Photo: Zachary Zachary / GoogleThe Best Californian & New American in San Francisco
What is the best californian & new american in San Francisco?
By consensus across 5 independent sources, Lazy Bear, The Progress, State Bird Provisions lead the californian & new american ranking in San Francisco.
How the consensus ranking works →The ranking
Lazy BearⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · ★ · Eater · Infatuation
Whipped scrambled eggs come back in the shell at a communal 'dinner party' complete with a 15-page field guide, cabin décor, and deer heads watching over 11 courses.
The ProgressⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · ★ · Eater · Infatuation
The BBQ half duck arrives three ways — breast fanned over spicy peanut fried rice, a fall-apart confit leg, and a glossy fried wing — under the high ceilings of a converted theater.
State Bird ProvisionsⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · ★ · Infatuation · 7x7
Carts of small plates roll past your table dim-sum style — flag down the namesake fried quail with lemony onions and the crispy corn-and-goat-gouda mochi before they pass.
KilnⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · ★ · Eater
Mackerel seared skin-down on a six-foot almond-wood hearth anchors a Nordic-leaning tasting built on curing, fermenting, and live fire across some twenty courses.
QuinceⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · ★ · Eater
Michael Tusk's hand-folded agnolotti has outlasted every menu change for two decades, threaded through a seasonal tasting with lamb off the fireplace and bread tinted with vegetable ash.
Zuni CaféⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Eater · SF Standard
The brick-oven roast chicken for two lands over a warm bread salad of currants and pine nuts — order it the second you sit down, because it takes an hour.
FrancesⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Infatuation · SF Standard
Applewood-smoked bacon beignets and some of the pillowiest sourdough in town come out of a spare white room where every plate is quietly, exceedingly well done.
Rich TableⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Infatuation · SF Standard
Dried-porcini doughnuts dusted in mushroom powder and oozing raclette are the draw, though the whole hyper-seasonal menu — down to the sardine-threaded potato chips — cuts through the noise.
DelfinaⓘWhere it’s ranked
Eater · SF Standard · Infatuation
The cult spaghetti al pomodoro — tangy-sweet sauce, perfectly al dente — is one of the best things you'll eat here, served under a gorgeous archway that feels like a swanky train station.
OctaviaⓘWhere it’s ranked
MICHELIN · Rec · Infatuation
Melissa Perello's spaghetti gets a jolt of porcini XO, and the $98 chef's tasting reads like a steal in a room buzzing with birthday toasts and market-driven surprises.
NopaⓘWhere it’s ranked
Infatuation · SF Standard · 7x7
One of the city's favorite pork chops comes off the wood fire beside blistered flatbreads and giant bowls of bolognese — still one of SF's toughest tables to snag.