“Kinako, roasted-soybean powder, is used for sweets in Japan—it has this extraordinary nutty flavor. We use it to make ice cream for Kyoto Rye Crepes and Fig Jam.” Chef Stuart Brioza Leer más.
Totopos con Chile, an appetizer that reads as soggy Doritos with crema, includes fresh corn chips tossed in a fiery housemade salsa de arbol. Get an extra side of the cooling crema. Leer más.
Looking to Korea and to China for inspiration, Lee’s progression of courses might start with a brilliant dish like winter melon soup with caviar and gold leaf, and spin off into another realm. Leer más.
On a corner of Russian Hill, chefs Carrie and Rupert Bleases' food feels eminently San Franciscan: doggedly seasonal, stunningly beautiful, effortlessly modern. Leer más.
This is not a drill. Everything imaginable, from the ice cubes at the crowded bar to ventilation hoods in the kitchen, is tricked out with environmentally friendly bells and whistles. Leer más.
A lo-fi counter serving a changing roster of authentic Mexican tacos, such as pork in chile verde or squid in adobo, alongside market-driven aguas frescas (pray for the coffee horchata). Leer más.
Saison’s tasting menu costs $398 per person. Before a meal veers into sea urchin, abalone, and hairy pig, for example, you might be served a mound of caviar paired with biscuits fresh from the oven. Leer más.
After a meal of tuna poke, fried oyster and beef carpaccio in lettuce wraps, and twice-cooked pork, don’t miss the "baked Hawaii," a torch-bronzed meringue filled with caramelized pineapple ice cream. Leer más.