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SAN FRANCISCO
Acquerello
(415) 567-5432 • acquerellosf.com
Acquerello has been offering Italian fine dining in Nob Hill for more than 30 years, garnering numerous awards including two Michelin stars and the Wine Spectator Grand Award from 2012 to 2024. “Our desire is to provide our guests an experience of classic and contemporary Italian tastes in an elegant dining atmosphere.”
SOUTH BAY/PENINSULA
Evvia Estiatorio
PALO ALTO
(650) 326-0983 • evvia.net
Served indoors and on an outdoor patio, standard Greek fare is “raised to new heights utilizing the wealth of fresh produce, meats and seafood in California,” resulting in Hellenic flavors “married with a modern culinary sensibility.” Philoxenia — the art of making a stranger a friend — is the concept that drives Greek hospitality here.
EAST BAY
Chez Panisse
BERKELEY
(510) 548-5525 • chezpanisse.com
Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in 1971, and California cuisine as well as the farm-to-table movement were born. The recipient of numerous awards, including being named America’s best restaurant by Gourmet magazine in 2001, Chez Panisse offers a set menu in its flagship downstairs restaurant (reservations open one month to the day ahead of time), and less pricey but just as marvelous meals in the upstairs cafe.