Michelin Star Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. Food is served family-style, so it is a great place to bring a group. The venue's top-floor lunar-inspired cocktail lounge, Moongate, is worth a booking too.
English-style restaurant serving high-grade prime rib. The meat is carved tableside and served with a pairing of mashed potatoes and creamed spinach. Specialized cuts and accompaniments can be ordered. Reservations are a must.
Go-to Italian for many in the bay area - especially those with a love for Sardinian-inspired seafood dishes. Highlight eats include octopus stew and bottarga spaghetti. Intimate within, and with some outdoor seating.
Peruvian 🇵🇪 restaurant with super fresh seafood. Of course, the ceviche is delicious, but the entire menu is bold and colorful. Excellent views of the SF Bay so it can get crowded.
Classic-style venue within the Proper Hotel that wear many hats - breakfast, lunch, dinner, cocktails, and afternoon tea. All menus have sophisticated takes on New American cuisine. The cocktails are also fresh takes on classics.
Step inside this unconventional restaurant where the menu changes every day and so does the movie that plays... talk about dinner and a show! It can book up quick so try to get reservations in advance.
Old school-chic venue in the Financial District serving oysters, seafood, and other small plates. Popular for its food, beverages, and aesthetics - reservations are a must. Dine and drink, then linger for more cocktails.
This upscale and inventive restaurant has earned its one Michelin star. You'll be pleased with literally anything that you order. Servers know what they're talking about and are super helpful. Sit at the bar or at a table.
Authentic Italian food. They have a vast wine selection and the staff will help you pair the right bottle. Close to San Francisco's famous little cable car.
A cozy spot to go with friends and share some tapas. The place is Spanish/California fusion making the food interesting and really good. Definitely order two drinks throughout the meal, one of their wines and one sangria!
Excellent fish 🐠 tacos and ceviche. There will probably be a line to get in and it's a bit hype-y but good to check out. Feels like a restaurant in Ciudad de México. Not a taqueria.
Clubby Nob Hill dining room lined with dark wood paneling and green leather. Nightly live piano fills the low-lit space over dry-aged steaks and stiff martinis.
Energetic Marina restaurant centered on a wood-fired oven turning out authentic Neapolitan pizzas. House-made pastas are a staple; the wine list is a deep dive into Southern Italy's lesser-known vineyards.
Moody Art Deco dining room serving Italian-Japanese fusion in a high-energy space. Shared orders of uni tagliatelle and okonomiyaki pizza land on tables while live music plays through the evening.
Lush, year-round garden on a corporate plaza, serving steakhouse classics and fresh oysters. Live piano music is a constant, setting the tone for date nights and celebratory group dinners.
Lively izakaya serving yakitori grilled over binchotan charcoal and bowls of thick, hand-rolled udon. The space is a work of Japanese craftsmanship – from the hand-packed clay walls to the massive bar carved from a single slab of cedar.
Cozy corner bistro serving creative American plates designed for sharing. The menu mixes high and low: Santa Barbara uni handrolls and miso black cod sit alongside a classic Wagyu cheeseburger.
