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

Canteen

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

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

J Lounge at Jardinière

Michael Mina

In the high-ceilinged Barbara Barry–designed space, chef Michael Mina prepares luxe American cuisine—much of it served on platters that Mina... More

Pizzaiolo

Charlie Hallowell knows that many of his Oakland neighbors can't afford food for their kids, much less his $24... More

Quince

Taste is driven so much by smell, and a grape with... More

Rubicon

While shooting Copycat in San Francisco, Tarlov ha... More

Sebo

The Slanted Door

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

SPQR

When he has less-than-beautiful fruit, Matthew Acc... More

Spruce

Go to a restaurant with an F&W Best New Chef in the kitchen, and you’ll likely find a great wine... More

Zuni Café

It’s hard to decide which dish at Zuni is most iconic. Some would argue for the whole-leaf, anchovy-spiked Caesar salad;... More

1300 on Fillmore

At his elegant place in the newly revived Fillmore Jazz District, David Lawrence serves Southern-inflected food, frying shrimp in a... More