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  San Francisco is one of the leading green cities in the nation. Environmental awareness in San Francisco has lead to green buildings, a surge in green jobs and even green restaurants. Green restaurants offer mostly organic and local food, sustainable seafood, practice environmental practices, such as composting, and limit their use of disposable containers.
  
  

Pauline's Pizza

• Pauine's Pizza specializes in pizzas with homemade toppings and homegrown vegetables. Pauline's owns two gardens that grow heirloom lettuce, kale and arugula. The gardens also grow most of the herbs that are used in the pizza including orange bergamot and rosemary. Of course, the most prolific item in the gardens is the tomatoes; Pauline's grows more than 300 tomato plants of over a dozen varieties.
  
  Pauline's Pizza
  260 Valencia
  San Francisco, CA 94103
  415-552-2050
  paulinespizza.com
  
  

Judahlicious

• Judahlicious is certified by the city of San Francisco as a green business. The restaurant specializes in smoothies and juices and raw food. All compostable items are donated to a local nursery that specializes in native plants. All of the produce served at Judahlicious is organic and most is obtained from local farmers. The coffee and tea is all fair trade and organic, as well.
  
  Judalicious
  3906 Judah Street
  San Francisco, CA 94122
  415-665-8423
  judahlcious.com
  
  

Mixt Greens

• Mixt Greens is also certified green by the city of San Francisco and specializes in gourmet food that is environmentally friendly. All of the food on the menu is local, organic and grown using sustainable methods. The restaurant also uses only compostable corn take out containers and the restaurant is built with recycled, renewable and environmentally responsible materials.
  
  Mixt Greens
  114 Sansome Street, Suite 120
  San Francisco, CA 94104
  415-296-8009
  mixtgreens.com
  
  

Ramblas Tapas Bar

• Ramblas Tapas specializes in Spanish food and uses locally grown organic food whenever possible. This restaurant is also certified by the city of San Francisco. The bar serves cocktails and wine and also the certified organic beer from the Thirsty Bear Brewing Company. Waste from the business is recycled or composted, and waste oil is converted to bio-diesel.
  
  Ramblas Tapas Bar
  557 Valencia Street
  San Francisco, CA 94110
  415-565-0207
  ramblastapas.com
  
  

Cafe Gratitude

• Cafe Gratitude is dedicated to several environmental commitments. All produce is organic, water is filtered and even the dishes are made from environmentally friendly materials. All food scraps are composted and sent to the Be Love Farm which is also operated to supply produce to the restaurant. The cafe offers a varied menu of items like pizza, nachos and salads as well as smoothies and health drinks.
  
  Cafe Gratitude
  2400 Harrison Street
  San Francisco, CA 94110
  415-830-3014
  cafegratitude.com