Z & Y Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

1. Z & Y Restaurant

8.5
655 Jackson St (btwn Cooper Alley & Wentworth Pl), San Francisco, CA
Szechuan Restaurant · Chinatown · 189 tips and reviews

Scot B.Scot B: Chicken with explosive chili pepper!

Julian N.Julian Nam: Chicken with explosive chili pepper (aka Explosive chili pepper with chicken). And the tan tan noodles. Hot/Sour soup.

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Serving "elegant mouth watering dishes," Z & Y serves up spicy favorites such as Chicken with Explosive Chili Pepper and Spicy Fish with Flaming Chili Oil. Pretty self explanatory.

Lers Ros Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

2. Lers Ros Thai

8.6
730 Larkin St (btwn Ellis & O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Tenderloin · 280 tips and reviews

Catarina L.Catarina Lai: ❤ appetizer - grilled slices of pork shoulder, served with chili powder sauce➟ suggestion: order delivery ◦ neighborhood is a little Read more.

squeaselsqueasel: Crispy pork belly with basil, and sliced pork shoulder with chili powder are amazing. Garlicky quail or frog -yum. Delivery till midnight. I've tried maybe 30 things here and they were all amazing.

Ankit A.Ankit Aggarwal: #62 Crispy Pork Belly for the win! Get it with the Garlic and Giger rice and Thai chili pepper!

Chili House SF is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

3. Chili House SF

7.4
726 Clement St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 49 tips and reviews

Debbie C.Debbie Chong: Explosive chili peppers with chicken is great. Rather than chopped wings, they use boned chicken. Had a garlic encrusted crab. Delightful and fresh. Szechuan green beans were fresh. Not overly hot.

Elizabeth J.Elizabeth James: Explosive Chili Pepper Chicken is amazing! Very unique and wonderful presentation.

MelvynMelvyn: Order the Pan fried noodles, prawns with walnuts and the Szechuan Chili Pepper with pork. Prawns are large and the coating crunchy. You can request to make the Szechuan dish to be medium or mild.

PizzaHacker is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

4. PizzaHacker

8.8
3299 Mission St (at 29th St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Bernal Heights · 80 tips and reviews

louis .louis 💃: Step aside, red pepper flakes. All hail Calabrian chili paste.

Will K.Will Kivinski: The top shelf margherita is pretty good! The crust is top notch and ridiculously tasty. The cheese seems a bit off and over-melted. Props for providing Calabrian Chili Paste!

Irene C.Irene Cantizano Bescós: Cool place for a fun, casual dinner with friends. The "Get a room pizza" was really, really good. Also, thumbs up to the staff, who kept the kitchen open for us and even invited us to a tasty salad!

Enjoy Vegetarian Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

5. Enjoy Vegetarian Restaurant

8.0
839 Kearny St (at Washington St.), San Francisco, CA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Chinatown · 41 tips and reviews

Jennifer K.Jennifer Krinke: This place is Always delicious & great quality. Wonton soup, crispy tofu w/ Salt & Chili Peppers, braised spar ribs, veggie chicken chow mein w/ black pepper, house special fried rice w/ BBQ pork

Anita Y.Anita Yueming: I love Enjoy's steamed dumplings sooooo much! Best place for vegetarians!

Aireen D.Aireen De Leon: lettuce wrapped is a must try.

Phở 2000 is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

6. Phở 2000

8.4
637 Larkin St (btwn Eddy & Ellis), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Tenderloin · 53 tips and reviews

Jordan G.Jordan Gray: Try the Lemongrass Tofu Vermicelli Bowl - Nice w/ the hot chili peppers but pagolac vermicelli remains #1 ^^

cindy h.cindy ho: Best pho I’ve had in Tenderloin so far, better than Turtle Tower imo. Rich but not overly salty, and clean tasting broth. Support them!

Shirley L.Shirley Liu: Get the bun rieu (tomato shrimp paste and pork based soup)!

a Mano is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

7. a Mano

8.7
450 Hayes St (Octavia Street), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 67 tips and reviews

PeggyPeggy: The spaghettini with clams and chili flakes is perfect if you like seafood and a little kick to your pasta!

Maya B.Maya Byrne: Love sitting outside under the heat lamps with our pup!

Kim O.Kim Oswell: Get the asparagus, spring onion, lemon, caciocavallo pizza! Great place to grab a casual dinner and get your fill of delicious Italian dishes.

