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Dining Out For Life San Francisco is a day-long fundraising event when the San Francisco restaurant community invites you to join them in the fight for health justice.

On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, dine out at a participating restaurant and 25 percent or more of your bill will be donated to San Francisco AIDS Foundation to promote health, wellness, and social justice for communities most impacted by HIV through sexual health and substance use services, advocacy, and community partnerships.

Choose your participation

There are multiple ways to join the cause, from being an Ambassador and partnering with a restaurant, to signing your business up to participate, to dining out with your friends on April 25!

Sweepstakes Prizes

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Buenos Aires Getaway

Enjoy a 7-night stay in a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom French-style apartment in the heart of Buenos Aires. You will also receive a $500 United Airlines Gift Card to go towards your flight!

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Tito’s Traeger Grill

Take the guesswork out of grilling and impress your guests with consistently delicious food! Tito's will also provide some fantastic swag so you and your guests can enjoy the experience in true Tito's style.

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San Francisco Staycation

Explore our city with a 2-night stay at Hotel Kimpton, movie tickets for two at AMC Kabuki and dinner for two at Alexander's Steakhouse. An unforgettable staycation!

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Prepare for takeoff!

Counting down the days until your next getaway? Start planning your next vacation with this package. One Avelo Airlines voucher for a Roundtrip ticket within the United States.

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No purchase necessary. A purchase, donation or payment of any kind will not increase your chances of winning. Official Sweepstakes Rules

Choose your participation

There are multiple ways to join the cause, from being an Ambassador and partnering with a restaurant, to signing your business up to participate, to dining out with your friends on April 25!

Be An Ambassador

Volunteer fundraising for vital HIV prevention and care services is easy, rewarding, and fun. Be paired with a local restaurant, encourage your network to order from them, and collect donations online—with all the tips and tools provided for you! Register today to participate as an event ambassador.

Be a DOFL partner restaurant

Every year, Dining Out For Life draws more than 10,000 patrons. Don’t miss your chance to get involved and join a prestigious network of like-minded restaurateurs. Sign up before March 10 to receive all restaurant partner benefits.

Dine Out. Give Back.

Dine out at a participating restaurant and enter to win a fun sweepstakes package!

Local event, local impact

Dining Out For Life is held in cities throughout the United States and Canada, but the impact of your contribution in San Francisco stays here. Funds raised through Dining Out for Life San Francisco help those living with and at risk for HIV in our own community. San Francisco AIDS Foundation is proud to be the producer and beneficiary of San Francisco’s 23rd year celebrating Dining Out For Life.

Platinum Restaurant Partners

Donating 100% of sales

Fluid is a café and event space in the Tenderloin centering the Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Nonconforming (TGNC) and queer communities. A business that is entirely owned and led by trans folks, we offer a space for people to gather, host events, and share a cup of coffee together.

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Amici’s has been serving New York-style pies in the Bay Area since 1987—offering homemade pastas, fresh salads, flame-roasted chicken wings and more. Amici’s is open for lunch and dinner every day, and their menu includes many vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options.

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Kahnfections is a bakery cafe located in the Mission serving classic French pastries, old-school American desserts and fun, seasonally inspired treats. They’ve become especially known for breakfast sandwiches with scrambled eggs on amazing buttermilk biscuits.

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Participating Restaurants

Last updated April 24, 2023

Azúcar Lounge
1
Mexican
Lunch, Dinner
SoMa
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
Latinx-owned, LGBTQ-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Azúcar Lounge
Latinx-owned, LGBTQ-owned
 
SoMa
San Francisco
Mexican
Lunch, Dinner
Poesia
2
Italian, Bars
Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
 
25
d
25% of sales
Poesia
 
 
Castro
San Francisco
Italian, Bars
Dinner
The Progress
3
American (New), Bars
Dinner
Fillmore
25% of dining room food sales
 
San Francisco
 
0
d
25% of dining room food sales
The Progress
 
 
Fillmore
San Francisco
American (New), Bars
Dinner
Fluid Cooperative Cafe
4
Coffee & Events
Breakfast, Lunch
Tenderloin
100% of sales (Platinum Partner)
new
San Francisco
Latinx-owned, LGBTQ-owned, Women-owned, Trans-owned
100
d
100% of sales (Platinum Partner)
Fluid Cooperative Cafe
Latinx-owned, LGBTQ-owned, Women-owned, Trans-owned
new
Tenderloin
San Francisco
Coffee & Events
Breakfast, Lunch
Mission Bowling Club
5
Comfort Food
Dinner
Mission
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
Black-owned, Women-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Mission Bowling Club
Black-owned, Women-owned
 
Mission
San Francisco
Comfort Food
Dinner
3rd Cousin
6
American (New)
Dinner
Bernal Heights
25% of sales
new
San Francisco
 
