Our Favorite Bay Area Restaurants
A Great Night Out
We would eat at these places any time we can get a sitter
  1. Oliveto in Oakland (check out special seasonal dinners)
  2. A16 in SF
  3. Quince in SF
  4. Zuni Cafe in SF
  5. Perbacco in SF
  6. Slanted Door in SF
  7. Don Pico in San Bruno (our favorite Mexican)
  8. Kabul in Burlinagme
  9. Restorante Milano in SF (for Gnocchi)
10. Range in San Francisco
11. Rose Pistola in SF (for the Rabbit or the Cioppino)
12. Kagetsu in Menlo Park
13. Evvia (if the Goat is on the Menu--order it)
14. Go Fish-St. Helena
15. Sakae-Burlingame
16. CoCo500-SF
17. Redd-St. Helena
18. PassionFish-Pacific Grove-very good fish; wine list was amazing priced right
19. Fish-Sausaulito
17. Picco Pizza-Marin
18. La Mar in SF

THE Night Out:  Favorite REAL Special Occassion
  1. The French Laundry in Yountville
  2. Manressa in Los Gatos
  3. Chez Panisse in Berkeley
  4. Ritz Carlton Dining Room in SF
  5. Gary Danko in San Francisco
  6. Fifth Floor in San Francisco
  7. Aquarello in San Francisco
  8. La Folie in San Francisco
  9. La Foret in Almaden, San Jose

Silicon Valley Working Lunch
  1. Kagetsu in Menlo Park (it is all fantastic, the broth for udon is amazing)
  2. Junoon in Palo Alto (halibut)
  3. Evvia in Palo Alto
  4. Village Pub in Woodside (great pub burger and house-made salumi)
  5. Bistro Vida in Menlo Park (for the burgers and more)
  6. The Counter-Palo Alto
  7. Salang Pass in Fremont (the best of Afghanistan)
  8. Dish Dash in Sunnyvale (kabobs and more)
  9. Fiesta del Mar in Mountain View (tortilla soup or mole enchilada)
10. Amber India in Mountain View (the buffet)
11. Three Seasons in Palo Alto (assorted spring rolls)
12. Cafe Riace in Palo Alto (a little red-saucy, but great outdoor venue)
13. Dasaprakash in Santa Clara (South Indian (veggie))
14. Madera in Meno Park
15. Joya in Palo Alto
16. New Kapadokia-RWC
Seeds from el Bulli in Roses Spain
Restaurants
Most Missed Restaurants
Abiquiu-San Francisco
Bandera-Los Altos
Bastide-LA
Leaning Tower-SSF
Oliver's-SSF
Sarovar-Santa Clara
Toto's Pizza-Daly City (the original)
Honmura An-New York