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Restaurants that serve as a meeting place for their communities and beyond attract up-and-coming creatives and celebrities. Newer restaurants that are carving out a spot for themselves hold similar values of fostering community and serving the best ingredients available and are well on their way to writing a storied history for themselves.<\/p>\n
No matter what you’re in the mood for, we’re certain that any one of these seven best famous San Francisco restaurants will impress and have you leaving satisfied.<\/p>\n
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Caffe Triste (601 Vallejo Street)<\/em>, a North Beach neighborhood landmark, has always given creative types a warm welcome. When the Giotta family opened the caf\u00e9 in 1956, the Beat poets<\/a> settled in to write, discuss and recite poetry. Later, Francis Ford Coppola took up residence at a table to work on The Godfather<\/em> screenplay. And the Giottas themselves have a love for singing and performing Italian-inspired music.<\/p>\n Besides being a literary magnet, this famous San Francisco restaurant is best known for introducing the West Coast to espresso. Nibble an Italian pastry, pizza by the slice, or delectable dessert while catching Caffe Triste\u2019s monthly Saturday concert. Or come for the accordion, harmonica, and guitar backing danceable Italian-flavored jazz and show tunes and raise a high-octane cup of coffee.<\/p>\n What about Tosca Caf\u00e9<\/a> attracts writers, filmmakers, musicians, actors, internationally known ballet dancers, and politicians to mix with locals<\/a> and visitors alike? Maybe it\u2019s the dull-lit ambiance hinting at an unspoken veil of secrecy, or maybe it\u2019s just the honest, fresh food and handcrafted drinks.<\/p>\n Tosca Caf\u00e9 has welcomed guests to sip cocktails at their lengthy bar and to huddle conspiratorially in cozy booths since 1919. Enjoy fresh shellfish raw bar selections, house-made focaccia and pastas. Sip an Italian-inspired cocktail like the berry-licious gin-based \u201cThat\u2019s Amore\u201d, or reinvigorate your senses with a House Cappuccino spiked with bourbon.<\/p>\n Famous for its angular shape and all-around windows letting in foggy gray daylight, the San Francisco restaurant Fog City<\/a> has staying power. An Embarcadero mainstay since 1985, Fog City serves modern cuisine to Financial District employees on lunch break and waterfront tourists alike.<\/p>\n Its V-shaped bar offers a chance to watch skilled bartenders put on an impressive show. And its row of spacious window booths is still recognizable since the filming of the double date scene for 1993\u2019s Mike Meyers comedy, So I Married an Axe Murderer<\/i>. The exhibition kitchen reveals the restaurant\u2019s wood-fired pizza oven and the seven-foot grill where ribeye, salmon, and skirt steak are seared to perfection. Dinner and a spectacle? No wonder Fog City Diner tops our list of famous San Francisco restaurants.<\/p>\n After playing the club in the 1940s and 50s, dance band musicians, local radio hosts, and in-the-know fans would split to open late Tommy\u2019s Joynt<\/a>, an affordable Hofbrau. The famous San Francisco restaurant has been continuing the party for 75 years with hand-carved meat sandwiches, daily dinner platters, and a selection of over 100 beers.<\/p>\n You can\u2019t miss Tommy\u2019s Joynt\u2019s bright blue corner building with bold red lettering and carnival barker-inspired murals advertising buffalo stew. Try a meatball or corned beef sandwich, or maybe a giant turkey leg not generally seen outside of a Renaissance faire. A collection of beer steins line the bar, and Tiffany-inspired chandeliers provide dim light for the restaurant\u2019s conspiratorial den atmosphere. Metallica band members ate it up, and you will too.<\/p>\n On a pier of its own under the San Francisco Bay Bridge, Red\u2019s Java House (38 Bryant Street)<\/em>, a small clapboard restaurant, has served breakfast and lunch to dockworkers, tourists, and the occasional celebrity since 1955. Known for their burgers on San Francisco sourdough bread, Red\u2019s makes it clear that lettuce and tomatoes are a non-starter. They want you to enjoy the flavor of the meat.<\/p>\n Eat inside at a two-seater table with Bay breezes flowing through, or take your meal outside on the patio for expansive waterfront views. Watch out for dive bombing seagulls ready to swoop down on your chili cheese fries or hotdog! Red\u2019s Java House was a stop for some of the San Francisco 49ers team on their 1989 Super Bowl victory parade. You never know who might step in for a bite to eat.<\/p>\n The Buena Vista<\/a> restaurant is a perfect waypoint between Ghirardelli Square and the Fisherman\u2019s Wharf waterfront to rest and refresh. This famous San Francisco restaurant has been operating since 1916 and is conveniently located near the Powell-Hyde cable car\u2019s last stop.<\/p>\n But The Buena Vista is known for its take on Irish coffee and for introducing the drink to America. The restaurant perfected its recipe back in 1952 and hasn\u2019t changed since. Ingredients are Tullamore D.E.W. Irish whiskey, Peerless organic coffee, C&H sugar, and heavy cream. Find a spot at the antique wood bar, order a Dungeness crab omelet or clam chowder bread bowl and lift a warm glass of Irish coffee.<\/p>\n![\"close](\"https:\/\/assets.devourtours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tabitha-turner-KWZ-rg9o76A-unsplash.jpg\")
Tosca Caf\u00e9<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Fog City Diner<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Tommy\u2019s Joynt<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Red\u2019s Java House<\/b><\/h2>\n
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The Buena Vista<\/b><\/h2>\n
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