San Francisco's oldest power-lunch corridor has quietly built one of the city's strongest restaurant lineups. Kokkari's wood-fired lamb and Cotogna's pasta sit a short walk from Quince, which holds three Michelin stars. Wayfare Tavern and Perbacco anchor the midday crowd; Kusakabe and Waterbar handle dinner with equal authority.
Financial District · 201 Pine St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
Marble floors, tufted leather booths, and a gold leaf Barbary Coast mural. This place looks like old San Francisco without trying too hard. The famous Petaluma Farms deviled eggs are non-negotiable, and the California f…
Financial District · 200 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
Named after a fishing village on the Greek island of Samos, with a giant wood-burning fireplace at the center of the dining room that smells of olive wood smoke. Lamb chops off the rotisserie are the reason regulars ret…
Financial District · 584 Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
Counter only, omakase only. Pick your price tier ($158 or $210) and the kitchen decides the rest, working through a fourteen to eighteen course progression built on Kyoto Kaiseki structure rather than the usual roll-and…
Financial District · 470 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
A three-Michelin-star dining room in Jackson Square where the tasting menu changes every night based on what the restaurant's dedicated farm in Bolinas has in season. The Bolinas Bar, tucked off the main dining room, of…
Financial District · 230 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111, USA
Northern Italian built around the cooking traditions of Piemonte and Liguria, the agnolotti dal plin, tiny hand-pinched pasta pockets in a buttery sauce, is the recurring lunch order. SF Chronicle Top 100 for good reaso…
Financial District · 399 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
A glass-wrapped restaurant on The Embarcadero with Bay Bridge views from every seat and the West Coast's most expansive rotating oyster selection. Six or more varieties daily, running from Tomales Bay Olympias to Rhode …
Financial District · 490 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA
An Italian restaurant in Jackson Square built around a wood-burning oven, where the menu rewrites daily. Housemade pastas, whole fish, spit-roasted meats, and wood-fired pizzas all shaped by whatever's coming in from Ba…
Financial District · 300 Spear St, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
At the base of the Infinity Towers where SoMa meets the Embarcadero, Prospect runs a warm modern room with a wide central bar that anchors weekday evenings in this part of the city. The Liberty Duck (breast and confit l…