5 Best Ramen Restaurants in San Francisco, CA
We looked at every ramen restaurant we track in San Francisco, California, and ranked the five with the strongest Google ratings and review volume. Here's exactly where to go, and why each one made the list.
Jackson Hewitt
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How we ranked these restaurants
We ranked every ramen restaurant we track in San Francisco by Google rating first, then by review count as the tiebreaker — the five below are the highest-rated spots with a meaningful number of real diner reviews behind that score, not just a high average built on a handful of ratings.
Denya Ramen
#1. Denya Ramen holds a 5.0-star average across 30 Google reviews.
100% of its reviews land at 4 or 5 stars — a strongly positive spread with very little polarization, which usually points to a kitchen that's consistent night to night rather than one riding a single standout dish.
Offers delivery — practical details worth knowing before you go.
It keeps evening hours later than most of the competition, which matters if you're planning a post-work or late dinner.
HINODEYA Ramen & Bar Chestnut
#2. HINODEYA Ramen & Bar Chestnut holds a 4.8-star average across 857 Google reviews, a large enough sample that the score reflects real consistency rather than a handful of visits.
95% of its reviews land at 4 or 5 stars — a strongly positive spread with very little polarization, which usually points to a kitchen that's consistent night to night rather than one riding a single standout dish.
Takes reservations, and has outdoor seating, offers delivery, lists vegan options, is wheelchair accessible — practical details worth knowing before you go.
It keeps evening hours later than most of the competition, which matters if you're planning a post-work or late dinner.
For a plant-based bowl done well rather than as an afterthought, this is one of the stronger options in San Francisco.
Mulan Malatang
#3. Mulan Malatang holds a 4.8-star average across 151 Google reviews, a solid sample size for a neighborhood ramen shop.
94% of its reviews land at 4 or 5 stars — a strongly positive spread with very little polarization, which usually points to a kitchen that's consistent night to night rather than one riding a single standout dish.
Lists vegetarian options, and is wheelchair accessible — practical details worth knowing before you go.
It keeps evening hours later than most of the competition, which matters if you're planning a post-work or late dinner.
Torraku Ramen - Lombard
#4. Torraku Ramen - Lombard holds a 4.7-star average across 691 Google reviews, a large enough sample that the score reflects real consistency rather than a handful of visits.
Google describes it as: “Cool restaurant with sidewalk seats dishing up Japanese noodle soups, donburi & yakisoba.”
93% of its reviews land at 4 or 5 stars — a strongly positive spread with very little polarization, which usually points to a kitchen that's consistent night to night rather than one riding a single standout dish.
Takes reservations, and has outdoor seating, offers delivery, lists vegan options, is wheelchair accessible — practical details worth knowing before you go.
It keeps evening hours later than most of the competition, which matters if you're planning a post-work or late dinner.
For a plant-based bowl done well rather than as an afterthought, this is one of the stronger options in San Francisco.
Sushi Sheng 鮨昇
#5. Sushi Sheng 鮨昇 holds a 4.7-star average across 515 Google reviews, a large enough sample that the score reflects real consistency rather than a handful of visits.
93% of its reviews land at 4 or 5 stars — a strongly positive spread with very little polarization, which usually points to a kitchen that's consistent night to night rather than one riding a single standout dish.
Takes reservations, and offers delivery, lists vegetarian options, is wheelchair accessible — practical details worth knowing before you go.
It keeps evening hours later than most of the competition, which matters if you're planning a post-work or late dinner.