Photo: Aziza / GoogleThe Best Breakfast & Brunch in San Francisco
What is the best breakfast & brunch in San Francisco?
By consensus across 4 independent sources, Aziza, Early to Rise, Outerlands lead the breakfast & brunch ranking in San Francisco.
How the consensus ranking works →The ranking
AzizaⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Eater
Chef Mourad Lahlou folds Morocco into brunch — custard French toast with huckleberries and coriander mascarpone, beghrir pancakes with bee pollen and honey — beneath a soaring blue-tiled room.
Early to RiseⓘWhere it’s ranked
SF Standard · Infatuation #12 · Eater
Spongy challah soaks up a warm bath of caramel-apple syrup, the extra-thick bacon is cured in-house by a chef who got certified to do it, and the coffee refills are free.
OuterlandsⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation #3 · Eater
The dutch pancake is a fluffy behemoth loaded with berries, pecans, and a glob of housemade ricotta, served in a wood-lined room just blocks from the ocean.
Piccino PresidioⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation #6 · Eater
Flaky scones with fresh-fruit jam, an egg thrown onto a thin-crust pizza, cushy leather booths and barn-wedding floral arrangements — the ideal reward after a Presidio stroll.
Piglet & CoⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation #14 · Eater
Milk bread french toast comes zhuzhed up with strawberries and a scoop of boba, under swinging red paper lanterns and a big pig-head mural — but only on Sundays.
Bodega SFⓘWhere it’s ranked
Eater
Savory turmeric pancakes get punched up with caviar and the papaya salad comes crowned with crumbled beef jerky at this swanky Northern Vietnamese room downtown.
Palette Tea HouseⓘWhere it’s ranked
Eater
Pork-and-duck puffs are sculpted into little black swans and soup dumplings come in five flavors at this Ghirardelli Square dim sum hall from the Koi Palace family.
AbacáⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Infatuation #16
Ensaymada french toast arrives under hollandaise, bacon, caviar, and lime juice, next to tocino slabs slicked in a zippy pineapple marinade — Filipino brunch on weekends only.
PlowⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation #2
The lemon ricotta pancakes are the draw, and scoring a table can feel like scoring Warriors tickets — this is Potrero Hill breakfast royalty.
Tartine ManufactoryⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation #9
The pastries are fantastic and the egg sandwiches and salads are stellar at this bakery-driven brunch from the Tartine team.
Foreign CinemaⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation #10
Croque madames big enough for four, crispy potatoes you'll be talking about for weeks, and homemade Pop-Tarts, all in a courtyard that feels like a romantic drive-in.
ZazieⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation #17
The 'miracle' pancakes and crispy home fries have anchored this reservation-free French bistro for decades — angle for a seat on the back patio.