# Best Burgers in San Francisco Bay Area (October 2026)

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1. **Lovely's** — Oakland, Uptown and Downtown (94612) — Oligrail burgers score **10.0** — Uptown Oakland lace-edged smashburger ranked \#1 in the East Bay by the SF Chronicle and Eater SF (Aug 2026).
1. **Nopa** — San Francisco, Haight-Ashbury and NOPA (94117) — Oligrail burgers score **10.0** — Divisadero grass-fed wood-grilled cheeseburger with pickled onions ranked \#1 in SF by Eater SF (Aug 2026).
3. **Causwells** — San Francisco, Marina and Cow Hollow (94123) — Oligrail burgers score **9.5** — Marina District Americana double smashburger with Causwells sauce (Jul 2026).
3. **Oxbow Public Market / Gott's Roadside Napa** — Napa (94559) — Oligrail burgers score **9.5** — Napa Valley James Beard America's Classic California burger with fried egg, bacon and balsamic onions (Aug 2026).
3. **Spruce** — San Francisco, Japantown and Pacific Heights (94115) — Oligrail burgers score **9.5** — Named on 7x7's and the San Francisco Chronicle's best bar burgers in SF (Aug 2026).
3. **True Laurel** — San Francisco, Mission District and Bernal Heights (94110) — Oligrail burgers score **9.5** — Mission District dry-aged patty melt with cheddar-sesame sauce praised by the SF Chronicle (Aug 2026).
3. **Zuni Café** — San Francisco, Hayes Valley and Civic Center (94102) — Oligrail burgers score **9.5** — Market Street lunchtime burger on rosemary focaccia with house pickles (Aug 2026).
8. **Smokehouse** — Berkeley, Downtown and Telegraph (94704) — Oligrail burgers score **8.5** — Featured on SFGate's and Eater SF's classic East Bay burger guides (Jul 2026).
9. **4505 Burgers & BBQ** — San Francisco, Haight-Ashbury and NOPA (94117) — Oligrail burgers score **8.0** — Divisadero grass-fed Best Damn Cheeseburger with secret sauce (Jul 2026).
9. **ABV** — San Francisco, Mission District and Bernal Heights (94110) — Oligrail burgers score **8.0** — Mission 16th Street late-night griddle burger on a potato bun (Jul 2026).
9. **Trick Dog** — San Francisco, Mission District and Bernal Heights (94110) — Oligrail burgers score **8.0** — Named on The Infatuation's and 7x7's Mission District and Bernal Heights burgers dining guides (Jul 2026).

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