Chez Maman East

Chez Maman is a neighborhood restaurant with a bistro concept. Our goal is to satisfy patrons at any time of the day or evening from a casual salad or burger for lunch, a mid-afternoon sweet crepe to a three course meal with a great bottle of French wine when you just don't feel like cooking.

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Address

1401 18th St (btwn Missouri St & Connecticut St) San Francisco , CA 94107 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & MasterCard)
Outdoor Seating Yes
Parking Street
Restroom Yes
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks Beer, Wine

Comments / 132


Keywords:

burgers French food baked camembert french fries wine Salad Nicoise pork chops good for dates casual paninis great value brunch food fried eggs desserts chocolate mousse good for singles traditional cuisine brie cheese bacon moules
Federica Fanfani

Everything was super delicious, from the tartare to the salted smoked salmon crepes , to the sweet nutella and banana crepes dessert ! Red wine was awesome and the staff is very friendly ! Loved it

Sam Weller

Everything! pleasure to watch men work as a ensemble - the burgers are gourmet and you can have them with Brie or goat cheese , beef tartar , clams . Wonderful place - no big companies - place is small

Wilson Favre-Delerue

All the French classics, all perfectly executed. Go for a "16" (1664 Kronenbourg) draft beer with some snails and œufs cocottes and be happy.

Staff Picks

This homey , country French bistro is among the best places in town for crępes , classic steak frites , and mussels in sauce, but the burgers are the real attraction . Read more

Christopher T

The croques are underrated - especially the smoked salmon croque mademoiselle. On weekends try the œufs en cocotte. The burger really is the best in town . Ask for bacon in the Mac and Cheese .

Daniel

Really nice and authentic restaurant , a lot of French people go there. Mussels were excellent, the lamb skewers were great too.

Marvin

Such a easy lunch or dinner choice. The owner is extremely welcoming and really gets to know the regulars who come in. Thanks Chez Maman for being apart of Potrero Hill .

Yin Li

While their burgers are all excellent, I like to order slightly off-menu: ask the waiter if they can do a veggie burger to get one that's stuffed with their house ratatouille .

Liza P

I'll always love the old little Chez Maman more... but honestly really solid French place. The nicest waiters , great wine list , delicious Niçoise salad !

Hana Na

I love garlic , I love cheese , I love butter! Cozy+charming French resto. Try their baked camembert w/ roasted garlic and toast points. Be bold and nom on Escargot parsley , butter-shallots & white wine

Mila Ioffe

Onion soup , beef tartare , Thai mussels were absolutely outstanding. However, my daughter said that savoyarde crepe needed more flavor or spice.

Mortiche Wong

One of my favorite lunch spots . Nicoise salad , crepe complete or salmon crepe , moules mariniere, and their house burger are all excellent.

Peter

The French onion soup is a must. Croque madame & monsieur are fantastic. Go for the paninis if you want something on the light side.

Tristan Tran

After trying a few things, I will now only order between those two dishes: the flat iron steak or Les Moules Provençales, always with fries , for sure!

Michael Cox

Unpretentious and surprisingly neighborhoody French bistro atmosphere. Soup and crêpes are delish!

GourmetLive

Food blogger Jaymee of E is for Eat recommends Chez Maman. "Try traditional dishes , like baked Camembert and stuffed crêpes , or go big with a burger topped with Brie and a fried egg ."

Chris Kelner

My first time having escargot was here. Served in this amazing butter and wine sauce . Could have eaten the whole plate by myself.

Brian Downing

My favorite burger in SF. Many are fans of the burger with cheese , but it's sufficiently well seasoned to enjoy unadorned as well .

Chris Kelner

This place is amazing. Small and intimate . Seats maybe 15. Food is amazing. Staff is top notch. Really good food!

Amber

This seems to be the neighborhood gathering spot for French ex-pats. The food and service are amazing

Randy Hum

The place is small, seems like it fits 15 people so go early (5:30pm)! Best grilled salmon I've ever had and the mussels were good too!

Nicholas Thompson

Feels like an authentic Parisian bistro , especially if you sit outside

Josh Y

The panini , beef tartare and the duck confit are pretty good. The mussels are okay. Also very affordable prices .

David Smith

Not had anything here I did not love. French bistro with many options. Try the croque options or the mains.

Kate Lehman

Worth the wait to grab seats at the counter. Delicious burgers , and the perfect little Potrero afternoon spot.

Marina K.

I had a burger with roquefort and bacon . Washed it down with Champagne . They say everything tastes fabulous with Champagne ... so it does. so it does.

Dave Grijalva

Everyone says to get the burger . They're not wrong, but when you're done doing that, get the pain perdu . It's so crazy good..

Douglas Li

A very quaint and small place in Potrero. The food is simple but amazing. Service has personality and flair. If you ever fancy getting out of the city without leaving the city limits. This is it!

Garry Tan

The burger is definitely the bomb. Get it with blue cheese and die happy.

Simon Gibson

The mushroom crepe is the best thing on the menu. Trust me

Kyle Minor

The very PICTURE of the neighborhood boîte… and what’s view from their preserved parklet!

Sam Weller

Love the place. But the crepe I had today was blah... Had cheese , potatoes , cornichons , prosciutto - but still was tasteless

Eliane Fiolet

The chocolate mousse is delicious and the champagne is good and affordable

Travis Bloom

Do yourself a favor and get the Cinnamon Pain Perdu ????

Tom Lianza

Burgers , pork chop , desserts , wine ... Everything is delicious.

Carlos Gomez Sotelo

Get the Poulette Moules , Nicoise Salad , also the Burgers are amazing.

Lama fm

The salted caramel with almonds , is so good!

Henry W

Today I watched Jocelyn Bulow, owner of Chez Maman, storm into the kitchen and physically and verbally attack one of the restaurants chefs . Dozens watched the fight spill onto the sidewalk. Pathetic!

Lucas Galego

Flat Iron steak with fries for dinner . Mushrooms crepe for brunch . You are welcome.

Amanda Aizuss

Nice atmosphere and good. Get a crepe - they are whole wheat , which as unexpected.

miten sampat

great spot for brunch , very relaxed atmosphere . sitting at the counter is highly recommended

Israel S

The counter is sadly gone, at least in it's cramped, intimate iteration, but the burger and it's reasonable price lives on!

Carol Cecil

Grab a burger or brunch . Not a bad thing on the menu! Seating is limited.

Eliane Fiolet

The chocolate mousse is awesome and the $8 Champagne glass is really good for that kind of price

Susan Loh

if you're looking to indulge, go with the carbonara . insanely rich and tasty!

Lisya N.

Burger with Brie & mussels - can't go wrong! But don't get the creme brul é..

Lana Choi

One of my favorite places for fries

Kim Dykeman

As much as folks rave about their burger ... It's all about les moules poulette et frites .

Joseph Le

They serve up a great burger but the fries are so good!

Grub Crawl

Get the burger . Blue cheese of course! The bun was really good too and deserved its own recognition. www.grubcrawl.com

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