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A recent revamp updated the menu with fair trade coffee, locally sourced breakfast meats and cage-free eggs for the omelets while still keeping all of its family-run, "more coffee, hun?" charm. The diner has been perched on a cliff above the ruins of the Sutro Baths overlooking the Pacific Ocean for over three-quarters of a century, making it something of a national treasure as well. While it may not be a 24-hour affair, Louis' boasts arguably the best scenic view of any greasy spoon on the planet. Added bonuses: A great, sloppy burger, and a mean brunch. The menu is American comfort food, both unpretentious but original in its interpretations, like poutine with pork belly and wild mushroom gravy, and fried chicken with mixed chicories, local honey, and coffee gravy.
In the '80s and '90s we had Fog City Diner (which is now set to close and reopen as the less diner-inspired Fog City), but a more contemporary take on higher end food in a diner-like setting can now be found at this SoMa gem. Also, they're open until 4 a.m., and the scene in here after the bars close can be insane, but also totally hilarious. They make a mean patty melt, but the best kept secret about this place is the whole Portuguese section of the menu, which is pretty unique in this city, and features delicious stuff like eggs with linguica and fries, and bacalhau a gomes de sa (salt cod with potatoes, onion, hard boiled eggs, parsley, and olives). This Polk Gulch diner is so legendary in the seedy-turned-fratty 'hood that it's been commemorated in song not once but twice.