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Absinthe				Write a Review
398 Hayes (at Gough)	California, French	$$$, $$$$	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin
You can get anything you want including absinthe (now that it has been legalized) at this extremely pleasant French restaurant in Hayes Valley's restaurant row, which services the Opera House and Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. Every gustatory desire, from exquisite cocktails through ripe... More >>

Arlequin Cafe				Write a Review
384 Hayes	American, Breakfast, Brunch, French, Mediterranean	$, $$	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin
This charming small cafe, sister to fancy Absinthe down the street, has an especially pleasant large outdoor garden space with tree-shaded tables tucked behind it. There’s good chow all day long, from house-baked pastries to lovely sandwiches, homemade soups, and moist roast chicken.... More >>

Bix				2 User Reviews
56 Gold (at Montgomery)	American, California, French	$$$, $$$$	Union Square/ Financial District
Bix is San Francisco's closest approximation of a supper club, with a superb bar and very good food that ranges from tony snacks to more serious dining, including thoughtfully composed salads followed by carefully cooked fish, flesh, and fowl and amazing desserts. Dinner is served in a soaring,... More >>

Café Rouge				Write a Review
1782 Fourth St. (at Virginia)	California, French, Steakhouse	$$$, $$$$	West Berkeley
Superb aged steaks, house-made charcuterie, and excellent fresh oysters are among the best things to eat at this always-reliable, comfortable, and airy Berkeley eatery. (There's a butcher shop on the premises, where you can choose from among 17 different sausages, salt-cured foie gras, and prime... More >>

Canteen				Write a Review
Commodore Hotel, 817 Sutter (at Jones)	California, 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 four booths and seven counter stools. The 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, 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 >>

Fleur de Lys				Write a Review
777 Sutter (at Taylor)	French	$$$$	Nob Hill/ Russian Hill
The glory of the three-star French cooking celebrated in the famed Michelin guidebook lives on, happily for local gastronomes, in this venerable downtown restaurant. The extraordinary cooking of chef/owner Hubert Keller, presented by a flawless team of friendly and knowledgeable servers, is... More >>

Gary Danko				Write a Review
800 North Point (at Hyde)	French, New American	$$$$	Nob Hill/ Russian Hill
One of San Francisco's most famous and honored restaurants, named after its award-winning chef-owner, Gary Danko offers prix-fixe meals from its long and tempting seasonally changing menu. There are appetizers, fish and seafood dishes, meat and game birds, an amazing cheese cart, and desserts.... More >>

Jardinière				Write a Review
300 Grove (at Franklin)	California, French	$$$$	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin
Traci Des Jardins' temple to sublime California cuisine is housed in one of Pat Kuleto's most dramatic, elegant settings. The menu has included: supple duck confit with peaches and pistachios; cloud-light halibut with sweet, punchy mussels; a bountiful platter of tiny, jewellike cookies,... More >>

Masa's				Write a Review
648 Bush (at Powell)	French	$$$$	Union Square/ Financial District
Multiple courses of exquisitely composed, impeccably fresh ingredients are served in a lovely, elegant formal setting. Save room for the postprandial confection cart. More >>

Melt!				Write a Review
700 Columbus (at Filbert)	Bistro, Cafe, Coffeehouse, French	$$	North Beach/ Chinatown
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 mike, projected movies, trivia contests. Fare includes... More >>

Oola Restaurant & Bar				Write a Review
860 Folsom (at Fifth St.)	French, Italian, New American	$$$, $$$$	South of Market
Delicious, sophisticated fare served in a chic urban setting South of Market. Chef Ola Fendert prepares fresh, seasonal, mostly organic food, new American cooking with French and Italian accents: We love the deceptively simple fish, flesh, and fowl, roasted, seared, or grilled, served atop... More >>

Saison				Write a Review
2124 Folsom (at 17th St.)	American, Asian Fusion, California, European, French, Fusion, Middle Eastern	$$$$	Mission/ Bernal Heights
Tucked away in a converted 19th-century stable, this rustic little rendezvous has the charm of a French country inn and food to match. After Champagne on the flagstone patio, dinner is served in a simply decorated dining room within peering distance of the bustling kitchen. Chef Joshua Skenes... More >>

Tartine Bakery				Write a Review
600 Guerrero (at 18th St.)	Bakery, Cafe, Coffeehouse, French	$, $$	Mission/ Bernal Heights
There are just a few tables available in this snug, cozy, chic corner bakery/cafe, but they're nearly always full, because the husband-and-wife team turns out the best baked goods in the city. We love both the savories (hot pressed sandwiches and croque monsieurs, made with sturdy, crusty bread)... More >>

L'Ardoise Bistro				Write a Review
151 Noe (at Henry)	French	$$, $$$	Castro/ Noe Valley

Midi				Write a Review
185 Sutter (at Kearny)	California, French, New American	$$, $$$$	Union Square/ Financial District

RN74				Write a Review
301 Mission (at Beale)	French, New American, Wine Bar	$$$, $$$$	South of Market

1300 on Fillmore				Write a Review
1300 Fillmore (at Eddy)	American, Breakfast, Brunch, California, French, Soul Food, Southern	$$$, $$$$	Haight/ Fillmore

Alamo Square Seafood Grill				Write a Review
803 Fillmore	French, Seafood	$$, $$$	Haight/ Fillmore

Amelie				Write a Review
1754 Polk	French, Wine Bar	$$	Nob Hill/ Russian Hill

Aux Delices				Write a Review
2327 Polk (at Green)	French, Vietnamese, Wine Bar	$$, $$$	Nob Hill/ Russian Hill

Baker Street Bistro				Write a Review
2953 Baker (at Lombard)	French	$$	Marina/ Cow Hollow

Bistro Clovis				Write a Review
1596 Market (at Franklin)	French	$$$	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin

Bistro Jeanty				Write a Review
6510 Washington (at Yount)	French	$$, $$$, $$$$	Yountville

Bistro St. Germain				Write a Review
518 Haight	French	$$	Haight/ Fillmore