restaurants

Notes on restaurants I’ve been to and want to try. means I liked it, means it was just ok, means I didn’t like it. Also see friday mexican dinner and other lists.

Naturally, this isn’t comprehensive, and it’s biased toward my taste. If I mark a restaurant , I may still think it’s good overall, but just doesn’t match my own personal taste, and vice versa.

To try:

54 Mint (SOMA, SF)

Baume (Palo Alto)

State Bird Provisions (Fillmore, SF)

Bobo’s (Marina, SF)

Abbott’s Cellar (Mission, SF)

Super Duper Burger (NY, SF)

Eleven Madison Park (NY)

Atelier Crenn (Cow Hollow, SF)

Commonwealth (Mission, SF)

Baker & Banker (Japantown, SF)

One Market (Embarcadero, SF)

Cotogna (Financial District, SF)

Zarzuela (Russian Hill, SF)

Dopo (Oakland)

Sawa (Sunnyvale)

Sushi Sam’s (San Mateo)

Criolla (Castro, SF)

Village Pub (Woodside)

Camino (Oakland)

Frances (Mission, SF)

Marlowe (SOMA, SF)

Ad Hoc (Yountville)

French Laundry (Yountville)

Murray Circle (Sausalito)

La Toque (Napa)

Osteria Stellina (Pt. Reyes)

Farmhouse (Forestville)

Ubuntu (Napa)

Terra (St. Helena)

Cafe Jacqueline (North Beach, SF)

Sea Salt (Oakland)

Town (San Carlos)

Kaygetsu (Menlo Park)

Cafe Gibraltar (Half Moon Bay)

Madera (Menlo Park)

Vero (Palo Alto)

Quattro (Palo Alto)

California Cafe (Palo Alto)

Plumed Horse (Saratoga)

Trevese (Los Gatos)

Arcadia (San Jose)

Los Cubanos (San Jose)

Been to:

Campton Place (Financial District, SF)

2G Japanese Brasserie

Masa’s (SF)

Pomelo (SF)

Incanto (SF)

Elite Cafe (SF)

Sociale (SF)

Chapeau! (SF)

Thermidor (SF)

Saison (SF)

Bar Jules (SF)

Piperade (SF)

Hyde Street Bistro (SF)

Brenda’s (SF)

Gitane (SF)

Sons & Daughters (SF)

Bar Bambino (SF)

Isa (SF)

Neoteca (SF)

Gialina (SF)

Applewood (Marin)

Stevenswood (Marin)

Lafitte (SF)

Benu (SF)

La Folie (SF)

Walzwerk (SF)

Triptych (SF)

Luna Park (SF)

Prospect (SF)

Twenty Five Lusk (SF)

Loló (SF)

Chez Papa Resto (SF)

Guy Savoy (Las Vegas)

Nopalito (SF)

Slow Club

Zuni Cafe (SF)

Coi (SF)

Ironside (SF)

Swell (SF)

Absinthe (SF)

SPQR (SF)

L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Paris)

Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée (Paris)

L’Alcazar (Paris)

Pierre Gagnaire (Paris)

Les Quinze Nits (Barcelona)

Abac (Barcelona)

Cinc Sentits (Barcelona)

Taller de Tapas (Barcelona)

Fifth Floor (SF)

Wexler’s (SF)

RN74 (SF)

Moss Beach Distillery (SF)

Bar Crudo (SF)

Herbivore (SF)

Amber (SF)

Manka’s Inverness (Marin)

Cyrus (Healdsburg)

Redd (Yountville)

Martini House (closed, St. Helena)

Auberge du Soleil (Napa)

Meadowood (Napa)

Tra Vigne (Napa)

Pelican Inn (Marin)

Aqua (closed, SF)

Delfina (SF)

Mexico DF (SF)

Fleur de Lys (SF)

Tigelleria (San Jose)

Espetus (SF)

Betelnut (SF)

Street (SF)

21st Amendment (SF)

Firefly (SF)

Blue Plate (SF)

Salt House (SF)

Beretta (SF)

Indigo (SF)

Aziza (SF)

Local (SF)

Spruce (SF)

Farallon (SF)

Town Hall (SF)

Citizen Cake (SF)

CreoLa (San Carlos) /

Ozumo (SF)

Michael Mina (SF)

Manresa (Los Gatos)

Cosmopolitan (SF)

La Foret (San Jose)

Aureole (Las Vegas)

Alex (closed, Las Vegas)

La Bodeguita del Medio (Palo Alto)

Palo Alto Sol (Palo Alto)

Mantra (Palo Alto)

Zibibbo (Palo Alto)

Spago (closed, Palo Alto)

Chez TJ (Mountain View) /

Cascal (Mountain View)

Fuki Sushi (Palo Alto)

Flea St. Cafe (Menlo Park)

Calafia (Palo Alto)

Junnoon (Palo Alto)

Osteria (Palo Alto)

Bistro Maxine (Palo Alto)

Evvia (Palo Alto)

Shokolaat (Palo Alto)

Joya (Palo Alto)

Reposado (Palo Alto)

Madison & 5th (closed, Palo Alto)

Spalti (Palo Alto)

La Strada (Palo Alto)

Bella Luna (Palo Alto)