San Francisco California SAN FRANCISCO EAT | RESTAURANTS EAT | RESTAURANTS EAT | RESTAURANTS AMERICAN AMERICAN & MEDITERRANEAN CHINESE BAKER AND BANKER HEIRLOOM CAFE MISSION CHINESE / LUNG SHAN CHINESE "I love the wine list." "Interesting wine list." RESTAURANT - Winemaker Steve Matthiasson (Matthiasson, - Sommelier Mark Bright (Saison, SF) "I eat at Mission Chinese at least once a week" CA) Mission / Californian - Bartender Thad Vogler (Bar Agricole, SF) Pacific Heights/ American / Californian 2500 Folsom Street Mission / Chinese 1701 Octavia Street T: 415.821.2500 2234 Mission Street T: 415.351.2500 www.heirloom-sf.com T: 415.863.2800 www.bakerandbanker.com JARDINIERE www.missionchinesefood.com BAR AGRICOLE "Parsley leaves meets shaved roasted fennel R & G EXECUTIVE LOUNGE "Thad Vogler is making absolutely fantastic meets shaved asiago equals stunned by how much "For Salt & Pepper Dungeness Crab." cocktails." flavor could come from something so simple." - Chef Michael Mina (RN74, SF) & Chef Corey - Chef Traci Des Jardins (Jardiniere, Mijita, SF) - Chef Eric Skokan (Black Cat, Boulder) Lee (Benu, SF) SOMA / New American Hayes Valley / French / New American Chinatown / Chinese 355 Eleventh Street 300 Grove Street 631 Kearny Street T: 415.355.9400 T:415.861.5555 T: 415.982.7877 www.baragricole.com www.jardiniere.com www.rnglounge.com BAR JULES NOPA SAN TUNG "It’s market California / Mediterranean cuisine. "It's one of my favorites in the Pan Handle "For black bean noodles and fried chicken." Small, hand-written menu." neighborhood. It's California, organic, wood-fire - Chef Corey Lee (Benu, SF) - Chef Traci Des Jardins (Jardiniere, Mijita, SF) rotisserie." Inner Sunset Hayes Valley / New American - Chef Charles Phan (Slanted Door, SF) Chinese 609 Hayes Street NOPA / Californian / Mediterranean 1031 Irving Street T: 415.621.5482 560 Divisadero Street T: 415.242.0828 www.barjules.com T: 415.864.8643 www.santungrestaurant.com www.nopasf.com BAR TARTINE TON KIANG "Always has a great round-up of wines with a RED’S JAVA HOUSE "One of the places I love to go to in San very thoughtful sommelier." "For old school San Francisco." Francisco." - Sommelier Mark Bright (Saison, SF) Bartender Thad Vogler (Bar Agricole, SF) - Chef Donald Link (Cochon, Herbsaint, New Mission / New American South Beach / Central East / American Orleans) 561 Valencia Street Pier 30 Outer Richmond/ Chinese/ Dim Sum T: 415.487.1600 T: 415.777.5626 5821 Geary Boulevard www.bartartine.com T: 415.752.4440 SAISON www.tonkiang.net BENU "Off-beat location, stunning restaurant, sit in the "Corey Lee has taken a big step towards offering kitchen." YANK SING people really fine dining and I think the food is - Chef Traci Des Jardins (Jardiniere, Mijita, SF) "For dim sum." really good." Mission / Bernal Heights / New American - Avery and Janet Glasser (Bittermens Bitters) - Chef David Kinch (Manresa, Los Gatos) 2124 Folsom Street Multiple Locations / Tradition & Contemporary SOMA/ Contemporary American T: 415.828.7990 Chinese 22 Hawthorne Street www.saisonsf.com SOMA T: 415.685.4860 49 Stevenson Street, T: 415.541.4949 www.benusf.com TWENTY FIVE LUSK Rincon Center,101 Spear Street, T: 415.957.9300 "For their wine list." www.yanksing.com BOULETTE'S LARDER - Sommelier Mark Bright (Saison, Vinyl, SF) Recommended by chef Fergus Henderson (St. SOMA / New American