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The Best SF Restaurants For Dinner With The Parents
Parents in town? Here’s where to take them to eat.
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Harris' Restaurant
Harris’ Restaurant is a classic steakhouse in Nob Hill with huge steaks and live jazz every night.
Kokkari Estiatorio
Kokkari Estiatorio is a Financial District (and San Francisco) classic. The fancy Greek restaurant is at its most charming at night.
Rintaro
Rintaro in the Mission feels like an izakaya utopia filled with flawless yakitori and other fantastic Japanese small plates.
Elena's Mexican Restaurant
Elena’s is an upscale Mexican restaurant in West Portal where you can dress up, drink spicy margaritas, and eat excellent food any night of the week.
Evvia Estiatorio
Evvia Estiatorio is a Greek restaurant in Palo Alto that’s perfect for power lunches, dates, or anytime you want something slightly fancy.
Naschmarkt
Naschmarkt is a fancy Austrian place in Palo Alto that’s great for a business lunch or dinner with the parents.
Sun Of Wolf
Sun Of Wolf is a fancy Mexican place in Palo Alto with a full bar and excellent carnitas.
Cotogna
This Italian restaurant in the Financial District is one of the most reliable places for a fantastic meal in San Francisco.
Dalida
Dalida is a stunning Eastern Mediterranean restaurant in the Presidio with stellar highs and some disappointing lows. We still like it for a date or family dinner.
L'Ardoise Bistro
For cozy, classic French, it doesn't get much better than L'Ardoise Bistro in Duboce Triangle.
Delfina
Delfina is a Cal-Italian legend in the Mission serving solid (but snoozy) pastas, pizzas, and seasonally changing entrées.
Greens Restaurant
A meal at this entirely-vegetarian institution in Fort Mason is an experience you should try at least once.
Della Santina’s
Della Santina’s in Sonoma is where you should eat a lot of pasta with a group of friends.
Casey’s Pizza
If you’re in Mission Bay, Casey’s Pizza is a great neighborhood spot for pizza and a beer.
Bix
Bix is an old-school American restaurant in Jackson Square that feels like time-traveling back to a 1930s nightclub.
Piccino
Piccino is a neighborhood staple in the Dogpatch serving Italian-inspired pizzas and pastas inside of a quaint yellow Victorian.
FOB Kitchen
FOB Kitchen is a casual Filipino place in Oakland where you should go for a solid weeknight dinner.
Amarena
Amarena is a small Italian spot in Russian Hill that’s great for dropping into on a weeknight for some solid pasta.
Gary Danko
Gary Danko is a taste of a fancier, older San Francisco you’re probably not used to. Fortunately, it’s a very delicious taste.