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(415) 641-9955
1000 Guerrero St
San Francisco,
CA
94110
37.755
-122.4232
Neighborhoods: Noe Valley, Central
Price:
$$
Last updated 6.04.11
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Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Family-Friendly Dining, Romantic Dining, Date Spot, Group Dining, Cheap Eats
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What People Are Saying About Tao Cafe
Featured Review
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Contributor
In Short – With celadon walls, dark wood tables and high-backed rattan chairs, Tao Cafe attains a French-colonial elegance that's graceful and tranquil. The clientele is schooled in explanations of Vietnamese culinary traditions peppered throughout the menu. The dishes range from fresh rolls of grilled beef, chicken angel hair noodle soup to Vietnamese confit of dug legs.
Editor's Tips
- Parking:
- Parking is available at 3255 21st St, between Valencia and Bartlett.
- What to Drink:
- Tao Cafe serves beer and wine only; in lieu of a cocktail, order the kir royale.
03/17/11
loved it
by gailybelly at Citysearch
Great place to hang out and have a drink and a bite to eat.
will go there again.
07/07/09
My Favorite Place to Eat in SF
by Emily at Citysearch
The food is outstanding - I always have the fish claypot - yummy! The appetizers are hard to choose from so we always have them all. This is the jewel of asian/fusion cuisine and I can't recommend it highly enough. The owners are gracious and inviting - it is a great place to host a small event for a celebration. Try it!
- Pros: Excellent Food
- Cons: Not close enough to where I live - in SoCal
07/03/07
my favorite restaurant
by pucca_mnm at Citysearch
The first time I went there was 2 years ago, and it instantly became my all-time favorite restaurant. I love the food, I go there every time I get a chance, and I never get tired of it. Never. My very favorite dish is the Bo Bun, a delicous rice noodle salad with lettuce, beef, and yummy Vietnamese carrot pickles. I've never tasted better lemonade than Tao Lemonade. The chefs are two lovely Vietnamese women, both experts in cooking, and everything is beautiful there: the tables, the cushions, the color of the walls, the paintings. There are even some lovely little drawings in the restrooms, I almost asked if they were for sale! Anyway, just try it, you'll never get better Vietnamese food than at Tao Cafe!
- Pros: Excellent everything
- Cons: None!
04/29/07
Beautiful place, yum food and what a cocktail!
by rml244 at Citysearch
I was in the mood for Asian noodles soup and am sick and tired of not getting a good bowl in the city for a reasonable price.
Tao cafe is heaven sent. Beautiful interior decoration, warm, quiet setting and a great reasonably priced menu. I had the tofu (added chicken upon request) with coconut soup and noodles. The soup was not too heavy and creamy but rather light, flavorful and spicy. To go with the hot day I ordered the Mojito. Apart from Pena Pacha Mama this is the best Mojito I have had. Wait staff was so courteous and warm. Even the owner and the chef came out to our table to make sure we were comfortable and invited us to come back soon. I will definitely go back to get some of that authentic goodness.
- Pros: Authentic Franco-Vietnamese for a good price
- Cons: Parking
