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Absinthe Write a Review
398 Hayes (at Gough) California cuisine, French $$$, $$$$ Hayes Valley/Tenderloin  
You can get anything you want except absinthe at this extremely pleasant French restaurant in Hayes Valley's restaurant row, which services the Opera House and Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. (The herb-and-wormwood liqueur can't be sold in the United States.) But every other gustatory desire,... More >>
The Blue Plate Write a Review
3218 Mission (at 29th St.) American, California cuisine $$$, $$$$ Mission/Bernal Heights  
Inventive, well-prepared takes on classic dishes -- like a flatiron steak with huckleberry potato salad and a pork chop with baby mustard greens and hominy -- are followed by homey desserts like chocolate cake and banana cream pie. More >>
Bocadillos Write a Review
710 Montgomery (at Columbus) Spanish, Tapas/Small Plates $, $$, $$$ Embarcadero  
This small, chic spot is the latest venture of Gerald Hirigoyen. Its ambitions are much more modest than his Fringale, Pastis, or Piperade, but the food is as big in flavor. The lunch menu is mostly bocadillos, small but hearty sandwiches that you order two at a time from a list of a dozen; at... More >>
Brenda's French Soul Food Write a Review
652 Polk American, Cajun/Creole, Southern/Soul Food $, $$ Hayes Valley/Tenderloin  
Charming small Creole spot, serving breakfast from 8 to 3 p.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Well-cooked specialties include beignets both sweet (stuffed with chocolate or chopped apples) and savory (yummy crawfish spiced with cayenne), po'boys,... More >>
Cafe Gratitude Write a Review
2400 Harrison (at 20th) California cuisine, Health/Vegetarian, Organic $$ Mission/Bernal Heights  
Canteen Write a Review
Commodore Hotel, 817 Sutter (at Jones) California cuisine, French $$, $$$ Nob Hill/Russian Hill  
Chef Dennis Leary, late of Rubicon, cooks every dish in a tiny open galley kitchen, in this once-diner, now modern eatery, which features 4 booths and 7 counter stools. The three dinner seatings fill up a week or two in advance, because his seasonal fare (menus change weekly) is amazingly... More >>
Coi Write a Review
373 Broadway (at Montgomery) California cuisine, French $$$$ North Beach/Chinatown  
Coi is the home of gifted, adventurous chef Daniel Patterson, who showcases his refined and sophisticated California-French cooking in two nightly prix-fixe dinners, a multi-course tasting menu and a four-course meal with several choices per course. The dining room is calm, windowless, suffused... More >>
Ducca Write a Review
50 Third Street Italian/Pizza $$$, $$$$ South of Market  
Located in the newly renovated Westin Hotel just off Market, Ducca offers top-notch Italian cooking inspired by the Veneto (the region around Venice), in a formal dining room accented with Murano glass chandeliers and a lovely patio (open for lunch). Best dishes include the cichetti (Venetian... More >>
Farallon Write a Review
450 Post (at Powell) New American, Seafood $$$$ Hayes Valley/Tenderloin  
The years have been kind to Farallon, whose over-the-top under-the-sea décor, fresh and wacky in 1997, now feels like a classic. The vaulted ceilings and huge sea-urchin light fixtures are almost worth the (hefty) price of admission alone. (The three-course lunch menu is a bargain,... More >>
Farina Focaccia & Cucina Italiana Write a Review
3560 18th St. Italian/Pizza $$, $$$ Mission/Bernal Heights  
Chic, whitewashed, high-ceilinged room in the Mission, featuring the cuisine of Liguria, a region of Italy whose capital is the seacoast town of Genova. Unusual dishes include the focaccia di Recco, pizza-like dough served with toppings including stracchino cheese and ham, or tomato sauce,... More >>
Fish Write a Review
350 Harbor (at Bridgeway) American, New American, Seafood $$, $$$ Sausalito  
This unusual place, one of the few recommendable eateries in Sausalito, offers somewhat pricy but generally huge portions of well-cooked organic fish specialties, with the lure of a great seaside location (a little outside the touristy part of town). You line up, cash in hand, and order at a... More >>
Fish & Farm Write a Review
339 Taylor California cuisine, New American $$$, $$$$ Union Square/Financial District  
