Seed oil free restaurants in San Francisco, CA
Short answer
13 places in San Francisco, CA are reported to cook without seed oils: 13 cook with animal fats or fruit oils — beef tallow, lard, duck fat, ghee, butter, olive, avocado or coconut oil. Each entry reflects what the venue has been reported to use rather than an inspection, so call ahead before you rely on it.
Cooking with animal fats and fruit oils
Beef tallow, lard, duck fat, ghee, butter, olive, avocado or coconut oil — the fats a kitchen chooses deliberately, and the clearest signal available from outside it.
4505 Burgers & BBQ
705 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA
beef tallowCaffe Central
133 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA
olive oilCaffe Central - Illinois St
490 Illinois St, San Francisco, CA
olive oilCaffe Central - Parnassus Ave
530 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA
olive oilCamino Alto
1715 Union Street, San Francisco, CA
beef tallowlardgheebutterolive oilcoconut oilCasey's Pizza
1170 4th Street, San Francisco, CA
olive oilLong Bridge Pizza Co.
2347 3rd St, San Francisco, CA
butterolive oilPark Tavern
1652 Stockton St, San Francisco, CA
beef tallowStoa
701 Haight St, San Francisco, CA
olive oilKitava - Mission
2011 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
olive oilavocado oilcoconut oilchainsweetgreen - 2nd St
171 2nd St, San Francisco, CA
olive oilchainsweetgreen - Chestnut St
2040 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA
olive oilchainsweetgreen - Folsom St
150 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA
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What to ask before you order
A kitchen can change supplier without changing its menu, and a venue that roasts in tallow may still fry in something else. Four questions settle it in about ten seconds:
- What do you fry in? — the fryer is where the volume is, and it is often a different fat from the grill.
- Is the dressing or sauce made in house? — bought-in dressings and mayo are almost always canola or soybean.
- Are the buns or tortillas baked here? — bakery goods are a common hidden source.
- Do you cook the vegetables in butter or oil? — the answer is frequently a blend.
How to read this list. Each entry reflects what the venue has been reported to cook with. It is not a certification, nobody has inspected these kitchens on your behalf, and menus and suppliers change — treat it as a shortlist to call, not a guarantee. The four questions above are worth asking even when a place is listed here.
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