Absinthe

The Alembic

Ame

Ame, the wonderfully serene year-old restaurant in the St. Regis Hotel, combines Californian, European and especially Japanese ingredients and techniques.... More

Bastide

Thanks, though, to chef Alain Giraud's exquisite modern French cooking and co-owner Joe Pytka's insane infusion of cash, Bastide is... More

Bouchon

Young scenesters congregate at this bistro's raw b... More

Campanile

Chef Mark Peel believes in the family meal. He has become famous for serving family-style dinners on Monday nights at... More

Canteen

Leary appears happy to be cooking—not a leisured happiness but the happiness of rock climbers and chess players, the happiness... More

Catch

Chateau Marmont

The ultimate Hollywood experience. The tables at this celeb-filled restaurant inside André Balazs’s famed hotel must be reserved well in... More

Chez Panisse Café

People who eat invasive species to save native ones, or 'invasivores,' as the New York Times recently dubbed them, are... More

Coi

Compared to processed tofu, the artisanal kind has an entirely different flavor—and Tsai, 39, is on a mission to prove... More

Delfina

The Slanted Door's Charles Phan was the Mission's chef pioneer. Following in his footsteps are San Francisco's Tartine team and... More

The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton

As the Ritz-Carlton finishes its $12 million renovation, chef Ron Siegel continues to serve his excellent modern French food, which... More

Étoile

The newest incarnation of the pioneering 30-year-old restaurant at Domaine Chandon is Étoile. Executive chef Christopher Manning cooks with a... More

Fraîche

Fraîche owner and general manager Thierry Perez came away from stints at Daniel and Bouley Bakery in New York City... More

Hog Island Oyster Co

We ate the famous Hog Island oysters and had a bottle of winemaker Sean Thackrey’s stunningly original Pleiades blend from... More

The Hungry Cat

The Hungry Cat

The Great Pumpkin Bartender Tim Staehling thinks outside the pie plate: pumpkin purée, lemon juice, and simple syrup with bourbon... More

Il Grano

Although Salvatore Marino’s West Side Italian restaurant has actually been open since 1997, it was reborn last year with the... More

Jin Patisserie

In a tiny, minimalist space with a tranquil garden out front, Choo sells the chocolates she painstakingly makes and paints... More