SF Restaurant Week in San Francisco is the Golden Gate Restaurant Association's twice-yearly prix-fixe event, held each spring and fall, with 150 rooms running prix-fixe lunches and dinners.
Tip: Reservations open one week ahead; the most-wanted dinner seatings sell out within 48 hours.
Address: Citywide, San Francisco
Off the Grid Friday Night in San Francisco is the weekly summer food-truck market at Fort Mason Center, with 30 trucks, picnic tables and a Bay-view sunset from April.
Tip: Arrive at 17:00 for the shortest lines and bay-side lawn seating; bring layers (it gets cold by 20:00).
The Outside Lands Food and Wine Pavilion in San Francisco runs across the Golden Gate Park music festival, with 80 Bay Area restaurants, a wine tent and Cheese Lands.
Tip: Wristbands are festival-only; the Wine Lands tent has shorter lines than the food rows by 16:00.
The North Beach Festival in San Francisco is the oldest urban street fair in the United States, with two days of Italian food vendors, live music and a pet blessing on Washington Square.
Tip: Saturday lunch is the peak; the Sunday pet blessing at Saints Peter and Paul is the festival's soft soul.
Eat Drink SF in San Francisco is the Golden Gate Restaurant Association's annual food festival, with grand tastings, dine-around events and chef demos across nine days in early November.
Tip: The Grand Tasting is the showcase; the Saturday late-night party has the most chef interaction.
