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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation and The San Francisco Standard. Updated August 2026.
Californios · SoMa
The Infatuation (9.3). Less a dinner and more a spectacular production; the first Mexican restaurant in the US with two Michelin stars.
Kiln · Hayes Valley
The Infatuation (8.7). a seafood-focused experimental tasting menu in Hayes Valley.
Atelier Crenn · Cow Hollow
The Infatuation (8.5). Dominique Crenn's three-Michelin-star seafood- and vegetable-focused tasting menu.
Saison · SoMa
The San Francisco Standard. A two-Michelin-star SoMa tasting menu restaurant built on wood-fired cooking, with a bar menu that gives diners a way into the dining room at a fraction of the tasting-menu price.
Nisei · Russian Hill
The Infatuation (8.5). A Michelin-starred Japanese tasting menu restaurant in Russian Hill from chef David Yoshimura, winner of the Guide's Young Chef Award, next door to cocktail bar Iris.