YUET LEE John, London) 25 Lusk Street "It’s a classic, opened until 3am and has been Mission/ Embarcadero Plaza / New American T: 415.495.5875 there like 30 years. There is so much florescent 1 Ferry Building www.25lusk.com lighting, it looks like a computer lab. Just the best T: 415.399.1155 noodle and porridge, calamari, half chicken or www.bouletteslarder.com BELGIAN roast squab." - Chef Charles Phan (Slanted Door, SF) COI FRJTZ North Beach/Telegraph Hill/ Chinese "Daniel Patterson is constantly pushing, but still "It’s a Belgian frites place and they have excellent 1300 Stockton Street staying simple and clean." fries." T: 415.982.6020 - Chef Sean Brock (McCrady's, Husk, Charleston) - Scott Norton and Mark Ramadan (Sir "Get the tasting menu." Kensington Gourmet Ketchup) EUROPEAN - Chef Cory Lee (Benu, SF) Hayes Valley / Belgian Fries 581 Hayes Street ZUNI North Beach / Contemporary American "For the hamburger, the roast chicken, the Caesar 373 Broadway T: 415.864.7654 www.frjtzfries.com salad, the cured anchovies... standard Zuni things." T: 415.393.9000 - Chef Traci Des Jardins (Jardiniere, Mijita, SF) www.coirestaurant.com CHINESE Civic Center / Van Ness / Modern European FRANCES 1658 Market Street "I always go to check out new places. If I were to HENRY’S HUNAN T: 415.552.2522 pick a place to eat, Frances is one of them." Recommended by Avery and Janet Glasser www.zunicafe.com - Sommelier Mark Bright (Saison, SF) (Bittermens Bitters) Castro / Modern Californian San Francisco / Chinese 3870 17th Street 924 Sansome Street T: 415.621.3870 T: 415-956-7727 www.frances-sf.com www.henryshunanrestaurant.com Website: www.findeatdrink.com / Contact us at: [email protected] ©2012 Find. Eat. Drink. LLC Page 2 of 5 SAN FRANCISCO EAT | RESTAURANTS EAT | RESTAURANTS EAT | RESTAURANTS INDIAN ITALIAN SEAFOOD DOSA QUINCE ANCHOR AND HOPE "They softball South Indian cuisine to make it "Michael Tusk is a master. His pastas are the best "Great seafood, killer atmosphere, real soul." more approachable for the American palette, but I've ever had in this country." - Chef Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson (Frasca Food they’ll also take you downtown, if you want." - Chef Matt Jennings (Farmstead, Providence) & Wine, Boulder) - Sommelier Mark Bright (Saison, SF) Financial District / Italian SOMA / Seafood Valencia 470 Pacific Avenue 83 Minna Street 995 Valencia Street T: 415.775.8500 T: 415.501.9100 T: 415.642.3672 www.quincerestaurant.com www.anchorandhopesf.com Fillmore SPQR BAR CRUDO 1700 Fillmore Street T: 415.441.3672 "Great neighborhood joint with Inspiring food." "Seafood, raw fish and clam chowder." www.dosasf.com - Chef Jamie Bissonnette (Toro, Coppa, Boston) - Chef Nathan Foot Pacific Heights / Italian Western Addition / NOPA/ Seafood KASA 1911 Fillmore Street 655 Divisadero Street "Kasa is really classic, like Calcutta street-style T: 415.771.7779 T: 415.409.0679 food. They specialize in kati rolls which are www.spqrsf.com www.barcrudo.com delicious. It’s like an Indian burrito -- how can you JAPANESE SWAN OYSTER DEPOT go wrong with that?" "For cracked crab, oysters, clam chowder, and - Sommelier Mark Bright (Saison, SF) INO SUSHI they make their own vinegar, which is great with Castro/ Indian "Tiny sushi place. It’s just him and his wife, he’s a oysters." 