
San Francisco’s 7 most exciting restaurant debuts of 2023

by Becky Duffett
Updated December 18, 2023
Doom loop be damned—San Francisco’s new restaurants tell a much happier story. The city’s most promising debuts include a nationally acclaimed Thai spot in Laurel Hill and a Potrero Hill trattoria that’s making the TikTok rounds for its exceptional lemon spaghetti.
Get ’em while they’re hot: Here are San Francisco’s seven most exciting restaurant openings of 2023.

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