The details on the city's three hottest dining neighborhoods, plus two restaurants so good that they stand alone.
Steuart Street
Boulevard 1 Mission St.; 415-543-6084.
Chaya Brasserie San Francisco 132 The Embarcadero; 415-247-9950 (opening early next year).
Red Herring Restaurant 155 Steuart St.; 415-495-6500.
Shanghai 1930 133 Steuart St.; 415-896-5600.
Yerba Buena
Fifth Floor Hotel Palomar, 12 Fourth St.; 415-348-1555.
Montage Metreon, 101 Fourth St.; 415-369-6111.
XYZ W Hotel, 181 Third St.; 415-777-5300.
Mission Street
Delfina 3621 18th St.; 415-552-4055.
Foreign Cinema 2534 Mission St.; 415-648-7600.
Gordon's House of Fine Eats 500 Florida St.; 415-861-8900.
Other Areas
Campton Place Campton Place Hotel, 340 Stockton St.; 415-781-5555.
Gary Danko 800 North Point St.; 415-749-2060.
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