The Top 100 Restaurants Near Simmer Vietnamese Kitchen
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Rank 2. Soban
Korean Beer Bar
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Rank 5. Pearl
Eastern Mediterranean
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Rank 6. Table Culture Provisions
Fine dining
A tiny ten-table tasting menu spot in downtown Petaluma that punches way above its zip code. The cooking is California-seasonal with a real French backbone, and the team pulls it off without any of the stiffness that usually comes with that combination. Couples on big-deal dinners and locals who've quietly adopted it as their spot fill the room. Pick four courses or go the full seven if the night calls for it.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #75 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 10. Stockhome
Scandinavian
Scandinavian food in Petaluma sounds like a fever dream, but Stockhome is a Bib Gourmand-winning restaurant that genuinely pulls it off. The room is bright and minimal, the crowd is curious and local, and the menu roams freely between Stockholm classics and California produce, with a few Middle Eastern detours that somehow make total sense. Grab Swedish candy on your way out, because apparently that's also a thing here.
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Rank 11. Street Social
Comfort Food
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Rank 12. Santé
French
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Rank 13. El Molino Central
Mexican
Regional Mexican done right in a colorful little spot that's earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a loyal following to match. You order at the counter, walk through the kitchen, and end up on the patio, which is either charming or chaotic depending on your mood. The menu shifts with the seasons, and strangers around you will happily tell you what to get that day. Bring a group so you can order half the menu without judgment.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Mexican restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 14. Valley
Wine bar
A Bib Gourmand wine bar on the Sonoma Plaza that somehow manages to be genuinely laid-back about the whole wine thing, which in wine country is practically a superpower. The list leans organic and biodynamic, adventurous without being intimidating, and the small rotating food menu holds its own. Locals in flannel and couples doing a long weekend fill the room. Everything's meant to be shared, and the vibe is very much stay a while.
- Wine Enthusiast 2023 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #54 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 16. Layla
Mediterranean
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Rank 17. Glen Ellen Star
Californian New American
A cozy wine-country cottage that punches well above its weight, Glen Ellen Star is a neighborhood restaurant built around a wood-burning oven and obsessively local produce. The Sonoma crowd packs in for inventive Californian cooking, think seasonal pastas, roasted vegetables with real smoke on them, and solid pizza. It earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand, which basically means great food without the bill that makes you do math on the drive home.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · Ari Weiswasser
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Rank 18. Spread Kitchen
Lebanese
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- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #76 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 19. Masa's
Sushi
A neighborhood sushi spot in downtown Novato where the chef might literally be breaking down a whole salmon while chatting with the guy next to you. It's low-key and unpretentious, the kind of place locals quietly rely on. The lunch combos are a genuine deal, and the omakase at dinner punches well above what you'd expect to pay. Bring your chill clothes and your appetite.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 20. Press
Contemporary New American
A Michelin-starred Wine Country dining room just off the main highway, Press is where serious Napa people come to eat well and drink even better. The soaring room with its fireplace and warm wood feels grown-up without feeling stiff, and the kitchen lets pristine ingredients do the talking rather than piling on. The wine list is genuinely extraordinary, heavy on Napa, and that's really the whole point here.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Food & Wine 2023 · Mushroom Gnudi · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
- Wine Enthusiast The Wine Restaurant Hall of Fame
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Rank 21. The Marshall Store
Smokehouse Seafood
- The New York Times 2021 · The Restaurant List
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
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Rank 22. Mustards Grill
American
Mustards Grill is a Napa wine-country institution that somehow manages to feel like a roadhouse diner and a serious restaurant at the same time. The menu runs from crisp garden salads to grilled steaks to a smoked pork sandwich, which tells you everything about the vibe. Get the onion rings. The lemon-lime tart, described on the menu itself as "ridiculously tall," lives up to the name. The wine list is genuinely worth a look.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #77 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 23. Madcap
Modern New American Wine Bar
Ron Siegel has a Michelin star, and he planted it in a quiet Marin town instead of some buzzy SF corner, which tells you something about his confidence. Madcap is an intimate prix fixe spot where the cooking leans Japanese-inflected and precise without ever feeling like homework. The crowd is relaxed, North Bay money with good taste and zero desire to perform it. Worth the drive across the bridge.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- San Francisco Chronicle Best fine dining restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #34 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 24. Farmhouse Inn Restaurant
Californian New American
If you're going to drive into the Sonoma woods for a fancy dinner, this is the place to do it. The Farmhouse Inn is a rustic fine-dining retreat where the menu swings between California-grown and Vietnamese-inflected without missing a beat. Choose between a compact prix fixe or a longer tasting, and either way the room feels like people who drove an hour and a half and have absolutely no regrets about it.
