San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants Offering Free Food For SNAP, Cal-Fresh Recipients
Businesses, restaurants offering free food to SNAP & Calfresh recipients San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Oakland; Venmo accounts to donate directly.
Last updated November 6, 2025 8:15 PM PST
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IMPORTANT INFO!
Please see websites, social media accounts first for updates, edits, details and more as things can change quickly. Some do not start offers until Sunday, some offers are for children only.
The best way to support people directly is to donate to your local county food bank. They have the biggest buying power and can stretch a dollar furthest.
This guide was made for those who want to contribute to / support local businesses as well but food banks are the best bang for your buck
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Bay Area Restaurants Offering Free Food SNAP Recipients
Bay Area Restaurants Offering Free Food To Cal-Fresh Recipients
South Bay Area Restaurants, Offering Free Food To SNAP Recipients
Tony & Alba’s, San Jose | Business Listing | Website
Until SNAP is funded kids 15 and under eat FREE. No additional purchase needed. This is for dine-in or togo. Show us your SNAP card and have your child with you. If a parent wants to eat with them here we will discount your meal.
Child meal: All with carrots, fruit and drink.
Pizza (cheese or pepperoni)
Penne Pasta (Meat or Marinara sauce)
We will try to accommodate some diet limitations.
Donation (per IG post comments): Can Zelle or call in a cc #. We have our all year RAP program. Random Acts of Pizza for $10 you will feed a needy family a pizza salad drinks and dessert from us for dine in. Zelle 4088388279. This will to Snap and our RAP program.
Shrimp’n Ain’t Eazy, San Jose | Business Listing
Month of November present SNAP CARD + ID and your child will receive a FREE burrito and drink no charge.
*Parents will receive their meal at a discount %
*Families can receive 5 burritos per week
*Chicken Garlic Rice Burritos only
Gamers’ Heaven, Santa Clara | Business Listing | Website
Free Chibi meal kids 12 & under w/ SNAP card until funded
Parents will also get 25% off of any Cafe food and drink orders.
Cochi’s Kitchen, Gilroy | Business Listing | Website
Valid SNAP Card and ID required
Kids meal ( 1 per day)
Lunch Served Daily
Breakfast served Fri- Sun
6th Street Burgers, San Jose
To support those currently affected by the SNAP shutdown, we will be giving away 100 free combo meals (burger, fries, and a fountain drink) to the first 100 guests starting tomorrow, November 1.
📌 Please bring your ID and SNAP card to confirm eligibility.
High And Might Pizza Joint, Gilroy
Some more South Bay options here… see details
San Francisco Restaurants, Offering Free Food To SNAP Recipients
Al Pastor Papi, San Francisco | Business Listing
Bring Snap debit + ID, rice & bean or chicken burritos, up to 4 burritos a week per family
Rusty Ladle, San Francisco
Snap Card & ID + Kids
Free Tomato or chicen soup or bow or hot dog for kids 12 & under
Snap parents receive 25% off personal orders (soup, sandwich, hot dog or n/a drink)
Devil’s Teeth Baking Co. will be offering free regular or special breakfast sandwiches to all SNAP recipients — up to four sandwiches per week.
Just show your SNAP card and ID at any of our locations to receive your meal.
Outer Richmond, Outer Sunset & Financial District
Tacos El Patron, San Francisco & Pleasant Hill | Business Listing | Website
La Laguna Taqueria, San Francisco
Bring in your children 15 and younger, your SNAP card and ID and we got you. Limited hours only, 1pm to 4pm
1 regular burrito or 2 tacos
Reem’s Mission District | Website | Business Listing
Starting tomorrow, Nov. 1st, Reem’s will offer a free meal (za’atar or cheese man’oushe with veggies) for kids and 25% discount for family members for SNAP beneficiaries who come into Reem’s Mission. No ID required or questions asked; just come on in and we’ll feed you.
Whack Donuts, San Francisco
East Bay, Oakland Restaurants, Offering Free Food To SNAP Recipients
Monster Pho, Oakland | Business Listing | Website
Valid for kids 12 & under; bring SNAP card and kid with you
Any pho chicken, beef or veg
No purchase necessary for kids
25% off for parents
Donations: “You all have kindly asked many many times if you can donate money to help this cause. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. But we have never taken a single dollar from a customer, and we NEVER will.
The very best way you can help us support others is simple: just come in and dine with us. This allows us to keep our staff employed, pay our rent, and support our vendors. For that opportunity, we are forever grateful.”
Puerto Rican Street Cuisine, Oakland | Business Listing | Website
Month of November
SNAP benefit card and child, (12 and under) for a free kids meal and a mini coqui
Understory, Oakland | Business Listing | Website
Reminder for folks to nourish themselves and stop by for our community offering whenever we are open — pay what you can — no one turned away for lack of funds! This is especially crucial for our community members who have lost their SNAP benefits during the gov shut down
Wahpepah’s Kitchen, Oakland | Business Listing | Website | Donations
Malibu’s Burgers, Oakland | Website | Business Listing
EVERYBODY EATS
With food benefits and programs facing possible cuts, we want our community to know Malibu’s will continue to make sure no one leaves hungry.
Our team has always had the ability to comp meals for those in need, and we’ll keep that going. To date, we’ve served over 2,000 free meals through community givebacks and we’re ready to do more.
We’re also open to donations or partnerships to help expand this effort, but either way, we’ve got you covered.
