Food Resources

SNAP card recipients are eligible to receive up to four free bean and rice or chicken burritos a week per family, starting in November at this Union Square-based restaurant, with water included. Please bring SNAP cards and IDs. “Bring the fam, dinner is on us,” the team said in an Instagram post. 

Hours of Operation: Details: Open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays 

Address: 232 O’Farrell St., San Francisco 

This November, Devil’s Teeth Baking Co. will be offering free regular or special breakfast sandwiches to all SNAP recipients — up to four sandwiches per week. 

Hours of Operation: Monday - Sunday 7am to 2pm 

Address: 1 Embarcadero Ctr, San Francisco, CA 94111 

Free burger or tenders with fries to SNAP recipients and their children. To be eligible to receive free food from these restaurants, people should show their SNAP card and ID. Families that want to receive food for their children must bring their children with them. 

Hours of Operation: Wednesday to Friday: 12–3 PM, 5:30–9 PM, Saturday and Sunday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5:30–9 PM 

Address: 326 23rd St, Oakland, CA 94612 

Who is Eligible: Kids 12 and under who receive SNAP benefits can get free beef, chicken or vegetable pho, with 25% off for parents (no purchase necessary for kids). Kids will also be signed up for the restaurant’s upcoming Christmas toy drive. More info. 

Hours of Operation: Open Wednesday-Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. 

Address: 360 40th St., Oakland

Until food aid is restored, OG Tacos, an East Bay food truck specializing in birria, announced it also planed to serve meals people losing SNAP benefits starting in November. Eligible people should show their SNAP card and ID to receive tacos dorados; up to three meals per family. 

Hours of Operation: Open 4-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 4-9 p.m. Fridays 

Address: Epidemic Ales, 150 Mason Circle, Suite J, Concord; and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays at the Antioch Farmers Market, the parking lot at Third Street & I Street, Antioch.

This Oakland spot is offering $6 kid meals for SNAP recipients ages 12 or younger. The meal comes with a mini chicken, beef or jackfruit empanada, arroz con gandules (a Puerto Rican rice dish with pork and peas) or stewed beans, fried plantains and water. 

Hours of Operation: Open 12-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 12-6 p.m. Sunday 

Address: 1430 23rd Ave., Oakland 

Free tomato or chicken soup, cup or bowl, hot dog for kids 12 & under. SNAP Parents get 25% off their order of the following items: Any Soup, Sandwich, hot dog, and/or non-alcoholic drink. Limit 1 free meal per child and adult discount per week. Please bring SNAP cards and IDs and children. 

Hours of Operation: Wednesday to Sunday 12pm -8pm 

Address: 3645 Lawton St, San Francisco, CA 94122 

Free kids' meal for families receiving SNAP benefits in November. Please bring SNAP card and ID. 

Hours of Operation: Monday - Sunday 10am to 10pm 

Address: 1500 S Van Ness Ave #100, San Francisco, CA 94110 

This restaurant’s menu includes a pay-what-you-can dish, for which nobody will be turned away due to lack of funds. The current offering is suam na mais, a vegan, gluten-free summer corn soup with ginger, garlic, mushrooms and leafy greens in a savory broth. More info here. 

Hours of Operation: Open 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays

Address: 3340 International Blvd., Oakland 

Wahpepah’s Kitchen is serving bison tacos to children 16 and younger and adults 65 and older. To be eligible to receive free food from these restaurants, people should show their SNAP card and ID. Families that want to receive food for their children must bring their children with them.

Hours of Operation: Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 2:00pm

Address: 3301 E 12th St #133, Oakland, CA 94601