Best Outdoor Restaurants, Cafes In San Francisco
Best outdoor restaurants, cafes, brunch San Francisco, patios, gardens, rooftops, & places to eat outside. Outdoor dining Mission, Embarcadero, Pier 39, North Beach
Last Updated August 21, 2025
Added a separate section for cafes, brunch & breakfast.
Best Outdoor Restaurants, Dining San Francisco
San Francisco is one of the top dining destinations in the world when it comes to amazing restaurants.
With an abundance of great local cheese, seafood, meats, fruits and vegetables, San Francisco has an incredible offering of places to dine all over the city.
We are pretty spoiled when it comes to food here in San Francisco that you can pretty much get what you want if you know where to look and know what to avoid.
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Best Outdoor Places To Eat In San Francisco
This list will be updated over time. Check back as it will have more notes, details soon.
The focus on this list is places with patios, gardens, rooftops and some occasional extra wide sidewalk dining (usually on side streets, slow streets).
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