San Francisco
2012 Starred Restaurants
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While three-star restaurants The French Laundry and Meadowood retain the highest distinction in the MICHELIN Guide San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country 2012, the newest edition offers three new two-star restaurants, Benu, Saison and Baume. In addition, 39 restaurants earned a single star with five new entries in that category.
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Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey.
Restaurant | Area | District | Comfort | Chef | Reservations |
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French Laundry (The) | Wine Country | Napa Valley | 4 | Thomas Keller | Reserve a Table |
Restaurant at Meadowood (The ) | Wine Country | Napa Valley | 3 | Christopher Kostow | Reserve a Table |
Excellent cuisine, worth a detour
Restaurant | Area | District | Comfort | New | Reservations |
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Baumé | South Bay | Palo Alto | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
Benu | San Francisco | SoMa | 3 | New | Reserve a Table |
Coi | San Francisco | North Beach | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Cyrus | Wine Country | Sonoma County | 4 | Reserve a Table | |
Manresa | South Bay | Los Gatos | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Saison | San Francisco | Mission | 2 | Reserve a Table |
A very good restaurant in its category
Restaurant | Area | District | Comfort | New | Reservations |
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Acquerello | San Francisco | Nob Hill | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Alexander’s Steakhouse | South Bay | Cupertino | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Ame | San Francisco | SoMa | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Applewood | Wine Country | Sonoma County | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
Atelier Crenn | San Francisco | Marina | 2 | New | Reserve a Table |
Auberge du Soleil | Wine Country | Napa Valley | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Aziza | San Francisco | Richmond & Sunset | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
Bouchon | Wine Country | Napa Valley | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
Boulevard | San Francisco | SoMa | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
Campton Place | San Francisco | Financial District | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Chez TJ | South Bay | Mountain View | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
Commis | East Bay | Oakland | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
Dio Deka | South Bay | Los Gatos | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
eétoile | Wine Country | Napa Valley | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant | Wine Country | Sonoma County | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Fleur de Lys | San Francisco | Financial District | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Frances | San Francisco | Castro | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
Gary Danko | San Francisco | North Beach | 3 | ||
La Costanera | Penisula | Montara | 2 | New | Reserve a Table |
La Folie | San Francisco | Nob Hill | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
La Toque | Wine Country | Napa Valley | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Luce | San Francisco | SoMa | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Madera | Peninsula | Menlo Park | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Madrona Manor | Wine Country | Sonoma County | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Masa’s | San Francisco | Nob Hill | 4 | Reserve a Table | |
Michael Mina | San Francisco | Financial District | 3 | New | Reserve a Table |
One Market | San Francisco | SoMa | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
Plumed Horse | South Bay | Saratoga | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Quince | San Francisco | North Beach | 4 | Reserve a Table | |
Redd | Wine Country | Napa Valley | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
Santé | Wine Country | Sonoma County | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Solbar | Wine Country | Napa Valley | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
Sons & Daughters | San Francisco | Nob Hill | 2 | New | Reserve a Table |
Spruce | San Francisco | Marina | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Terra | Wine Country | Napa Valley | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Terrapin Creek | Wine Country | Sonoma County | 2 | New | |
Ubuntu | Wine Country | Napa Valley | 2 | Reserve a Table | |
Village Pub (The) | Peninsula | Woodside | 3 | Reserve a Table | |
Wakuriya | Peninsula | San Mateo | 1 |