Fine Dining

Kiln is a seafood-focused tasting menu in Hayes Valley that gives you sensory overload in the best way possible.

Ricky Rodriguez

February 21, 2024

Sons & Daughters is a fine dining restaurant in Nob Hill serving a perfectly nice California cuisine tasting menu.

Julia Chen

December 8, 2022

Osito in the Mission is the only restaurant in SF with a fine dining menu that’s prepared entirely over a live fire.

Julia Chen

September 21, 2022

Cafe La Haye is a French bistro in Sonoma where you should have a date night by candlelight.

Allison Green

September 15, 2022

Santé serves California-inspired French food in Sonoma's fanciest hotel.

Allison Green

September 15, 2022

Angler on the Embarcadero is a seafood restaurant that lets you feel like a mega-billionaire for the night without having to spend a ton.

Will Kamensky

August 22, 2022

Boulevard is a fine dining American restaurant with a set menu and a dining room that looks straight out of the Belle Époque.

Lani Conway

June 8, 2022

A meal at Californios, a Mexican fine dining restaurant in SoMa, is less of a dinner and more of a spectacular production.

Julia Chen

January 14, 2022

Nisei is a Japanese fine dining restaurant in Russian Hill churning out dishes with flavors that are big, bold, and let every ingredient shine.

Julia Chen

January 14, 2022

Gary Danko is a taste of a fancier, older San Francisco you’re probably not used to. Fortunately, it’s a very delicious taste.

You've probably heard about Benu and its 16 courses. But is it worth it? Here's what goes down.

Empress by Boon is an upscale Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown that feels like an exclusive club you actually want to go to.

Julia Chen

January 14, 2022

House of Prime Rib in Nob Hill is where to go when you want a lot of meat and large bottles of wine.

Will Kamensky

January 14, 2022

Fancy fine dining, San Francisco style. Bring your elders.

Ring in 2022 with food from one of these spots.

Julia Chen

December 22, 2021

Abacá in Fisherman’s Wharf is taking traditional Filipino flavors and remixing them with ingredient combinations we’ve yet to encounter elsewhere.

Lani Conway

October 4, 2021

One of the best omakases in the city is at Ju-Ni in NoPa.

Saison is a tasting menu restaurant in SoMa worth saving for a very special occasion.

Will Kamensky

August 1, 2019

Petit Crenn in Hayes Valley involves not-stuffy French food that's simple and well-executed, both for a casual brunch or a tasting menu at dinner.

Atelier Crenn in Cow Hollow is the most special of special occasion restaurants.