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Steakhouse · Union Street · $$
Classic French onion soup with melted gruyère
American · Union Square · $$
Caramelized onions, beef broth, melted Parmesan and Swiss — a proper version.
French · Outer Sunset · $$$
Well-balanced in salt and broth with a bubbly cheese crust — a comforting classic done right.
Bistro · Potrero Hill · $$$
Classic gratineed onion soup, generously topped with melted cheese.
American · Polk Gulch · $$
A menu classic with deeply caramelized onions under a bubbling cap of melted cheese — the kind of bowl that makes you forget the fog outside
French · Hayes Valley · $$$
Classic gratineed onion soup with bubbling Gruyere
Southern & Soul Food · Tenderloin · $$
Classic French onion soup topped with melted Swiss cheese and crouton—warm and savory
French · Showplace Square · $$$$
The brasserie staple done with Lazy Bear precision — a bubbling crock of caramelized onion broth under a melted cheese crust
American · Embarcadero · $$
Classic gratinéed onion soup, frequently called out as a signature comfort starter.
Pacific Heights · $$
New American · Union Street · $$
Classic French onion — bubbling cheese over caramelized onions
Bistro · Union Square · $$$
Classic onion soup with crouton and gruyere
Teppanyaki · Japantown · $$
Bistro · West of Twin Peaks · $$$
Classic onion soup with melted cheese crust, the most-mentioned dish.
French · Union Street · $$$$
A poetic take on onion soup, often caramelized and intensely flavored in a delicate tartlet or broth
French · Hayes Valley · $$
Classic beef-based broth with deeply caramelized onions and a melted cheese crust.
Bistro · Yerba Buena · $$$
Classic gratineed onion soup; a frequently mentioned signature.
Bistro · Pacific Heights · $$$
Classic French onion soup with melted cheese crouton
Bistro · Cow Hollow · $$
A comforting classic French onion soup, featuring deeply caramelized onions and a generous cheesy topping.
Steakhouse · Polk Gulch · $$$$
Classic French onion soup with Gruyère.
New American · Financial District · $$$
French onion soup, classic execution — a brasserie staple on the menu.
French · Russian Hill · $$
A decent rendition of the classic French onion soup.