25
d
25% of sales
3rd Cousin
 
new
Bernal Heights
San Francisco
American (New)
Dinner
Il Casaro Pizzeria & Mozzarella Bar
7
Italian
Lunch, Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
Latinx-owned, Women-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Il Casaro Pizzeria & Mozzarella Bar
Latinx-owned, Women-owned
 
Castro
San Francisco
Italian
Lunch, Dinner
Fable
8
American (New), Wine Bars
Lunch, Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
Latinx-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Fable
Latinx-owned
 
Castro
San Francisco
American (New), Wine Bars
Lunch, Dinner
Live Sushi Bar
9
Japanese
Lunch, Dinner
Potrero Hill
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
 
25
d
25% of sales
Live Sushi Bar
 
 
Potrero Hill
San Francisco
Japanese
Lunch, Dinner
Starbelly
10
Comfort Food, Wine Bars
Lunch, Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
 
25
d
25% of sales
Starbelly
 
 
Castro
San Francisco
Comfort Food, Wine Bars
Lunch, Dinner
La Mediterranée Castro
11
Mediterranean
Lunch, Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
LGBTQ-owned, Women-owned
25
d
25% of sales
La Mediterranée Castro
LGBTQ-owned, Women-owned
 
Castro
San Francisco
Mediterranean
Lunch, Dinner
Nat & Betty’s Afro-Caribbean Soul Food Kitchen
12
Soul Food, Caribbean
Lunch, Dinner
SoMa
25% of sales
new
San Francisco
Black-owned, LGBTQ-owned, Women-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Nat & Betty’s Afro-Caribbean Soul Food Kitchen
Black-owned, LGBTQ-owned, Women-owned
new
SoMa
San Francisco
Soul Food, Caribbean
Lunch, Dinner
Vico Cavone
13
Italian, Pizza
Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
LGBTQ-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Vico Cavone
LGBTQ-owned
 
Castro
San Francisco
Italian, Pizza
Dinner
Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria
14
Italian, Pizza
Lunch, Dinner
Marina/Cow Hollow
100% of sales (Platinum Partner)
 
San Francisco
 
100
d
100% of sales (Platinum Partner)
Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria
 
 
Marina/Cow Hollow
San Francisco
Italian, Pizza
Lunch, Dinner
Little Skillet
15
Soul Food, Chicken & Waffles
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
SoMa
10% of sales
 
San Francisco
Black-owned, Filipino-owned, Women-owned
10
d
10% of sales
Little Skillet
Black-owned, Filipino-owned, Women-owned
 
SoMa
San Francisco
Soul Food, Chicken & Waffles
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Canela Bistro & Wine Bar
16
Spanish
Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
LGBTQ-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Canela Bistro & Wine Bar
LGBTQ-owned
 
Castro
San Francisco
Spanish
Dinner
The Detour
17
Arcade, Pan Asian
Lunch, Dinner
Castro
25% of food sales
 
San Francisco
LGBTQ-owned, Women-owned
0
d
25% of food sales
The Detour
LGBTQ-owned, Women-owned
 
Castro
San Francisco
Arcade, Pan Asian
Lunch, Dinner
Credo
18
American (New)
Lunch, Dinner
Financial District
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
 
25
d
25% of sales
Credo
 
 
Financial District
San Francisco
American (New)
Lunch, Dinner
Lookout
19
Gastropub, Gay Bars
Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
LGBTQ-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Lookout
LGBTQ-owned
 
Castro
San Francisco
Gastropub, Gay Bars
Dinner
Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant
20
American (New), Wine Bars
Lunch, Dinner
SoMa
25% of sales
new
San Francisco
Black-owned
25
d-none
25% of sales
Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant
Black-owned
new
SoMa
San Francisco
American (New), Wine Bars
Lunch, Dinner
Buena Vida Cantina
21
Mexican, Cocktails
Lunch, Dinner
SoMa
25% of sales
new
San Francisco
Black-owned
25
d-none
25% of sales
Buena Vida Cantina
Black-owned
new
SoMa
San Francisco
Mexican, Cocktails
Lunch, Dinner
Social 303 Smokehouse
22
Barbeque
Lunch, Dinner
SoMa
25% of sales
new
San Francisco
Black-owned
25
d-none
25% of sales
Social 303 Smokehouse
Black-owned
new
SoMa
San Francisco
Barbeque
Lunch, Dinner
Gracias Madre
23
Mexican, Cocktail Bars
Lunch, Dinner
Mission
25% of sales
new
San Francisco
LGBTQ-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Gracias Madre
LGBTQ-owned
new
Mission
San Francisco
Mexican, Cocktail Bars
Lunch, Dinner
Blackbird
24
Bars
Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
LGBTQ-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Blackbird
LGBTQ-owned
 
