The Bird is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

1. The Bird

8.9
115 New Montgomery St (Minna Street), San Francisco, CA
Fried Chicken Joint · SoMa · 87 tips and reviews

Michael D.Michael Ducker: Curly fries, spicy chicken fried sandwich with house made pickles and siracha makes the best new lunch spot in soma!

Daniel S.Daniel Stansell: Spicy chicken sandwich is the way to go. That and curly fries. Our favorite in the city, and the spicy is spicy!

Danny R.Danny Roa: One of the best fried chicken sandwich in SF. Crispy and great flavor.

The Flying Falafel is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

2. The Flying Falafel

8.2
1051 Market St (at 6th St), San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · SoMa · 56 tips and reviews

Jonathan E.Jonathan Eatherly: Very very good falafel. All ingredients are fresh and cooked to order. The spicy half pita was delicious and surprisingly inexpensive.

Liana F.Liana Fong: Can't go wrong with the spicy or sesame falafel pocket. Delicious and filling

PeggyPeggy: The spicy falafel is superb. No line 15 minutes before closing when it's raining. :)

Tropisueño is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

3. Tropisueño

8.4
75 Yerba Buena Ln (btwn 3rd & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · SoMa · 394 tips and reviews

Grub CrawlGrub Crawl: Share the chile verde with friends. Ask for extra tortilla and make tacos for a party. Best chile verde ever! Grubcrawl.com

Steffie Pardo H.Steffie Pardo Harner: Awesome food - and the spicy salsa is ACTUALLY spicy. Win.

Rufo S.Rufo Sanchez: Chile Verde with the Peruvian white brands was awesome.

Ayola is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

4. Ayola

8.0
118 New Montgomery St (btwn Mission & Minna St), San Francisco, CA
Greek Restaurant · SoMa · 49 tips and reviews

Jarvis J.Jarvis Johnson: This place has amazing gyros. Don't skimp on the spicy sauce.

VyomaVyoma: Gyros are great. Get some extra hot sauce on the side

Khoa M.Khoa Ma: The hot sauce here is BOMB! The gyro is a good substitute for a döner.

Basil Thai Restaurant & Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

5. Basil Thai Restaurant & Bar

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

Jonathan T.Jonathan Thaw: The minced spicy chicken is excellent

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).

Liza P.Liza P: Great Thai food! Spicy papaya salad is amazing!

Marlowe is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

6. Marlowe

8.8
500 Brannan St (at 4th St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 253 tips and reviews

eryn y.eryn yula: Try the Grilled Shrimp With Spicy Boozy Cocktail Sauce

Josie C.Josie C.: Delicious Duck Liver Cromesquis, grape, mustard seed gastrique, spicy cress!

Stephanie Y.Stephanie Y: Burger was amazing as usual and the beef tartare has a nice spicy kick to it. Their mixed drinks on the menu lean on the sweeter side. Not bad or anything, just a heads up.

Lao Table is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

7. Lao Table

7.4
149 2nd St (at Minna St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · SoMa · 180 tips and reviews

RobertRobert: Spicy catfish is best. Very spicy and very tasty :)

Jill P.Jill Powell: Lychee martini is amazing!! And the spicy green beans- yum!

Ravi S.Ravi Shah: Spicy eggplant is delicious...and lives up to the spicy name!

Deli Board is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

8. Deli Board

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

arlene r.arlene romana: Get the spicy Sammie's def hot hot hot

Holger L.Holger Lüdorf: My new favorite: The Humberto is 2-meat spicy version of the Boca. The Jalapeños make all the difference.

Neel B.Neel Bhargava: Damn good sandwich. Use the habanero sauce

Garaje is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

9. Garaje

9.1
475 3rd St (at Bryant St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · SoMa · 299 tips and reviews

Norris T.Norris Tran: Great selection of hot sauces incl. sriracha to the right counter underneath the goodyear sign

MandyMandy: The burger with jalapeños is amazing... And the jalapeños are free!

Sahana U.Sahana U: The best tostada I've ever had! Top it off with some hot sauce for a perfect kick.

The St. Regis San Francisco is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

10. The St. Regis San Francisco

9.1
125 3rd St (at Minna St), San Francisco, CA
Hotel · SoMa · 105 tips and reviews

Marc M.Marc McCabe: Looking for somewhere quiet to work? The lobby bar makes great coffee and you get free nuts and wasabi snacks. Wifi costs $15 though..

General ElectricGeneral Electric: Hit the bar! Wasabi peas and cocktails are the perfect combo. Another great combo is human insight and machine intelligence - creating an open, global network known as the Industrial Internet. Read more.

Liz N.Liz Ngo: Try the bummer and Lazarus. Spicy tequila; cooled off with refreshing cucumber and soothing ginger beer. Hello early summer!

Azúcar Lounge is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

11. Azúcar Lounge

7.6
299 9th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · SoMa · 54 tips and reviews

Tigger N.Tigger NYC: The jalapeno drinks are great

Mike V.Mike Vegas: If you like to walk on the spicy side - Try the Xalapa Margarita (pronounced "Zalapa") It's amazing!!! Edgar is a master of his craft ; )

Nick K.Nick Kinling: Get the Cerveza de barrio! It's spicy Tecate and it's surprisingly delicious

Ippudo is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

12. Ippudo

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

Matt L.Matt Lew: Get the Karaka Spicy!

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

AshishAshish: The Karaka Spicy ramen was super flavorful! You can't go wrong with any of the Ippudo buns either. Definitely worth the wait.

Little Skillet is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

13. Little Skillet

7.6
360 Ritch St (at Lusk St), San Francisco, CA
Southern Food Restaurant · SoMa · 171 tips and reviews

The Bold ItalicThe Bold Italic: This place has every condiment you could ever want for your chicken and waffles – syrup, honey, two kinds of hot sauce – and artisan drinks like homemade sweet tea and mint blueberry lemonade. Read more.

Jenny C.Jenny Cheng: Try the jalapeño honey sauce!

Nick C.Nick Cicero: The Fried Chicken and Waffles here are amazing...plus the honey jalapeño sauce rocks.

Zeitgeist is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

14. Zeitgeist

8.8
199 Valencia St (at Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · SoMa · 387 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST BLOODY MARYThere's no better spot to cure your hangover & you want your Bloody Mary to be as spicy & saucy as the bartender shaking them up... Read more.

Mari R.Mari R.: Bloody Mary's were all that and more. Spicy but good.

Mitch A.Mitch A: Bloody Mary's are awesome but spicy!

Amber is one of The 15 Best Places for Spicy Food in SoMa, San Francisco.

15. Amber

7.6
25 Yerba Buena Ln (at Market St) (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
North Indian Restaurant · SoMa · 199 tips and reviews

John C.John Crissup: The chicken biryani was excellent! And the chili thyme naan was very spicy, which offset the mild flavor of the biryani perfectly.

Scott L.Scott Lopatin: Best Lamb Vindaloo ever.

Rob R.Rob Rusher: Nalli Vindaloo, hottest you can get it, was awesome.