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The Best Pancakes in San Francisco

1. Plow

9.0
1299 18th St (at Texas St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Potrero Hill · 385 tips and reviews

Jessica @.Jessica @trufflefrites: Lemon ricotta pancakes are soo light, fluffy, and zesty! Get coffee..yummy Equator coffee, easily have about 5 refills. Come on a weekday for better chances @ a table.

Zazie is one of The Best Pancakes in San Francisco.

2. Zazie

9.1
941 Cole St (btwn Parnassus Ave & Carl St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Cole Valley · 358 tips and reviews

Lauren H.Lauren House: Try the gingerbread pancakes with bosc pears...delicious!!

Outerlands is one of The Best Pancakes in San Francisco.

3. Outerlands

8.7
4001 Judah St (at 45th Ave), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 259 tips and reviews

The Tastes that Make the CityThe Tastes that Make the City: The dutch pancakes are the best pancakes in SF, making our list of "The Tastes That Make the City: SF Edition." Read more.

Dottie's True Blue Cafe is one of The Best Pancakes in San Francisco.

4. Dottie's True Blue Cafe

28 6th St (at Stevenson St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · SoMa · 367 tips and reviews

Sam B.Sam Brown: Come for the pancakes, get at least two, and drown them in the delicious maple syrup... I mean, when they give you that much maple syrup in a little milk jug, you just need to over indulge!

Sears Fine Food is one of The Best Pancakes in San Francisco.

5. Sears Fine Food

7.8
439 Powell St (btwn Sutter & Post St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 233 tips and reviews

Ron H.Ron Hulse: Excellent Swedish pancakes, even for noon pancake eaters. Ninjas.

Mama's on Washington Square is one of The Best Pancakes in San Francisco.

6. Mama's on Washington Square

8.2
1701 Stockton St (at Filbert St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · North Beach · 313 tips and reviews

KarstenKarsten: They open at 8 - arrive at 7:30 to be in the first seating! While the Monte Cristo is good, the blueberry pancakes are incredible and are a MUST

Mission Beach Cafe is one of The Best Pancakes in San Francisco.

7. Mission Beach Cafe

198 Guerrero St (at 14th St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 330 tips and reviews

Jessica @.Jessica @trufflefrites: BEST pancake of my life. Bourbon caramel sauce, need I say more? + side of maple glazed bacon, you're good to go

Aha Fresh is one of The Best Pancakes in San Francisco.

8. Aha Fresh

4007 24th St (at Noe St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Noe Valley · 61 tips and reviews

Lisa K.Lisa Kotowski: The soufflé pancakes! I have never eaten a Pancake that I didn't think I couldn't recreate, these were the first pancakes that I was stumped by. They are light as air and delicious!

Ella's is one of The Best Pancakes in San Francisco.

9. Ella's

500 Presidio Ave (at California St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Lower Pacific Heights · 70 tips and reviews

MehrMehr: Poppyseed sour cream pancakes - delicious!

10. Chow

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

Joanna F.Joanna Flamm: Huevos Rancheros were delish, service was great, but the pancake we got on the side was out of this world. DO NOT LEAVE HERE WITHOUT EATING A PANCAKE!

11. Chloe's Café

8.5
1399 Church St (at 26th St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Noe Valley · 58 tips and reviews

Ayse K.Ayse Kulahci: Banana walnut pancakes. 'Nuff said