Top rated Lunch restaurants in San Mateo, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Lunch restaurants in San Mateo

Experience the best that San Mateo has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 486 places from Lunch restaurant category.

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Cafe Cordoba

Cafe

5.00 (38 reviews) (~25.79 km from centre)

Barbary Coast Provisions

Restaurant

👍👍 Amazingly FRESH farmers market food! 🥗🥑 Super clean and the kind of food that GIVES you energy! Bowls🍲smoothies🥤and Avocado Toasts! 🥑 Friendly owner that just opened, go check him out! I want to eat this kind of healthy food everyday.

$$ $$

5.00 (32 reviews) (~26.94 km from centre)

Noe Indian Cuisine

Indian restaurant

👍👍 I always have such a wonderful time in this restaurant. At some point, I’ll try other things in their menu, but I still haven’t been able to get over how tasty and creamy their butter chicken is! So I keep ordering that and it never disappoints. I’ve also really enjoyed seeing them grow since they f...

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4.90 (232 reviews) (~23.09 km from centre)

FAVA

Lunch restaurant

A pint-sized lunch venue with outdoor seats that serves vegetable-centric New American cuisine.

4.90 (124 reviews) (~35.62 km from centre)

Kiss My Seoul

Korean restaurant

👍👍 This Korean restaurant serves up delicious and authentic food that's perfect for takeout. I was really impressed with the quality and flavor of the dishes I tried. Everything I had was legit and tasted like it was made by real Korean chef. The menu had a great variety of options, and the prices were...

4.90 (116 reviews) (~24.56 km from centre)

Ancestors Cafe + Market

Restaurant

👍👍 Ancestors has recently opened with new management. In doing so, they have reopened the catering arm of their services. We recently hired them for a large event and could not have been happier. The food was fresh, delicious and beautifully presented. Jihad was really easy to work with and the price w...

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4.90 (42 reviews) (~21.68 km from centre)

Pistachio Kitchen

Breakfast restaurant

👍👍 Saw this place just open on my walk around the neighborhood and decided to try it out! The hostess was super nice and she gave us complimentary baklava as part of their grand opening event. The baklava was delicious! We also ordered: - French Toast 7.5/10 it was good but a little soggy, would’ve p...

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4.90 (42 reviews) (~26.56 km from centre)

The Local

Sandwich shop

$ $$$

4.90 (38 reviews) (~84.25 km from centre)

Freedom Meat Lockers

Butcher shop deli

👍👍 Been eating their delicous meat since the 1990s. This shop always produces amazing, tasty cuts that leave your mouth watering and your belly full, yet wanting more. The deli sandwiches are awesome as well. Perfect for a satisfying meal while you get stuff for a dinner, bbq or party. You can't go wro...

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4.80 (300 reviews) (~84.93 km from centre)

Camino Alto

Californian restaurant

👍👍 This was probably the best meal I’ve had in 2023 and that’s not for lack of dining out. The food was fresh, local, delicious, and perfectly prepared. The chef did not need gluten or dairy to produce dishes bursting with texture and flavor. The menu changes daily but I can say that all the vegetarian...

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4.80 (235 reviews) (~27.64 km from centre)

Contimo Provisions

Sandwich shop

Casual pit stop specializing in biscuits, cookies & craft sandwiches with housemade ingredients.

4.80 (157 reviews) (~81.78 km from centre)

Macondo Colombian Fusion

Colombian restaurant

👍👍 MACONDO is special. The empanadas are made to order. The meats are tender and saturated with flavor. MACONDO challenges pizza for the title of "best the day after and left out on the counter" I ate here 3 times in a span of 24 hours the day I found them. I also invited a group of people and they al...

$ $$$

4.80 (60 reviews) (~23.95 km from centre)

Oh Fish Sushi & Kitchen

Sushi restaurant

4.80 (58 reviews) (~21.68 km from centre)

El Huerto (Where-Tow) Fresh Bites

Juice shop

👍👍 Very happy with the very fine and fresh offerings from El Huerto. Located in the Maxwell Plaza, Sonoma. Veggie Sandwich on Ciabatta, and the Santa Rosa Salad with added chicken.

4.80 (41 reviews) (~82.92 km from centre)

Alma Bar Cocina

Mexican restaurant

$ $$$

4.80 (33 reviews) (~27.6 km from centre)

Lokma

Turkish restaurant

Mediterranean brunch items & a few Californian classics served in a petite, homey atmosphere.

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4.70 (1K reviews) (~27.86 km from centre)

Chao Pescao

Restaurant

Cool, colorful restaurant prepping Latin Caribbean staples including empanadas, arepas & sandwiches.

$$ $$

4.70 (925 reviews) (~25.5 km from centre)

Cafe de Casa

Coffee shop

Snug eatery offering Brazilian pastries, sandwiches, and acai bowls, plus coffee and specialty drinks.

$$ $$

4.70 (472 reviews) (~24.17 km from centre)

Fiddle Fig Cafe & Coffee

Cafe

$$ $$

4.70 (413 reviews) (~27.81 km from centre)

PAMPAS CAFE

Cafe

👍👍 So glad this place was able to get a bigger space to expand their business! The space had a cozy feeling and the empanadas were delicious as usual. Super cute space and they also added some new empanadas to the menu including beer! P

$ $$$

4.70 (341 reviews) (~26.05 km from centre)

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Top rated Lunch restaurants in San Mateo, United States