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San Francisco and the Bay Area

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Classics

Acquerello (Russian Hill)

1722 Sacramento Street (near Van Ness & Polk)
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: 415-567-5432

San Francisco’s only restaurant serving haute Italian cuisine. Excellent wine list. One Michelin star.

Boulevard (Embarcadero)

One Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: 415 543 6084

This has been considered one of the city’s best restaurants since it opened in 1993. Renowned chef Nancy Oaks offers her contemporary American fare in a beautiful Belle Epoque space. One Michelin star.

Delfina (Mission)

3621 18th Street (at Guerrero)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Tel: 415-552-4055

Opened in 1998, this nationally acclaimed trattoria was one of the leaders in the California-inspired Italian cuisine trend. Bustling and popular, it still maintains a casual neighborhood feel.

Fleur de Lys (Union Square)

777 Sutter Street (between Taylor & Jones)
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: (415) 673-7779

A daily-changing menu of fine French cuisine by Chef Hubert Keller, served in opulent surroundings. One Michelin star.

Greens (Marina)

Fort Mason Center, Building A (Marina Boulevard)
San Francisco, CA 94123
Tel: 415-771-6222

One of the premier vegetarian restaurants in the country, located in a converted Fort Mason warehouse with Golden Gate Bridge views.

Gary Danko (Russian Hill)

800 North Point
St San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: 415-749-2060

Sophisticated, impeccably prepared contemporary cuisine from the award-winning chef. The cheese cart is famous. One Michelin star.

Incanto (Noe Valley)

1550 Church Street (Duncan)
San Francisco, CA 94131
Tel: 415-641-4500

Rustic but creative Italian food. The menu is fairly offal-centric but offers plenty of other options as well, and the staff is very attentive.

Jardinière (Hayes Valley)

300 Grove Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: 415-861-5555

French cuisine with a California twist, from chef Traci Des Jardins.

La Folie (Russian Hill)

2316 Polk Street (between Green & Union)
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: 415-776-5577

This elegant family-run restaurant has been serving contemporary French cuisine since 1988. One Michelin star.

South Park Café

108 South Park
San Francisco, CA 94107
Tel: 415-495-7275

This charming restaurant has been serving simple but excellent French-California cuisine for over 20 years.

Tadich Grill (Financial District)

240 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel:415-391-1849

This city institution is San Francisco's oldest restaurant, opened in 1849. Try the cioppino.

Tommy Toy's (Chinatown)

655 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: 415-397-4888

Gourmet French-Chinese cuisine.

Town Hall (SOMA)

342 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: 415-908-3900

Regional new-American cuisine, great service. Housed in a historic warehouse, the restaurant feels both hip and cozy.

Zarzuela (Russian Hill)

2000 Hyde St. (at Union)

Tel: 415-346-0800

This Russian Hill favorite has been serving delicious, traditional, affordably priced tapas since 1994.

Zuni Café (Upper Market)

1658 Market Street (between Franklin & Gough)
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 552-2522

This long-time San Francisco favorite offers California-Mediterranean fare such as ricotta gnocchi and their legendary roast chicken.

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