Busters Cheesesteak is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

1. Busters Cheesesteak

8.1
366 Columbus Ave (Vallejo St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · North Beach · 56 tips and reviews

Vanessa C.Vanessa Cordero: Best cheesesteaks in SF. Try the bbq / mayo mixture!

Rob W.Rob W: Any of the cheesesteaks are great but the California Cheesesteak puts a pretty cool West Coast spin to a cheesesteak.

Khary P.Khary Peterson: Good old fashion, authentic, Cheese steaks! *I've lived in Philly... trust me. .. its the real deal here*

Jake's Steaks is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

2. Jake's Steaks

7.7
3301 Buchanan St (btwn Magnolia & Lombard), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Marina District · 34 tips and reviews

Rob R.Rob Ray: Best cheesesteaks in the city. They fly their rolls in from Philly!

Tim P.Tim Postlethwaite: Awesome cheesesteak sandwich. The bread seals the deal. Four of us ate here via takeout to our hotel and everyone loved it. So awesome to have a place like this in SF.

John G.John Gower: Cheesesteak hoagie with jalapeños is my go-to here

Cheese Steak Shop is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

3. Cheese Steak Shop

7.5
1716 Divisadero St (at Sutter St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Lower Pacific Heights · 35 tips and reviews

Vanessa P.Vanessa Pierrard: Order the curly fries! The chicken cheese steak is awesome!

Raphael A.Raphael Angeles: My favorite cheese steaks in the SF Bay Area.

Rachel L.Rachel Levin: My favorite cheesesteak in the city, been coming here for 25 years!!

Phillies is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

4. Phillies

7.3
932 Geneva Ave (Mission), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Crocker Amazon · 17 tips and reviews

Richard C.Richard Cabling: Take the Cheesesteak Challenge: 5 Rocky Balboas (cheesesteaks with 2X meat and cheese), 1 Tastykake and a soda and finish it all in an hour.

MauroMauro: Cheesesteaks. That's what's good here. The bread itself is worth going for! Cheez wiz makes it legit. Gem of a place in the Excelsior.

Andrew C.Andrew C: Cheese steak super good !

The Yellow Submarine is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

5. The Yellow Submarine

8.4
503 Irving St (at 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Inner Sunset · 45 tips and reviews

Chris C.Chris Cromwell: Phenominal cheese steaks. Get em' with everything on it!

Serious EatsSerious Eats: The 'pepper steak' is essentially a cheesesteak with grilled green peppers. Be sure to add their house made hot sauce.

Asha J.Asha J: Cheese steak is delicious, as is the meatball. Medium was more than enough. May not look fancy on the outside but a great hidden gem. Nice, friendly service. Would definitely go back.

Ashley's Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

6. Ashley's Cafe

7.6
4454 California St (at 7th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Café · 40 tips and reviews

Maybs M.Maybs M: Must try the bulgogi cheesesteak sandwich. They now sell beer and wine.

Terry C.Terry Chay: If you can take spicy, get the Bulgogi Cheesesteak. It's got jalepenos.

Cory W.Cory Witt: Try the cheese steak sandwhich, it won't disappoint!

Submarine Center is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

7. Submarine Center

8.8
820 Ulloa St (at Claremont Blvd), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · West Portal · 60 tips and reviews

JulieJulie: I love their Cheese steak or Atomic sandwich with everything in it!

Aaron A.Aaron Anderson: Atomic. Cheese steak

Stephen S.Stephen Saribalis: Just a great all around sub. An SF classic. Enjoy it with a view!

Newkirk's is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

8. Newkirk's

8.9
1006 Potrero Ave (at 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Mission District · 12 tips and reviews

Jared D.Jared Drechsler: Cheese steaks

Raphael F.Raphael F: One of the better cheesesteaks in town. Breakfast sammy's are all good.

Chad B.Chad B: Try their Horse on A Roof sandwich. Quite a comfort food item and very satisfying. 😋

The Dark Horse Inn is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

9. The Dark Horse Inn

8.9
942 Geneva Ave (at Mission St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Excelsior · 19 tips and reviews

Richard F.Richard Fregosa: The Colombian Cheesesteak is awesome but my favorite is the Pulled Pork Sandwich, which is their incredible take off of the Vietnamese Bahn Mi sandwich. A must have and order extra of the sauce

Miles D.Miles Davis: Must try the pickles and peppers. Perfect beer food.

Dawn F.Dawn F: Mac and cheese with pulled pork, bacon deviled eggs and pork belly over cheese grits + beer = mouth orgasm!

The Grove is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

10. The Grove

8.3
690 Mission St (btwn 3rd & Annie St), San Francisco, CA
Café · SoMa · 637 tips and reviews

Blair F.Blair Foxworth: Both my husband and I had the cheesesteak sandwich, and it was delicious!

Charlie F.Charlie Foxworth: Philly cheesesteak was delicious.

Mona D.Mona D: Cheesesteak sandwich is perfect.

Moonlight Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

11. Moonlight Cafe

7.5
634 Cortland Ave (at Anderson St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Bernal Heights · 21 tips and reviews

Mia L.Mia Lee: the chicken cheesesteak is awesome

Christine H.Christine Herron: The philly cheesesteak may not come wit-wiz, but it's delicious, perfectly greasy and big enough to split.

Jack P.Jack Purdy: Mocha is delicious and priced very fairly.

Deli Board is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

12. Deli Board

9.1
1058 Folsom St (at Russ St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · SoMa · 270 tips and reviews

Angel K.Angel Kittiyachavalit: The cheesesteak, served only on Saturday, is the best! Be sure to say hi to the owner, Adam, too. He's great! Enjoy!

Frederic B.Frederic Barthelemy: Great friendly workers, good salads as well as sandwiches! Get the cheesesteak if they have it!

Justin E.Justin Edmund: If you're here with someone from Pinterest, ask them to take your sandwiches back to the office and eat on the roof.

AK Subs is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

13. AK Subs

8.4
397 8th St, San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · 45 tips and reviews

Rich L.Rich Lean: Order the Chicken Philly or the Phreaky Fries!

RockyRocky: I dream about the cheesesteak.

Dima G.Dima Goldriga: Hot pastrami is amazing along with many other items...... Weekly specials are usually pretty delicious as well. Great place to have a deli style sandwich. Always lots of parking!

Hall of Flame Burger is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

14. Hall of Flame Burger

8.1
73 Cambon Dr (at Castelo Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · Parkmerced · 23 tips and reviews

JTKJTK: The 76er is probably one of the better philly steaks I've ever had. Definitely worth trying.

Alyssa I.Alyssa Ino: Best burgers, fries, and shakes. Definitely need to try it if you're in the area.

Toby M.Toby Morning: Try the chili cheese fries

Go Getters Deli is one of The 15 Best Places for Steak Subs in San Francisco.

15. Go Getters Deli

7.8
100 Gough St (Page), San Francisco, CA
Deli · Civic Center · 11 tips and reviews

John G.John Gelbius: Breakfast burrito. Or Philly cheesesteak and add scrambled eggs to the mix

Matt V.Matt Van Horn: Secretly the best Mexican food in sf

meganmegan: Ignore the name ("deli") and the big pizza oven - this place has great Mexican food. Go for the spicy chicken anything - top quality shredded white meat marinated in a spicy salsa - so good!