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

__: Get the Ritsu Tonkotsu Ramen!!! Hands down one of the best ramen places in the Bay Area. Also try the various yakitori!

Melissa D.Melissa Dagdagan: My favorite ramen spot in San Francisco. Tonkotsu ramen, mmmm!

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

Omer Z.Omer Zach: The tori paitan is the best chicken ramen I've ever had, with super thick noodles. The oyster appetizer is worth a try, too.

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!

David H.David Holtz: The tori paitan ramen was delicious and unique - really creamy broth!

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

3. Hinodeya Ramen Bar

8.3
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

Jas L.Jas Laferriere: Vegan ramen is one of my favorites in SF. Add tabera if you like some spice and extra flavor

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

4. Marufuku Ramen

8.5
1581 Webster St Ste 235, San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Japantown · 52 tips and reviews

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

Natalie K.Natalie K: Really good ramen. Even the chicken ramen was delicious (normally easier to mess up)

Henry T.Henry Tang: Arguably best ramen in SF (that and Mensho)

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

5. Nojo Ramen Tavern

8.6
231 Franklin St (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Ramen Restaurant · Civic Center · 120 tips and reviews

Jamila A.Jamila Amarshi: Love all the ramen, especially the tomato one. Also love the tuna tartare

Jamila A.Jamila Amarshi: Love the chicken paitan tomato ramen

Samantha B.Samantha Berg: The spicy miso tan tan ramen is perfect for a rainy day

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

6. Iza Ramen

7.9
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.

A F.A F: Delicious ramen (get it spicy with extra chashu pork), and takoyaki + fried chicken appetizers. Lovely staff and great service. Nice sake. Good for dates too.

Matt C.Matt Cline: Lively place, quick service, molten takoyaki. This is the best ramen restaurant in SF. Their Tsukemen is served slightly warm which I prefer and the Spicy Iza Ramen is a knockout (not too spicy).

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!

Melissa M.Melissa Mandelbaum: Spicy garlic ramen - so good! 👌🏻

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

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

matt k.matt knox: Superb ramen (get the tonkotsu with both chashu and kakuni pork) and generally very good cooked dishes. Get the BBQ Kobe beef ribs and the fried shrimp with chili sauce.

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.

Lauren M.Lauren Mac: My favorite ramen in the city! And I've had a lot of ramen...get the tonkatsu with the kakuni

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.

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

10. Hinodeya

8.7
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.

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

11. Ippudo

7.6
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!

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.

MicheMiche: Ramen on a foggy night is the best. Usually a short wait.

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

13. 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.

Blake S.Blake Seely: Spicy miso ramen is excellent.

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

14. Common Sage

8.3
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

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

15. Coco's Ramen

7.2
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.