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Fine Dining•San Francisco•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Kiln
Kiln arrives with a decade's worth of intentionality behind it.
fine diningmichelin stardate night
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9.6
Based on 155 reviews
Best fine Restaurants in San Francisco: 24 Picks for 2026
The best restaurants for fine in San Francisco, curated by TastyPals editors.
24 restaurantsAvg rating 9.0Updated July 2026
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Top picks for fine in San Francisco
Fast answers for diners searching for fine restaurants in San Francisco. These first picks make the occasion easier to compare.
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American•San Francisco•value
MICHELIN ★★
Lazy Bear
David Barzelay's Lazy Bear operates on a premise that remains genuinely unusual in San Francisco fine dining: a ticketed, communal tasting menu served at long shared tables in the Mission District, structured less like a conventional res…
date nightdinnerfine dining
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9.4
Based on 1178 reviews
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Mexican•San Francisco•moderate
MICHELIN ★★
Californios
Val Cantú's Californios sits in the Mission District and carries a reputation that's hard to argue with: two Michelin stars for an 18-course Mexican fine dining tasting menu that, by most serious accounts, approaches the cuisine on its o…
business dinnerdinnerfine dining
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9.4
Based on 553 reviews
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Californian•San Francisco•splurge
MICHELIN ★★
Sons & Daughters
Sons & Daughters operates from a premise most fine dining rooms are too commercially anxious to commit to: absolute restraint in service of absolute intention.
special occasiondinnerfine dining
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9.4
Based on 383 reviews
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Korean•San Francisco•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
SSAL
SSAL occupies a specific and underserved position in San Francisco's dining landscape: it is the city's most serious attempt at Korean fine dining built from the ground up by a chef-couple with deep classical training and a genuine cultu…
fine diningkoreanmichelin star
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9.4
Based on 223 reviews
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French•San Francisco•splurge
Gary Danko
Gary Danko has held a Michelin star and occupied a near-permanent position on San Francisco's special-occasion shortlist for over two decades — a tenure that, in a city prone to reinvention, is its own form of argument.
special occasiondinnerupscale
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9.2
Based on 2126 reviews
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French•San Francisco•$$
ONE65 San Francisco
ONE65 San Francisco is a french restaurant in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
fine dining
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9.2
Based on 941 reviews
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Italian•San Francisco•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★★GREEN STAR
Quince
Michael and Lindsay Tusk's three-Michelin-star restaurant in Jackson Square occupies a specific and seriously considered position in American fine dining — not as a showpiece of technique for its own sake, but as the long result of a par…
fine diningitalianmichelin star
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9.2
Based on 776 reviews
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Fine Dining•San Francisco•splurge
MICHELIN ★★★
Benu
Corey Lee's SoMa tasting menu restaurant holds three Michelin stars, and by most accounts that recognition describes the floor rather than the ceiling of what benu attempts.
special occasiondinnerfine dining
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9.2
Based on 749 reviews
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Indian•San Francisco•$$$$
Tiya
The Sarkar brothers — Sujan, whose Michelin-starred Chicago room Indienne earned a James Beard Award nomination, and Pujan — did not open Tiya to serve San Francisco a cautious interpretation of Indian food.
cocktailfine diningdate night
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9.2
Based on 471 reviews
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American•San Francisco•$$$$
MICHELIN ★★
Birdsong
At 1085 Mission Street, in a SoMa corridor that does not conventionally announce fine dining, Birdsong has spent seven-plus years building the case that California's most serious cooking can emerge from fire, wood, and a precise reverenc…
fine diningmichelin stardate night
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9.2
Based on 467 reviews
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Japanese•San Francisco•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
Nisei
Nisei is one of the most personally grounded restaurants to emerge from San Francisco's fine dining scene in recent years.
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9.2
Based on 231 reviews
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French•San Francisco•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
O' by Claude Le Tohic
Atop ONE65, Claude Le Tohic's six-floor French undertaking, O' occupies its crowning floor with fewer than ten tables — a deliberate gesture toward intimacy that the Michelin one-star (held 2023 and 2024) seems to endorse.
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9.2
Based on 152 reviews
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Steakhouse•San Francisco•$$$$
Alexander's Steakhouse
Alexander's Steakhouse in San Francisco is not attempting to be another white-tablecloth beef institution.
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9.0
Based on 1101 reviews
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French•San Francisco•$$$
Bouche
Bouche is a french pick in San Francisco when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.0
Based on 728 reviews
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Fine Dining•San Francisco•$$$
Ernest
Ernest suits a night out when you want fine dining restaurant that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 469 reviews
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Japanese•San Francisco•$$$
Ozumo San Francisco
Ozumo San Francisco is the kind of japanese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine diningdate night
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8.8
Based on 1673 reviews
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Fine Dining•San Francisco•$$$
The Cavalier
The Cavalier is the kind of fine dining restaurant room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
fine diningdate night
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8.8
Based on 1058 reviews
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Seafood•San Francisco•$$$$
Osso Steakhouse
Osso Steakhouse is the kind of seafood room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
cocktailfine diningwine bar
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8.8
Based on 826 reviews
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Californian•San Francisco•$$$$
MICHELIN ★
7 Adams
7 Adams makes a clear argument: that a Michelin star and a working Californian's budget needn't be mutually exclusive.
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8.8
Based on 441 reviews
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Steakhouse•San Francisco•$$$$
Mastro's Steakhouse
Mastro's Steakhouse suits a night out when you want steakhouse that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
fine diningdate night
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8.6
Based on 949 reviews
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Filipino•San Francisco•$$
Abacá
Abacá is a sensible filipino call in San Francisco when you want something that usually lands well.
fine dining
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8.6
Based on 786 reviews
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Indian•San Francisco•$$
North India
North India is a indian restaurant in San Francisco that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
fine dining
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8.4
Based on 3306 reviews
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Indian•San Francisco•$$$
ROOH SF
ROOH SF is the kind of indian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
brunchcocktailfine dining
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8.4
Based on 1947 reviews
Common questions about fine in San Francisco
What are the best restaurants for fine in San Francisco?
The top restaurants for fine in San Francisco include Kiln, Lazy Bear, Californios. TastyPals curates these picks based on occasion tags, Google ratings, and editorial judgment.
What is the best fine restaurant in San Francisco?
Kiln is among the top-rated options for fine in San Francisco, with a 9.6 Google rating and 155 reviews.
TastyPals curates picks based on Google ratings, community reviews, and editorial judgment. Learn how we choose →
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