5 Amazing Restaurants in San Francisco

san francisco restaurants There are so many different restaurants in San Francisco that it can often be difficult finding the right one for your lunch or dinner. However, given the many various cuisines offered up by the many casual or fine dining selections in the Bay Area, you should be able to choose one that is perfect for your needs.

Hopefully we’ve made it easier for you by putting all of the best restaurants San Francisco has to offer in one place. Now that we’ve done the hard work for you by reviewing great places to grab a bite in the Bay Area, all you have to do is choose the one that sounds the best to your taste buds.

A16

This restaurant has been around for over a decade and they take pride in the delicious Italian dishes. Unlike some other Italian restaurants, A16 puts their focus on the Southern Italian region of Campania. Here you’ll be able to experience unique dishes like braised octopus with ceci beans or leg of rabbit with braised dandelion greens. They also have an extensive wine list with some of the best Italian wines around, and they’re more than capable of recommending the right one to pair with your dish.

Akiko’s

After bringing in his parents and revamping the menu, proprietor Ray Lee has transformed this once cave-like hole in the wall into a boutique restaurant offering some of the most delectable Japanese fare in the Bay Area. Akiko’s is the perfect place for sushi lovers as it has become well-known for their fresh fish. Be sure to check out their omakase menu to see how they’ve successfully blended modern techniques with old-world traditions to create truly unique dishes.

Coi

One of the most upscale and unique restaurants on this list, Coi has successfully blended unusual ingredients such as wild-harvested seaweed and eucalyptus with aged duck or beef tendons to make a dining experience your taste buds won’t soon forget. If you’re not sure of what you want to eat, check out Daniel Patterson’s 11-plus course tasting menu. You may find yourself surprised by his mostly vegetable-based dishes.

Solbar

If you want a dining experience that allows you to relax and unwind, you’ll absolutely love the spa-like atmosphere offered by Solbar. Their menu boasts of “healthy, lighter dishes to nourish your soul” and “hearty cuisine to comfort your body” as they offer up a California take on southern soul food. You’ll see that perfect blend in dishes like pan-roasted Mary’s chicken with seared king trumpet mushrooms, haricots verts, pea tendrils, and chicken boudin. You’ll leave this restaurant full in belly and in mind.

State Bird Provisions

Having won the James Beard Award for best new restaurant last year, State Bird Provisions is a truly innovative dining experience. Diners are able to pick and choose their dishes from carts pushed around the room by waiters or carried on trays. They do have a short menu that includes a dish consisting of the California state bird, the quail. Try it fried and served on a mound of stewed onions.

There are restaurants all around the Bay Area just waiting to become your favorite. No matter what your favorite dish or cuisine may be, there is a dining experience out there for you. Some of these restaurants are of the utmost quality, so to make the lunch or dinner a truly VIP experience for you and you guests, book a luxury car service to chauffeur you around town. Sit back in the comfort of a high-end automobile while being whisked away to one of these amazing and delicious restaurants the Bay Area has to offer.