Anna Rembold’s Favorite Restaurants
Committee Member Anna Rembold has scoured the city to bring you some of the best restaurant recommendations for your retreat.
Here is Anna’s picks:
Tasting Menus, Super High End Options:
- Benu (downtown)
- Coi (downtown)
- Quince (downtown)
- Pabu (the latest Michael Mina restaurant, very expensive but amazing Japanese food)
- Saison (downtown)
- Michael Mina (downtown)
- State Bird Provisions (Michelin starred)
For More Casual and Group Meals:
- Cotogna (just outside of downtown city center, amazing sister restaurant to the more high end Quince)
- Coqueta (Michael Chiarello restaurant, very good, right on the water)
- Delfina (classic San Francisco staple in the Mission District, at the start of the food revolution in SF)
- Liholiho Yacht Club (Hawaiian inspired food, absolutely incredible; newer restaurant, 30 day advance notice required to secure a reservation or you can wait in line on the day-off)
- Nopa (awesome restaurant, open late in the NOPA district)
- Nopalito (sister restaurant to the nearby Nopa, casual Mexican restaurant – you will see things on this menu that you don’t anywhere else)
- Prospect (very good, can get quite expensive, down in SOMA)
- Wayfare Tavern (one of my favorites)
- Foreign Cinema (trendy spot in the Mission District)
- La Mar (very cool Peruvian restaurant, right on the water)
- Aziza (off the beaten path, but amazing Moroccan food)
- Mourad (sister restaurant to Aziza)
- Bar Agricole (great local SOMA spot, true taste of California)
- Heirloom Cafe (very California experience, deeper Mission)
- A16 (amazing, authentic Italian food, James Beard nominated Sommelier, walkable from the cottage)
- Ristobar (very good Italian food, bonus = full bar, walkable from the cottage)
- Sons & Daughters (cool place downtown near Union Square, all tasting menus but reasonable)
- Stone’s Throw (very good neighborhood spot in Russian Hill)
- Petite Crenn (amazing new casual spot from Chef Crenn)
- The Perennial (sustainable from start to finish, new concept resto)
- Trestle (all-tasting menu, but amazing and affordable)
- Black Cat (cool new restaurant, live Jazz every evening)
Oakland Restaurants
- Camino
- Ohgane (Korean BBQ)
- Ozumo (excellent sushi/Japanese food, can get expensive)
- Hopscotch (new rising star chef, but may be tough to fit 30)
- Plum Bar
- Haven
- A16 (not certain they can accommodate group size, but food is amazing)
- Flora
- Mua Oakland
- Lake Chalet Seafood Bar & Grill
- Dona Tomas
- Toast Oakland
- Kitchen 388