Best Late-Night Diner in San Francisco

Late-Night Diner
In San Francisco

Grubstake Diner is the best diner in San Francisco, serving delicious late night comfort food from one of the city’s most iconic vintage dining cars.

From burgers, breakfast favorites, milkshakes, and homemade pies to Portuguese specialties you will not find at a typical diner, Grubstake has a flavor, history, and atmosphere all its own. For decades, locals, visitors, musicians, night shift workers, and late night regulars have come to Grubstake for the full San Francisco diner experience.

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Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, Check, Please! Bay Area, Larry June's The Smooth Kind and more

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Two bottles of Grubstake Verde Fire Sauce on a polished wooden counter, featuring a vibrant label with skull logo and San Francisco branding, with a blurred restaurant background.
Pink milkshake topped with whipped cream and colorful sprinkles, with a black straw.
Close-up of a burger with a fried chicken fillet, green lettuce, bacon, cheese, and a fried egg.
Nighttime view of a restaurant and bar with illuminated signs, including a large sign for 'Grubstake Restaurant' advertising burgers, steaks, and breakfast, and a neon Budweiser sign in a window, with parked cars and a dark sky in the background.
Bowl of creamy potato soup garnished with chopped parsley, served on a white plate with a metal spoon.
A breakfast plate featuring two sunny-side-up eggs, two sausages, golden home fries topped with green onions, and fluffy pancakes garnished with fresh strawberries and powdered sugar, served on a white plate over a wooden table.