El Calamar

About El Calamar

Located at 2nd &, Mission St in San Francisco, California, El Calamar is a Latin American restaurant. It's part of our guide to 2,864 restaurants, cafes and bars in San Francisco. It sits in the moderate price range ($15–30 per person).

El Calamar is open 5 days a week, usually 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM (closed Saturday and Sunday).

The menu we have on file lists 8 items across 2 sections, including Appetizers and Entrees. Listed prices range from $8.50 to $13.95, with a typical item around $11.00. Menu highlights include Fish Ceviche, Jalea, and Salchi Papa.

You can visit for takeout and dine-in. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual, and it is a good fit for groups. It is especially popular for lunch, dinner, and solo dining. Offerings include comfort food, quick bite, and small plates.

Accessibility features: wheelchair accessible entrance. Payment methods accepted: credit cards and debit cards. You can reach the team at (562) 310-1591.

Quick facts

Category

Latin American Restaurant

Address

2nd &, Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105

Phone

(562) 310-1591

Price range

$$ per person

Hours

Open 5 days a week, usually 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM (closed Saturday and Sunday)

Menu

8 items · $8.50–$13.95

Listing updated

April 2026 · Suggest an edit

How the hours compare

We compared El Calamar’s weekday schedule with 14 other Latin American restaurants in California. On a typical weekday it opens at 11:00 AM, close to the local norm of 11:00 AM and closes at 3:00 PM, earlier than most (typical closing time: 9:00 PM).

In total it is open about 20 hours a week, 56 hours fewer than the local median of 76. 86% of Latin American restaurants in California open on Sundays; El Calamar does not.

Compared with 14 other Latin American restaurants in California that list their hours in our guide.

• Fish Ceviche$10.95

  White fish marinated in fresh lime juice and Peruvian corn and sweet potato.

• Jalea$13.95

  Fried calamari with shrimp, tilapia and yuca.

• Salchi Papa$8.95

  French fries, sausage, lettuce, mayonnaise, ketchup.

• Lomo Saltado$13.00

  Stir fried with onion, tomato, cilantro, Peruvian sauce, French fries, served with rice. Choice of Meat…

• Fried Calamari$11.00

  With tartar sauce.

• Tilapia Plate$12.00

  Grilled tilapia with onion, fried yuca. Served with white rice.

• Papa Huancaina$8.50

  Cold dish. Potatoes topped with creamy yellow sauce, egg.

• Papa Rellena$8.50

  Stuffed potato with beef, olive and hard boiled egg.

Typical prices for Latin American restaurants across the US

Based on 93 menus with 5,950 priced items from Latin American restaurants across the US, the median menu item costs $11.95, and half of all items are priced between $6.00 and $17.00.

At El Calamar the median listed price is $11.00, close to the typical $11.95 for Latin American restaurants across the US.

Calculated from 93 menus in our guide. Prices vary by location and change over time.

Features & amenities

The neighborhood

Within a 10-minute walk (half a mile) of El Calamar there are 286 other places to eat and drink in our guide, and 736 within one mile. By type, the places within a mile include Cafes & Coffee (145), Bars & Pubs (97), Chinese (56), and Japanese & Sushi (42).

207 places within a mile stay open until 10 PM or later on at least one night a week.

Nearest places of other kinds

• SeafoodLuke’s Lobster< 0.1 mi
• Indian & South AsianMehfil Indian Restaurant< 0.1 mi
• Sandwiches & DelisSammy's on 2nd< 0.1 mi
• Bars & PubsAtlas Tap Room< 0.1 mi
• ChineseVillage Tea House< 0.1 mi

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