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★ #6 · Best Californian & New American in San Francisco
Zuni Café
Hayes Valley · $$$ · Californian & New American · 3 sources · Updated freshness pending
Why it's #6
The brick-oven roast chicken for two lands over a warm bread salad of currants and pine nuts — order it the second you sit down, because it takes an hour.
Backed by 3 independent sources across 2 kinds of judge — critics, MICHELIN, and locals.
What to order
- 01Roast chicken for two with bread saladOver warm bread salad of currants and pine nuts — order it first
- 02Caesar salad
Where it's ranked
Recognized in the MICHELIN Guide.
Featured on Eater's guide to the city's best.
“I want to see who comes and goes. The tables on the second floor are like social Siberia.”
Good to know
Neighborhood
Hayes Valley
Price
$$$
Cuisine
Californian & New American
Consensus rank
#6 of 11
Sources
3 across 2 kinds of judge
Updated
freshness pending
Distinctions
—
Locals want to go
373
Consensus score
76 / 100
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