Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in San Francisco.

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Atelier Crenn

  • ★ 4.9
  • 3 MICHELIN stars
  • Seafood
  • $$$$

Atelier Crenn in San Francisco is Dominique Crenn's three-Michelin-star Cow Hollow flagship, a poetry-of-cuisine vegetable-and-seafood tasting in 30 seats.

Saison

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.

Quince

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.

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Benu

  • ★ 4.8
  • 3 MICHELIN stars
  • Korean
  • $$$$

Benu in San Francisco is Corey Lee's three-Michelin-star modern Korean American tasting in SoMa, with a 14-seat counter and a 30-course pace through three.

Californios

  • ★ 4.8
  • 2 MICHELIN stars
  • Modern Mexican
  • $$$$

Californios in San Francisco is Val Cantu's two-Michelin-star modern Mexican tasting in SoMa, with masa from heritage corns nixtamalised in-house.

Lazy Bear

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.

Birdsong

  • ★ 4.7
  • 2 MICHELIN stars
  • Pacific Northwest
  • $$$$

Birdsong in San Francisco is Christopher Bleidorn's two-Michelin-star Pacific Northwest tasting in SoMa, with a hearth-cooked menu rooted in foraging.

Kin Khao

  • ★ 4.4
  • 1 MICHELIN star
  • Thai
  • $$$$

Kin Khao in San Francisco is Pim Techamuanvivit's one-Michelin-star regional Thai room near Union Square, with a kitchen set menu rotating the rabbit green.

Octavia

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.

Mister Jiu's

  • ★ 4.7
  • 1 MICHELIN star
  • Chinese
  • $$$$

Mister Jiu's in San Francisco is Brandon Jew's one-Michelin-star Cal-Chinese flagship in Chinatown, with whole-duck dinners and an upstairs cocktail room.

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Rich Table

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

Spruce in San Francisco is Mark Sullivan's one-Michelin-star Presidio Heights bistro with a dry-aged steak programme, a deep cellar and a cheese trolley.

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Editor picks in San Francisco include Atelier Crenn, Saison, Quince, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.