7 Best Southern Restaurants in San Francisco

Brenda's French Soul Food Southern • $$
652 Polk St, San Francisco

Customers` Favorites

Cup Andouille \u0026 Chicken Gumbo
Brenda's Fried Seafood PO' Boy
Cup Andouille & Chicken Gumbo
Bananas Foster French Toast
Butter Pecan French Toast
Red Beans and Rice
Side Fried Oysters
Crawfish Beignets
Grillades & Grits
Chicken Sandwich

“Their service is fast, friendly, and the food is delicious!!!“

4.5 Superb364 Reviews
Brenda's Meat & Three Southern • $$
919 Divisadero St, San Francisco

Customers` Favorites

Shrimp & Grits with Tomato-Bacon Gravy
Biscuits and Gravy with Fried Chicken
Big Mamas Spicy Chicken Sandwich
Fried Chicken \u0026 Three Sides
Fried Chicken & Three Sides
Brenda's Fried Chicken
One Chocolate Beignet
Country Sausage Gravy
Stuffed Johnnycakes
One Crawfish Beignet

“Excellent food and excellent, friendly staff. Thank you.“

4.4 Superb223 Reviews
The Front Porch Southern • $$
65 29th St, San Francisco

Customers` Favorites

Gumbo with Chicken Andouille Sausage Stew Okra with Rice
Gumbo with Chicken Andouille Sausage Stewed Okra and Rice
Poached Eggs on an English Muffin & Creole Hollandaise
New Orleans Style Beignets with Powdered Sugar
Fried Okra with Housemade Jalapeno Aioli
Local Dungeness Crab Mac \u0026 Cheese
Local Dungeness Crab Mac & Cheese
Fried Okra with Jalapeño Aioli
Fried Chicken and Waffles
Spicy Shrimp & Grits

“One of my favorite Sunday brunch places in the city. The food is always amazing, often with an unique flair. The service is always on point with very friendly staff making it even that much better of an experience.“

4.5 Superb122 Reviews
PoBoys Kitchen Southern • $$
317 Connecticut St, San Francisco

Customers` Favorites

Bucket 'O' Chicken Cajun Fried Okra
Waffle & Fried Chicken Breast
Homemade Mac and Cheese
3 Chicken Combo Plate
Fried Shrimp PO Boy
Sweet Potato Fries
Gumbo 160z or 320z
Chicken Sandwich
PO Boy Sandwhich
PO'Boys Sandwich

“Wow talk about comfort food! Here for the first time and I had their seafood jambalaya and beignets for dessert. Both delicious and the service was top notch. I will definitely return!“

4.4 Superb172 Reviews
Hard Knox Cafe Soul Food • $$
2448 Clement St, San Francisco

Customers` Favorites

Spicy Fried Chicken Macaroni and Cheese
Fried Chicken Macaroni & Cheese
Fried Chicken Pot Pie
Southern Comfort Food
Chicken and Waffles
Country Fried Steak
Cornbread Muffins
Chicken & Waffle
Mashed Potatoes
Stewed Cabbage

“Excellent service delicious food!!“

4.5 Superb210 Reviews
Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement American • $$
1375 Fillmore St, San Francisco

Customers` Favorites

4pc Combo with Mac N Cheese Collard Greens Cornbread and a Side of Pickled Veggies
2pc Combo with Collard Greens and Cornbread Summer Cocktail
Special 2pc All Breast Served with House Salad
Fried Chicken Sandwich
lg Mac \u0026 Cheese
Small Braised Greens
Large Mac & Cheese
SM Braised Greens
lg Braised Greens
Large House Salad

“10/10 in my book! And I hate to admit that I'm a picky girl. I'm a foodie. Servers are super friendly, vibes are nice with pleasant music in the background that's not too loud. And the food was delicious!

We got:
Mango Habanero wings (one of their specials of the day)
The wings were juicy and the sauce was amazing! Pretty sure they blended actual mango because the mango taste was there. I like spice, so I would say the sauce wasn't spicy at all, and the mango was the more dominant flavor. But it was really good :)

4 piece chicken meal with Mac and cheese and potato salad as our sides. The Mac and cheese was nice and cheesy. It gave classic Mac and cheese. I also think they broil the Mac and cheese with a layer of cheese on the top and then mix it into the Mac and cheese after, because I was getting bits of broiled cheese even on the deeper layers of the cup. Which was great. The potato salad had perfect seasoning and was also just really yummy. The chicken pieces were decently sized and I could taste the hint of rosemary on them. Very crunchy.

We also ordered a side of hot honey sauce, which we added to the chicken and the cornbread (as recommend by our server) and I did enjoy it! I did think it paired better with the cornbread. The cornbread was also yummy and crumbly. I personally like my cornbread a bit more moist, but the flavor was really nice, and the hot honey helped give it some of that moisture!

Overall, I would 100% come here again! Thinking of bringing some friends to try this place :)“

4.5 Superb135 Reviews
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Tupelo

Tupelo Southern • $
1337 Grant Ave, San Francisco

Customers` Favorites

Empanadas Veggie 2 Pieces
Deep Fried Pickle Chips
Basket of French Fries
Fried Chicken Sandwich
Tupelo Burger
Chicken Wings
Cornbread
Slaw

“We had a great experience until they called last call. We asked for one more drink when we she said we can only do shots. We purposely wanted mixed shots such as lemon drops and green tea shots. She told us we can only do well shots… really rude and doesn’t make a lot of sense.“

3.2 Average81 Reviews