A longtime staple of Valencia Street, Tacolicious brought on culinary director Fernando Guzman to kick up the menu a notch. The sopecitos are creamy with Rancho Gordo beans held up by a fried masa base, and the churros were trialed 15 times to get to Guzman’s liking. The Marina and Mission locations stay open until 11 p.m.

This Chinatown newcomer specializes in food from China’s Guangdong province, which means braised lamb or beef stew, steamed vermicelli with shrimp, or wontons and fried fish balls, all served until 3 a.m. daily. Anthony Bourdain’s favorite burger shop, Sam’s, is a storied late-night destination just a few blocks away, too.

Bob’s, San Francisco’s undisputed king of late-night doughnuts, is known for its apple fritters and signature crumble doughnuts roughly the size of the tire on a kid's bike.

Say you’re talking smack about the Bay from outside of the Bay, without saying you’re from outside the Bay: Example one, roasting the lack of 24-hour options without acknowledging longtime champion Pinecrest Diner. The diner opened in 1969 and, against popular belief, is packed Wednesday through Sunday all through late night.

Clement Street in the Richmond District holds a bevy of incredible restaurants, but not so much as the night stretches on and those places close. Genki Crepes and Mini Mart is there to answer the call for hungry night owls, though Naya Dessert Cafe holds it down, too. Where else can one pick up a red bean ice cream and banana crepe while stocking up on shrimp chips? On weekdays the shop is open until 11 p.m. and on Fridays and Saturdays until midnight.

You can order one of the many outstanding cocktails at ABV until 2 a.m. every day, but if you want in on the menu of grilled abalone mushrooms or soft shell crab tacos, you’ll need to get that order in by midnight. There’s plenty to please — from meat and cheese platters to a fried chicken sandwich — but the star of the food side is the burger, which comes with white cheddar cheese, raw red onion, shredded lettuce, pickles, and a tangy special sauce.

This greasy spoon-esque treasure lies on the corner of Market and Castro streets and is undoubtedly amongst the top diners in the city. Things wrap up at 9:45 p.m. every night except Friday and Saturday when the door stays open all 24 hours.

Despite its humble exterior (it is, after all, housed in a former garage), Toyose is one big party. The late-night Korean hideaway serves up hefty portions of Korean fried rice and saccharine soju cocktails until 1:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. During the week, the party ends at midnight.

This Excelsior go-to for fish fillets, nachos, burritos, and bistec keeps convenient late-night hours for those with a night owl schedule. The business stays open until 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, until 10 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, and until 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.