San Francisco is a city that lives and breathes food. Nestled by the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by fertile farmland, the Bay Area is a haven for fresh, seasonal ingredients and innovative cuisine.

But for those discerning diners who want to find where locals really eat, this guide ... miles, San Francisco has so many amazing neighborhoods, each with a slightly different food scene.

There’s so much decadent Indian fare in San Francisco it’s spilling out into ... is going gangbusters in the Bay Area. Michelin Guide-vetted chefs and restaurants seem to spring up all the ...

have forged exciting food scenes that invite others in. When you enter San Francisco’s Mint Mall—just one block south of trolley-lined Market Street, where international tourists are ...

Madeline Wells is a senior food reporter at SFGATE, where she has covered the Bay Area restaurant scene since 2019. Her column "Eat Like a Tourist" won a San Francisco Press Club award in 2023.

A food pantry in the city's Outer Richmond district continues to serve its community years after its pandemic origins.