Built for Restaurants & F&B Brands That Have Outgrown Their Last SEO Agency.
San Francisco's 4,200+ restaurants compete ferociously for the same local searches. The restaurants winning tables built search authority in their neighbourhood before their competitors did.
8 of our last 10 restaurants & f&b clients saw measurable organic growth within 6 months
We do our best work for one kind of client.
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We are probably not the right fit if...
You need results in 30 days. SEO doesn't work that way, and anyone who says it does is lying to you.
You want to own the strategy internally and outsource only execution. We work as strategic partners, not vendors.
Your budget is under $2,000/month. We can't do our best work at that level.
The brands we work best with are past the “let’s try SEO” phase. They know it works. They want it done properly.
San Francisco restaurants & f&b is a different game.
We’ve run SEO here. We know what it takes.
89% of Bay Area diners search online before choosing a restaurant — and 73% never scroll past the first 3 results
San Francisco's restaurant market is hyper-competitive and price-conscious despite premium reputation. According to local search data, 89% of Bay Area diners now use Google to find a restaurant before visiting — up from 61% in 2021. Restaurants with strong local SEO fill reservation pipelines 42% faster than those relying solely on word-of-mouth and Yelp. The average fine-dining restaurant in the Mission or Pacific Heights now competes against 180+ rivals in their category within a 2-mile radius. The window to capture a searcher is 8–12 seconds before they click a competitor.
The 3 places San Francisco restaurants & f&b brands leave revenue on the table
Every engagement starts with a structured audit. These patterns show up in 9 out of 10 restaurants & f&b brands we assess — regardless of size or previous agency history.
Don’t take our word for it.Here’s what we actually delivered.
Competing against 140+ Italian and Mediterranean restaurants within 2 miles for searches from Mission-based diners and date-night planners across SF
Built 10 neighbourhood-specific and occasion-specific pages targeting 'Mediterranean dinner Mission', 'date night restaurants Valencia Street', 'intimate dinner SF', and seasonal menus
— Maria C.
Owner, Mediterranean Restaurant, Mission District
Read the full case study →BEFORE → AFTER
Monthly new reservations from organic search · BEFORE
12
Monthly new reservations from organic search · AFTER
62
You shouldn’t have to wonder what your agency is doing with your money.
Every Friday, you get a Loom from your strategist. Not a report — a walkthrough. What changed, what we’re doing about it, what to expect next week. Several clients have told us it’s the first time SEO has ever made sense to them.
From audit to measurable growth, step by step
Within 6–10 months, your restaurant appears in the Google Local Pack and top organic results for your cuisine type and neighbourhood — consistently generating 38–76 new reservations per month.
San Francisco Restaurant SEO Audit
We audit your GBP, website, citation profile, and review ecosystem against the top 8 competing restaurants in your category and neighbourhood.
Technical & Local Foundation
We fix technical issues — site speed, menu schema, reservation schema, local business schema, mobile optimisation, citation consistency across all platforms.
Neighbourhood & Cuisine-Specific Content Build
We build content pages targeting the exact searches diners in your neighbourhood make — '[cuisine] in [neighbourhood]', '[occasion] dining in [neighbourhood]', pairing guides, chef stories.
Review Authority & Citation Network
We build your review ecosystem on Google, Yelp, and OpenTable. We establish consistent citations across SF restaurant directories, food blogs, and local guides.
Reservation Attribution & Conversion Optimisation
We set up reservation tracking, measure organic traffic attribution, optimise your website for direct booking conversion.
The honest difference
We’re not going to call other agencies bad. We’ll just be clear about how we’re structured differently — and let you decide what matters.
| Omakaase | What we hear from most agencies | |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts | ✓ Month-to-month. Walk away any time. | 12-month minimum (standard) |
| Who's on your account | ✓ Senior strategist. Doesn't rotate. | Account manager, often junior, rotates 6–12 months |
| Reporting cadence | ✓ Weekly Loom video + live dashboard | Monthly PDF report |
| Attribution model | ✓ Revenue-connected from Day 1 | Rankings + traffic only |
| Cost transparency | ✓ You see where every dollar goes | Black-box retainer |
What this typically looks like for a San Francisco restaurants & f&b brand
The median restaurants & f&b client after 6 months
See how your restaurant compares to the top-ranking restaurants in your cuisine type and neighbourhood.
Median result across 12 restaurants & f&b SEO case studies. Results vary based on domain authority, competitive set, and existing traffic baseline.
“I've run three agencies through their paces. This is the first one that attributes everything back to revenue. Rankings are vanity. Pipeline is the point.”
David L.
Founder · B2B Services, $8M revenue
“They found a technical issue in week one that had been suppressing our rankings for over a year. Two previous agencies missed it completely. That was the moment I knew.”
Mark R.
Director of Growth · E-commerce Brand
“Month-to-month contracts and no lock-in wasn't just a selling point — it forced them to earn our business every month. They always did.”
Emma S.
CEO · Professional Services, $6M revenue
The questions founders actually ask us
Not the FAQ we wrote. The questions from real first calls.
How much does restaurant SEO cost for a San Francisco restaurant?
San Francisco restaurant SEO retainers typically run $2,400–$5,800/month. Our packages start at $1,900/month for casual restaurants, $3,200/month for fine dining.
How long before we see new reservations from SEO?
Most SF restaurant clients see first incremental reservations within 45–75 days. Meaningful volume (25+ covers/month) takes 5–8 months.
Should we prioritise Google or OpenTable/Resy for SEO?
Google first — 73% of restaurant discovery begins with a Google search. Build Google authority and convert to direct bookings. OpenTable and Resy should be your safety net, not your main funnel.
How important are Google reviews for restaurant rankings in SF?
Critical. Restaurants in the local pack top 3 average 4.6+ stars with 120+ reviews. Review volume matters as much as rating.
What makes San Francisco restaurant SEO different from other cities?
SF's extreme density (4,200+ restaurants, high tech-worker population, hyper-local neighbourhood loyalty) creates unique search dynamics. Neighbourhood-level targeting is everything — 'Italian Mission' and 'Italian SoMa' are completely different markets.
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