Hidden gems: American restaurants in South San Francisco

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in South San Francisco. This list contains 40 places from American restaurant category.

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Willie's Kitchen at Binnys
American restaurant
👍👍 What a wonderful find! Enjoyed succulent carne asada plate and fried Brussels sprouts with bacon. Plenty of vegan options available too. Before starting his Kitchen, Willie was the head chef at Lukas Taproom!
$$ $$
5.00 (24 reviews) (~20.58 km from centre)
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The Walnut Tavern Bar & Grill
American restaurant
5.00 (20 reviews) (~28.36 km from centre)
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Mission Bistro
Bistro
5.00 (7 reviews) (~48.09 km from centre)
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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 (121 reviews) (~13.57 km from centre)
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Dinner House
American restaurant
👍👍 This place is amazing. The atmosphere is great the food is stellar and the drinks are out of this world. The orange old fashion, highly recommend. The cheese steak is better then Philly. Will be coming back
$$ $$
4.90 (45 reviews) (~21.14 km from centre)
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The Melt
Hamburger restaurant
👍👍 We were looking for Curry Up Now, didn't realize it was actually part of the Local Kitchens mini food hall, which we'd never seen before but were thrilled to find. We ended up ordering from The Melt and Sushirrito as well, and loved everything. Ordering and pickup were easy, the staff was friendly,...
4.90 (25 reviews) (~37.65 km from centre)
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El Jardín de los Sueños Cafe
American restaurant
4.90 (16 reviews) (~32.61 km from centre)
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Crockett Cocina
American restaurant
👍👍 Great food and extremely friendly staff. The prices were also very good for the area and the portions generous. This restaurant is exactly what I've been wanting in Crockett for a while now: burgers and other dishes for reasonable prices that are great for dine-in or carry-out. I went for breakfast...
$$ $$
4.80 (77 reviews) (~47.48 km from centre)
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Juice Joint Mexican Deli
Mexican restaurant
$ $$$
4.80 (47 reviews) (~21.22 km from centre)
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Genuine Goodness
American restaurant
Neighborhood stop for smoothies, soups, salads & health-minded fare, plus bakery products.
$ $$$
4.80 (41 reviews) (~32.38 km from centre)
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The Anecdote SSF
American restaurant
👍👍 Delicious new restaurant in Oyster Point. Stylish setting and tasty food.
4.80 (33 reviews) (~3.01 km from centre)
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BurgerIM Berkeley
Hamburger restaurant
👍👍 Best one and unique!🍔🍦 The menu here was quite unique from other chain restaurants. Must try is the ground chicken burger which is a signature dish here. Its juicy and spicy ❤️. And another favorite was their ice cream and milkshakes. It’s featured from mitchells icecream . Little busy but its wor...
$$ $$
4.80 (32 reviews) (~27.42 km from centre)
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Cafe Gourmand
Deli
👍👍 Best lamb sausage I've ever had - holy moly. It was very flavorful and perfectly cooked. I got the plate, which came with a generous hunk of baguette. Can't wait to come back and try the other meats they have (and I believe they're all homemade). Also, they have coffee! Super excited to have anothe...
$ $$$
4.80 (24 reviews) (~14.74 km from centre)
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Castro Indian Restaurant & Bar
Modern Indian restaurant
👍👍 One of my favorite Indian restaurants in San Francisco!! The food is very delicious, the plating is beautiful, the decorations and ambiance are very good. The cocktails are also amazing. They have the best mango lassi as well.
$$ $$
4.70 (146 reviews) (~12.1 km from centre)
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Brothers Cafe
Brunch restaurant
👍👍 We were in the area for charging our car and were surprised to find such a good cafe. They had an elaborate Vegan menu. We felt the portion size was huge. We could share a plate of hummus sandwich which came with a side of fries and a salad.
$$ $$
4.70 (96 reviews) (~15.44 km from centre)
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Char's Hotdogs
Hot dog restaurant
👍👍 Great hotdogs!!! Garlic fries are delicious. Best dogs in town!!!
4.70 (95 reviews) (~49.07 km from centre)
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Cal’s Fried Chicken and Burgers
American restaurant
👍👍 Brand new spot in Berkeley. It’s not often that you find a Chopped Cheese on the west coast. The sandwich was excellent and the service was on point.
$$ $$
4.70 (51 reviews) (~27.49 km from centre)
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Clifford's Chicken & Fish
Fast food restaurant
4.70 (42 reviews) (~42.41 km from centre)
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Five Guys
Hamburger restaurant
Fast-food chain with made-to-order burgers, fries & hot dogs, plus free peanuts while you wait.
$$ $$
4.70 (30 reviews) (~23.08 km from centre)
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Mission Hills Cafe
American restaurant
👍👍 My favorite breakfast place. Food is very fresh and well prepared. Service is the friendliest you'll find! And sitting outside overlooking the golf course is beautiful.
4.70 (26 reviews) (~32.46 km from centre)
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