The Codmother is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

1. The Codmother

8.5
496 Beach St (at Jones St), San Francisco, CA
Food Truck · Fisherman’s Warf · 83 tips and reviews

Yin L.Yin Li: If they're busy, the fried fish take a bit. Baja fish tacos over shrimp/plain fish tacos any day.

Staff PicksStaff Picks: Fried fish is trending this week and the CodMother will grant your wish of some delicious fish and chips. You should also try the fish tacos and crazy fries while you're in the Codmother's presence.

Mike B.Mike B: It's worth fighting the throngs of tourists to visit. Fresh fish, her own batter recipe, and fresh oil every day = the best fish and chips in the city. Fried oreos top off an outstanding meal...

Brenda's Meat & Three is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

2. Brenda's Meat & Three

8.9
919 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · Western Addition · 118 tips and reviews

SFistSFist: Head to Brenda's French Soul's brand new spinoff for lunch. They'll be serving po'boys with your choice of fried shrimp, fried oysters, or fried catfish. Just in time for fattening up for winter Read more.

Brett W.Brett W: Hush puppies, red beans and rice, collard greens, fried catfish, peach cobbler... yes,everything

Mikahla V.Mikahla Vicino: Definitely grab a flight of beingets to try all the flavors!

Dos Piñas is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

3. Dos Piñas

8.0
251 Rhode Island St (at 16th St.), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Showplace Square · 95 tips and reviews

Michael D.Michael Davidson: Love the fried fish tacos.

mahloub m.mahloub mahloub: fried fish taco is my favorite, prices pretty reasonable and they open on Sundays, not many places in this neighborhood opens Sundays!

Chris S.Chris Skinner: Best Mexican food in the city! I recommend the avocado burrito.

House of Pancakes is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

4. House of Pancakes

9.0
937 Taraval St (btwn 19th & 20th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Parkside · 59 tips and reviews

Darlene Y.Darlene Yee: Beef roll, beef hand pulled noodles (soup), salt & pepper deep fried fish, potstickers, dumplings to name a few and pretty much everything we've tried. The food is consistently good.

Tasting TableTasting Table: Who needs maple syrup when you can make a meal of flakey, savory, goodies-stuffed Chinese-style pancakes? House of Pancakes has 11 varieties stuffed with meats, vegetables and sesame. Read more.

Tracy C.Tracy Cheung: Get the beef pancake roll and pork pot sticker!

Limon Rotisserie is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

5. Limon Rotisserie

8.1
524 Valencia St (btwn 16th & 17th St), San Francisco, CA
Peruvian Roast Chicken Joint · Mission Dolores · 169 tips and reviews

Kelly .Kelly 🍰: The pisto and tequila pours in the mixed drinks are generous. Get the fried chicken, any ceviche, any fried fish

Karina N.Karina N: Omg that fried fish filet dish (sole) is amazing!

David R.David R: One of the best deals in the city. Recommend the chicken, lomo saltado, mac, and beef empanadas. May reservations and get ready to be well fed.

Lers Ros Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

6. Lers Ros Thai

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

Johnny W.Johnny Won: Fried fish is filleted and butterflied into something succulent and easy to eat. Amazing noodles, some of the best Thai anywhere.

Sherry L.Sherry Li: Best Thai in San Francisco. I love the pork belly, duck larb, spicy beef salad, five spices stewed pork leg, and the whole fried tilapia.

Julian A.Julian Alvarez: If it’s your first time you have to try the Crispy Pork Belly with Basil.

Yukol Place is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

7. Yukol Place

7.5
2380 Lombard St, San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Marina District · 17 tips and reviews

Carolyn K.Carolyn Kao: Their fried fish dishes are amazing.

Vik L.Vik Lakhwara: My favs: sa bai nang (crispy shrimp rolls), pad kee mao (noodles), beef green curry. Boom.

Todd S.Todd Spoon: Best Thai food in SF!

