Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Places I've Eaten in the San Francisco Bay Area

Places I would go back to eat
*Closed

1550 Hyde*
231 Ellsworth
(415)*
42 Degrees*
A16 (Hille; Appleman)
Absinthe (Lauren)
Ace of Sandwiches
Ace Wasabi
Acme Chophouse*
Acquerello
Ajisen
Alexander's Steakhouse
Alta Plaza*
Ame (Dunmore)
Amici's
L'Amie Donia*
Andalu
Antica Trattoria*
A.P. Stump's
Aqua* (Mina; Manrique)
Arguello Market
Asia de Cuba*
Asian Box
Asuka Ramen*
Aziza
Azie*
Bacar*
Balboa Cafe
Baker Street Bistro
Bar Crudo
Basil
Baume
Bella Luna*
Benu
Betelnut
Birk's
Bissap Baobab*
Bistro Elan
Bistro Vida
Bistro Yoffi*
Bix
Bizou*
Blue Chalk*
Boboquivari's
Bob's Steak and Chop House
Boca
Bocadillos
Bocce Cafe
Bodega Bistro
La Bodeguita del Medio
Bong Su*
Boulevard
Boriana
B. Patisserie
Brandy Ho's
Brazen Head
Brenda's
Brick*
Brother's
Buca di Beppo
Buckeye Roadhouse
Burgermeister
Burrito Real
Bushi-Tei* (Wakabayashi)
Cafe de la Presse (Manrique)
Cafe des Amis
Cafe Kati*
Cafe Majestic*
Cafe Niebaum-Coppola*
Cafe Rigolo
Caffe Delle Stelle
Caffe Riace
Caffe Sport
California Cafe
California Pizza Kitchen
California Street Deli*
Campton Place (Humm)
Candybar (Portnoy)
Canteen
CAV Wine Bar* (Mullen)
Celia's
Cha Cha Cha
Chantilly II
Charles Nob Hill* (Siegel)
Le Charm
Chaya Brasserie
Cheesecake Factory
Chef Chu's
Chevy's
Chez Nous*
Chez Panisse Cafe
Chez Papa
Chez TJ (Skenes; Kostow)
Citizen Cake*
Citizen Thai and the Monkey*
City Tavern
Clown Alley
C and L Steakhouse*
Coco500
Coi
Colibri
Commis
Commonwealth
Compadres
Contigo
The Cookbook*
Cortez* (Hatfields; Maldonado; Puccio)
Cotogna
The Counter
Cozmo's*
Crepes A-Go-Go
Crepes Factory
Crescent Park Grill*
Crossroads Cafe
Curbside Cafe
Cypress Room*
Daily Grill
Dashi
Delfina
Delica rf-1
Dino's
Doidge's*
Donato's
Dosa
Dottie's True Blue Cafe
Dutch Goose
E'Angelo
East Coast West Deli
Eastside West
Ebisu
Elisabeth Daniel*
Elite Cafe
Eliza's
Empire Tap Room
Emporio Rulli Caffe
Enrico's*
Epic Roasthouse
E and O Trading Company
Evvia
Extreme Pizza
Farallon
Fifth Floor (Morrone; Gras; Perello; Lorenzo)
Fillmore Grill*
Fior d'Italia
Firefly
First Crush
Fish and Farm
Five
The Fish Market
Fleming's
Fleur de Lys
Florio
Flour + Water
Flying Pan Bistro*
Fog City Diner*
Fogon*
La Folie
Foreign Cinema
Il Fornaio
Frances
Fresh Taste
Fringale (Hirigoyen)
Frisson* (Patterson; Schafer)
The Front Room
Fuki Sushi