4001 18th Street little grumpy. " - Chef Michael Mina (RN74, SF) T: 415.621.6940 - Chef Charles Phan (Slanted Door, SF) Nob Hill / Seafood www.kasaindian.com Pacific Heights / Japanese 1517 Polk Street SHALIMAR 22 Peace Plaza, Ste 510 T: 415.673.1101 "Be sure to get Indian food at Shalimar." T: 415.922.3121 Bartender Thad Vogler (Bar Agricole, SF) TADICH GRILL Nob Hill / Indian NOMBE "For cioppino." 1409 Polk Street, T: 415.776.4642 "One of the best sake sommeliers in the country. - Chef Michael Mina (RN74) I get the little chicken hearts on the skewers." Financial District / American / Seafood Civic Center/Tenderloin - Sommelier Mark Bright (Saison, SF) 240 California Street 532 Jones Street, T: 415.928.0333 Mission / Japanese / Izakaya / Sake T: 415.391.1849 www.shalimarsf.com 2491 Mission Street www.tadichgrill.com T: 415.681.7150 ITALIAN www.nombesf.com THAI BERETTA SEBO OSHA THAI NOODLE CAFE "For a classic SF experience." "Incredible sushi place, not necessarily "Nothing like street-style noodles – got me - BartenderThad Vogler (Bar Agricole, SF) traditional." through culinary school and reminds me of the Mission / Italian - Chef Traci Des Jardins (Jardiniere, Mijita, SF) food my grandma cooked for me growing up." 1199 Valencia Street Hayes Valley / Japanese/ Sushi - Chef Chris Kobayashi (Artisan, Paso Robles) www.berettasf.com 517 Hayes Street Tenderloin/ Thai DELFINA / DELFINA PIZZERIA T: 415.864.2122 696 Geary Street "You can drink incredible stuff there by the glass. www.sebosf.com T: 415.673.2368 Raj Parr has some of the best sommeliers in the MEXICAN VIETNAMESE country working for him." - Master Sommelier Richard Betts (Wine & REGALITO ROSTICERIA SLANTED DOOR Mezcal Producer) "I love it for sit-down Mexican." "It’s a San Francisco classic, must go-to Mission / Italian - Bartender Thad Vogler (Bar Agricole) restaurant. They have a beautiful view and really 3621 18th Street, T: 415.552.4055 Mission / Mexican great food." 3611 18th Street, T: 415.437.6800 3481 18th Street - Chef Traci Des Jardins (Jardiniere, Mijita, SF) www.delfinasf.com T: 415.503.0650 Financial District / Modern Vietnamese INCANTO www.regalitosf.com 1 The Embarcadero / Ferry Bldg #3 T: 415.861.8032 "If ever there was a person whose guts I would MOROCCAN www.slanteddoor.com want to eat, it's Chris Cosentino. Crazy combinations, but approachable, straight-forward, AZIZA TURTLE TOWER full-flavored Italian food." "Fancy modern Moroccan place (going to be "Northern Vietnamese food. Roasted chicken, - Chef Jamie Bissonnette (Toro, Coppa, Boston) moving soon) in a residential neighborhood. More sauteed beef, light broths." Noe Valley / Italian / American fancy than rustic, but the flavors are there." - Chef Nathan Foot (Northern Spy Food Co, NY) 1550 Church Street - Chef Charles Phan (Slanted Door) "It's a great Vietnamese chicken noodle house." T: 415.641.4500 Outer Richmond/ Moroccan www.incanto.biz - Chef Charles Phan (Slanted Door, SF) 5800 Geary Boulevard Tenderloin/ Northern Vietnamese T: 415 752 2222 631 Larkin Street LA CICCIA www.aziza-sf.com "Spaghetti with bottarga, chicken gizzards and T: 415.409.3333 pretty much anything the chef recommends." - Chef Gary Danko (Gary Danko, SF) Castro / Noe / Glen Park / Italian / Sardinian 291 30th Church Street T: 415.550.8114 www.laciccia.com LOCANAWebsite: www.findeatdrink.com / Contact us at: [email protected] 2012 Find.