Notes on restaurants I’ve
been to and
want to try.
Merchant Roots (Fillmore, SF)
Besharam (Dogpatch, SF)
St. JOHN (London)
Single Thread (Sonoma)
Nari (Downtown, SF)
Gregoire (Berkeley)
Oma San Francisco Station (Japantown, SF)
Park Tavern (North Beach, SF)
Birdsong (SOMA, SF)
Commis (Oakland)
Sorrel (Richmond, SF)
Che Fico (NoPa, SF)
Sasaki (Sushi, Mission, SF)
Ju-Ni (Sushi, Panhandle, SF)
Robin (Sushi, Hayes Valley, SF)
Topolo Bambo (Chicago)
Skool (SOMA, SF)
Rosso (Santa Rosa)
Izakaya Rintaro (SOMA)
Kinjo Sushi (SF)
Glen Ellen Star (Sonoma, CA)
Naschmarkt (Campbell, CA)
Mosu (Fillmore, SF)
Damon Baehrel (upstate New York)
Akiko (Financial District, SF)
The Ramp (Dogpatch, SF)
Commissary (Presidio, SF)
The Modern (Manhattan, NY)
Yoshizumi (San Mateo)
Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack (Mission, SF)
Scoma’s (Fisherman’s Wharf, SF)
Marianne’s (bar; SOMA, SF)
7 Mile House (bar; Brisbane, SF)
Club Twenty-One (bar; Tenderloin, SF)
Vesuvio (bar; North Beach, SF)
Camino (closed, Oakland)
Harris’ Steakhouse (get the porterhouse!) (SF)
Rich Table (Hayes Valley, SF)
Sukiyabashi Jiro (Tokyo, Japan)
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (London, UK)
Capo’s (North Beach, SF)
Peter Luger (Brooklyn, NY)
Atera (Tribeca, NY)
Chef’s Table (Brooklyn, NY)
Char No. 4 (Brooklyn, NY)
Essex (Manhattan, NY)
Baume (Palo Alto)
Eleven Madison Park (NY)
Commonwealth (Mission, SF)
One Market (Embarcadero, SF)
Cotogna (Financial District, SF)
Zarzuela (closed, Russian Hill, SF)
Dopo (Oakland)
Sawa (Sunnyvale)
Criolla (closed, Castro, SF)
Village Pub (Woodside)
Murray Circle (Sausalito)
La Toque (Napa)
Osteria Stellina (Pt. Reyes)
Farmhouse (Forestville)
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)
Memphis Minnie’s
(Haight, SF)
Starbelly
(Castro, SF)
CreoLa
(Cole Valley, SF)
House Of Prime Rib
(Nob Hill, SF)
French Laundry
(Yountville)
August 1 Five
(Van Ness, SF)
Death By Taco
(Mission Bay, SF)
Sasaki
(Mission, SF)
Mourad
(SOMA, SF)
Al’s Place
(Mission, SF)
Nightbird
(Hayes Valley, SF)
Avery
(Fillmore, SF)
Rasa
(Burlingame)
Avatar’s (Sausalito)
Dove’s (Chicago)
Girl and the Goat (Chicago)
Alinea (Chicago)
Giant (Chicago)
Cockscomb (SOMA, SF)
Maru Ya
(Mission, SF)
K-Paul’s
(New Orleans)
Cochon
(New Orleans)
Bayona
(New Orleans)
Commanders Palace
(New Orleans)
Tasty ‘n Alder
(Portland)
Mister Jiu’s (Chinatown, SF)
Magnolia Smokestack
(Dogpatch, SF)
3rd Cousin
(Bernal Heights, SF)
Beso Bistronomia
(Haight, SF)
Agenzen (Ichizen)
(Millbrae, CA)
In Situ
(SOMA, SF)
Baby Blues BBQ
(Bernal Heights, SF)
Ichi
(Mission, SF)
LV Mar
Saru
(Noe Valley, SF)
Local
(Jackson Hole, Wyoming)
The Bunnery
(Jackson Hole, Wyoming)
Gary Danko
(Pacific Heghts, SF)
Californios
(Mission, SF)
Stones Throw
(Russian Hill, SF)
Gather
(Oakland, CA)
Boxing Room
(Hayes Valley, SF)
Gló
(Reykjavík, Iceland)
Sjávargrillið
(Reykjavík, Iceland)
Íslenski barinn
(Reykjavík, Iceland)
Marlowe
(SOMA, SF)
Ad Hoc
(Yountville)
SO
(SOMA, SF)
Pabu
(Financial District, SF)
Bobo’s
(Marina, SF)
Alta
(Civic Center, SF)
The Cavalier
(Downtown, SF)
Super Duper Burger
Hops & Hominy
(Union Square, SF)
Kinfolk
(Bernal Heights, SF)
Baker & Banker
(Japantown, SF)
Mikkeller
(Civic Center, SF)
Hakkasan
(Downtown, SF)
Atelier Crenn
(Cow Hollow, SF)
Cafe Claude
(Union Square, SF)
State Bird Provisions
(Fillmore, SF)
Abbott’s Cellar
(Mission, SF)
Frances
(Castro, SF)
Perilla
(Manhattan, NY)
Vinegar Hill House
(Brooklyn, NY)
WD~50
(Manhattan, NY)
The Little Owl
(Manhattan, NY)
Sushi Sam’s
(San Mateo, CA)
Farmer Brown
(Civic Center, SF)
Campton Place
(Financial District, SF)
2G Japanese Brasserie
(Civic Center, SF)
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)
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)
Bar Crudo
(SF)
Herbivore
(SF)
Amber
(SF)
Manka’s Inverness
(Marin)
Cyrus
(closed, 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
(closed, 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)
Millennium
(SF Oakland)
Spago
(closed, Palo Alto)
Chez TJ
(Mountain View)
Cascal
(Mountain View)
Jardiniere
(closed, Hayes Valley, SF)
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)
What an extensive list! Can’t wait to slowly try as many as you have, especially at the higher end. I’ve made a similar one for myself and organize it by region and neighborhoods, makes it a little easier to find a restaurant on the fly. Haha I see you have daemon bahrel on your list. Based on your tastes, I have a feeling you’ll think Naschmarkt is okay.