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Tonga Room Hurricane Restaurant & Bar
(Restaurants - Asian)
950 Mason St Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco  94108 • 415-772-5000
Distance: ~29 ft *
        Description: NOB HILL. The Tonga Room offers drinks, dancing, great Asian cuisine, and a festive atmosphere, including a simulated tropical rainstorm that shakes things up every twenty minutes. Expansive windows provide views of the bustling streetscape, and live music and dancing take place nightly. The popular restaurant and bar also host a well-attended happy hour with its own special buffet. Order up a tropical cocktail, see what tasty treats are available, and relax after a long day.
        User Rating: 9.3334 / 10
       

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Big 4
(Restaurants - Breakfast)
1075 California St The Huntington Hotel, Nob Hill  94108 • 415-771-1140
Distance: ~476 ft *
        Description: NOB HILL. The Big 4 takes its name from four, well-known, 19th-century railroad tycoons, and the restaurant's decor is adorned with memorabilia from the era. Pan-seared Dungeness crab cakes, brioche French toast, steak and eggs, and Cobb salad are among the champagne brunch offerings that you'll find. Soups, fresh fruit, juices, and a variety of other dishes round out the tantalizing New American fare.
        User Rating: 7 / 10
       

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Fournou's Ovens
(Restaurants - Lunch)
905 California St, San Francisco  94108 • 415-989-1910
Distance: ~829 ft *
        Description: NOB HILL. This popular hotel restaurant is best known for the large rustic ovens that are its signature. In them are prepared a variety of meats, which vary with the seasonal menu and delight diners year-round. Tender rack of lamb is an especial favorite. Other choices include pastas, risottos, and a decadent baked lobster strudel. An extensive wine list is available to pair with any of the dishes.
        User Rating: 8.5 / 10
       

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Venticello
(Restaurants - Italian)
1257 Taylor St, San Francisco  94108 • 415-922-2545
Distance: ~1000 ft *
        Description: NOB HILL. You'll always meet up with a strong contingent of locals at this rustic, romantic haunt. The cable car line runs outside, and inside, a wood-burning oven and Bay views impart especial charm. The menu's Tuscan cooking features gnocchi with mushroom cream sauce and gorgonzola, rosemary grilled lamb tenderloins, veal scaloppini, and seared ahi tuna over buttered spinach. End on a sweet note with mainstays like panna cotta, tiramisu, or Frangelico cheesecake. Cozy and inviting.
       

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Masa's
(Restaurants - American)
648 Bush St Hotel Vintage Court, San Francisco  94108 • 415-989-7154 • 800-258-7694
Distance: ~1034 ft *
        Description: NOB HILL. Arguably San Francisco's most expensive restaurant, Masa's is also one of its most celebrated. Its interior is a study of chocolate-brown and ivory, accented with red silk, toile and contemporary artwork. Tasting menus, for which the restaurant is known, display a similar eclecticism, featuring a warm beet salad alongside Key West hogfish or yellowfin sashimi with milkfed capon. You'll also find discreet professional service and plenty of options in the 4-, 6- and 9-course menus, which include dessert and allow for vegetarian preferences.
        User Rating: 9 / 10
       

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Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton
(Restaurants - French)
600 Stockton St, San Francisco  94108 • 415-296-7465 • 415-773-6168
Distance: ~1092 ft *
        Description: NOB HILL. Roundly praised by critics, the Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton manages to do everything right: magnificent decor, an excellent wine list, professional service and, oh, the food. The contemporary French menu bears an Asian touch, and its execution is without reproof. Representative of the fare are chilled Dungeness crab with mango and red onion compote, slow-roasted Japanese sole with lobster tortellini, and sancho peppercorn-crusted duck breast with kumquat glaze. Excellent wines and champagnes bring out the cuisine's welcome complexity, and artisanal cheeses and hand-made desserts allow guests to cap a meal as their tastes desire.
       

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Bar Crudo
(Restaurants - American)
655 Divisadero St, San Francisco  94117 • 415-409-0679
Distance: ~1194 ft *
        Description: Albeit a tiny space with bar dining downstairs and a handful of tables upstairs, Bar Crudo has made quite a splash with its exquisite seafood. Impeccable preparation and spot-on flavors distinguish the fare, whether you choose chilled shellfish or their crudo (raw fish) items. The latter get a kick with fennel, mint, tobiko, ginger, and blood oranges. Seafood chowder, with its base of applewood-smoked bacon, pleases folks who want something hot; other possibilities include tuna confit, an artisan cheese plate, and sherry duck liver mousse. The bar's spotlight shines on an array of Belgian beers.
       

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Sanraku
(Restaurants - Lunch)
704 Sutter St Japan Center, San Francisco  94109 • 415-771-0803
Distance: ~1304 ft *
        Description: JAPANTOWN. Cuisine leaps to the forefront of this restaurant's appeal, thanks to raw and cooked options that, without exception, deliver on flavor, presentation, and preparation. Diners can choose from teriyaki, donburi, and tempura dishes and then pair them with a selection from the extensive list of sakes. Maki is a specialty, and resident chefs share their time with the Four Seasons next door. Sanraku also boasts a kaiseki menu, a rarity among Bay Area restaurants. Vegetarian items are available.
        User Rating: 9.5 / 10
       

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Scala's Bistro
(Restaurants - Lunch)
432 Powell St Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco  94102 • 415-395-8555
Distance: ~0.26 mi *
        Description: UNION SQUARE. Awash in burnished tones and murals, this warm restaurant creates incredible dishes in an open kitchen and also offers a see-and-be-seen atmosphere. Cozy seating makes chatting easy, and the menu is full of affordable options, like grilled octopus, braised lamb shank, pan-roasted monkfish, and steak frites. You'll also find pastas and a few pizzas. Desserts, created by the pastry chef, include pies, sorbets, and a melange of chocolate temptations.
        User Rating: 10 / 10
       

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Farallon
(Restaurants - American)
450 Post St Kensington Park Hotel, San Francisco  94108 • 415-956-6969
Distance: ~0.27 mi *
        Description: UNION SQUARE. An undersea fantasy world reigns at Farallon, one of undulating curves, glimmering details, and sea-creature accents. It's home to perhaps San Francisco's most famous seafood restaurant, led by chef Mark Franz and specializing in "coastal cuisine." Fresh shellfish starts the meal, followed by grilled Pacific ono, sauteed skate wing, Maine lobster, and prosciutto-wrapped branzino. The popular "seafood pyramid" piles together shrimp, scallops, lobster, julienned leeks, and salmon caviar. Poultry, beef, and veal are also available, along with a decadent dessert list and artisanal cheeses. Menu changes daily.
       

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