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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(44,849 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(8,164 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(85,330 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(45,397 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(8,833 reviews)Museum

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

Visit site ↗Pier 15 Embarcadero at

Oracle Park

4.7 out of 5(32,892 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(16,710 reviews)Park

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

Visit site ↗Dolores St &

Sea Lions

4.7 out of 5(7,516 reviews)Tourist Attraction

Docks off Pier 39 that are a favorite hangout of hundreds of sunbathing, barking sea lions.

Visit site ↗203 The Embarcadero

Cable Car Museum

4.7 out of 5(7,248 reviews)Museum

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

Visit site ↗1201 Mason St

16th Avenue Tiled Steps

4.7 out of 5(3,145 reviews)Hiking Area

Creative, community-driven mosaic featuring a flowing sea to stars design up a 163-step stairway.

Visit site ↗16th Ave

PIER 39

4.6 out of 5(139,506 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(13,587 reviews)Tourist Attraction

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

Visit site ↗Parking lot

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.

San Francisco — restaurants, bars and where your card credits work · PointsUser