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An Authentic San Francisco Experience’: Sam’s Burgers to gain legacy status
SF CHRONICLE
The Saturday night rush at Sam’s begins around 9 p.m. when Brian Basmajian drops by on his evening rounds of North Beach.
“You guys sell hamburgers?” he inquires…
The Best Burgers in San Francisco
THE INFATUATION
When the meat craving hits past 10pm, Sam's on the Russian Hill, North Beach, and Chinatown border is your late-night burger joint happy place. The burger here is simple, like what you'd get at a backyard cookout…
The 18 Best Burgers in SF
EATER SF
Of all the burgers on the list, Sam’s is likely to be held closest to San Franciscans’ hearts. Sam’s first opened its doors in 1966 and has been serving comfort food — until the wee morning hours…
10 TV Famous San Francisco Restaurants and Bars
EATER SF
When most people think of Anthony Bourdain’s visits to San Francisco, they often recall how he famously shared a drink with Chris Cosentino at the Tonga Room. But in a just-as-relevant stop, after a night of drinks in North Beach…
The Best Late Night Restaurants in SF
THE INFATUATION
You’ll smell what’s cooking at Sam’s before you even step foot in the door—burgers are always sizzling away on the flat-top well into the night. The North Beach spot…
San Francisco’s 9 Best Old-school Burger Joints
EATER SF
North Beach drinkers turn to this glorious dive for booze relief, with old-fashioned burgers and fries served up on paper plates for crazy-reasonable prices. Atmosphere is nil and the specter of drunk shenanigans looms large…
How the SF treasure behind one of Anthony Bourdain’s favorite burgers in the world survived COVID-19
SF GATE
I had my first burger there in 2010, minutes after wandering out of Bow Bow and a couple of years before a tipsy Anthony Bourdain would drop by Sam’s in a 2012 episode of Travel Channel’s “The Layover”…
They say late-night dining is dead in SF. Here are the people keeping it awake
THE SAN FRANCISCO STANDARD
San Francisco can claim greatness across many food-related metrics. It’s home to top-notch bakeries, some of the best burritos in the country, and mountains of juicy, medium-rare prime rib…
12 Juicy Burgers out for delivery in SF
EATER SF
Sam’s is a North Beach institution, known for serving night-saving burgers and pizza into the wee hours. The no-frills quarter pounder comes on a sesame bun, and no fancy fries, okay?