Californios
Approved by Ed
Best Mexican food anywhere, and it isn't close — three Michelin stars, and the only Mexican restaurant to hold them. The moles are the reason to go: several of them, each completely different, and they change. The sourdough tortilla is unlike any tortilla you've had. I've been going since 2015, back at the small Mission room when they had no stars at all, and followed them to 11th Street. I've been eating their food for eleven years. The stars came later — the cooking was always there.
- The moles
- Sourdough tortilla
What I keep ordering
A tasting menu, so the plates change, and three things keep coming back: a tortilla course, a mole, and caviar on something creamy. The moles are the reason to go, each completely different. The sourdough tortilla is unlike any tortilla you've had.
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On my list of the Michelin three-star rooms I go back to.
The best mole I’ve ever had is here — see it in Ed’s Best, the worldwide list.
Common questions
What should I order at Californios?
Edmund goes for moles, sourdough tortilla.
Where is Californios?
355 11th St, SoMa, in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Is Californios approved by Ed?
Yes. Californios is one of the 34 places on Edmund's San Francisco list, kept from 496 eaten around the Bay Area.