Angkor Borei is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

8. Angkor Borei

7.7
3471 Mission St (btwn Kingston & Cortland), San Francisco, CA
Cambodian Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 36 tips and reviews

Rebecca M.Rebecca Moi: The crispy crepe, beef curry, fried fish, & black sticky rice w mango are all extremely delicious.

Bikash M.Bikash Mishra: Excellent food and one of a few spots to sample Cambodian cuisine in the city. Try the spinach leaf rolls and be pleasantly surprised with the burst in flavors.

Filip M.Filip Mares: Leave your phone behind when going to the restroom. They have a big selection of magazines. 0_o

Rintaro is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

9. Rintaro

9.1
82 14th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Mission District · 73 tips and reviews

Holger L.Holger Lüdorf: Big fan of the tamago dish and the whole, fried fish. My favorite new izakaya in SF! Read more.

Suraj A.Suraj Acharya: The yakitori are the stars here, but don't miss the tamago or the simmered beef shank.

Benjamin C.Benjamin Chaykin: Karaage. Dipping ramen.

Nopa is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

10. Nopa

9.2
560 Divisadero St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Alamo Square · 557 tips and reviews

Kevin ⚡.Kevin ⚡ Liu: Open late so you can eat great. Get the little fried fishes.

Lena L.Lena L: The pie!!!! And little fried fish!!

Brian S.Brian Strauss: Just about any restaurant open until 1am in SF should get an award, but this place offers stellar modern Italian and American fare at a late hour. Little Fried Fish were the perfect alcohol sponge.

Burma Love is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

11. Burma Love

8.9
211 Valencia St (Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burmese Restaurant · Mission District · 148 tips and reviews

Adena B.Adena Brenowitz: Whole fried fish is amazing! It has crispy skin but tender on the inside with a delicious dipping sauce. Must get the garlic noodles and tea leaf salad. Can’t go wrong with anything on the menu!

SFGateSFGate: Burma Love's menu has some overlap with its older sibling Burma Superstar (like the tea leaf salad, shown here), but there are plenty of dishes unique to the Mission, too. Read more.

erinsauceerinsauce: Order the signature tea leaf salad and samusa soup. Heavenly.

Pampanguena Cuisine is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

12. Pampanguena Cuisine

8.3
4441 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Filipino Restaurant · Excelsior · 4 tips and reviews

H K.H K: Get the 6-person combo if you have 6 hungry friends! Simple and tasty.

Mark D.Mark Del Lima: Great place for Filipino catering.

MikeFinSFMikeFinSF: The food was good but it took over 30 minutes for my take out order to be ready. Will call ahead next time.

Tú Lan Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

13. Tú Lan Restaurant

7.7
8 6th St (btwn Market St & Stevenson St), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · SoMa · 140 tips and reviews

Benjamin J.Benjamin Juang: Try the Fried Fish with Ginger Sauce (via @Foodspotting)

JennyJenny: Everything is delicious. Everything. The imperial rolls are out of this world, and get the #17 combo with curry rice if you want a flavor bomb

Don O.Don Otvos: Order the #17.

Uno Dos Tacos is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

14. Uno Dos Tacos

7.8
595 Market St (btwn Sutter St & 2nd St), San Francisco, CA
Taco Restaurant · Financial District · 60 tips and reviews

Abi G.Abi Goettsch: If you like really fresh, battered and fried fish tacos here's another place you can get them in FiDi.

Bennett W W.Bennett W Wong: Great spot in the area for tacos and burritos. Ample seating available inside and outside.

Elizabeth B.Elizabeth Burstein: Good vegetarian salad option

Las Isletas is one of The 15 Best Places for Fried Fish in San Francisco.

15. Las Isletas

8.0
4508 3rd St, San Francisco, CA
Latin American Restaurant · Bayview · 3 tips and reviews

Grub CrawlGrub Crawl: Hands down the best pupusas! Order and pick up. Grubcrawl.com

Eric P.Eric Pan: Chicken soup with half a chicken? Looks amazing

Jennifer M.Jennifer Moffat: This place rocks!