Restaurants in San Francisco, CA: 11,335 businesses
Updated 2026-07-21 · live from the Resquared database
As of July 2026, there are 11,335 distinct restaurants in the San Francisco, CA area in Resquared's local business database. Every figure on this page comes from that one dataset, counted within about 25 miles of the city center. For 29.3% of them, the database holds a direct owner or decision-maker email rather than a generic inbox.
Note on scale: this is one category in one metro, counted as distinct businesses within ~25 miles of San Francisco. The full Resquared platform covers 14M+ verified US local businesses across every category and metro.
20 of the 11,335 restaurants in the San Francisco area
These are 20 real records from the database, exactly as they appear in the platform. Emails are hidden here because this is a public page.
Customer ratings of San Francisco restaurants
15,637 rated listings · 4,435,770 total reviews · 79.8% independent
Where San Francisco's restaurants are
Distinct businesses by area, within ~25 miles of San Francisco
| Area | Restaurants (distinct businesses) |
|---|---|
| San Francisco | 3,687 |
| Oakland | 915 |
| Berkeley | 447 |
| San Mateo | 253 |
| Hayward | 233 |
| Concord | 222 |
| San Leandro | 190 |
| Walnut Creek | 190 |
| Redwood City | 187 |
| San Rafael | 183 |
Common questions about this data
How many restaurants are there in San Francisco?
There are 11,335 distinct restaurants within about 25 miles of San Francisco, CA as of July 2026, based on Resquared's local business database. Individual chain locations are collapsed into one business for this count.
How many San Francisco restaurants have owner contact information?
29.3% of restaurants in the San Francisco area have a direct owner or decision-maker email in the database (generic inboxes like info@ are excluded from that figure), and 61.8% have a named contact person on file.
What is the average customer rating of restaurants in San Francisco?
Across 15,637 rated listings in the San Francisco area, restaurants average 3.75 out of 5 stars, with 4,435,770 customer reviews counted in total.
What share of San Francisco restaurants are independent vs. chains?
79.8% of tracked restaurant listings in the San Francisco area are independent businesses rather than chain locations.
How current is this data?
This page was generated from a live database query in July 2026 and is regenerated on a recurring schedule, so the counts move as businesses open, close, and get re-verified.
Restaurants in other metros
Source: Resquared local business database, July 2026. Counts are distinct businesses within ~25 miles of San Francisco, CA, matched on SIC/NAICS industry codes. See methodology for details. Methodology →