Izakaya Sozai is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

1. Izakaya Sozai

8.5
1500 Irving St (at 16th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 187 tips and reviews

Paula W.Paula Williamson: Great ramen with pork belly, duck skewers and fried cheese

KarstenKarsten: Pork belly ramen, spicy tuna on crispy rice, and bacon wrapped mochi

Emmiliese C.Emmiliese Clemm: Everything we are was excellent. The skewers (we had bacon wrapped mochi and miso scallops with leeks), the mushroom fritters, the ramen (with added pork belly and spicy miso)... You can't go wrong.

Mensho Tokyo is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

2. Mensho Tokyo

8.6
672 Geary St (at Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Tenderloin · 142 tips and reviews

Richard G.Richard Garcia: The Tori Paitan ramen served here is one of the best ramen I've ever had. So good. It's definitely worth the wait. Get the double chashu pork!

Giovanna J.Giovanna Jones: The thick and cream ramen was so thick & cream with a great flavor profile

Manik J.Manik Juneja: Really nice Ramen and draft beer. Worth the wait.

Hinodeya Ramen Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

3. Hinodeya Ramen Bar

8.4
1737 Buchanan St, San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Japantown · 65 tips and reviews

Jole P.Jole P: By far my favorite ramen place in San Francisco with delicious chicken ramen and super quality al dente noodles. The fried chicken appetizer is also MIND BLOWING

Carl T.Carl Tydingco: Really delicious ramen. Broth is dashi/seafood base that is light and flavorful. Noodles had great texture. Try the house bowl first

Sravanti T.Sravanti Tekumalla: Vegan ramen with soy milk broth was a different take on ramen, and I actually really enjoyed it!

Marufuku Ramen is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

4. Marufuku Ramen

8.4
1581 Webster St Ste 235, San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Japantown · 52 tips and reviews

Kyle S.Kyle S: Fantastic paitan (chicken ramen).

An S.An Sheng: One of the best ramen spots in the city! I like the pork ramen, the egg is perfect 👌 the chicken ramen is good too for its value (whole leg + ramen)

Aubrie J.Aubrie Johnson: The regular Chicken paitan ramen is the best chicken ramen in the city

Nojo Ramen Tavern is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

5. Nojo Ramen Tavern

8.7
231 Franklin St (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Civic Center · 120 tips and reviews

Darwin D.Darwin Dayan: Try the Ramen - Grilled chicken confit, egg, scallions, and shoyu broth

m d.m d: I had a Chicken Paitan Tomato. Little bit different from standard ramen but it was great. Worth the wait if you love ramen.

Dave J.Dave Jensen: Paitan ramen is amazing. The broth is rich with a wonderful yuzu flavor. 🍗🍋🍜😋

Iza Ramen is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

6. Iza Ramen

7.8
237 Fillmore St (btwn Haight & Laussat St), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Lower Haight · 92 tips and reviews

__: This just became one of my favorite ramen places on the city! Both ramens and the karaage were delicious! Would come back again.

Michael K.Michael Klein: Delicious appetizers (fried chicken, takoyaki) and phenomenal ramen. Great place.

Elaina A.Elaina Atallah: The dumplings are really unique and our spicy iza ramen was great! Service is great and they even let us charge our phones!

Shizen is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

7. Shizen

9.2
370 14th St (at Stevenson St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Mission District · 123 tips and reviews

Jennifer O.Jennifer Orr: The spicy ramen is delicious, any of the special rolls and do get the mochi!

__: All vegan. Better than some non-vegan restaurants. Get the spicy miso ramen! Also quite pricey...

Anil V.Anil Vittal: Philly Rolls and Avocado Rolls are awesome as well as the Ramen. Good sake here too but a little pricier.

Ramen Izakaya Goku is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

8. Ramen Izakaya Goku

7.4
3232 16th St (btwn Dolores & Guerrero), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 91 tips and reviews

Eddie C.Eddie Codel: My new favorite ramen place in SF. Super delicious thick broth. Get here early to avoid the line.

