Restaurants in San Mateo
The Best Restaurants
Jack's Prime Burgers & Shakes
3723 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403Very delicious burger! And AMAZING customer service. We were greeted with nothing but smiles and attentiveness. I had the Jack’s Original and it was really...
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- Superb1006 Reviews4.8
Rainbow Pizza
112 De Anza Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402Like the pizza I remember from the Monte Carlo Italian restaurant here is Portland Oregon. The meat lovers was piled high and thick with meat and cheese. ...
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- Superb578 Reviews4.8
Jack's Restaurant and Bar
1750 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94402We here on a double date with a close friend o mine. My first visit here in San Mateo, we usually visit the San Bruno. The waitress was on point with her...
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- Superb720 Reviews4.7
Hot Wok Bistro
1012 Howard Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401Food is pretty good, great welcoming and service. If you're very hungry, no worries, the portions are huge. The only thing I didn't feel like it was...
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- Superb520 Reviews4.8
El Sinaloense Restaurant
1622 Palm Ave, San Mateo, CA 94402Never dined in but for a delicious taco, whatever the type, great food, great value. I bought takeout for friends and the pastor, carnitas and fish tacos are...
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- Superb391 Reviews4.6
Pausa Bar & Cookery
223 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401Great dinner with the best service. The waiter was kind, efficient and great with recommendations. Will definitely go back the next time I am craving cold...
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- Superb390 Reviews4.4
Cuban Kitchen
3799 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403I don't know enough about Cuban cuisine to say whether it's truly authentic, but I do know everything I've had here has been delicious. The...
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- Superb278 Reviews4.5
Pacific Catch
243 S B St, San Mateo, CA 94401Outside seating was not very "elegant," as it is inside, and they had no heaters, although it was a chilly night. Also, 2 of us were seated on a slope. Food...
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- Good356 Reviews4.2
Vespucci Ristorante Italiano
147 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401It’s always a great experience when we come here. My wife had a truly spectacular lamb dish that was tender, juicy and dressed with a fantastic Barolo sauce....
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- Superb287 Reviews4.7
Taishoken Ramen
47 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401Quite a large ramen noodles shop, with lots of outdoor dining seating. Both styles of ramen we ordered were delicious, flavorful, the dipping sauce had yuzu...
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- Superb272 Reviews4.4
Espetus Churrascaria
710 S B St, San Mateo, CA 94401Food was delicious, the salad bar had so many options and there was a huge selection of hot food options as well. Everything tasted amazing, the waiter...
- Superb235 Reviews4.5
Central Park Bistro
181 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401I don’t even know where to start from!! Food was out of this world. Service was amazing and was the best I’ve ever received in a restaurant. I will...
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- Superb295 Reviews4.3
Apple Fritter
1901 S Norfolk St, San Mateo, CA 94403This litte place is wonderful! The food was tasty and ready in the amount of time stated, it was very busy, but didn't affect the quality. Don't...
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- Superb275 Reviews4.3
Ping’s Bistro留湘·小聚
1208 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94402Clams and garlic crawfish were so so. House special frog in flaming pot was decent. Fried poached egg with green pepper was awesome! 4/5 for the food.Plus one...
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- Superb179 Reviews4.9
Sushi Sam's Edomata
218 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401Probably one of the best customer service experiences. The sushi was as good as you can get in all of California and I've visited plenty of sushi...
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- Superb242 Reviews4.4
Charm Thai Eatery
1428 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94402I love Charm Thai. I used to walk over this spot almost every other day during my lunch break to have their spicy chicken noodle Thai soup. This was my...
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- Superb230 Reviews4.4
Silver House
2224 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403FAVORITE ! FAVORITE ! FAVORITE ! ? WE COME HERE EVERY WEEK & THEY ARE THE BEST. EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS SO FRESH . THE STAFF IS ALWAYS SO NICE &...
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- Superb222 Reviews4.4
GAO VIET KITCHEN
313 S San Mateo Dr, San Mateo, CA 94401My partner and I had dinner here for our anniversary and it was so delicious and a perfect end to our day :) 10/10 food and experience!! Food: I ordered the...
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- Superb250 Reviews4.3
Sushi Maruyama
279 Baldwin Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401Nice place for a date night! We got takeout from this restaurant on Thursday night and found out they only do takeout Tuesday-Thursday nights. We called around...
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- Superb191 Reviews4.5
Pho Element
2216 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403The broth has more flavor than most pho I've had, and the beef is super tender. I think I also enjoy that they have thicker noodles than other places...
