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San Francisco

Everywhere we track in San Francisco — restaurants ranked by the ones where we've seen the Amex Resy credit badge ourselves, then Michelin standing, then how people rate them.

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12 places to go

Golden Gate Park

4.8 out of 5(44,783 reviews)Park

The city's 1,017-acre oasis draws hikers, bikers, art lovers & music fans, plus gardens & museums.

Visit site ↗San Francisco

San Francisco Botanical Garden

4.8 out of 5(8,142 reviews)Botanical Garden

55 acres of serene gardens showcasing diverse plants from around the world & a magnolia collection.

Visit site ↗1199 9th Ave

Golden Gate Bridge

4.8 out of 5(85,370 reviews)Bridge

Famed 4,200 ft art deco suspension bridge open to car, bike & foot traffic.

Visit site ↗Golden Gate Brg

Alcatraz Island

4.7 out of 5(45,377 reviews)Historical Place

Notorious prison & once home to Al Capone, now a museum with an audio tour, accessible by ferry.

Visit site ↗San Francisco

Exploratorium

4.7 out of 5(8,796 reviews)Museum

Hundreds of interactive, educational exhibits & activities illustrating scientific principles.

Visit site ↗Pier 15 Embarcadero at

Oracle Park

4.7 out of 5(32,874 reviews)Stadium

Home to the San Francisco Giants, this ballpark with bay views offers tours & hosts special events.

Visit site ↗24 Willie Mays Plaza

Mission Dolores Park

4.7 out of 5(16,684 reviews)Park

Locals of all ages gather at this outdoor hot spot for picnics & people-watching.

Visit site ↗Dolores St &

Cable Car Museum

4.7 out of 5(7,211 reviews)Museum

Antique cable cars on exhibit in the historic building that houses the cable-pulling equipment.

Visit site ↗1201 Mason St

Sutro Baths

4.7 out of 5(3,024 reviews)Historical Landmark

Now in ruins, this circa 1896, expansive public bathhouse once held seven saltwater swimming pools.

Visit site ↗1004 Point Lobos Ave

PIER 39

4.6 out of 5(139,227 reviews)Tourist Attraction

Bustling bayside pier featuring scenic views, sea lion sightings, eateries, shops & entertainment.

Visit site ↗The Embarcadero #256

Fisherman's Wharf

4.6 out of 5(13,480 reviews)Tourist Attraction

Bustling waterfront area with seafood restaurants, shopping, an aquarium, sea lions & ferry tours.

Visit site ↗Parking lot

California Academy of Sciences

4.6 out of 5(6,510 reviews)Museum

Natural history museum with an aquarium, planetarium & scientists conducting a variety of research.

Visit site ↗55 Music Concourse Dr

Getting there on points

Published award prices from San Francisco, from our own pricing run.

Flights

CUNBusiness · American AAdvantage
30,000 mi
SJDBusiness · American AAdvantage
30,000 mi
KEFBusiness · Aeroplan
75,000 mi
LHRBusiness · Aeroplan
75,000 mi

Hotels

Hyatt Regency Kyoto
15,000/night
Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile
15,000/night
Park Hyatt Dubai
20,000/night

How this list is built. Restaurants and bars come from Google Places for San Francisco, refreshed Oct 14, and are split between the two tabs by the venue type Google reports. Booking platform is detected from each restaurant's own website. Michelin and Sapphire Reserve marks are matched by name and place. Where Google has no description we say what we hold about the venue instead.

What the marks mean. Since August 1 a restaurant only triggers the Amex Resy credit if its Resy page shows the “Qualifies for Resy Credit” badge — we open those pages and look, last on Sep 15, and a blank badge means we haven't checked yet, not that the credit fails. A sighting inside thirty days reads “Resy credit”; an older one carries the date we saw it, because what we can honestly say is what we saw and when. A Sapphire Reserve table is on Chase's Exclusive Tables list, where the $150 half-yearly dining credit applies — enrol the card at OpenTable first · list Sep 9. Michelin means starred, Bib Gourmand or Selected in the 2026 US guide, collected Sep 9. James Beard and the bar lists are the current year's awards, with a win shown differently from a nomination.

Card credits change without notice. Confirm on Resy or with your issuer before you count on one.