3 nights 3 great restaurants

2 couples mid 40%26#39;s, we%26#39;d love tips about excelent food, fashion restaurants, with modern atmosphere , and a classic chinese to

go in 3 nigths in SF next sept.

Thanks!

3 nights 3 great restaurants

Lots of choices, depending on your tastes.

1. Gary Danko

2. Farallon

3. Tommy Toy%26#39;s, perhaps, for Chinese, though am not sure about what you mean about ';classic Chinese.'; If that includes restaurants that are not terribly stylish or attractive, there may be others to suggest. Also assume you%26#39;re talking about Cantonese or Hong Kong style.

3 nights 3 great restaurants

We love seafood, italian but besides the food I%26#39;m looking for beautiful spots, modern places with attitude. Food is important but I want to know the San Francisco%26#39;s restaurant scene...

About the chinese, We in Brazil don%26#39;t know very much about the China regions, so a good one, non tourist is enough.

Thanks.

I think Farallon really fits the bill for you. Their decor - dark and undersea feeling with huge glass-blown lamps looking like sea creatures, etc. Plus the food is excellent if you like seafood. It is quite the place. It is right by Union Square too.

I would then choose a North Beach restaurant for the lively attitude of the neighborhood. I%26#39;ll let someone else tell you which one is best. If you go there do not miss visiting the City Lights Bookstore.

Then I would pick to eat in the French area - specifically Cafe Claude in a little alley. But adorable and great food. Or Cafe de la Press if it is re-opened.

Frankly, there are many fantastic restaurants in SF. My husband and I do lots of research before every trip to try somewhere new. And we go about 4 times a year. So, it kinda depends on just what you are looking for.

- Bing, as always, gave you some of the best to choose from too!

I was in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago and had 3 nights and 3 amazing meals. All very different. The foodie experience was at Tartare - excellent. The atmosphere with great music was Jardiniere, and for trendy fun with GREAT food (tapas) and cocktails, Oolas.

If you want to keep it simple, work with the list we posters have supplied you thus far. I think you won%26#39;t be disappointed.

If you want to do a little more research and you like reading restaurant reviews, the local newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle has what they call ';The Top 100'; on its website. You don%26#39;t necessarily have to look at all 100, nor choose from 100, since the list is culled from all around the Bay Area, and you%26#39;re looking in San Francisco.

Besides the food, the reviews include notes about style and atmosphere, service and the wine list, and even the noise level. You could look at the restaurants we%26#39;ve suggested (At least two of the three I suggested are on the 100 list but Tommy Toy%26#39;s fell off the list).

You can also see if there are restaurants that pique your interest.

Here%26#39;s the main page:

http://sfgate.com/food/

You can search for reviews of just about any restaurant on this. For example you can see why Tommy Toy%26#39;s is no longer n their top 100 list, and you can look at the other three they do list (Jai Yun, a tiny Mom-and-Pop place, Yank Sing, a much more stylish place outside of Chinatown, and Ton Kiang, a more typical Chinese restaurant out in the Richmond District).

And here%26#39;s the Top 100:

sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi鈥?/a>

It%26#39;s searchable, too.

Enjoy!

Strongly urge you to try one night at Slanted Door in Ferry Building. Great atmosphere, good food, not ridiculous prices. If you want something a little more elegant, Ana Mandara near the Maritime Museum provides an excellent experience. Both feature vietnamese food.

Chinese food was discussed in a prior thread in the past 7 days - try searching for it. There are so many types of chinese that you really have to be more specific.

If you don%26#39;t do Farallon or Danko, you might consider Bix.

P.S. Cannot stand Jardiniere. Overpriced, overhyped, annoying, unfriendly, best avoided as it is a very expensive waste dump. Fish Wharf restaurants are all overpriced and are also best avoided.

Thank you again, folks!

In the Gary Danko%26#39;s website they just accept reservation 2 month in advance, and we%26#39;ll arrive next sept, 7.

I%26#39;ll try to book Farallon and search the site you suggest, Probably include Slanted Door, and what about Foreing Cinema??

thanks!

I highly recommend Fleur de Lys for a special dining experience! Beautiful restaurant...excellent food! Boulevard is also excellent and not quite as dressy but dressy! Jardiniere for live jazz and great food....simi dressy! Fifth Floor is an experience...dressy! Poggio is Sausalito for Italian food! It is highly rated..and you can take the ferry for fun! Rubicon for a great steak and then see Beach Blanket Babylon for entertainment following....it%26#39;s great!

If you like ';modern'; atmosphere, be advised that Fleur de Lys and Boulevard are more formal and traditional in appearance. The food is fabulous, however. We%26#39;re just talking atmosphere and style, in this particular case. Slanted Door also has a modern feel, as does Farallon.

I%26#39;ve never been to Foreign Cinema, though I hear it%26#39;s good. We all develop our biases, so like the poster who dislikes Jardiniere because it feels overhyped, I think I%26#39;ve stayed away from Foreign Cinema for that reason.

An old favorite among many is Zuni Cafe on Market Street, which seems to have a really nice vibe and bright, fresh food.

A hint about Slanted Door and reservations, which may or may not be hard to get, depending on when you try to book. If you show up at 5 p.m., they save a certain number of seats for ';walk-ins.'; People start lining up before 5 p.m., but I%26#39;ve had good luck coming at 5. They seat at 5:30, I believe. The view is beautiful in the dining room, just about everywhere.

pets