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Bar · Bernal Heights · $$
Saucy steak with fries, dressed in a bo kho‑inspired au poivre‑style sauce
French · Hayes Valley · $$
Grilled steak with French fries — bistro standard, executed reliably.
Bistro · Cow Hollow · $$
A classic bistro offering of an 8 oz Bavette steak served with crispy French fries and a rich green peppercorn sauce.
French · Outer Sunset · $$$
Classic French bistro steak with hand-cut fries.
Italian · Lower Pacific Heights · $$$
Bistro-classic steak with house frites — a longstanding favorite.
New American · Financial District · $$$
Steak frites with beef jus, a newer addition
New American · Lower Nob Hill · $$
Seared steak with golden brown fries.
New American · SoMa · $$
A bistro classic done confidently — seared steak with crispy fries and a rich sauce.
New American · Lower Haight · $$
New American · Northern Waterfront · $$$
American · Dolores Heights · $$
8oz hanger steak topped with garlic butter, served with crispy frites — steakhouse quality at cafe prices
Mediterranean · The Castro · $$
New American · Yerba Buena · $$$
Bistro · West of Twin Peaks · $$$
American · Hayes Valley · $$$
New American · South Beach · $$
French · Northern Waterfront · $$$
New York strip steak served with a classic, savory peppercorn reduction.
New American · Hayes Valley · $
Bistro · Yerba Buena · $$$
Hanger steak with duck-fat fries; the brasserie default and the order most reviewers call out.
French · Mission Dolores · $$
Classic bistro preparation of seared steak paired with a generous portion of crispy pommes frites.
French · Hayes Valley · $$$
8 oz bavette steak served with a savory green peppercorn butter and bordelaise sauce.
Bistro · Union Square · $$$
Brasserie-classic steak frites; menu staple.
Pub & Grill · Yerba Buena · $$$
Classic steak frites done well — straightforward execution.
California-raised beef with classic frites — a brasserie anchor on the dinner menu.
New American · Marina District · $$
Pan-seared flat iron steak served with a green peppercorn jus and truffle salt fries.
French · Union Square · $$$$
Grilled 9 oz prime sirloin flap steak served with a signature herb sauce and crispy fries.
Bistro · North of the Panhandle · $$$
Bistro steak with crisp fries
Bistro · Pacific Heights · $$$
French-style steak with house-cut fries
New American · Bernal Heights · $$$
Critic-celebrated French bistro classic, Mission Local-flagged signature.
Bistro · Union Square · $$
Seared steak with shoestring fries and a classic peppercorn or bearnaise sauce.
Modern British · Yerba Buena · $$$
A satisfying skirt steak paired with decadent truffle fries and a flavorful red wine-herb butter.