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Bodega SF, San Francisco, CA

Bodega SF

4.7
4.7
68 Reviews
$30 and under
Vietnamese

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 29 times today
  • Good for groups
  • Good for business meals
  • Innovative
Bodega SF is an evolution of Matthew Ho’s family's restaurant, Bodega Bistro, which operated from 2003-2017 out of San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, serving traditional Northern Vietnamese cuisine. The brand’s success continued as Ho organized pop-up events, eventually transitioning to meal packages throughout the pandemic to meet demand. In 2022, Ho and his partners opened Bodega SF’s brick-and-mortar location, again located in the Tenderloin District, bringing high-quality Vietnamese cuisine back to the community with a modernized, casual fine dining experience. The family-style concept allows visitors to sample its variety of authentic, creative dishes.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Vietnamese
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (415) 655-9341
  • Website
    https://www.bodegarestaurants.com/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive chef
    Billy Ho
  • Catering
    Email us at info@bodegarestaurants for our catering menu!
  • Private party facilities
    We offer Bodega and Felix, our underground speakeasy bar, as a space for private events. Email us at info@bodegarestaurants.com or fill out our events from through our website for more information.
  • Location
    138 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94102
  • Neighborhood
    Financial District / Embarcadero
  • Cross street
    Eddy and Mason
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    5 minute walk from Powell Station
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Menu

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What 68 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Bodega SF offers a delightful mix of traditional and inventive Vietnamese cuisine. Patrons praise its "fantastic food," "friendly service," and "great relaxed vibe." Highlights include the "delicious" Bun Cha, creative cocktails, and a welcoming atmosphere. Despite occasional noise concerns, it remains a top dining choice for its flavorful dishes and attentive staff.

68 Reviews

  1. Nicholas

    London

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful dishes. The shakin beef was delicious and cocktails excellent

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  2. Anthony

    VIP

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Some of the best pho I ever had. Every dish was a winner.

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  3. Alex

    Chicago

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Went with the tasting menu to get outside my comfort zone and see what the best the restaurant had to offer was. For drinks, we got the banh bo gimlet, toastedtini, and a glass of wine. The gimlet was absolutely the single greatest cocktail I've ever had. It was perfectly balanced and aromatic. Not all of the tasting menu was amazing but like 99% of it was. The oysters tasted really bright and fresh. The banh khot caviar is mind-blowing! It was a perfectly balanced single bite of caked and fried shrimp taken to the next level with the addition of a small scoop of caviar. The bo tai chanh also stood out as an exceptional dish because of how every ingredient in that dish felt like it was perfectly used to layer both flavors and textures. You just have to try it for yourself to understand. The Dungeness crab salad clearly tried to do the same thing but I felt that the tobiko was a little overused causing it to overwhelm the other textures. The various components of the manila clams were all executed well and came together to form a delicious dish. I particularly enjoyed the broth and would gladly have just slurped up a bowl of that. After that came the bun cha which had no chance of living up to the excellence of the clams and their unforgettable broth. The bun cha was still good though. The tangy broth that the proteins were marinating in was excellent and the herbs were fresh. It was also fun to put everything together yourself and build your own bowl or lettuce wrap. We got bowls of pho for our seventh course which, at that point, felt less like a treat and more like an obligation. We were starting to get pretty full and the pho wasn't exciting enough to put much effort into trying to finish. Btw, the beef pho is way better than the chicken pho. Honestly, I loved my overall experience so much that I don't even want to mention dessert but I should. It's not good. It's bland and boring. Service and ambiance were top notch. Overall, best Vietnamese restaurant in SF!

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  4. Jennifer

    New York City

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 8, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Yummy food. Drinks weak and expensive. Overall ok.

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  5. Conor

    VIP

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 3, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Really excellent food and great recommendations from the server. Would absolutely recommend.

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  6. Liz

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 1, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Every bite was outstanding. Can’t wait to go back.

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  7. Corine

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 29, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Delicious food, good variety, we enjoyed it very much loud was low enough for us to easily talk during diner.

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  8. molly

    San Francisco

    26 reviews

    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on January 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Wonderful traditional AND inventive Vietnamese restaurant!! Delicious food, great relaxed vibe, friendly service with a sense of humor too. Highly recommend!!

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  9. molly

    San Francisco

    26 reviews

    4.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on January 12, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Wonderful Genuine Vietnamese food cooked with a twist of innovation and delicious taste, appealing presentations. Don’t miss the tools with wood ears and pork…

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  10. Peter

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on January 6, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    All the food was amazing Left super stuffed in a good way One of the best gimlets I have had!

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FAQs

Bodega SF offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (415) 655-9341.

Bodega SF is rated 4.7 stars by 68 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 29 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Bodega SF

138 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94102

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Eddy and Mason
  • Neighborhood
    Financial District / Embarcadero
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:30 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Vietnamese
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    5 minute walk from Powell Station
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Billy Ho
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    https://www.bodegarestaurants.com/
  • Phone number
    (415) 655-9341
  • Catering
    Email us at info@bodegarestaurants for our catering menu!
  • Private party facilities
    We offer Bodega and Felix, our underground speakeasy bar, as a space for private events. Email us at info@bodegarestaurants.com or fill out our events from through our website for more information.
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