100#1
★ #1 · Best French in San Francisco
Atelier Crenn
Cow Hollow · $$$$ · French · 2 sources · Updated freshness pending · MICHELIN · ★
Why it's #1
Your menu arrives as a custom poem, and the whimsical, mostly-seafood tasting runs to steamed crab on squid-ink pain de mie — Dominique Crenn's three-star flagship.
Backed by 2 independent sources across 2 kinds of judge — critics, MICHELIN, and locals.
What to order
- 01Steamed Crab on Squid-Ink Pain de MieThe signature bite of the mostly-seafood tasting
Where it's ranked
Awarded a MICHELIN star.
“The $395 meal is sprinkled with personal touches from Dominique Crenn, like a custom poem as a menu”
Good to know
Neighborhood
Cow Hollow
Price
$$$$
Cuisine
French
Consensus rank
#1 of 12
Sources
2 across 2 kinds of judge
Updated
freshness pending
Distinctions
MICHELIN · ★
Locals want to go
569
Consensus score
100 / 100
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