Best San Francisco, CA Restaurants

10Best San Francisco, CA Restaurants

New & Notable San Francisco Restaurants

Hot, new San Francisco restaurants & notable dining experiences you shouldn't miss.

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  Add a Little Berkeley to Your Italian at Vega Pizza

  Not many cities in the world offer as many restaurant choices as San Francisco, so travelers with a limited amount of time need to be extra-picky about where they eat. If you want local, fresh and homemade Italian served with a Northern California flair, then you won't be disappointed with Vega Pizza in Bernal Heights.  Read more »

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  Get Your Sourdough On at Goat Hill Pizza

  New York has its thin slice. Chicago has its deep dish. Although there are many pizzerias in San Francisco - most of them in North Beach - locals love the small, but popular Goat Hill Pizza for using San Francisco's iconic sourdough bread for their crust. If you find yourself in West Portal and need a slice, head to Goat Hill Pizza.  Read more »

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  Taste Featured by USA TODAY Travel in 10 great places to lounge with a cup of tea

  A new generation of modern tea lounges has emerged, emphasizing that the drink is healthy and hip.  Read more at USA TODAY »

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About San Francisco, CA Restaurants

A great destination for foodies, San Francisco lies at the heart of the California cuisine movement. This trend fuses disparate culinary traditions, including those of Europe and Asia, and incorporates high-quality regional ingredients in a truly local cuisine. Fresh produce and seafood figure prominently, and healthful preparations are standard. A pioneer of the genre, Alice Waters, operates Chez Panisse in Berkeley, one of the top restaurants of its kind in the nation. Today, many variations of California cuisine exist, and many exhibit French tendencies. San Francisco’s best establishments take the impulse and run with it, delighting in organic goods and authentic flavors. Characteristic of these well-received places are Boulevard, whose Art Nouveau interior is as mesmerizing as its fine fare, and Aqua, where seafood is elevated to new heights amid soothing hues and spectacular floral arrangements. Greens Restaurant takes the California premise to a logical vegetarian conclusion, pairing incomparable views with fabulous dishes so inventive that meat is never missed. Fortunately, San Francisco restaurateurs have also capitalized on the city’s beauty, as seen in Slanted Door’s marvelous Bay vista – a wonderful complement to the restaurant’s incredible Vietnamese cuisine. Terrific food can be found, too, in places as unassuming as Mama’s on Washington Square, a North Beach mainstay known for scrumptious morning meals and convivial weekend lineups.

- San Francisco Expert Kelly Sigmon