San Francisco ’s dining scene has seen a lot of alteration following the most late technical school windfall . The inflow of raw capital has raise the standard of dining , fostering an surround where the earth ’s most gifted chefs need to get and try out , crafting exquisite tasting menus and lavish restaurants , and catch the eye of the famous Michelin Guide . For the first time since the Guide has ranked American city , San Francisco is home to the same bit of three - virtuoso Michelin restaurants as New York City .
In the decade since the Michelin Guide has been rank the Bay Area ’s culinary output signal , we ’ve been playing catch - up with our ethnic rival on the opposite coast . As the first American city to catch the attending of the Guide , New York has always had the most stars overall and the most three - star restaurants of any city in the country – but that ends now . The Bay ’s innovative and divers culinary scene has been recognize by the highest dining authority on the major planet as an equal match for the good the East Coast has to proffer .
Michael Tusk’sQuincehas graduate from two headliner to three , place it in the same category as the venerableFrench LaundryandSaison , while also gain the distinction of being the onlyItalian - influenced three - star restaurantin America . Six eating place in total now have those coveted three stars , with 49 other one- and two - lead venues scattered across the part .
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Here ’s the full tilt of Michelin - starred eating house in the Bay Area :
Benu , San FranciscoThe French Laundry , YountvilleManresa , Los GatosQuince , San FranciscoThe Restaurant at Meadowood , St. HelenaSaison , San Francisco
Acquerello , San FranciscoAtelier Crenn , San FranciscoBaumé , Palo AltoCampton Place , San FranciscoCoi , San FranciscoCommis , OaklandLazy Bear , San Francisco
Quince Restaurant
One star
Adega , San JoseAl ’s Place , San FranciscoAster , San FranciscoAuberge du Soleil , RutherfordAziza , San FranciscoBouchon , YountvilleCalifornios , San FranciscoChez TJ , Mountain ViewCommonwealth , San FranciscoFarmhouse Inn , ForestvilleGary Danko , San FranciscoHashiri , San FranciscoJu - ni , San FranciscoKeiko à Nob Hill , San FranciscoKin Khao , San FranciscoLa Toque , NapaLord Stanley , San FranciscoLuce , San FranciscoMadera , Menlo ParkMadrona Manor , HealdsburgMichael Mina , San FranciscoMister Jiu ’s , San FranciscoMosu , San FranciscoMourad , San FranciscoNico , San FranciscoOctavia , San FranciscoOmakase , San FranciscoPlumed Horse , SaratogaThe Progress , San FranciscoRasa , BurlingameSolbar , CalistogaSons & Daughters , San FranciscoSPQR , San FranciscoSpruce , San FranciscoState Bird Provisions , San FranciscoSushi Yoshizumi , San MateoTerra , St. HelenaTerrapin Creek , Bodega BayThe Village Pub , WoodsideWako , San FranciscoWakuriya , San Mateo
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