38#8
★ #8 · Best French in San Francisco
L'Ardoise Bistro
Duboce Triangle · $$ · French · 2 sources · Updated freshness pending
Why it's #8
Behind heavy velvet curtains, coq au vin and steak frites arrive with a potato purée so smooth you could ice skate on it.
Backed by 2 independent sources across 1 kind of judge — critics, MICHELIN, and locals.
What to order
- 01Coq au VinComes with potato purée smooth enough to ice skate on— The Infatuation
- 02Steak Frites
Where it's ranked
“potato puree that's so smooth you could ice skate on it”
Ranked #8 on the Eater list.
Good to know
Neighborhood
Duboce Triangle
Price
$$
Cuisine
French
Consensus rank
#8 of 12
Sources
2 across 1 kind of judge
Updated
freshness pending
Distinctions
—
Locals want to go
267
Consensus score
38 / 100
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