The of-the-moment gimmick at this chic, sophisticated small restaurant (in the Mark Twain Hotel) is that almost all its ingredients are sourced within a hundred miles of its front door. Luckily its front door is near central California, and our superb local ingredients are handily turned into... More >>
Hime Write a Review
2353 Lombard Japanese/Sushi $$, $$$ Marina/Cow Hollow  
A large, modern, and unusually elegant izakaya, a kind of Japanese restaurant that serves many small plates, designed to encourage drinking. Daringly, there’s no sushi bar, though Hime serves some of the best sushi and sashimi in SF at your table, along with an interesting assortment of... More >>
Jardinière Write a Review
300 Grove (at Franklin) California cuisine, French $$$$ Hayes Valley/Tenderloin  
Traci Des Jardins' temple to sublime California cuisine is housed in one of Pat Kuleto's most dramatic, elegant settings. Among the stars: supple duck confit with peaches and pistachios; cloud-light halibut with sweet, punchy mussels; a bountiful platter of tiny, jewellike cookies, candies, and... More >>
Kiss Seafood Write a Review
1700 Laguna (at Sutter) Japanese/Sushi $$, $$$ Japantown/Pacific Heights  
This tiny, immaculate, modern-looking spot has a five-seat sushi counter and three small tables, so a reservation is probably a good idea if you want to experience sushi master Naka-san's superb sushi, sashimi, and cooked dishes. The best way to go is to order one of the two omakase menus, each... More >>
Laiola Write a Review
2031 Chestnut Tapas/Small Plates, Wine bar $$ Marina/Cow Hollow  
Delightful tapas and wine bar with Spanish-inspired fare and wine list. Must-haves include whatever is offered as charcuteria (cured meats, pâtés, and terrines, almost all made in-house) and whatever is listed as the night’s roasted piglet (could be pork belly, or leg, or... More >>
Little Star Pizza Write a Review
400 Valencia Italian/Pizza $$ South of Market  
Melt Write a Review
700 Columbus Bistro, Coffeehouse/Cafe, French $$ Marina/Cow Hollow  
Cute, modest, friendly triangular-shaped café, with tiled floor, wooden tables and chairs, a couch, and counters looking out on Columbus, tries to be everything for the neighborhood: free WiFi, wine and beer, nights devoted to open mic, projected movies, trivia contests. Fare includes... More >>
Mexico DF Write a Review
139 Steuart Mexican $, $$$ Embarcadero  
A lively, modern setting (located on one of San Francisco's Restaurant Rows) for some of the best and freshest Mexican food ever. We especially love the superb carnitas, the goat tacos, and, if it's in season, fresh corn sauteed with green beans and purslane, but you can't go wrong: we liked... More >>
Modern Tea Write a Review
602 Hayes (at Laguna) American, Breakfast/Brunch $, $$ Hayes Valley/Tenderloin  
A delightful, light and airy neighborhood spot, in which to enjoy perfectly brewed tea, chosen from a connoisseur's list of about 2 dozen varieties, as well as delicious homey food, ranging from extraordinary buttery baked goods to full dinners. Red meat is eschewed, but braised chicken and... More >>
Naan ’n’ Curry Write a Review
336 O'Farrell (at Mason) Indian/Pakistani $ Hayes Valley/Tenderloin  
Naan ’n’ Curry Write a Review
533 Jackson (at Columbus) Indian/Pakistani $ North Beach/Chinatown  
North Beach Lobster Shack Write a Review
532 Green (at Grant) American, Seafood $$, $$$ North Beach/Chinatown  
Delightful reproduction of an East Coast lobster shack, complete with picnic tables and benches (chairs with backs also available). Excellent lobster rolls, either plain or lightly mixed with mayo and snipped green onions, are the Maine attraction, but more ambitious items also on offer,... More >>
Out the Door Write a Review
1 Ferry Building, No. 3 Vietnamese $, $$ Embarcadero  
Located at the back of the popular, booked-long-in-advance Slanted Door, Out the Door offers some of the main restaurant's signature dishes in takeout form, at lower prices. A variety of spring rolls, salads, noodle soups (pho), and rice and noodle items topped with lemongrass pork, chicken... More >>
Out the Door Write a Review
Westfield San Francisco Centre, 845 Market Street, suite 80 Asian Other, Vietnamese $, $$, $$$ South of Market  
The cheaper, more accessible sibling of San Francisco's iconic Vietnamese restaurant, the Slanted Door, offers equally delightful food, including such famed dishes as the chicken claypot in caramel sauce, and cellophane noodles with Dungeness crab, at gentler prices. Takeout available at a... More >>
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