See also: 2007 San Francisco Restaurant Openings
San Francisco New Restaurants & Restaurant Openings - 2008
This guide to new restaurants in San Francisco is organized by the month the restaurant opened, with most recent openings at the top.
OPENING IN 2009
If you're new to San Francisco, check the San Francisco District Map for neighborhood locations in the city.
Foggy Bridge Winery (Opening 2009)
Winery in a hangar at Crissy Field
Crissy Field/Presidio/Marina District
Left Bank Brasserie (Opening 2009)
Restaurant at the new Foggy Bridge Winery location - Presidio Summer 2008
Crissy Field/Presidio/Marina District
Lake Chalet Restaurant (Lake Merritt/Oakland)
1520 Lakeside Drive in the Boat House
From the owners of Beach Chalet
NEW SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS - DEC 2008
LaLola
1358 Mason Street (at Pacific)
San Francisco, CA 94133
Tel: (415) 981-5652
Russian Hill area - Spanish cuisine and tapas bar
NEW SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS - NOV 2008
Gitane
6 Claude Lane
San Francisco, CA 94108
Financial District - New cafe from Franck LeClerc of Cafe Claude
Dosa - Fillmore
1700 Fillmore (at Post)
San Francisco, CA
Fillmore District -New restaurant from the Mission's Dosa - South Indian cuisine
Loving Cup
2356 Polk Street (at Green)
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: (415) 440-6900
Polk Street/Russian Hill area - Dessert, frozen yogurt, specialty: rice pudding
Tropisueno
75 Yerba Buena Lane
San Francisco, CA 94103
South of Market - Taqueria by day, full-service Mexican restaurant by night
Good Pizza
In the Good Hotel
112 7th Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 621-7001
Civic Center - Casual spot with thin-crust pizza, scones, muffins, coffee
NEW SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS - SEP 2008
Nettie's Crab Shack
2032 Union Street (@ Buchanan)
San Francisco, CA
Marina/Cow Hollow - East-coast style fish house
NEW SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS - JULY 2008
Clock Bar (Summer 2008)
Westin St Francis Hotel
Michael Mina's new cocktail lounge in the Westin St. Francis
NEW SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS - JUNE 2008
Cossu (at former Pasha location)
1516 Broadway
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: (415) 885-4477
Russian Hill - Moroccan and Californian cuisine, reopening under new ownership
NEW SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS - MAY 2008
Best-O-Burger
89 Belden Place
San Francisco, CA 94104
Financial - New mini-burger joint and Italian-made gelato
Farley Bar at Cavallo Point
601 Murray Circle
Fort Baker - see map
Sausalito, CA 94965
Tel: (415) 339-4750
Casual bar menu, wine & spirits
Hard Knox Cafe - Richmond
New soul food restaurant from Hard Knox in Potrero/Dogpatch
Hard Knox Potrero tel: (415) 648-3770
Richmond district
Murray Circle at Cavallo Point
601 Murray Circle
Fort Baker - see map
Sausalito, CA 94965
Tel: (415) 339-4750
Elegant dining and drinks, with focus on local and organic farms and food
The Sentinel
37 New Montgomery Street (near Stevenson)
San Francisco, CA
SoMa - Small breakfast and lunch spot from Dennis Leary of Canteen
NEW SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS - APRIL 2008
Anchor & Hope Fish House (opened April 22)
83 Minna Street
SoMa/South of Market - Fish house and raw bar from the team behind Town Hall and Salt House
See short profile of Anchor and Hope San Francisco
Joey & Eddie's
1652 Stockton Street
San Francisco, CA
Tel: (415) 989-7800
North Beach - Italian restaurant in former Moose's location
Uva Enoteca
568 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA
Tel: (415) 829-2024
Lower Haight - Wine bar and casual Italian fare
On the Corner
359 Divisadero Street (at Oak)
San Francisco, CA 94117
NoPa - Coffee house - limited menu and hours until May 2008
NEW SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS - MARCH 2008
L'Ardoise Bistro
151 Noe Street (at 15th)
San Francisco, CA 94114
tel: (415) 437-2600
Castro - French bistro from the former executive chef at Fringale
Luce (Intercontinental Hotel)
888 Howard Street (at 5th)
San Francisco, CA 94103
tel: (415) 616-6566
SoMa/South of Market - Italian menu with California influences
Wine Jar
1870 Fillmore Street (at Bush)
San Francisco, CA 94115
tel: (415) 931-2924
Pacific Heights/Fillmore - Wine bar
Chez Papa Resto
4 Mint Plaza
San Francisco, CA
South of Market - From the team behind Chez Papa on Potrero Hill
NEW SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS - FEBRUARY 2008
Orson
508 4th Street (at Bryant)
San Francisco, CA 94107
tel: (415) 777-1508
SoMa/South of Market - Small plates, California cuisine from Elizabeth Falkner of Citizen Cake
NEW SAN FRANCISCO RESTAURANTS - JANUARY 2008
Blue Bottle Cafe
66 Mint Street (at Mission)
San Francisco, CA 94103
SoMa - Oakland's Blue Bottle coffee in the new Mint Plaza
Epic Roasthouse
369 Embarcadero (between Folsom & Harrison)
San Francisco 94105
tel: (415) 369-9955
Embarcadero/SoMa - Waterfront steakhouse from Pat Kuleto and Jan Bimbaum
Serpentine
2495 3rd Street (between 20th & 22nd)
San Francisco, CA 94107
tel: (415) 252-2000
Potrero Hill/Dogpatch - American cuisine from the owners of Slow Club
Waterbar
399 Embarcadero (between Folsom & Harrison)
San Francisco 94105
tel: (415) 284-9922
Embarcadero/SoMa - Waterfront seafood restaurant from Pat Kuleto and chef Mark Franz (of Farallon)