Craving New American food?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top New American spots around San Francisco, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fulfill your urges.

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1. Liholiho Yacht Club

First on the list is Liholiho Yacht Club. Located at 871 Sutter St. (between Jones and Leavenworth streets) in Lower Nob Hill, the bar and New American spot, which offers seafood and more, is the most popular New American restaurant in San Francisco, boasting 4.5 stars out of 2,299 reviews on Yelp.

2. Surisan

Next up is North Beach's Surisan, situated at 505 Beach St. (between Jones and Leavenworth streets). With 4.5 stars out of 1,707 reviews on Yelp, the Korean and New American spot has proven to be a local favorite.

3. Nopa

Divisadero's Nopa, located at 560 Divisadero St. (between Fell and Hayes streets), is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the cocktail bar and New American spot four stars out of 5,022 reviews.

4. Frances

Last but not least, Frances, a wine bar and New American spot in the Castro, is another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 1,502 Yelp reviews. Head over to 3870 17th St. (between Pond and Noe streets) to see for yourself.

Deciding when to check out the top spots above? Saturdays tend to be the busiest days of the week for consumer spending at restaurants across the San Francisco area, while Mondays are least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of online reputation management and email automation for small businesses. Last year, average daily transactions at restaurants surged to 67 per business on Saturdays, compared to 50 daily transactions on average on Mondays.

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