Ni M.Ni Mu: The tonkotsu ramen is fantastic, but try the geso karaage (fried squid legs) too!

Cara H.Cara Hirsch: I've had all the meat ramens, and my favorites are the shoyu and clam. We also enjoyed the cold tofu and the sweet and spicy chicken wings.

The Spice Jar is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

9. The Spice Jar

8.8
2500 Bryant St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Asian Restaurant · Mission District · 44 tips and reviews

Henri L.Henri Liriani: Vibe is chill, service is amazing, and I LOVED the sesame miso ramen.

Renganathan R.Renganathan Ramamoorthy: My wife thought the spicy miso ramen was amazing. Being vegetarian, the vegetarian version was meh.

TK-421TK-421: Love the garlic noodles and miso ramen. Tried the homemade tofu, it's good with the wasabi salt, but too soft for me. Green curry is also great. No tips about droids though.

Ippudo is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

10. Ippudo

7.7
18 Yerba Buena Ln (btwn Market & Mission St), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · SoMa · 52 tips and reviews

Zach S.Zach S: Great ramen! Chicken bun was also delicious, as was the cucumber appetizer. Mensho is still #1 in SF though 😉

SheenSheen: Shoyu ramen is incredible, gonna try the classic spicy next time. Chicken buns and lychee ice cream are must haves 👌🏼

Shrutika S.Shrutika Sachdev: So happy Ippudo and their rich flavorful broths have come to the bay area! Buns + any ramen and you will have a solid meal!

Hinodeya is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

11. Hinodeya

8.8
680 Clay St, San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Chinatown · 15 tips and reviews

Moody J.Moody Jones: Zen and spicy miso ramen for the win

Andrew C.Andrew Chao: Great ramen place for a light broth. Even the noodles feel light.

Subhasish D.Subhasish Das: The house ramen is pretty good and the fried chicken appetizer was excellent.

Saiwaii Ramen is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

12. Saiwaii Ramen

7.4
2240 Irving St (btwn 24th and 23rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 79 tips and reviews

c b.c b: if they have the chicken broth ramen special i highly recommend you get it--it's like a chicken tonkotsu, rich and concentrated.

Sam S.Sam Seely: The garlic tonkotsu bowl is the best ramen I've had in the city. Great spicy broth. Great pork. Will be back soon.

takishido n.takishido neko: Best ramen in the city. They perfected the softboiled tea egg.

Common Sage is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

13. Common Sage

8.5
1552 Polk St (Sacramento), San Francisco, CA
Deli · Polk Gulch · 27 tips and reviews

Dave J.Dave Jensen: The ramen was quite good. The broth is both delicious and unique. The seared pork, in the ramen, is excellent.

NanaNana: Chashu pork sandwich or the Asian sandwich was really good. Ramen was good too but they err on the lower side for meat. I want more 🐷

Mihnea M.Mihnea Munteanu: Ramen and matcha latte are awesome

Nute's is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

14. Nute's

9.3
903 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA
Asian Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 21 tips and reviews

Bikash M.Bikash Mishra: Decent neighborhood ramen and noodle spot.

Luke W.Luke White: This take out place has amazing Asian noodles of many varieties for a very reasonable price. The Thai khao soi (rich coconut broth with noodles) is incredible, and the miso ramen is delicious.

ChristianaChristiana: My boyfriend and I are pretty serious about ramen. And this is some seriously good ramen. Try tonkatsu ramen

Coco's Ramen is one of The 15 Best Places for Ramen in San Francisco.

15. Coco's Ramen

7.1
3319 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 37 tips and reviews

CinCin: Great little place with excellent Ramen! Friendly staff and fast service, quite the gem 😊

Bikash M.Bikash Mishra: Get the chicken lollipops and curry ramen, both packed with flavor.

Drew M.Drew Milam: Had an awesome waitress and a great bowl of ramen, along with some fried chicken and gyoza.