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Rank 25. Auberge du Soleil
Californian New American
Perched on a hillside above Napa's vineyards with views that do half the restaurant's job for them, this Michelin-starred fine dining room is where the valley's reputation quietly began. The tasting menu lets you shape the pace of things, which pairs well with a wine list that reads like a love letter to local growers. The crowd arrives dressed up and unhurried, ready to make an evening of it.
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Rank 26. Village Sake
Japanese
Fairfax is the last place you'd expect to find a legit izakaya, yet here we are. Village Sake pulls off the real thing, small plates and all, in a snug room that feels more Tokyo than Marin, with wood counters, closely packed tables, and a staff that clearly knows what they're doing. It's earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the lines on weekends will remind you that everyone else figured that out too. No reservations, so go early.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Japanese restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 27. Grossman’s Noshery & Bar
NY-Style American Cocktail Bar
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Rank 28. The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil
Californian French
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Rank 30. Ciccio
Italian
Ciccio earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand in a town full of sleek tasting menus, which tells you something. It's a cozy Italian spot with country curtains and a front porch that feels pleasantly out of step with Yountville's wine-country polish. The wood-fired pizzas are the move, and the house-made pasta holds its own. Regulars who've memorized the menu share the room with visitors who took forever to snag a reservation.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Italian food and restaurants in SF Bay Area
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Rank 32. ad hoc + addendum
American
Thomas Keller's most laid-back spot in Yountville is a casual American restaurant where the food comes out family style and nobody's going to judge you for licking the bowl. The buttermilk fried chicken has been the move for years, and the rest of the menu punches well above its comfort-food weight. It feels like a farmhouse dinner thrown by someone who really knows what they're doing, which is basically what it is.
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Rank 34. Insalata's
Mediterranean
A warm, lively Marin neighborhood restaurant with a Bib Gourmand to its name, Insalata's pulls from the Mediterranean and Middle East for cooking that feels genuinely generous rather than fussy. The room is bright and lived-in, full of locals who treat it like their personal dining room. There's also a takeout counter in back if you just want to grab something good on your way through Marin.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 35. Charlie’s
Global
- The New York Times 2025 · Campfire Pie · The 14 Best Restaurant Desserts We Ate Across the U.S.
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Rank 36. Lou's
Californian
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #60 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 37. Bistro Jeanty
Classic French
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Rank 38. Charter Oak
American
Christopher Kostow runs a more relaxed room here than his flagship, and that's exactly the point. The Charter Oak is a wood-fire-driven California restaurant in a gorgeous restored space, all soaring ceilings and a serious hearth, where most of what lands on the table came from the kitchen's own farm. It draws a well-dressed Napa crowd who know enough to order the cheeseburger without any irony whatsoever.
- Bon Appétit 2018 · America's Best New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 39. Ramen Gaijin
Noodles
A Bib Gourmand ramen shop and izakaya tucked into Sebastopol, where the kitchen pairs Sonoma's farm bounty with serious Japanese technique and somehow makes it feel completely natural. The house-made noodles are the reason to come, whether you go light with shoyu or deep and spicy with tantanmen. Grab a counter seat if you can; watching the kitchen work is half the fun. The crowd is locals who know exactly what they're doing ordering.
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Rank 40. Khom Loi
Thai
Thai food that actually tastes like Thailand, not the sweetened-down version you grew up ordering. This Sebastopol restaurant earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand by cooking bold, complex, sometimes fiery food made with real care, including house-ground curry pastes. The space is genuinely beautiful, with bamboo lanterns and a pond, so the crowd leans date-night. Go hungry and ready to feel something.
