What's a good Google rating for a restaurant in San Francisco?
- Google Maps
- 4.6stars
- Above this puts you in the top quarter
- Tripadvisor
- 4.5stars
- Above this puts you in the top quarter
Above 4.6 stars puts you in the top quarter on Google Maps for San Francisco restaurants. The middle half sit between 4.2 and 4.6 stars, from 56,718 reviews across 94 restaurants. On Tripadvisor, above 4.5 stars puts you in the top quarter; the middle half sit between 4.2 and 4.5 stars, from 92,200 reviews across 113 restaurants.
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About these figures
The San Francisco article analyzes 11,652 text-eligible reviews across 123 restaurants in a frozen snapshot; these benchmarks use current listing ratings and all published review counts, including star-only reviews and listings without analyzed text.
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Google Maps
49%
You're above 49% of San Francisco restaurants on Google Maps.
Your review count is above 20% of San Francisco restaurants on Google Maps.
Tripadvisor
70%
You're above 70% of San Francisco restaurants on Tripadvisor.
Your review count is above 4% of San Francisco restaurants on Tripadvisor.
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Rating distributions
Bars count listings per 0.1-star bucket. Both charts share a scale. Dashed line — top-quarter threshold. Darker bars — ratings above it.
56,718 reviews across 94 restaurants
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| Rating (stars) | Number of listings |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 0 |
| 2.0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 0 |
| 3.0 | 0 |
| 3.1 | 0 |
| 3.2 | 0 |
| 3.3 | 0 |
| 3.4 | 0 |
| 3.5 | 0 |
| 3.6 | 0 |
| 3.7 | 2 |
| 3.8 | 1 |
| 3.9 | 1 |
| 4.0 | 7 |
| 4.1 | 5 |
| 4.2 | 9 |
| 4.3 | 6 |
| 4.4 | 15 |
| 4.5 | 19 |
| 4.6 | 9 |
| 4.7 | 13 |
| 4.8 | 4 |
| 4.9 | 1 |
| 5.0 | 2 |
92,200 reviews across 113 restaurants
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| Rating (stars) | Number of listings |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 0 |
| 2.0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 1 |
| 2.8 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 0 |
| 3.0 | 0 |
| 3.1 | 0 |
| 3.2 | 1 |
| 3.3 | 0 |
| 3.4 | 0 |
| 3.5 | 0 |
| 3.6 | 3 |
| 3.7 | 2 |
| 3.8 | 0 |
| 3.9 | 2 |
| 4.0 | 8 |
| 4.1 | 9 |
| 4.2 | 8 |
| 4.3 | 20 |
| 4.4 | 25 |
| 4.5 | 18 |
| 4.6 | 10 |
| 4.7 | 4 |
| 4.8 | 0 |
| 4.9 | 1 |
| 5.0 | 1 |
What stands out in San Francisco
Google Maps and Tripadvisor median ratings for San Francisco restaurants are about the same within the uncertainty intervals. Google Maps ratings cluster tightly among San Francisco restaurants, with the middle half between 4.2 and 4.6 stars. Recent Google review ratings per listing for San Francisco restaurants are about the same as the full stored history.
Full stored history: 4.3 stars per listing (95% interval 4.2–4.5), from 5,011 reviews across 78 restaurants.
Since November 01, 2024, the median Google rating per listing is 4.3 stars (95% interval 4.2–4.4), from 3,631 reviews across 78 restaurants.
For San Francisco restaurants, the 24-month comparison uses each listing's mean of dated, analyzed reviews, not its current published rating; listing mix may differ between periods.
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Google Maps
| Percentile | San Francisco n = 94 listings | California n = 138 listings | United States n = 1001 listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| p10 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| p25 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Median | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| p75 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| p90 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 95% median interval | 4.4 – 4.5 | 4.4 – 4.5 | 4.4 – 4.5 |
| Percentile | San Francisco n = 94 listings | California n = 138 listings | United States n = 1001 listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| p10 | 48 | 59 | 58 |
| p25 | 141 | 150 | 185 |
| Median | 363 | 364 | 544 |
| p75 | 854 | 854 | 1,245 |
| p90 | 1,570 | 1,640 | 2,591 |
| 95% median interval | 259 – 542 | 272 – 503 | 490 – 620 |
About these figures
- San Francisco
- 56,718 reviews across 94 restaurants
- California
- 88,734 reviews across 138 restaurants
- United States
- 1,094,659 reviews across 1,001 restaurants
Tripadvisor
| Percentile | San Francisco n = 113 listings | California n = 214 listings | United States n = 1822 listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| p10 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| p25 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Median | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| p75 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| p90 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 95% median interval | 4.3 – 4.4 | 4.3 – 4.4 | 4.3 – 4.4 |
| Percentile | San Francisco n = 113 listings | California n = 214 listings | United States n = 1822 listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| p10 | 141 | 92 | 73 |
| p25 | 266 | 142 | 142 |
| Median | 513 | 339 | 365 |
| p75 | 854 | 709 | 789 |
| p90 | 1,786 | 1,391 | 1,656 |
| 95% median interval | 414 – 629 | 276 – 420 | 341 – 392 |
About these figures
- San Francisco
- 92,200 reviews across 113 restaurants
- California
- 129,670 reviews across 214 restaurants
- United States
- 1,374,532 reviews across 1,822 restaurants
More about San Francisco restaurants ratings
What rating puts a restaurant in the top 10% in San Francisco?
Google Maps: the p90 threshold is 4.7 stars, from 56,718 reviews across 94 restaurants. Tripadvisor: the p90 threshold is 4.6 stars, from 92,200 reviews across 113 restaurants.
How many reviews does a typical restaurant in San Francisco have?
Google Maps: the median is 363 reviews per listing, from 56,718 reviews across 94 restaurants. Tripadvisor: the median is 513 reviews per listing, from 92,200 reviews across 113 restaurants.
Are Tripadvisor ratings lower than Google ratings for restaurants in San Francisco?
Google Maps and Tripadvisor median ratings for San Francisco restaurants are about the same within the uncertainty intervals.
How was this calculated?
For San Francisco restaurants, we rank eligible listing ratings and review counts with equal weight per listing; see the methodology. Methodology
Methodology
Full history remains the main view. These are collected platform listings, not a census or matched unique businesses. Each listing has equal weight; p10, p25, median, p75 and p90 use the nearest-rank method. A percentile means strictly below your value; ties are excluded. Median intervals require at least six listings and use distribution-free 95% binomial order statistics, conditional on the collected listings, and do not measure collection bias. Missing ratings or review counts, disabled listings and misclassified Tripadvisor listings are excluded. A page needs at least 30 eligible listings on each platform and 1,000 analyzed article reviews. The recent comparison needs 30 listings per platform and 1,000 dated analyzed reviews in the last 24 months; it cannot establish a change in the same businesses.
Data preparation: Reviato Insights team.