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- Superb233 Reviews4.3
La Lanterna
180 W 25th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403We came here on a Saturday night for a birthday dinner. Restaurant was fairly full but everyone was well spaced out and very comfortable. They do a great job...
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- Superb178 Reviews4.5
Porterhouse
60 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401The cowboy ribeye was the best steak I’ve ever had. It was seasoned and cooked perfectly. The twice baked potato was delicious as were the vegetables. I...
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- Superb226 Reviews4.3
Velo City Pizza
168 W 25th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403Ordered the large meat lover pizza which had salami sausage canadian bacon and pepperoni. it was 8 large slices which was supposed to feed 3-4 people but me...
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- Superb175 Reviews4.5
Sole Ristorante Italiano
69 37th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403As far as Italian places go, this place has pretty solid pasta and bread. I can't say that it's the best Italian place around, but it's good if...
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- Superb198 Reviews4.4
Uncle Tetsu Japanese Cheesecake
72 Hillsdale Mall, San Mateo, CA 94403About $13 for a regular cheesecake. Size was small but good for portion control cause I'd eat the whole thing in one sitting if you let me. The cake...
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- Good239 Reviews4.2
American Restaurants
American in San Mateo
Heidi's Pies Restaurant
1941 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403My family has been coming here, specifically because of their blueberry sour cream pie, for almost 40 years. We've all moved away but the craving...
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- Good217 Reviews4.1
Paul Martin's America
101 Hillsdale Shopping Center, San Mateo, CA 94403I was very happy and pleased the food was amazing and the waiter was very attentive and the service was amazing and the music was low no to high I recommend...
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- Good328 Reviews3.8
The Field Club
742 Polhemus Rd, San Mateo, CA 94402Food was really good. Crab cakes and brussel sprouts we're delighted. My kids had the prime rib. Gobbled up!! I had the pork chop. Gobbled up! ...
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- Superb102 Reviews4.3
Pizza Restaurants
Pizza in San Mateo
Golden Boy Pizza
1119 N Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94401Didn't really have high expectations, but this pizza was really tasty! We stopped by around 3pm after fishing all morning (didn't catch anything) and...
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- Superb163 Reviews4.4
Windy City Pizza and BBQ
35 Bovet Rd, San Mateo, CA 94402Got a large deep dish take out pizza from here and it was delicious! Price to portion seemed reasonable when you consider the price of a large from other...
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- Good222 Reviews4.1
MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Company
68 Hillsdale Mall, San Mateo, CA 94403I had a big group (15 people) in town and we need to a place to eat and when I found MidiCi I called and was connected to Jeremy (the owner) who helped me plan...
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- Good180 Reviews3.9
Mexican Restaurants
Mexican in San Mateo
Charlie's Taqueria
725 S B St, San Mateo, CA 94401Don't be turned off by the name, I admit that kept me away for a while, how can a place called "Charlie's" have good Mexican food? Well it...
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- Superb220 Reviews4.4
El Palenque Taqueria
15 N Kingston St, San Mateo, CA 94401This spot was surprisingly really good and really affordable. We got a plate of camaronês al ajo and enchiladas verde and it was really good and filling....
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- Superb207 Reviews4.4
Guadalajara Grill
19 Laurie Meadows Dr, San Mateo, CA 94403I've been going here since I was 10 years old back in 1995. I've always stuck to ordering their super burritos and 26 years later their steak...
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- Good189 Reviews4.1
Chinese Restaurants
Chinese in San Mateo
Happy Lamb Hot Pot, San Mateo 快乐小羊
215 S Ellsworth Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401They have reopened after the name change from Little Sheep to Happy Lamb and the interior remodel. Inside looks updated and nice. I like that the brick wall...
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- Superb142 Reviews4.3
The Noodle Shop
164 W 25th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403Our fav go to authentic Chinese food, soooo tasty and affordable! Service was always fast and nice too. It's temporarily closed (said to reopen in...
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- Superb122 Reviews4.4
Oceanic Restaurant
2507 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403A nice little hidden jem for Chinese Food. I believe you can only get takeout right now but the food was good and was made very fast. The woman taking my...
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- Good147 Reviews4.2
Seafood Restaurants
Seafood in San Mateo
The Fish Market - San Mateo
1855 S Norfolk St, San Mateo, CA 94403The food and service was excellent at this location! Will definitely be back as Nicholas took great care of us. He was polite, attentive, and all around best...
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- Good202 Reviews4
Champagne Seafood Restaurant
88 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401One of the better restaurants in the bay. They had good dim sum on the weekends and good cooked dishes on weekday nights. We tried their seafood tofu claypot...
