Mama's on Washington Square is a brunch brunch spot in San Francisco.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 1701 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
Marlowe in San Francisco runs a SoMa brunch with the Marlowe burger, a strong chilaquiles plate and a Bloody Mary that has been on the menu since 2010.
OrderThe Marlowe burger or the chilaquiles, plus a Bloody Mary.
TipBar seats are first-come; ask for the burger off the dinner menu, it is available at brunch.
Zuni Cafe in San Francisco does the city's most enduring brunch: oysters at the marble counter, then the Judy Rodgers roast chicken from the wood oven.
OrderThe roast chicken with bread salad: order it the moment you sit, it takes an hour from order.
TipSit at the oyster bar for the first round; the roast chicken needs to be ordered immediately on arrival.
Foreign Cinema in San Francisco is the Mission's open-air courtyard brunch room from Gayle Pirie and John Clark, with oysters, brunch fried chicken.
OrderBrunch fried chicken on a cornmeal waffle, after a half-dozen oysters.
TipBook the courtyard, not the indoor room; sunny Saturday at 11:30 is the brunch slot to land.
Plow in San Francisco is the Potrero Hill brunch room with house lemon ricotta pancakes, a benedict programme, and the city's most lined-up Saturday.
OrderThe Plow plate: two eggs, lemon ricotta pancakes, potatoes and bacon.
TipJoin the digital waitlist before you leave the house; the wait runs 60 to 90 minutes on weekends without it.
Brenda's French Soul Food in San Francisco runs a Polk Street Creole brunch counter, with crawfish beignets, shrimp and grits and a 60-minute weekend wait.
OrderA flight of beignets (plain, chocolate, granny apple, crawfish), plus shrimp and grits.
TipArrive at 09:00 sharp or join the digital waitlist that opens at 08:30; lunch service takes the second wave.
Outerlands in San Francisco is the Outer Sunset cafe two blocks from the ocean, with house bread, eggs in jail and a steady fog-lifted brunch line at 11:00.
OrderEggs in jail: thick toast with an egg cracked in the centre, griddled.
TipBring a beanie; the door queue is exposed to ocean fog and the wait runs 40 minutes on weekends.
