San Francisco Jewish & Kosher Guide 2025: Kosher Info in San Francisco, California

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About San Francisco

San Francisco, in northern California, is a city on the tip of a peninsula surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. It's known for its hilly landscape, year-round fog, iconic Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars and colorful Victorian houses. The Financial District's Transamerica Pyramid is its most distinctive skyscraper. In the bay sits Alcatraz Island, site of the notorious former prison. San Francisco (Spanish for Saint Francis) was founded on June 19, 1776. Although the Financial District, Union Square, and Fisherman's Wharf are well-known around the world, San Francisco is also characterized by its numerous culturally rich streetscapes featuring mixed-use neighborhoods anchored around central commercial corridors to which residents and visitors alike can walk. Because of these characteristics, San Francisco is ranked the second "most walkable" city in the U.S. San Francisco's War Memorial and Performing Arts Center hosts some of the most enduring performing-arts companies in the U.S. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) houses 10th century and contemporary works of art. It moved to its current building in the South of Market neighborhood in 1995 and attracted more than 600,000 visitors annually.

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Jewish History, POI & Kosher Establishments in San Francisco

In 2001 the San Francisco city population was 776,733, with the Jewish population 49,500; an additional 160,000 Jews lived in the surrounding area. Following the discovery of gold in Northern California in 1848, thousands of Jews were among the quarter of a million people making the long and arduous trip to one of the most remote regions on the continent. A particularly large and vibrant Jewish community lives on the Southern end of the peninsular with the city of Palo Alto as its hub, with about 71,000 Jews. There are over 15 synagogues in San Francisco, but with few kosher restaurants.

Check out our blog post, Discover the City by the Bay: Your Vacation Guide to San Francisco, to help you plan your kosher vacation to San Francisco.


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What Is *JOFY?

JOFY, or "Jewish Observant Friendly" Establishments are lodging establishments offering special services for Jewish Observant guests such as Shabbat meals, accommodation on lower floors and regular keys for the rooms. It can also be a NON KOSHER establishment located in walking distance from the local Shul, community or kosher restaurants area.

Please note - *JOFY does NOT mean that KOSHER food is served on the premises!

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