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- Good155 Reviews3.5
Sushi Bars
Sushi Bars in San Mateo
Sushi Yoshizumi
325 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401If you are looking for the best sushi in Bay Area, look no further. We have been to several different omakase restaurants (where the sushi chef decides what to...
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- Superb169 Reviews4.7
Hotaru Restaurant
33 E 3rd Ave #4010, San Mateo, CA 94401Are you looking for fresh sashimi/sushi that is reasonably priced? Look no more! Hotaru is where it's at! Not only is their fish fresh and tasty, but they...
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- Good163 Reviews4.1
Kaori Sushi and Sake Bar
123 W 25th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403Hands down the best sushi on the peninsula! Everything is so fresh and tasty and the service is great here. A huge recommendation for anyone looking for...
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- Good133 Reviews4.1
Thai Restaurants
Thai in San Mateo
New Thai Elephant
200 S B St, San Mateo, CA 94401Good food at reasonable prices. The pad thai was undercooked, because I could definitely feel that the noodles were a bit tough. The tom yum was excellent -...
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- Good178 Reviews4
Bangkok Patio Bar & Restaurant
615 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401Dinner for 4 - stopping through on way to airport hotel. Absolute best Thai food we’ve ever had, and honestly some of our group are real foodies. Server...
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- Good217 Reviews4.2
Thonglor Thai Bistro
173 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401Great experience! We went on a weeknight and it wasn’t too busy. The staff were so nice and the decor was so interesting! But honestly, the food stole the...
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- Good171 Reviews3.9
Burger Restaurants
Burgers in San Mateo
Karaage Burger
670 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401Chicken burger was juicy and moist ..for the price-too bad it doesn't come with fries. Dine in option is good esp. since it gets messy. They also have a...
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- Superb179 Reviews4.3
Jeffrey's Hamburgers
42 S B St, San Mateo, CA 94401Best burgers and malts in the area. I go all the time. You will get cravings for this place. I'm serious. They also have burgers in a bowl on a bed of...
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- Good175 Reviews4.2
Rave Burger
144 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401Best burger in town!!! Crispiest fries! Topped off with spicy juicy avocado burger! And the wings are something else! You can tell from the pictures, I almost...
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- Superb149 Reviews4.3
Italian Restaurants
Italian in San Mateo
Ravioli House
505 S B St, San Mateo, CA 94401This is an old school sandwich shop that also makes fresh ravioli, and the sauce too. If you live anywhere near by, this is a place you must visit. The...
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- Superb150 Reviews4.6
Sandwich Shops
Sandwich Shops in San Mateo
Ike's Place
680 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401I could talk about the service, or the various amazing sandwich options, or their proximity to San Mateo and walkable status. All of these things are great...
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- Superb175 Reviews4.4
BEACH HUT DELI
1798 S Delaware St, San Mateo, CA 94402The food was great and the vibes inside were solid. They serve you your sandwiches on frisbees and there are TVs in every booth. I got the Woody and it was...
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- Superb111 Reviews4.7
Mendocino Farms
1060 Park Pl, San Mateo, CA 94403Had them cater my kid's birthday party. They make some of the best salads, delis, and sandwiches. Good customer service - staff accommodated some...
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- Superb230 Reviews4.3
Japanese Restaurants
Japanese in San Mateo
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
329 S Ellsworth Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401It was our first time here and we are definitely coming back. The only thing that bothered me was that we were by the entrance and it was cold since the door...
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- Good290 Reviews3.9
Dash Japanese Tapas and Sushi
204A 2nd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401Quite enjoyed dining here! Tested it out for the first time with some friends. Prices seemed reasonable, and lots of options. Get the spicy mushrooms if...
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- Superb181 Reviews4.3
Sports Bars
Sports Bars in San Mateo
Route 92 Sports Bar
2128 S El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403Love this place and McGoverns! So happy it's open again! Awesome bartenders and a friendly neighborhood crew. Not to mention a POOL table! Always a must...
- Superb90 Reviews4.3
O'Neills Irish Pub
34 S B St, San Mateo, CA 94401This is a fantastic place to get your drink on at 11:30 AM on a weekday. If you are familiar with downtown San Mateo, I would say that the demographic here is...
- Superb107 Reviews4.4
Moon's Family Sports Pub
215 S B St, San Mateo, CA 94401What a dope little spot. I could definitely see this being my go to lounge.Tucked away in a strip mall, you could easily miss this place. The drinks were...
- Good83 Reviews4.2