The best restaurant in San Francisco for Sunday brunch is arguably Mama’s on Washington Square in the Little Italy district of San Francisco. The queue for a table is inevitable and an hour wait for a table is not uncommon but the loyal following of Mama’s on Washington Square is hooked to the gourmet breakfast and genuinely smiling service staff.
The omelets are primed with fresh herbs, prosciutto, seasonal wild mushrooms or Dungeness crab. The pancakes are superlative. If you miss breakfast, lunch continues with generous-sized burgers and gourmet sandwiches. Bring cash as Mama’s on Washington Square does not accept credit cards. The wait outside Mama’s on Washington Square in the morning means standing in the fog but with the view of Washington Square Park and the Saints Peter & Paul Church, the romance of San Francisco is surreal.
