San Francisco Restaurant Week

San Francisco Restaurant Week is underway through April 19, with fixed-price meals now on offer at restaurants across the city. (sfrestaurantweek.com) The event runs for 10 days, from Friday, April 10, through Sunday, April 19, and the official site lists brunch or lunch menus at $10, $15, $25, $35, or $45, plus dinner menus at $30, $45, $60, $75, or $90. (sfrestaurantweek.com) The Golden Gate Restaurant Association organizes the promotion, and its restaurant list spans neighborhoods including Hayes Valley, the Mission, North Beach, Union Square, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, the Marina, and SoMa. (ggra.org, sfrestaurantweek.com) The association says it was founded in 1936 and represents restaurant members across San Francisco, including many smaller independent operators. The restaurant-week site says the spring 2026 participant list went live March 27. (sfrestaurantweek.com) The timing lands in a city still trying to rebuild everyday foot traffic for restaurants, especially downtown. Downtown San Francisco Partnership says its economic reports track office usage, visitor activity, hospitality, and transportation as part of the district’s recovery effort. (downtownsf.org) San Francisco’s own July 2025 economic report said downtown foot traffic was still recovering and office attendance was holding at about 40 percent of 2019 levels. The same report said hotel revenue was generally trending up through June 2025. (media.api.sf.gov) City tourism officials project more than 23.3 million visitors and nearly $10 billion in visitor spending in 2025, giving restaurants a larger pool of customers than they had during the weakest post-pandemic years. (sf.gov) Restaurant operators are still dealing with high labor costs. The National Restaurant Association said salaries and wages, including benefits, represented a median 36.5 percent of sales for full-service restaurants in 2024. (restaurant.org) California restaurant groups have also warned that higher local wage floors in cities including San Francisco have pushed some operators to cut hours, reduce staff, or add more ordering technology. (calrest.org) For diners, the pitch is simple: a limited-time menu with published price points and online booking links. For restaurants, the next six days are a chance to fill seats before the spring edition ends on April 19. (sfrestaurantweek.com, sf.funcheap.com)