Han Il Kwan is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

8. Han Il Kwan

8.9
1802 Balboa St (at 19th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 75 tips and reviews

Kenji J.Kenji Justin: If you're thinking about soup for a cold night, try one of their hot stone bibimbap dishes. Stays hot/warm for the entire meal. Also be sure to add some red chili paste and stir it all together :)

Helen Z.Helen Zhang: Try the Beef Bulgogi - One of my favorite places for Korean BBQ in SF, the ban chan is delicious.

EaterEater: Han Il Kwan's meat is the most tender. It's still worth it at $30 for the quality and experience, which make it a definite step above the others on this list. Read more.

Basil Thai Restaurant & Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

9. Basil Thai Restaurant & Bar

8.2
1175 Folsom St (at Eighth), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · SoMa · 98 tips and reviews

Pursarth T.Pursarth Tuladhar: If you are like me and enjoy spicy food, ask for their special hot chili powder on the side. It goes with everything, except the desserts (unless you enjoy spicy desserts).

Nick W.Nick Wakefield: If you like spice go for the Kua Kling Mu! I live in Asia and used to spice, this was great! Pork with Asparagus and a lot of chilli!

Andrew C.Andrew Cerda: Communal dining can be a bit awkward, but so are first dates. Go ahead, #treatyodate.

Pizzeria Delfina is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

10. Pizzeria Delfina

9.0
2406 California St (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Pacific Heights · 160 tips and reviews

Cindy Q.Cindy Qiu: Thumbs up for the clam pie. And their red chili flakes are delicious but SPICY AS ALL GET-UP. You've been warned.

chris c.chris casey: take home some of their pizza dough (only $3.50) and bake your custom creation at home. delicious and super simple.

David S.David Schorr: The Panna pizza is off the hook. It's like penne a la vodka but in a pizza form (and without penne of course).

Jang Soo BBQ is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

11. Jang Soo BBQ

7.5
6314 Geary Blvd (27th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 25 tips and reviews

EaterEater: Jang Soo doesn't mess around — the restaurant, established in 1952, sources ingredients from its garden in San Rafael and makes its own Korean miso, soy sauce, and hot chili pastes. Read more.

Colin B.Colin Brown: The food here is amazing! Great for large groups of people. Staff are really friendly. The owner, Ashley, has a cafe on 7th Ave and California St which is equally delicious.

sunny p.sunny pak: There not enough words 2 describe how bad this places is. Every1 who wrote the + review must be friends. Shouldn't chrg customers 4 food u took back. especially when U never brought a replacement.

Plow is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

12. Plow

8.9
1299 18th St (at Texas St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Potrero Hill · 385 tips and reviews

EaterEater: the Chinese breakfast bowl, comes with chunks of salty-sweet pork shoulder, baby bok choy, ginger, chili paste, and Jasmine rice topped with two fried eggs, and might be worth the wait. Read more.

Brian P.Brian Park: Long wait but deservedly so; It's the best brunch spot in SF for a reason. Their housemade Pork Sausage patties, Nueske's Bacon, and Lemon Ricotta Pancakes are outstanding

FoodspottingFoodspotting: Try the Plow plate

Lers Ros Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

13. Lers Ros Thai

7.8
307 Hayes St (btwn Gough & Franklin St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Civic Center · 100 tips and reviews

Kelly .Kelly 🍰: Ask for the condiment tray! Chili paste, chili sauce, jalepenos, red pepper flakes

SFGateSFGate: Specialties: Tom kreang nai (entrail soup); pad kra prow moo krob (crisp pork belly with garlic chiles and fresh basil); sliced beef (or chicken or pork) with young peppercorns; quick-fried trout. Read more.

Jenny S.Jenny Seeger: The service is absolutely horrible.

Tamashisoul is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

14. Tamashisoul

7.2
1849 Union St, San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Union Street · 27 tips and reviews

Phil T.Phil Toronto: The Red Hot Chili Pepper roll is delicious and genuinely spicy

H H.H H: Really great for happy hour or late night sushi. After Equinox I come in for a quick classic roll (only $7) + their miso mushroom soup. ❤️ The servers are really nice and the prices are reasonable.

Chaz F.Chaz Flexman: Sashimi platter. 15 pieces for $25 is a steal

Jackson Fillmore is one of The 15 Best Places for Chili Peppers in San Francisco.

15. Jackson Fillmore

8.5
2506 Fillmore St (at Jackson St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Pacific Heights · 26 tips and reviews

Ron H.Ron Hanhy: One of our favorite Italian restaurants in all of San Francisco. Foodies will enjoy it.

W Z.W Z: Affogato and tiramisu made me cry cause it was so good. The tortellini is AMAZING

BrianBrian: Awesome bruschetta. Ask for a second or third helping, they won't mind!