City guide
Lunch specials in San Francisco
132 lunch specials read on the menus of 21 restaurants, in 10 neighborhoods. The typical one costs $18, the second lowest typical price of the 4 cities we cover.
Menus read Sep 30, 2026
- Restaurants
- 21
- Lunch specials
- 132
- Typical price
- $18
- Under $15
- 34%
Block by block
10 neighborhoods, most restaurants first
- SoMa4 restaurantsrest. · typical $20from $14
- Chinatown / North Beach3 restaurantsrest. · typical $11.05from $7.82
- Financial District / Embarcadero2 restaurantsrest. · typical $26.48from $12.45
- Hayes Valley2 restaurantsrest. · typical $34.50from $22
- Japantown / Western Addition2 restaurantsrest. · typical $19.50from $16
- Mission2 restaurantsrest. · typical $20.50from $18
- Sunset2 restaurantsrest. · typical $14.72from $13
- Union Square / Tenderloin2 restaurantsrest. · typical $18.23from $16.95
- Castro / Noe Valley1 restaurantrest. · typical $19.50from $15
- Richmond1 restaurantrest. · typical $17from $17
What lunch costs
Half of San Francisco restaurants price lunch at $16.50 to $21
132 prices, dollar by dollar. 72% are under $20. The typical price elsewhere: New York $21.80, Los Angeles $17.50, Washington, DC $24.98.
When lunch is served
Lunch runs 11:30 AM to 3 PM at most San Francisco tables
How many restaurants are serving their lunch special at each half hour, among the 11 that print their hours. 4 keep the lunch price until 4 PM or later.
What are you having?
By cuisine in San Francisco
Lowest price first
All 21 restaurants with a lunch special
- Pizzelle di North BeachChinatown / North Beach · PizzaLunch hours not stated on the menuserving nowfrom$7.823 specials
- Z & Y RestaurantChinatown / North Beach · Chinese11 AM to 3 PM, Mon to Frisave up to $16.05 vs dinnerserving nowfrom$8.9531 specials
- R & G LoungeChinatown / North Beach · Chinese11 AM to 2:30 PM, Mon to Frisave up to $5 vs dinnerserving nowfrom$108 specials
- TricoloreFinancial District / Embarcadero · ItalianLunch hours not stated on the menuserving nowfrom$12.456 specials
- KikiSunset · Japanese12 PM to 4 PM, Tue to Sunsave up to $2.50 vs dinnerserving nowfrom$1313 specials
- Marnee ThaiSunset · Thai11:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Mon to Friserving nowfrom$13.951 special
- Hakashi Japanese Sushi Bar & GrillSoMa · JapaneseLunch hours not stated on the menuserving nowfrom$149 specials
- Grand Lake KitchenCastro / Noe ValleyLunch hours not stated on the menuserving nowfrom$154 specials
- Pa'inaJapantown / Western Addition · Hawaiian11 AM to 2 PM, Mon to Friserving nowfrom$1613 specials
- SOMA Restaurant & BarSoMa · MediterraneanLunch hours not stated on the menusave up to $4 vs dinnerserving nowfrom$1617 specials
- Thai CurryUnion Square / Tenderloin · ThaiLunch hours not stated on the menusave up to $1 vs dinnerserving nowfrom$16.956 specials
- ClementinaRichmond · Italian11:30 AM to 4 PM, Fri to Sunserving nowfrom$172 specials
- TacoliciousMission · Mexican11:30 AM to 3 PM, Mon to Friserving nowfrom$181 special
- Yakitori EdomasaJapantown / Western Addition · Japanese11 AM to 4 PMserving nowfrom$187 specials
- SanrakuUnion Square / Tenderloin · Japanese11:30 AM to 4 PM, Mon to Friserving nowfrom$19.501 special
- MashaallahSoMa · PakistaniLunch hours not stated on the menuserving nowfrom$201 special
- Copper Chimney Indian RestaurantSoMa · IndianLunch hours not stated on the menuserving nowfrom$21.993 specials
- Zuni CaféHayes Valley11 AM to 3 PM, Fri, Satserving nowfrom$222 specials
- Apna ChulhaMission · Indian12 PM to 2:30 PM, Tue to Thuserving nowfrom$231 special
- Hayes Street GrillHayes ValleyLunch hours not stated on the menusave up to $1 vs dinnerserving nowfrom$342 specials
- BixFinancial District / EmbarcaderoLunch hours not stated on the menusave up to $9 vs dinnerserving nowfrom$401 special
Lunch vs dinner
Same dish, lower price at lunch
50 dishes in San Francisco print both a lunch and a regular price. The biggest gaps:
Good to know
Lunch in San Francisco, in short
How much does a lunch special cost in San Francisco?
A typical restaurant charges $18 for its lunch special, and half of the 21 restaurants sit between $16.50 and $21. Of the 132 prices we read, 34% are under $15 and 72% are under $20. All prices are before tax and tip.
Which San Francisco neighborhood has the cheapest lunch specials?
Among neighborhoods with at least three restaurants, Chinatown / North Beach has the lowest typical price, $11.05. SoMa has the highest, $20.
What time are lunch specials served in San Francisco?
11 restaurants print their lunch hours. Service typically starts around 11:30 AM and ends around 3 PM. 4 keep the lunch price until 4 PM or later.
Are lunch specials served on weekends in San Francisco?
Most are weekday deals. 3 restaurants on this page write a Saturday or Sunday on the lunch menu.
Typical price: each restaurant counts once, at the middle price of its own lunch specials; we show the middle restaurant. Menus read Sep 30, 2026. Prices at the table, before tax and tip. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).