll enjoy. The food is delicious! I love their sweet potato fries!

Suppenküche is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

13. Suppenküche

8.8
525 Laguna St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
German Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 240 tips and reviews
Park Chow is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

14. Park Chow

1240 9th Ave (btwn Irving St & Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Comfort Food Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 156 tips and reviews

Jessica T.Jessica Thrasher: Sit at the bar and get the ginger cake and pumpkin ice cream, the taste of Fall all year round 🍂

Hops & Hominy is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

15. Hops & Hominy

1 Tillman Pl (at Grant), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 162 tips and reviews
The Spice Jar is one of The Best Comfort Food in the Bay Area.

16. The Spice Jar

8.7
2500 Bryant St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Asian Restaurant · Mission District · 44 tips and reviews

M F.M F: The sesame miso ramen will warm your soul. The braised spare rib bao is great bang for your buck. Skip the seaweed salad. (It's not bad but there are many better options.) The owners are the nicest.