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Bistro · Potrero Hill · $$$
Classic gratineed onion soup, generously topped with melted cheese.
Bistro · Outer Sunset · $$$
Well-balanced in salt and broth with a bubbly cheese crust — a comforting classic done right.
American · Polk Gulch · $$
A menu classic with deeply caramelized onions under a bubbling cap of melted cheese — the kind of bowl that makes you forget the fog outside
American · Union Square · $$
Caramelized onions, beef broth, melted Parmesan and Swiss — a proper version.
Bistro · Hayes Valley · $$$
Classic gratineed onion soup with bubbling Gruyere
Southern & Soul Food · Tenderloin · $$
Classic French onion soup topped with melted Swiss cheese and crouton—warm and savory
American · Showplace Square · $$$$
The brasserie staple done with Lazy Bear precision — a bubbling crock of caramelized onion broth under a melted cheese crust
Pacific Heights · $$
Bistro · Union Square · $$$
Classic onion soup with crouton and gruyere
Teppanyaki · Japantown · $$$
Bistro · West of Twin Peaks · $$$
Classic onion soup with melted cheese crust, the most-mentioned dish.
American · Embarcadero · $$$
Classic gratinéed onion soup, frequently called out as a signature comfort starter.
American · Union Street · $$$
Classic French onion soup with melted gruyère
French · Union Street · $$$$
A poetic take on onion soup, often caramelized and intensely flavored in a delicate tartlet or broth
Bistro · Yerba Buena · $$$
Classic gratineed onion soup; a frequently mentioned signature.
Bistro · Pacific Heights · $$$
Classic French onion soup with melted cheese crouton
Bistro · Cow Hollow · $$
A comforting classic French onion soup, featuring deeply caramelized onions and a generous cheesy topping.
Classic French onion — bubbling cheese over caramelized onions
Steakhouse · Polk Gulch · $$$$
Classic French onion soup with Gruyère.
New American · Financial District · $$$
French onion soup, classic execution — a brasserie staple on the menu.
French · Russian Hill · $$
A decent rendition of the classic French onion soup.
Bistro · Hayes Valley · $$
Rich onion soup with cheese and toast—classic but occasionally arrives lukewarm or bland