12 californian rooms in San Francisco we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in San Francisco | Californian across every city.
Californian cuisine is San Francisco's signature: seasonal, market-driven and built on Northern California produce. Zuni Cafe in Hayes Valley and Nopa near Divisadero are touchstones of the everyday version, while Rich Table and Octavia push the modern bistro end. At the tasting-menu summit, Saison and Quince show how far the style can be taken.
Zuni Cafe ★ 4.8
hayes-valley · 1658 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Zuni Cafe in San Francisco is the city's most enduring California room: Judy Rodgers' roast chicken for two with bread salad has not left the menu since 1987.
Nopa ★ 4.5
lower-pac-heights · 560 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
Nopa in San Francisco is the neighbourhood room that defines the western Divisadero corridor: wood-grilled California food, kitchen open until 01:00.
Rich Table ★ 4.6
hayes-valley · 199 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Rich Table in San Francisco is Sarah and Evan Rich's Hayes Valley California room near the opera house, holding a Michelin star and a strong house pasta menu.
Octavia ★ 4.6
lower-pac-heights · 1701 Octavia Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Octavia in San Francisco is Melissa Perello's Michelin-starred Pacific Heights room, with day-boat fish and a market-led California plate at every service.
Frances ★ 4.5
castro-noe-valley · 3870 17th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
Frances in San Francisco is Melissa Perello's Castro neighbourhood room, holding a Michelin star with a 40-seat dining room and a wine list priced.
The Progress ★ 4.4
lower-pacific-heights · 1525 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
The Progress in San Francisco is State Bird Provisions' upstairs family-style sibling on Fillmore, with a four-course menu chosen by the table at the start.
Saison ★ 4.8
178 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107
Saison in San Francisco is a three-Michelin-star hearth-driven tasting in SoMa, with live-fire seafood and California game over an oak fire that runs.
Quince ★ 4.7
470 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
Quince in San Francisco is Michael Tusk's three-Michelin-star Jackson Square room, an Italian-inflected California tasting from the Fresh Run Farm produce.
Lazy Bear ★ 4.7
3416 19th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Lazy Bear in San Francisco is David Barzelay's two-Michelin-star Mission tasting room run as a communal dinner party for 40 guests across two long tables.
Octavia ★ 4.5
1701 Octavia Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Octavia in San Francisco is Melissa Perello's one-Michelin-star Pacific Heights room with a day-boat fish set menu and a long market-driven a la carte.
Rich Table ★ 4.6
199 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Rich Table in San Francisco is Evan and Sarah Rich's one-Michelin-star Hayes Valley room near the opera house, with the city's most-cited house pasta program.
Spruce ★ 4.3
3640 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
Spruce in San Francisco is Mark Sullivan's one-Michelin-star Presidio Heights bistro with a dry-aged steak programme and a cellar that runs.