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Rank 43. Solbar
Californian New American
Solbar is the resort restaurant that actually earns its keep, sitting inside the Solage Calistoga spa with a patio that makes you feel like you've done something right in life. The crowd is unhurried and glowy, the kind of people who booked a massage before lunch. California produce gets handled with real care here, and the servers read the room well enough to leave you alone when you need them to.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best Fine Dining Hotel Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 44. Tony's Seafood
Seafood
Perched right on Tomales Bay with views that make you forget what you were worried about, this casual oyster bar is owned by Hog Island Oyster Co., so the shellfish pipeline is about as direct as it gets. Weekenders in fleece and sunglasses pack the place for trays of freshly shucked oysters, grilled ones, and clam chowder that earns its keep. Make a reservation before you drive out through the hills.
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Rank 45. Cafe Reyes
Wood-Fired Pizza
After a morning hiking the coast, you want pizza, and Cafe Reyes is exactly where you want to eat it. This wood-fired pizza spot in Point Reyes Station has the relaxed, barn-like energy of somewhere that never needed to try hard. The pies come out of the oven with serious char and good crust, and the menu is short enough that everyone at the table actually agrees on something. Bring the whole group.
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Rank 46. Bistro Don Giovanni
Traditional Italian
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Rank 47. Giaco's Valley Roadhouse
Farm-to-Table Italian Cocktail Bar
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Rank 48. North Block
New American
Attached to the luxury hotel of the same name, North Block is the kind of Yountville restaurant where you can actually relax, order wood-fired pizza and a local pour, and feel like wine country is delivering on its promise. The room is airy and unfussy, the crowd dressed in that particular Napa way where "casual" still means nice shoes. Seafood, pasta, and pizza all get equal attention, and the caramel budino is genuinely worth saving room for.
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Rank 49. Bouchon Bistro
French
Thomas Keller runs this French bistro in the heart of wine country, and it earns every bit of the reputation. Red velvet booths, marble tables, and a buzzy room full of people who just finished a tasting and have absolutely no regrets about ordering the steak frites. The classics are done with real conviction here, no irony involved. Pop next door to the bakery after, where the line outside tells you everything you need to know.
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Rank 50. Violetto
Modern Italian
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Rank 52. Winston's Cafe & Bakery
Filipino Cocktail Bar
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Rank 54. Pupuseria Blankita
Salvadoran
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Rank 55. Farmstead
Barbecue
Farmstead is the Napa Valley barbecue joint that actually wants you to relax. A working ranch owns the place, and the smoker parked out front means you smell dinner before you see it. Inside, cathedral ceilings and old-school country music fill the room with locals who've clearly been coming for years. The food is honest, the wine list is Napa, and the vibe is the closest thing to unpretentious this zip code gets.
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Rank 56. Stateline Road Smokehouse
Kansas City Barbecue
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Rank 57. Los Moles
Modern Mexican
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Rank 58. Sol Food
Puerto Rican Caribbean
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Rank 60. Guesthouse
Contemporary New American
Kentfield's answer to "let's go somewhere nice but not weird about it," Guesthouse is a polished neighborhood restaurant where Marin's million-dollar-home crowd goes to feel casually fancy. The room pulls off that trick of feeling both roomy and intimate, with leather booths and a tiled bar that make it easy to stay longer than planned. The cocktails are genuinely good, and the food is comforting in an elevated way.
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Rank 61. Pig in a Pickle
Barbecue
A Bib Gourmand BBQ counter in a suburban shopping center sounds like a punchline, but Pig in a Pickle earns the recognition. The team cares deeply about sourcing, which you can read on the chalkboard before you order at the counter. Pulled pork, smoked brisket, dry-rubbed ribs, and even the mac and cheese all get real attention. Families and flannel-clad regulars who know exactly what they want before they walk in.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Marin County: Sausalito, Novato and San Rafael
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Rank 63. Picco
Italian
Picco is a relaxed Italian restaurant in Larkspur that's been a quiet anchor for Marin County diners forever. The chef is genuinely obsessed with local ingredients, so whatever lands on the table feels rooted rather than generic. High ceilings, exposed brick, and a room full of couples and friend groups who clearly know the place well. The pizzeria next door is worth a peek too.
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Rank 64. Spud Point Crab Co
Old-School Seafood
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Rank 65. Michael Warring
Contemporary
Vallejo is not where you'd expect a tasting counter serious enough to make you feel underdressed in a hoodie, yet here we are. The room is tiny, the kitchen is right in front of you, and the chef treats California's seasonal produce like it owes him something. It's the kind of focused, personal cooking that makes a long drive feel completely reasonable. Book ahead, because those seven counter seats go fast.