Humbowl, Berkeley & San Rafael | Website | Business Listing
Starting November 1st until SNAP is funded:
•All children <12 will receive a free Kids Bowl with a valid SNAP card (no purchase necessary)
•All other folks with a valid SNAP card will receive 25% off their order.
Both offers valid *in-store only*, for either dine-in or takeout. These offers will be valid at both our locations
📍2975 College Ave, Berkeley
📍1016 Court St, San Rafael
Timeless Coffee, Oakland | Website | Business Listing
One free drink for you + your children
Parties must be present
Please show your snap card & ID
Ongoing until snap benefits are funded again.
OG Tacos, Various Locations | Website
Antioch Flea Market
1201 W 10th Street
Antioch, CA 94509
Saturday 9:30am-2:00pm
Epidemic Ales
150 Mason Cir, #J
Concord, CA 94520
Tuesday’s 4:00-8:00pm
Friday’s 4:00-9:00pm
HP Taco Truck, Tri Valley Area | Business Listing | Website
Baker Commons, Berkeley
Starting November 1st until SNAP is funded:
•All children under 12 will receive a free grilled cheese with a valid SNAP card (no purchase necessary)
•All other folks with a valid SNAP card will receive 25% off their order.
Both offers valid *in-store only*, for either dine-in or takeout
Canyons BBQ, San Leandro
For families affected by SNAP/CalFresh disruptions We’re here to lend a hand - because supporting our community has always been at the heart of what we do, all year long. Canyons BBQ is providing free meals for children of families impacted by the shutdown. No questions asked, no strings attached. Stop by the restaurant to learn more and place your order.
Lulu On Solano, Albany
Kids 13 y/o and younger
25% off for parents
Show snap card
Picnic Rotisserie, Albany
All month long, a free small Mac n cheese or small order of roasted potatoes for kids and 20% discount on prepared menu items for adults when you show SNAP card and ID.
Mama’s Lumpia, Pacheco
Mornings on First, Livermore
Nov 1-30; dine-in only, 1 meal per family w/ SNAP card
Pho 510, Castro Valley | Website
Pho 5-10 is giving back all month long. As we enter the season of giving, we want to help our vulnerable neighbors and those affected by the government shutdown. Please SHARE this post to help spread the word!
More info👇
- Duration: Whole month of November. Dine-in only.
FREE small bowl of pho for: Kids 12 & under & Seniors 65 & over
North Bay Area Restaurants, Offering Free Food To Calfresh Recipients
Winston Cafe & Bakery, Napa | Business Listing | Website
Community Dinner 11/12 (for Calfresh Recipients)
Donate non-perishable foods
Donate to CUP (their 501c3); link in their Instagram bio
Mill Valley Pasta Co | Business Listing | Website
Any location, including Farmers Market pop-ups
Tommy’s Salsa, Novato | Website | Business Listing
Starting this Saturday, November 1st, and continuing through November 15th, we will be offering a free Little Amigo Burrito for all kids 15 and under. 🌯
To redeem:
✴️ Please show your SNAP (EBT) card at the register.
✴️Offer is limited to one (1) free burrito per child, per day.
Shokakko, Santa Rosa
Spread Kitchen, Sonoma
Introducing our pay-it-forward meal program:
For $15, you can provide a delicious meal + drink to someone in need — no questions asked, no judgment, just love and a seat at the table.
Take a heart from our board, give a heart, leave a heart.
Meals available for anyone who needs one.
We’re proud to match the first 15 meals to kick things off — because everyone deserves to feel welcome, fed, and cared for.
Slow Co Pizza, Cotati | Website (Order now button to make donations)
To help cover our costs as a small business, we are asking for community donations to help pay-it-forward, and feed people during this difficult time. Access to food is a human right, and no one deserves to go hungry. If you’d like to support our “Community Solidarity Meals” program, please tell the person working the register that you’d like to make a a donation, and we can add it to your bill. You can also now donate on our website, or even over the phone!
Peninsula, San Mateo Restaurants Free Food To SNAP Recipients
Alcapulco Kitchen, Winters Tavern
We haven’t open our restaurant in San Francisco (coming up ) 🤫 we do pop-ups Mondays & Tuesday at Winters Tavern we can put little part from us to our community if you are a food stamp card holder recipient bring your Food Stamps Card + ID for a free Cheeseburger with bottle Water at Winters Tavern @nocrapontap in pacifica from 6:00 to 11 Pm Only This Dates In November Mondays 3,10,17,24 We Will Provide 100 Burgers each
Gigi’s Burlingame | Business Listing | Website
Gigi’s has been offering our lunches with love since the summer. A little lunch sack made with love, free of charge for those in need - no questions asked. If you or someone you know is in need of something to eat, these can be ordered online, in store on our kiosks or placed with a team member.
Oren’s Hummus, Various Locations | Website
Cupertino, Los Gatos, Mtn View, Palo Alto, San Francisco
Starting on November 1st at all locations except Express, families with a valid CA ID and SNAP card can pick up a free kid’s meal for children 14 and under. Choose from a chicken skewer with rice or fries, a kid’s falafel pita meal, or a kid’s chicken pita meal, all served with apple juice. Takeout only, no purchase required. One complimentary meal per child, respectfully, one visit per family per day.
Equator Coffees (All cafes: Marin, San Francisco, Oakland, Burlingame, Sonoma)
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