One of the best things about living in one of America's best food cities is that you have access to every kind of food you could ever imagine. California also happens to be the state that produces the most food, which luckily means it's pretty easy to get your hands on something fresh, local, organic, healthy, etc. here in the city by the bay if that is your thing (it's mine!).

In a seemingly endless sea of options, it can be hard to differentiate the good from the bad. Having lived in San Francisco for 8 (whaaat?) years now, I have a handful of spots I find myself going to again and again.

Here are the best healthy restaurants San Francisco!

Note: I’m not big on taking photos of my food (crazy, I know) yet strongly believe you cannot make an educated restaurant decision without visually seeing what you’re working with, so I’m using photos from the restaurants' websites and/or Instagram. Each photo is linked to its owner.

Best Healthy Restaurants San Francisco:

Le Marais Bakery

2066 Chestnut Street, The Marina

Le Marais Bakery is a family owned bakery serving French dishes made with organic and local ingredients. It also happens to be as beautiful and Instagrammable as it is delicious! There are actually a few locations but I’ve only been to the Marina one.

They have the same breakfast board concept as my favorite brunch spot in Copenhagen where you get to basically create your own meal. You choose between 5 or 7 items and a long list of options which I love because that way you can try a little of everything and only get things you love. There are plenty of healthy options or you can splurge a little if you wish. I very highly recommend this spot when deciding between healthy San Francisco restaurants.

WHAT TO ORDER: the breakfast board, of course!

JUDAHLICIOUS

3906 Judah Street, Outer Sunset

Looking for vegan restaurants San Francisco? Judahlicious can be a bit of a trek depending on where you live as it is in the outer sunset between Ocean Beach and Golden Gate Park. But they offer raw and vegan cuisine made from scratch so I’d say it is worth it! Their menu includes salads, juices, smoothies, acai, sandwiches, burritos, and more. Great for vegan breakfast San Francisco.

BLUE BARN

2105 Chestnut Street and 3344 Steiner Street, The Marina + 2237 Polk Street, Nob Hill

One of my favorite spots for healthy food San Francisco, Blue Barn serves fresh and delicious salads and sandwiches made with quality, organic ingredients. I can’t speak for the sandwiches but the detox salad is so good that I basically have dreams about it. The only downside is it’s almost always busy because it is no secret how great this spot is!

WHAT TO ORDER: the detox salad

JANE

2123 Fillmore Street, Pacific Heights or 925 Larkin Street, Lower Nob Hill

Jane is another one of my favorite San Francisco healthy restaurants for breakfast or lunch in the city. The egg white sandwich on fresh baked sourdough with avocado and siracha is so good that I usually get it at least once a week (or I die). At the Fillmore location they also have the most picture-perfect chevron print tables so if you're into taking photos of your food you have got to go here. The only downside is that it's no secret how wonderful the food so it can be incredibly hard to score a table here!

WHAT TO ORDER: the egg white sandwich (gotta be the egg white sandwich!), avocado mash, or anything really!

GRACIAS MADRE

2211 Mission St, The Mission

Gracias Madre is a popular plant-based, organic, vegan Mexican cuisine on Mission Street in the Mission district. Mexican and vegan are two words you do not often find together which is part of what I think makes this place so unique and special.

NOURISH CAFE

189 6th Ave, Richmond & 1030 Hyde Street, Nob Hill

Nourish Cafe is 100% plant-based deliciousness in both the Richmond District and Nob Hill. They use only organic, whole foods and non-GMO ingredients to create delicious, wholesome and healthy foods and their mission is to help you eat healthier and feel amazing through a natural, plant-based diet! Their menu is fairly large and offers a wide variety of options so no one will have trouble finding something here.

WHAT TO ORDER: the nourish bowl or avocado pesto toast

BASIK CAFE

1958 Polk Street, Nob Hill

If you follow me on Insta you've seen this place 100 times because I go almost every single weekend if I am in town. Hawaii-based Basik Cafe makes the best acai bowls you've ever tasted - promise. There's almost always an alarmingly long line but it's worth it and goes fairly quickly. They also offer smoothies but if you go here and do not get an acai bowl you are really doing yourself an injustice so skip the smoothie and get a banyan bowl.

WHAT TO ORDER: the banyan bowl, trust me!

The beautiful interior at Little Gem in Hayes Valley in San Francisco

LITTLE GEM

400 Grove St, Hayes Valley

Little Gem is an adorable cafe full of “delicious food that makes you happy”. Their produce is naturally raised and free of additives, preservatives, harmful chemicals, and modification and they always focus on fresh, seasonal ingredients. Everything on the menu is gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free and as you can see in the photo above - the venue is beautiful. They offer lunch and dinner every day of the week, with breakfast available on the weekend.

WHAT TO ORDER: avocado toast