6 Dinner Experiences in San Francisco to Build a Day Around

1.San Francisco Premier Dinner Dance Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 384 reviews · from $66Our pick

Board at Pier 3 for a 2.5 to 3-hour San Francisco Bay cruise with a plated multi-course dinner, included soft drinks, and DJ-led dancing. You’ll pass Alcatraz, Angel Island, Sausalito, Tiburon, and the Bay Bridge, with the best views from the outer deck.

“Easy boarding. Excellent personnel. First class service. Amazing food. My husband has trouble going up and down stairs. Several staff helped him as if they do it everyday.”

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2.City Cruises Premier Brunch or Dinner Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 174 reviews · 2 hours - 150 minutes · from $104

Choose a two to two-and-a-half-hour brunch or dinner cruise from Pier 3. Brunch brings a broad buffet, sparkling wine, and bottomless mimosas. Dinner offers a plated three-course meal and DJ music. Both pass Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge, and the San Francisco skyline.

“Our server was bomb this is our second cruise here and we are definitely doing it again”

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3.City Cruises San Francisco: Signature Dinner Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 56 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $109

Spend about three hours aboard a City Cruises yacht, sailing past Alcatraz, Coit Tower, Oracle Park, Angel Island, and San Francisco’s two great bridges. You’ll get an American and international buffet, a DJ, soft drinks, and city views, with beer, wine, and cocktails sold separately.

“Idid not like the DJ who played the same style of music the whole night to me I got bored the last half. Hour”

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4.City Cruises Buffet Lunch or Dinner Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 20 reviews · 2 hours - 150 minutes · from $74

Choose a daytime lunch or evening dinner cruise from Pier 3. You’ll enjoy a buffet, unlimited coffee, tea, and soft drinks, plus views of the Bay Bridge, Alcatraz, Golden Gate Bridge, Angel Island, and more. Dinner adds music and dancing.

“Me encantó queremos repetirla inter semana pero veo que solo está disponible viernes, sábado y domingo”

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5.Dumpling Cooking Class & 3-Course Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $135Top rated

Meet Chef Eddie at 555 Fulton Street for a three-hour, small-group class limited to eight people. You will knead dough, roll thin skins, pleat dumplings, mix a dipping sauce, and enjoy a three-course meal with pork belly and red bean dessert. A recipe guide goes home with you.

“it was a wonderful evening. perfect for couples or small groups.”

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6.Christmas Day Buffet Brunch or Dinner Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $184

Spend Christmas Day aboard a City Cruises California yacht with a chef-prepared brunch or dinner, festive décor, live entertainment, and views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, and Alcatraz. Brunch includes free-flowing champagne, mimosas, and sparkling cider. The cruise lasts two hours.

“Awesome 😎 Great food, buffet, mimosas, staff available took pictures, lots of sight seeing above decks. Would definitely recommend 👍”

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