perks for your palate.
GUIDE
Reviews of the restaurants we love.
123 Bolinas $$
Cuisine: New American, Wine Bar
Neighborhood: Fairfax
123 Bolinas Rd. Fairfax, CA 94930 415-488-5123
Finally a sustainable, organic, local wine bar in Fairfax. "From crunch to hip, as easy as 1, 2, 3" says the Marin Independent Journal.
1300 on Fillmore $$$
Cuisine: Soul Food
Neighborhood: Fillmore
1300 Fillmore St. San Francisco, CA 94115 415-771-7100
1300 on Fillmore in San Francisco’s Fillmore Jazz Preservation District exudes the warmth and sophistication of Ella Fitzgerald singing “Let’s Fall in Love.”
Cuisine: American
Neighborhood: North Beach
15 Romolo Pl San Francisco, CA 94133 415-398-1359
SF Weekly calls the brunch here a “well-kept secret.” Not anymore.
54 Mint $$
Cuisine: Italian
Neighborhood: SOMA
16 Mint Plaza San Francisco, CA 94103 415-543-5100
Patricia Unterman of the San Francisco Examiner gushes “Impeccable Italian fare, service to match” at this modern Italian gem hiding behind the old mint building.
A16 $$$
Cuisine: Italian
Neighborhood: Marina
2355 Chestnut St. San Francisco, CA 94123 415-771-2216
Just like the A16 highway in Naples, our own A16—the restaurant—can get pretty busy at rush hour, starting with the tiny bar after 5 PM.
Aliment $$$
Cuisine: American
Neighborhood: Nob Hill
786 Bush St. San Francisco, CA 94108 415-829-2737
With jazzy grooves, a lively wine bar, and bountiful plates just right for sharing—and all of this a mere hop and a skip away from Union Square—this cozy 49-seat haven of comfort food could very well be your new hangout.
Cuisine: American
Neighborhood: Embarcadero
1 Ferry Plaza, Shop #33 San Francisco, CA 94111 415-391-0420
Serious Eats raves about french fries cooked in beef tallow, calling them “deeply satisfying.” Order up!
Aperto $$
Cuisine: Italian
Neighborhood: Portrero Hill
1434 18th St. San Francsico, CA 94107 415-252-1625
King of the hill
Cuisine: Barbeque, Southern
Neighborhood: Bernal Heights
3149 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94110 415-896-4250
The San Francisco Bay Guardian calls the BBQ here “impressive.” If only we could stop licking our fingers long enough to agree
Cuisine: Italian
Neighborhood: Financial District
220 California St. San Francisco, CA 94111 415-955-1919; 415-955-1960 (take out)
Sleek and urbane space, crowd and food.