Fuzio
Galette*
Gambardella's
Garibaldi's
Gary Danko
The Gatehouse*
Golden Gate Bakery
Golden Horse
Gordon Biersch
Gourmet Carousel
Green's
Guayma's
Halu Izakaya
Harry's
Hawker Fare
Hawthorne Lane*
Heaven's Dog
Hayes Street Grill
Higashi West*
Himawari
Hime*
Hobee's
Hog Island Oyster Company
Hong Kong Flower Lounge*
House
House of Prime Rib
Hyde Street Bistro
Hunan
i Fratelli*
Incanto
Indigo
Ino Sushi
Iroha
Isa
Izzy's
Jackson Fillmore
Jai Yun
Janta
Jardiniere
Jeffrey's Hamburgers
Jing Jing
Jitlada
Jocco's*
John Bentley's
John Frank*
Joya
Julie's Supper Club*
Junnoon*
Kabuto Sushi
Kappa
Katana-ya
Kaygetsu*
Kelly's Mission Rock
Ken Ken Ramen
Kirk's
Kiss
Kitchenette
Kokkari
Kuleto's
Kyo-ya
Laiola* (Denham)
Lark Creek Steak
Lavanda
Left at Albuquerque
Left Bank
Lers Ros
Let's Be Frank
Lettus
Limon
Little Skillet (Ciscle)
The Lucky Penny
Luella
Lulu's
Lux*
MacArthur Park
Madera
Mamacita
Mandalay
Mandarin Gourmet
Mangosteen
Manresa
Mantra
Marche*
Marlowe
MaruIchi
Masa's* (Short)
Max's Opera Cafe
Maya*
mc2*
Mecca*
La Mar Cebicheria Peruana
La Mediterranee
Meetinghouse*
Mel's
Memphis Minnie's
Mercedes
Michael Mina* (Lloyd; L'Hommedieu)
Michael Mina 2.0
Mijita
Mike's
Ming's
Mission Chinese Food
Mitsunoubu
Mixt Greens
Miyake
MoMo's
Moose's
Moss Beach Distillery
Mozzarella di Bufala*
Myth* (O'Brien)
Naked Lunch
Nami Nami
Naomi Sushi
Nation's
Nectar Wine Lounge (Moniz)
Nick's Crispy Tacos
Nojo
Nola
Nombe
Nopa
El Norteno
North Beach Pizza
Oasis
Oaxaca*
Oaxacan Kitchen*
O Izakaya
Okina Sushi
Old Chelsea
Old Port Lobster Shack
Old Pro's
Oliveto
One Market (Morrone; Dommen)
Oola
Oritalia*
Orson*
Osaka*
Osteria
Ozumo
Palio d'Asti
Palomino
Pampas
Pane e Vino
Paragon
Parcel 104
Park Tavern
Pasand*
El Paseo*
Pasta?
Pasta Pomodoro
Pastis*
Pauli's*
Pearl's Phatburgers
Peninsula Creamery
Perbacco
Perry's
Le Petit Robert
P.F. Chang's
Pho Vi Hoa
Piatti
Piccadilly Fish and Chips
Piccino
Picco
Piperade
Pisces*
Pizza Chicago
Pizzaiolo
Pizza My Heart
Pizzeria Delfina
Pizzeria Picco
Pizzetta 211
Plouf
PlumpJack Cafe*
Poisson Japonais*
Postrio*
Prego
Primavera
Prospect (Kapur)
Pyzano's
Quattro
Quince
El Raigon*
Ramen Club
Ramen Halu
Ramen House Ryowa
Ramona's*
Rangoon
Red Mango*
Redwood Park*
The Refuge
Regalito Rosticeria
Rich Table
Ristorante Bonta*
Ritz Carlton Dining Room* (Siegel)
R and G Lounge
Roam
Rosamunde Sausage Grill
Rose Pistola
Roxanne's*
RN74
Rubicon*
Rutherford Grill
Ruth's Chris
Saigon Sandwiches
Saison
Sakae Sushi
Salt House
Sam's Anchor Cafe
Sam Wo
Santa Ramen
San Wang
Sawa Sushi
Scoma's
Scott Howard*
Scott's Seafood
Seasons
Sebo
Sentinel
Shan Dong
Shanghai 1930*
Shiok
Silk's* (Huff)
Shirohige Ramen*
Skipjack*
Slanted Door
Soif
Sons and Daughters
Spago Palo Alto*
Spalti's
SPQR (Appleman; Accarrino)
Spruce
Star's*
Station 1 (Freitas)
Stella Pastry Caffe
St. Michael's Alley
St. Vincent 
La Strada
Straits Cafe
Sundance
Suraj
Sushi Groove
Sushi House
Sushi Ran
Sushi Sam's Edomata
Sushi Tomi
Sutro's (Morrone)
Swan Oyster Depot
La Table*
Tadich Grill
Tai Pan
Tamarine
Tandoori Mahal
Tarragon
Tartare*
Taxi's*
Taylor's Refresher
Ten-Ichi
Terrone
Terzo
Thai Stick
Thepthai Thai*
Thirsty Bear
Three Brothers
Three Seasons
Ti Couz*
Tommy's
Tommy Toy's*
El Tonayense Taco Truck
Tonga Room
Ton Kiang
Tony's Pizza Napoletana
Trader Vic's
Trellis
Tres Agaves
Turtle Tower
Two*
Tzar Nicoulai*
Umami
Umami Burger
Una Pizza Napoletana
Universal Cafe
Venticello
Via Veneto
Village Pub
Viognier
Vivande Porta Via*
Wakuriya
Washington Square Bar and Grill*
Watami
Waterfront (Hill)
What's Up Dog
Wild Hare*
Wing Wings
Winterland*
Wise Sons
Woodhouse Fish Company
Woodward's Garden
Yank Sing
Yee's
Yoshida Ya*
Yuzu
Za Pizza
Zao's
Zare
Zazang
Zero Zero
Zibibbo
Le Zinc
Zinnia*
Zott's
Zuni Cafe

6 comments:

Susan said...

Dang! You've eaten at a lot of great places. And I love the fact that you ate at El Tonayense Taco Truck and "would go back." We're just TOO much alike! Except I don't care for Mijita -- overpriced over nothing. SO many blogger raved about this place to me that I finally went. I'll take Nick's Crispy Tacos (carnitas taco "Nick's Way" rocks...)

AND, you've never been to Bobo's for steak? Oh my goodness... I will take you there ASAP. Best steak in the Bay Area. Been to Peter Luger's in Brooklyn? Better. The bone-in filet... to DIE for. We're going. Don't eat that day, though ;-)

PS -- Bill and I made egg BLTs tonight for dinner. In the words of that other Sicilian girl... "YUMMO!"

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Finicky said...

Thanks for the offer. I am familiar with Yelp.com but between my day job (which often bleeds into nights and weekends), this blog, and freelance writing, I'm afraid I'm stretched a bit thin to do anything more. I hope you will still visit this site periodically and if Yelp.com wants to post a link, I would be flattered. Let me know!

Sam said...

love the new list - often wondered if I should list *every* restaurant i have eaten at for the past 6 years I have lived here but fear my mother would reprimand me for wasting so much of my money.

I see a Coco 500 missing from your list.

Finicky said...

Hey Sam! Coco500 is on the list, although not among the italicized list. For reference, each list also contains links to every listed restaurant and/or to my posts about the restaurants to the extent I have gotten around to completing one. I do know what you mean about the amount of money involved! Thank goodness for credit cards for perpetuating my leveraged existence...

Christine said...

Fellow lawyer here on the Peninsula who is very impressed with your palate (but actually likes her job). You've got great taste in food (agree on the uninspired Nobu). Del Posto won't disappoint, nor will the pasta tasting at Babbo. Try Annisa next time you're out there too. Man, I miss living in NY -- bay area food just isn't the same.