Castro
San Francisco
Bars
Dinner
Tenderheart
25
American (New), Cocktail Bars
Dinner
Union Square
25% of sales
new
San Francisco
 
25
d
25% of sales
Tenderheart
 
new
Union Square
San Francisco
American (New), Cocktail Bars
Dinner
Izzy’s
26
Steakhouse
Dinner
Marina/Cow Hollow
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
Women-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Izzy’s
Women-owned
 
Marina/Cow Hollow
San Francisco
Steakhouse
Dinner
Peaches Patties
27
Jamaican
Lunch, Dinner
Financial District
25% of sales
new
San Francisco
Black-owned, Women-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Peaches Patties
Black-owned, Women-owned
new
Financial District
San Francisco
Jamaican
Lunch, Dinner
Kahnfections
28
Bakery
Breakfast, Lunch
Mission
100% of sales (Platinum Partner)
 
San Francisco
Women-owned
100
d
100% of sales (Platinum Partner)
Kahnfections
Women-owned
 
Mission
San Francisco
Bakery
Breakfast, Lunch
Catch Restaurant
29
Seafood
Lunch, Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
Asian-owned, Indian-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Catch Restaurant
Asian-owned, Indian-owned
 
Castro
San Francisco
Seafood
Lunch, Dinner
Hardwood Bar & Smokery
30
Barbeque, Sports Bars
Lunch, Dinner
SoMa
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
Asian-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Hardwood Bar & Smokery
Asian-owned
 
SoMa
San Francisco
Barbeque, Sports Bars
Lunch, Dinner
Hi Tops
31
Sports Bars, Gay Bars
Lunch, Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
 
25
d
25% of sales
Hi Tops
 
 
Castro
San Francisco
Sports Bars, Gay Bars
Lunch, Dinner
ABACÁ
32
Filipino
Dinner
Fisherman's Wharf, North Beach/Telegraph Hill
25% of food sales
new
San Francisco
Filipino-owned
0
d
25% of food sales
ABACÁ
Filipino-owned
new
Fisherman's Wharf, North Beach/Telegraph Hill
San Francisco
Filipino
Dinner
Lark
33
Mediterranean
Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
 
25
d
25% of sales
Lark
 
 
Castro
San Francisco
Mediterranean
Dinner
Casements Bar
34
Irish, Whiskey Bars
Lunch, Dinner
Mission
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
LGBTQ-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Casements Bar
LGBTQ-owned
 
Mission
San Francisco
Irish, Whiskey Bars
Lunch, Dinner
The Front Porch
35
Southern, Cajun/Creole
Lunch, Dinner
Bernal Heights
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
 
25
d
25% of sales
The Front Porch
 
 
Bernal Heights
San Francisco
Southern, Cajun/Creole
Lunch, Dinner
Chambers Eat + Drink
36
Mediterranean, Bars
Dinner
Tenderloin
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
Women-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Chambers Eat + Drink
Women-owned
 
Tenderloin
San Francisco
Mediterranean, Bars
Dinner
Per Diem Transit Center
37
American (New), Cocktail Bars
Lunch, Dinner
SoMa
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
 
25
d
25% of sales
Per Diem Transit Center
 
 
SoMa
San Francisco
American (New), Cocktail Bars
Lunch, Dinner
The Sausage Factory
38
Italian, Pizza
Dinner
Castro
50% of sales on Wednesday (Silver Partner)
 
San Francisco
 
50
d
50% of sales on Wednesday (Silver Partner)
The Sausage Factory
 
 
Castro
San Francisco
Italian, Pizza
Dinner
Cocotte
39
French, Wine Bar
Dinner
Nob Hill
25% of sales on Wednesday
 
San Francisco
Women-owned
25
d
25% of sales on Wednesday
Cocotte
Women-owned
 
Nob Hill
San Francisco
French, Wine Bar
Dinner
Dumpling Kitchen - Castro
40
Dim Sum, Noodles
Lunch, Dinner
Castro
15% of sales
new
San Francisco
 
15
d
15% of sales
Dumpling Kitchen - Castro
 
new
Castro
San Francisco
Dim Sum, Noodles
Lunch, Dinner
Willkommen
41
German, Comfort Food
Lunch, Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
 
San Francisco
 
25
d
25% of sales
Willkommen
 
 
Castro
San Francisco
German, Comfort Food
Lunch, Dinner
Los Amigos & Dinner
42
Salvadoran, American
Lunch, Dinner
Castro
25% of sales
new
San Francisco
LGBTQ-owned
25
d
25% of sales
Los Amigos & Diner
LGBTQ-owned
new
Castro
San Francisco
Salvadoran, American
Lunch, Dinner

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Dining Out For Life San Francisco is an annual fundraiser benefiting San Francisco AIDS Foundation. To learn more about your impact, visit our website or email us.

APRIL 25, 2023

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