San Francisco Californian
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Californian in San Francisco, California.
Orson, open for dinner, offers contemporary California cuisine "with a touch of surprise and a modern edge." It also has special monthly three course cocktail dinner pairings every month.
Serving a Northern California cuisine, Bacar also features live entertainment including jazz every Monday to Saturday night. Private dining options with a personalized menu are available in the wine salon and the mezzanine room.
The Public Resto-Lounge offers a seasonal California menu in order to create a wide variety of dishes and flavors. The restaurant, open for dinner, provides a casual environment then transforms into a lounge atmosphere at night.
Park Chalet Garden Restaurant, located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, has an open air dining room and bar. The menu features California small-plates cuisine, flatbread pizzas and barbeque specialties. The full bar includes house-brewed beers.
Located in the historic Jackson Square area, Myth serves French and California cuisine. The restaurant provides patrons with the option of dining in the main area, the chef’s table, the lounge and the bar.
Located in San Francisco’s Japan Town, Bushi-Tei’s cuisine is French California fusion with a Japanese style. A few dishes on the menu include Big Eye Tuna Tartar, Grilled Chilean Sea Bass and Pan Roasted Sonoma Duck Breast.
Sumi has been serving California cuisine since 1985 with menu items such as truffled mashed potatoes, seared sea scallops and pan roasted salmon. The restaurant also serves poultry and a wide variety of meats.
La Scene Café and Bar serves a Mediterranean inspired bistro-style menu featuring the finest local products. Executive Chef Jose Aviles combines fresh California ingredients to create his seasonal menus.
This restaurant and bar concentrates on using traditional cooking techniques to produce San Francisco cuisine. The restaurant uses organic meats and produce. The wine list includes sparkling, white and red wines as well as sake.
Specializing in cakes, pastries and fresh breads, Citizen Cake also provides California style dishes in the lunch, brunch and dinner menus. With signature cakes such as After Midnight Chocolate Cake and Mocha Mi Su, dessert can’t be missed.
Jardiniere offers a mix of California and French cuisine. The restaurant uses organic and sustainable foods to create its dishes as well as uses environmentally friendly practices such as recycling and composting.
With more than 1,700 wine selections to chose from and a regularly updated wine list, Rubicon takes inspiration from California winemaking. This Californian cuisine restaurant also hosts various events throughout the year including wine dinners.
Apart from a dinning area that offers a small plate menu, Nectar Wine Lounge invites guests to choose from an extensive wine list. Forty nectars by the glass are offered weekly and then are interchanged with the 800-selection bottle list.
Award-wining Chef Scott Howard brings to San Francisco his take on California-French cuisine with dishes such as Carrot Broth with Chervil Sabayon and Short Ribs with Tomato Jam and Gremolato. A raw bar with a variety of seafood choices is also available.
With an ever-changing menu, this California cuisine restaurant uses local ingredients to create local dishes. The restaurant’s wine list features wine producers who use organic or biodynamic viticulture to produce wines.
Located on the fifth floor of the Hotel Palomar, Fifth Floor serves seasonal California cuisine. Planning for private functions in the restaurant’s three rooms is available.
Offering a mix of California and Mediterranean cuisine, Garibaldis on Presidio is open for lunch and dinner with its bar open nightly. The restaurant offers items such as steaks, poultry and seafood.
Serving a variety of dishes including grilled quail with spinach and soft egg ravioli. There are three levels that make up Postrio: a cafe/bar on the upper level, a dining room surrounded by art on the middle floor and another dining are with an open kitchen on the lower level.
Using organic and natural products, Rue Saint Jacques’ blend of French and California cuisine includes menu items such as escargots, sautéed scallops and filet mignon. Located on Nob Hill, the restaurant serves dinner from Tuesday to Sunday.
One Market Restaurant’s grand opening in 1993 marked the return of celebrated chef Bradley Ogden to San Francisco. The restaurant offers a lunch and dinner menu. A wine list is also available.
MIDI is a unique brasserie serving everyone from power-suits to power-shoppers. The stylish, French-inspired décor complements the adjacent Galleria Park Hotel, and sets a hip, engaging, fashionable atmosphere for conducting business and pleasure alike. MIDI offers breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, as well as a bar area.
At Americano Restaurant & Bar, Chef Paul Arenstam delivers a menu that is rooted in tradition yet an authentic reflection of the bounty of fresh ingredients from the local Farmer's market located just across the street at the historic Ferry Building. Americano offers California cuisine with rustic Italian influences and also boasts a circular lounge with views of the bay.
In addition to serving a mix of California and Mediterranean-inspired meals, Foreign Cinema screens foreign and independent films in the outdoor courtyard. A DJ also plays in the Laszlo Bar.
Located on top of San Francisco’s Hilton Hotel, Cityscape Bar & Restaurant offers 360ş views of San Francisco to go with the California cuisine. The glass-enclosed restaurant has views of landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and Union Square.
X Y Z Restaurant serves unique Californian cuisine that is a fusion of French, Italian and West Coast cooking. A full service bar is also on site. Valet parking is available and reservations are recommended.
Vignette Restaurant’s cuisine is seasonal with an ever-changing menu to reflect available products. The restaurant uses local products as well as products from other parts of the country. This includes Massachusetts scallops and Painted Hills beef.
Featuring American and California cuisine, CIRCA’s menu reflects seasonal products. This upscale restaurant offers private dining options for birthdays, corporate parties, receptions and other events.
Housed in a 1922 two-story brick building, Hawthorn Lane Restaurant celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2005. The restaurant specializes in modern California cuisine and has a full service bar on site.
Offering a blend of Californian and Italian cuisine, Magic Flute is located in Presidio Heights. The restaurant features a heated outdoor garden patio, a front dining room area and a rear dining room area.
Offering a mix of California and French cuisine, this restaurant is committed to supporting organic food production, sustainable agriculture, small farms, and recycling and composting.
Inside Campton Place hotel is the fine dining restaurant Campton Place Restaurant. It offers contemporary and California cuisine with Mediterranean inspirations. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and dinner options include five-course tasting menus, a la carte offerings and a special 14 course menu.
With a constantly changing scenery to complement your meal, this revolving rooftop restaurant completes a 360-degree revolution every 45 minutes. Equinox is located on top of the bayside Hyatt Regency.
Famous for its domed ceiling of stained glass, Garden Court Restaurant offers a range of Californian cuisine in an elegant setting. This restaurant is located in the luxurious Palace Hotel San Francisco.










