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Restaurant Naides
Restaurant Naides is a sensible contemporary call in Nob Hill in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.
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9.8
Based on 33 reviews
Nob Hill · San Francisco
Best upscale Restaurants in Nob Hill
The highest-rated upscale spots in Nob Hill, San Francisco — sorted by Google rating and curated by TastyPals.
9 restaurantsAvg rating 9.2Updated July 2026
Top upscale picks in Nob Hill
Fast answers for diners comparing upscale restaurants in Nob Hill, San Francisco.
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Collina
Collina arrived in 2023 with a quiet kind of confidence: it moved into the original Seven Hills space at 1550 Hyde Street — a room the same ownership team left in 2019 — and repurposed it not as a nostalgia project but as something leane…
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9.6
Based on 178 reviews
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House of Prime Rib
House of Prime Rib has occupied the same address on Van Ness Avenue since 1949, and its reputation rests entirely on a studied refusal to diversify.
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9.4
Based on 7261 reviews
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Seven Hills
Seven Hills is an easy italian option in Nob Hill in San Francisco to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.4
Based on 915 reviews
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AltoVino
AltoVino on Mason Street is the clearest expression in Nob Hill of what a chef-owned Italian neighborhood restaurant should actually be: seasonal, rooted in a specific tradition, and built around the idea that Northern California's larde…
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9.2
Based on 419 reviews
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Back to Back
Back to Back is the rare restaurant where the backstory isn't just marketing copy — it's load-bearing.
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9.2
Based on 270 reviews
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Top of the Mark
Top of the Mark sits nearly twenty floors above the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, and its reputation rests on a premise that sounds simple but is genuinely difficult to execute: give people a room worthy of the city below it, and food t…
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8.8
Based on 1860 reviews
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Nob Hill Cafe
Nob Hill Cafe is a italian restaurant in Nob Hill in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.8
Based on 1133 reviews
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TONGA ROOM & HURRICANE BAR
TONGA ROOM & HURRICANE BAR is a sensible contemporary call in Nob Hill in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.4
Based on 2394 reviews
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What are the best upscale restaurants in Nob Hill?
The top upscale restaurants in Nob Hill, San Francisco include Restaurant Naides, Collina, House of Prime Rib. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings and editorial judgment.
How many upscale restaurants are in Nob Hill?
TastyPals currently tracks 9 upscale restaurants in Nob Hill, San Francisco.
TastyPals curates picks based on Google ratings, community reviews, and editorial judgment. Learn how we choose →
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