# Best Fried Chicken in San Francisco Bay Area (October 2026)

Cite as: Oligrail.ai, "Best Fried Chicken in San Francisco Bay Area (October 2026)", https://oligrail.ai/sf-bay-area/best-fried-chicken/

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1. **Birdsong** — San Francisco, SoMa and Mission North (94103) — Oligrail fried chicken score **10.0** — SoMa Michelin-starred kitchen & Birdbox sourdough-fried chicken thigh sandwich (Aug 2026).
1. **Burdell** — Oakland, Temescal (94609) — Oligrail fried chicken score **10.0** — Geoff Davis' Temescal Oakland soul food flagship ranked \#1 for fried chicken in the Bay Area by the SF Chronicle (Aug 2026).
3. **Bakesale Betty** — Oakland, Temescal (94609) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Temescal Oakland buttermilk fried chicken sandwich with jalapeño slaw on Acme torpedo roll (Jul 2026).
3. **Horn Barbecue** — Oakland, Jack London Square and West Oakland (94607) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Oakland West Coast pit-cooked & hot fried chicken by Matt Horn (Jul 2026).
3. **San Tung** — San Francisco, Sunset District (94122) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Inner Sunset crispy dry-fried chicken benchmark (Aug 2026).
3. **State Bird Provisions** — San Francisco, Japantown and Pacific Heights (94115) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.5** — Fillmore District signature crispy fried quail ('state bird') with stewed onions (Aug 2026).
7. **Aburaya** — Oakland, Uptown and Downtown (94612) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.0** — Named on Eater SF's and The Infatuation's best fried chicken in Oakland (Jul 2026).
7. **Hot Sauce and Panko** — San Francisco, Chinatown and Nob Hill (94108) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.0** — Featured on The Infatuation's SF fried chicken guide (Jul 2026).
7. **Wayfare Tavern** — San Francisco, Embarcadero and Jackson Square (94111) — Oligrail fried chicken score **9.0** — Named on 7x7's and Eater SF's best fried chicken in San Francisco (Jul 2026).
10. **Aria Korean Street Food** — San Francisco, Chinatown and Nob Hill (94108) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.5** — Named on Eater SF's Korean fried chicken guide (Jul 2026).
10. **Birdbox** — San Francisco, SoMa and Mission North (94103) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.5** — Featured on Eater SF's and The Infatuation's Bay Area fried chicken guides (Jul 2026).
12. **Bonchon Cupertino / Vons Chicken** — Cupertino (95014) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.0** — Cupertino South Bay Korean double-fried crispy chicken (Jul 2026).
12. **Lovely's** — Oakland, Uptown and Downtown (94612) — Oligrail fried chicken score **8.0** — Uptown Oakland buttermilk fried chicken sandwich favorite (Aug 2026).

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