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Cafe Europa, San Francisco, CA

Cafe Europa

4.4
4.4
119 Reviews
$30 and under
Eastern European
4318 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118

About this restaurant

  • Neighborhood gem
  • Romantic
  • Good for special occasions
Cafe Europa is a Central/Eastern European restaurant in San Francisco. We serve fresh homemade favorites from Poland, Germany, Russia and many more countries. We take pride in our food and prepare everything in house fresh. Our idea is to bring together Central/Eastern European cuisine and make it welcoming for everyone regardless of their background. Our menu features such fan favorites as: Pierogi, Red Borscht, Dill Cucumber Soup - another soup that’s a hit with our guests, Pork Schnitzel - tenderized loin breaded and sautéed (Some say best in San Francisco), Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, Homemade sausage - yes we do our own sausage in house from scratch, Goulash and Stroganoff stews with rich sauces full of flavor. While European cuisine is meat heavy we do offer few excellent vegetarian/vegan choices. Since we do everything in house we know all the ingredients and can accommodate people with food allergies. We also offer one of the best European beer selections in the city.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Eastern European, Polish, German
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner: Tuesday - Friday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm, Saturday - Sunday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    We provide of-site catering. Please email cafe@europasf.com if you are would like us to provide food for your event.
  • Private party facilities
    We have private room where we can accommodate parties from 10 to 30 people. Call or email cafe@europasf.com if you would like to inquire about an event.
  • Neighborhood
    Richmond District
  • Cross street
    5th Ave
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    California St & 7th Ave 6th Ave & Cornwall St Clement St & 6th Ave
  • Entertainment
    We play variety of great music (jazz, piano, etc.) Real vinyl records on our turntable setup. Some guests bring their own records and we play it (subject to our discretion if it fits the atmosphere).
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 119 people are saying

Cafe Europa reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.4
4.4 based on all time ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 3.6Value

NoiseModerate

119 Reviews
  1. LynneK VIP

    San Francisco21 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on January 31, 2020

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Lovely neighborhood place. Very friendly. Good food.

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  2. AlexK VIP

    San Francisco14 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 20, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Pork schnitzel with sauerkraut was delicious and tasted like in Österreich. I was thinking about a dessert at first, but the portion proved to be generous in size. I'll definitely come back to try their marvellous homemade Eastern and Central European meals again.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Kansas City7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on December 15, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Unassuming perfection from start to finish.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on December 12, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food and service were outstanding!

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  5. LMCarter

    San Francisco4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on December 1, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Wonderful homemade food! It will be our new go-to when in the city!!

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  6. SFJL

    San Francisco28 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on October 9, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This is my second time eating at Cafe Europa, and frankly if I could eat there every night I would. The food is absolutely scrumptious, as good as my grandmother would make. The gentleman who owns the restaurant is completely delightful and makes sure that everybody is beyond happy.

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  7. Albert

    San Francisco5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on October 5, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Have been going here ever since it opened. Never had a bad experience. Highly recommended.

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  8. louiseknows VIP

    San Francisco150 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on September 22, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Perhaps it was a slow Sat. ( place was empty ) sad to think this business might not make it, since I always welcome a good Schnitzel.... The food was very good and the schnitzel portion was large enough it was breakfast the next day. The server who might also be an owner was very nice...although he kept complimenting their borsch soup as the best in the City...It was good, but it should be up to the customer to discern wether the dish is 'the best'

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  9. Contruba VIP

    Wilmington1 review

    5.0

    Dined on September 15, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A wonderful atmosphere with great quality food. Now our go-to place in San Francisco!

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  10. Rose

    San Francisco117 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on August 26, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    A quiet place to dine and enjoy traditional European cuisine. Staff is friendly, price is fair, and blessedly quiet.

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FAQs

Cafe Europa offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (415) 386-1000.

Cafe Europa is rated 4.4 stars by 119 OpenTable diners.

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4318 California St, San Francisco, CA 94118

Additional information

  • Cross street
    5th Ave
  • Neighborhood
    Richmond District
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner: Tuesday - Friday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm, Saturday - Sunday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Eastern European, Polish, German
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    California St & 7th Ave 6th Ave & Cornwall St Clement St & 6th Ave
  • Payment options
    Mastercard, Visa
  • Entertainment
    We play variety of great music (jazz, piano, etc.) Real vinyl records on our turntable setup. Some guests bring their own records and we play it (subject to our discretion if it fits the atmosphere).
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Catering
    We provide of-site catering. Please email cafe@europasf.com if you are would like us to provide food for your event.
  • Private party facilities
    We have private room where we can accommodate parties from 10 to 30 people. Call or email cafe@europasf.com if you would like to inquire about an event.
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