Alioto's began as a sidewalk stand serving crab and shrimp cocktails to passers-by. Now, more than eight decades later, it's a hugely popular restaurant...

Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani, the team behind Terra in Napa Valley, have brought their Japonesque sensibilities to this stylish and intimate dining room in...

Although located in touristy Ghirardelli Square, this fabulous French-Vietnamese restaurant could hold its own in the foodiest of neighbourhoods. The room...

Popular with out-of-towners and business travellers with unlimited expense accounts, this swishy Starck-designed room at the Clift is worth popping in to...

Since 1993, this classic-looking restaurant has been one of San Francisco's most consistently reliable: from the service to the cooking, there's seldom a...

This is where chef/owner Alice Waters created California cuisine more than 35 years ago. Her modest, wood-framed restaurant still reigns supreme, serving...

The Dining Room has a global reputation and a waitstaff-to-diner ratio of almost 1:1. It's opulent without being over the top, although it can feel a little...

San Francisco is a city of appetites - for life, for politics, and above all for food. And perhaps no other person has had more influence on shaping those...

Since its start-of-the-century debut, this chic and reliable high-dollar restaurant has become established as one of the best places in the city to find a...

Superstar chef Danko's fine-dining restaurant near the wharf is fabulous - and fabulously understated. The best way to experience his dexterity and genius...

If you want to find out why chef Roland Passot enjoys a passionate following, opt for the five-course discovery menu ($90) and sample his ever-changing...

Masa's was the first notable restaurant to combine SF haute cuisine with a French dining aesthetic. The kitchen has seen many talented chefs at the stoves,...

This spare-no-expense room introduced Union Square to famed chef Mina, who micromanaged the look of the restaurant much like he does his artistic food....

Adjacent to the lobby of the W, XYZ holds fast to its austere decor and sophisticated clientele. Although the parade of chefs who have worked here is long,...