31 out of nearly 500.
Fifteen years of eating around the Bay Area, across roughly five hundred restaurants, cafés, bars and counters. This is what is left.
They are here because the cooking is consistent, because someone in that kitchen is actually thinking, and because the food is genuinely delicious. Service that holds up. Never because it photographs well, or because it is the place of the moment.
All 31 places
- BenuSoMa
- Binu BonuWest Portal
- Café VivantMenlo Park
- CaliforniosSoMa
- Clark's Oyster BarMenlo Park
- Côte Ouest BistroCow Hollow
- DalidaPresidio
- ErnestMission
- Foreign CinemaMission
- HillstoneEmbarcadero
- HK Lounge BistroSoMa
- Hog Island OysterLarkspur
- House of Prime RibVan Ness
- The Iron GateBelmont
- K&L Wine MerchantsSoMa
- Kaizen & CoffeeSan Mateo
- Koi PalaceDaly City
- Kokkari EstiatorioJackson Square
- MijotéMission
- The MorrisMission
- NopaNoPa
- Nopa FishFerry Building
- Original Joe'sNorth Beach
- PottoDuboce Triangle
- Rich TableHayes Valley
- RintaroMission
- Saint Frank CoffeeMenlo Park
- Slanted DoorSan Ramon
- State Bird ProvisionsFillmore
- TorimanSanta Cruz
- Zuni CaféHayes Valley
Nothing in that category.
Common questions
Where does Edmund eat in San Francisco?
The places I go back to most are Ernest, Foreign Cinema, Hillstone, The Iron Gate, Nopa and Rintaro
Which Michelin three-star restaurants are worth it in San Francisco?
Benu and Californios. The best of the best in SF. Of Californios: Best Mexican food anywhere, and it isn't close — three Michelin stars, and the only Mexican restaurant to hold them.
Where is the best Californian food in San Francisco?
Foreign Cinema for oysters; Hillstone for jumbo shrimp; Nopa for fried fish appetizer; State Bird Provisions for sauerkraut pancake.
Where is the best Chinese food in San Francisco?
HK Lounge Bistro for aged Peking duck; Koi Palace for pick from the tanks.
Where is the best Coffee in San Francisco?
Kaizen & Coffee — great coffee on the peninsula; Saint Frank Coffee for competition-style cappuccino.
Where is the best French food in San Francisco?
Côte Ouest Bistro for moules frites; Mijoté for tasting menu.
Where is the best Italian food in San Francisco?
Original Joe's for prime rib; Rich Table for porcini donuts.
Where is the best Japanese food in San Francisco (not counting sushi)?
Potto for yose nabe pot; Rintaro for every yakitori cut; Toriman — the best yakitori you'll find in the whole area. I have left sushi off this list on purpose — I don't like most of it in SF, and none of it is worth the price.