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🍜 Best Tonkotsu & Specialty Ramen in San Francisco
5 spots ranked by what reviewers actually love. High mentions do not mean high quality.
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Rank 01 · The gold standard
HINODEYA Ramen Union Square
Union Square · ★ 4.6 (3498 reviews)
Talked about 1500Loved 90%
“We found this small popular lively ramen shop when we arrived to San Francisco in the evening. We tried their unique clam ramen and karage. The…”
219 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Rank 02
Taishoken San Francisco
Mission District · ★ 4.6 (505 reviews) · $$
Talked about 450Loved 91%
“Came here after seeing a video about it on Instagram. I think it has the best tsukemen I’ve had outside of Japan! The gravy/soup part is actually…”
665 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Rank 03
Mensho Tokyo SF
Lower Nob Hill · ★ 4.5 (3463 reviews) · $$
Talked about 2100Loved 93%
“Let me get the only minor negative out of the way: they expect everyone to purchase a bowl of ramen. I understand that, but we had two kids with…”
672 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Rank 04
Marufuku Ramen
Japantown · ★ 4.5 (3114 reviews) · $$
Talked about 4200Loved 92%
“Worth the wait time! We tried the pork bao bun, tonkatsu ramen, and the spicy tantan men. Everything was great! I especially loved the spicy…”
1581 Webster St #235, San Francisco, CA 94115
Rank 05
Udon Mugizo - SF
Japantown · ★ 4.7 (2500 reviews) · $$
Talked about 9Loved 100%
“Food was fantastic. Great udon dishes and crispy onigiri bites (appetizer). The agedashi tofu was too big and wasn't crunchy enough; if it was…”
1581 Webster St #217, San Francisco, CA 94115