How to Find San Francisco Restaurants Online

San Francisco is considered by many as the culinary paradise of the west coast. There are numerous restaurants, bars, pubs and eating excursions in San Francisco. If you are planning a trip to the SF Bay area, you should start your research way ahead. There are numerous online resources that can help you plan your trip so that you can make the most of your time in San Francisco. Even if you are a Bay area resident, visiting new restaurants ever so often is something to look forward to. Here’s how you can find San Francisco restaurants online.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Go online and pull out the home page of your favorite search engine such as Google or Yahoo.
2. Search using keywords such as ‘San Francisco restaurants’. View some of the Web sites and see if any catch your fancy.
3. Visit popular dining and restaurant oriented Web sites (see below).
4. Get a handy map of San Francisco. Search Web sites such as www.mapquest.com, www.lonelyplanet.com, maps.google.com and so on. Understand the surrounding areas and neighborhoods of San Francisco. Each SF neighborhood has an architecture, history, personality and life of its own. The following are prominent SF neighborhoods: Bernal Heights, Castro, Chinatown, Civic Center, Cole Valley, Embarcadero, Fisherman’s Wharf, Golden Gate Park, Haight, Hayes Valley, Inner Richmond, Inner Sunset, Marina, Mission, Nob Hill, Noe Valley, North Beach, Outer Richmond, Outer Sunset/West Portal, Pacific Heights, Potrero Hill, Russian Hill, SoMa, Tenderloin, Union Square and Western Addition. Locate on the map your hotel, areas of interest, attractions and so on.
5. Search for restaurants in areas near San Francisco, such as North Bay, East Bay, South Bay and Peninsula.
6. Search for restaurants by specifying the area, attraction or neighborhood. Use the name of the location or a landmark as the keywords along with ‘restaurants’ in the search box.
7. Search by type of cuisine. For example, American, Italian, Jewish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Lebanese, Latin, Ethiopian or any other type of cuisine that you want to explore.
8. Search by name of the restaurant. If you know the name of the restaurant, use that name in the search box and specify San Francisco or any SF neighborhood along with it.
9. Search restaurants by price range. Use keywords such as cheap, inexpensive, budget, moderate, expensive, fancy, etc. to refine your search.
10. Search by features you are looking for in the restaurant. Use keywords such as bar, pub, 24 hours, coffeeshop, celeb spotting, take away, celebrity owned restaurants, breakfast/brunch, live music, kid friendly, Prix-Fixe, romantic, outdoor dining, good for groups and so on.
11. Search by regional and local specialties. San Francisco sourdough and clam chowder is renowned worldwide. San Francisco is also known for its authentic ethnic cuisine. Consider searching for restaurant specializing in San Francisco specialties, such as fresh Dungeness crab and seafood.

Tips & Warnings

• There are several food and dining blogs focusing on San Francisco Bay area that can provide valuable insight into the restaurant culture of San Francisco. Reviews and opinions of real food loving individuals always feels genuine.