Sizzling SF: Chili Heat, Trash Pies & Fancy Dogs - 2025's Hottest Eats!

Sizzling SF: Chili Heat, Trash Pies & Fancy Dogs - 2025's Hottest Eats!

Published: December 20, 2025

Duration: 3:12

Food Scene San Francisco

San Francisco is once again cooking at a fever pitch, and listeners, the city’s latest wave of restaurants proves its appetite for risk is very much intact. According to The Infatuation, 2025 saw roughly 250 openings across San Francisco, with standouts like Verjus, Ocean Subs, Jules, Outta Sight Pizza II, The Happy Crane, Lovely’s, Caché, and Fikscue turning “where should we eat?” into a full-time job.

The Happy Crane in Hayes Valley is the city’s new modern Chinese crush, a follow-up to the cult success of Four Kings. The San Francisco Chronicle n...