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1550 Hyde Cafe and Wine Bar				Write a Review
1550 Hyde (at Pacific)	California, Greek, Mediterranean	$$$, $$$$	Nob Hill/ Russian Hill
A charming neighborhood restaurant that's worth a drive from yours. The short but generally reliable menu features seasonal California cooking with a Mediterranean influence, complemented by a thoughtful and interesting wine list. Impeccable fresh salads, carefully cooked flesh and fish sided by... More >>

A16				Write a Review
2355 Chestnut (at Scott)	Italian	$$, $$$	Marina/ Cow Hollow
Named for the Italian autoroute that begins in Naples, A16 is a delightful combination of a sophisticated setting; rustic, earthy food; and a well-thought-out Italian and California wine list with many unusual vintages, including 40 wines available by the glass, carafe, or in flights. More >>

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 >>

Amber India				Write a Review
2290 El Camino Real (at Ortega)	Indian	$$, $$$	Mountain View
One of the region's best Indian restaurants, this surprisingly expansive and luxurious place (located in an unprepossessing mini-mall) features impeccably prepared classics (tandoori meats and seafood, samosas, pakoras, curries, and vegetable dishes) as well as more unusual dishes such as lamb... More >>

Anchor & Hope				Write a Review
83 Minna (at Second St.)	American, New American, Seafood	$$$, $$$$	South of Market
This casual but chic fish house from the Rosenthal brothers (chefs Steve and Mitchell) and their partner, Doug Washington, joins their other downtown favorites, Town Hall and Salt House. The setting, a renovated turn-of-the-19th-century warehouse, has exposed brick, painted wood floors, and a... More >>

Bar Bambino				Write a Review
2931 16th St. (at South Van Ness)	Italian, Wine Bar	$$, $$$	Mission/ Bernal Heights
Chic, sophisticated, and adorable restaurant/wine bar, with tempting menu from which you can order everything from a snack to a full meal, ranging from bruschetta, salumi platters, and panini to pasta or meat entrees. All-Italian wine list. Snug cafe tables, unpolished wood walls, and a small,... More >>

Bar Jules				Write a Review
609 Hayes (at Laguna)	Breakfast, Brunch, California, Greek, New American	$$, $$$	Hayes Valley/ Tenderloin
A charming small restaurant in Hayes Valley that changes its entire menu virtually every day (check the blackboard on the Web site to find out what’s cooking), in response to what’s fresh and local and the whim of owner-chef Jessica Boncutter. The menu is tightly focused: usually... More >>

Bar Tartine				Write a Review
561 Valencia (at 16th St.)	California, Dessert, Greek	$$$	Mission/ Bernal Heights
What better to accompany Bar Tartine's excellent bread (sourced from its famous parent, the Tartine bakery a few blocks away) than cheese? And cheese is treated with respect: It's given a separate menu, featuring about a dozen different varieties, whose careful affinage results in each one being... 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 >>

The Blue Plate				Write a Review
3218 Mission (at 29th St.)	American, California	$$$, $$$$	Mission/ Bernal Heights
Inventive, well-prepared takes on classic dishes -- perhaps 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)	Small Plates, Spanish, Tapas	$, $$, $$$	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 you order two at a time from a list of a dozen; at night,... More >>

Burma Superstar				Write a Review
309 Clement (at Fourth Ave.)	Asian, Burmese, Cambodian	$$, $$$	Richmond (Inner)
Cozy Clement Street restaurant features stunningly good Burmese cuisine, itself a blend of Thai, Chinese, and Indian influences. Start with the moh hinga (fish porridge), the samusa soup, or the elaborate, 22-ingredient rainbow salad. Then order a side of rice (coconut, spicy Indian-style, or... 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 >>

Chenery Park				Write a Review
683 Chenery (at Diamond)	American, New American	$$$	Twin Peaks/ Glen Park
One of San Francisco's dining gems (semihidden in its cozy neighborhood), Chenery Park manages to be at once sophisticated and homey, in both its art-lined trilevel setting and its menu. Its cuisine features classic American dishes and eclectic New American, melting-pot creations. The... More >>

Chow				Write a Review
215 Church (at Market)	California	$, $$, $$$	Castro/ Noe Valley
This small chain has parlayed a simple and admirable formula -- interesting, seasonal, eclectic food, well-prepared and affordable -- into four busy, useful restaurants. The original location is always hopping, and attracts a young crowd. More >>

Da Flora				Write a Review
701 Columbus (at Filbert)	Italian	$$, $$$, $$$$	North Beach/ Chinatown
Tiny, romantic spot combines funky décor and friendly, casual service with Italian food that rivals anything in North Beach. Superb home-baked focaccia topped with kosher salt leads to flawless appetizers and pastas. Extensive Italian wine list; excellent, homemade desserts. More >>

Dosa				Write a Review
995 Valencia (at 21st St.)	Indian	$$, $$$	Mission/ Bernal Heights
Dosa, the folded crepelike street snack of Southern India, and its cousins, open-face uttapam (we like the paneer and peas one best), idli (lentil patties), and vada (lentil dumplings), are given pride on place in this chic and modern setting, which offers a dozen different varieties of its... More >>

Ducca				Write a Review
50 Third Street	Italian	$$$, $$$$	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 >>

Farina Focaccia & Cucina Italiana				1 User Reviews
3560 18th St.	Italian	$$, $$$	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. The pastas are all house-made, and might include handkerchief pasta with pesto, and the pansotti in a creamy sauce with finely chopped nuts.... 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, 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 >>

Flour + Water				1 User Reviews
2401 Harrison (at 20th St.)	Italian, Pasta, Pizza	$$, $$$	Mission/ Bernal Heights
Puffy thin-crust Neopolitan pizzas with fresh seasonal toppings and house-made pastas with inventive sauces are the enticement to visit this hip Mission corner spot, whose dining room was designed by Sean Quigley, owner of Paxton Gate. The daily-printed menu also offers antipasti, which might... More >>

Fog City Diner				Write a Review
1300 Battery (at Embarcadero)	American	$$$	Embarcadero
This modern-day classic -- in which traditional diner fare is dressed up with hip accents and cutting-edge flavors -- isn't the trailblazer it was when Cindy Pawlcyn helped start it and Pat Kuleto first designed it, but it still features enough menu highlights to please the fun-loving. The mood... More >>

Globe				Write a Review
290 Pacific (at Battery)	California, Italian, New American	$$, $$$	Embarcadero
The lusty, full-flavored, Italian-influenced California cuisine served at the casual (wood floors, brick walls, open kitchen) Globe is welcome at any time of day, but especially after midnight. This is one of the few first-rate San Francisco eateries that serve a full menu until 1 a.m. (11:30... More >>