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Rank 66. Burmatown
Burmese
Burmese cooking is wildly underrated, and this bright-orange bungalow in Corte Madera is a good argument for why that needs to change. It's a casual neighborhood spot packed with local families who clearly have no intention of sharing the secret. The tea leaf salad alone is worth the drive across the bridge. Warm servers, a laid-back room, and a menu that actually goes somewhere interesting make it easy to stay longer than you planned.
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Rank 67. Pizzaleah
NY-Style Pizza
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Rank 68. Terrapin Creek
Californian
A cozy neighborhood restaurant in Bodega Bay where the locals actually want you to stay. Ochre walls, a fireplace, bold art on the walls, and a short menu of California cooking that changes with what's fresh and swimming nearby. The crowd is a relaxed mix of regulars and weekend visitors who drove up the coast and got lucky finding a reservation. Go for the housemade pasta and whatever the ocean dropped off that week.
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Rank 69. Playa
Mexican
Mill Valley isn't exactly Baja, but Playa does a convincing job of making you forget that. It's a lively Mexican restaurant with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, good margaritas, and cooking that actually tastes like someone's abuela is running the kitchen rather than a vibe consultant. The room is colorful and buzzy, the back patio is great for groups, and the kind of people here are generally having too good a time to be difficult.
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- San Francisco Chronicle Best Mexican restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 75. Hook Fish Co
Seafood
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Rank 76. Restaurant at the Madrona
Californian New American
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Rank 77. Dry Creek Kitchen
Contemporary New American
Charlie Palmer's name on the door is the first signal this isn't just a hotel restaurant you stumble into. Attached to Hotel Healdsburg and looking out over the town square, it's a proper tasting-forward dinner spot with white tablecloths and the kind of wine country crowd that drove up from San Francisco specifically for this. The cooking leans contemporary and seasonal, and the farm connections out here are the real thing, not a marketing line.
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Rank 78. Avatar's
California Indian
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Rank 79. Le Garage
French
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- San Francisco Chronicle Best seafood restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 81. Troubadour
New American
By day it's a cozy sandwich shop and bakery where locals grab lunch. By night the same little room quietly transforms into an intimate tasting menu that makes a strong case for why you drove out to Healdsburg in the first place. The cooking is technically sharp but doesn't show off about it, leaning on serious California ingredients with real finesse. The bread course alone draws gasps from people who thought they were over bread.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Los Angeles Times 2025 · The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle Best French restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 82. Sushi Ran
Sushi
Sushi Ran has been a Sausalito institution for years, and the Bib Gourmand from Michelin is basically the universe confirming what locals already knew. It's a cozy bungalow sushi spot with genuinely fresh fish, a solid sake list, and the kind of calm, unfussy vibe that makes you stay longer than planned. The crowd skews locals and couples who know better than to rush. Sit at the counter if you can.
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Sushi Restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Marin County: Sausalito, Novato and San Rafael
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Rank 83. Spoonbar
Californian New American
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Rank 84. Barndiva
Farm-to-table New American
Barndiva is the kind of farm-to-table spot that actually earns the label, pulling from serious local farms and letting the produce do the talking. The crowd is stylish in that Sonoma County way, equal parts winery people and weekenders who dressed up just enough. It's a proper sit-down dinner, not cheap, but the cooking feels grounded and the service never gets precious about it.
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Rank 85. The Matheson
Mediterranean New American
The Matheson is a splashy, high-ceilinged restaurant in Healdsburg where the kitchen does genuinely clever things with California produce and Mediterranean ideas, and the wine program pours over a hundred options by the glass from some kind of fancy tech system. The crowd leans wine-country weekend, well-dressed but relaxed about it. This is a real dinner-out spot, not a quick bite, and the cooking earns the occasion.
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Rank 86. Valette
Modern New American
Healdsburg's wine country crowd cleans up nicely for Valette, a polished modern American spot where the cooking leans creative without tipping into precious. Think horseshoe banquettes, moody concrete walls, and a menu that moves between French technique and global detours with real confidence. The room fills with winery people celebrating something and couples who booked two months out, all of them quietly glad they made the effort.
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Rank 87. Guiso Latin Fusion
Latin Fusion
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Rank 88. Hazel Hill
Californian French
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Rank 89. Little Saint
Vegetarian
- VinePair 2024 · Sommelier of the Year · The Next Wave Awards · Alexandria Sarovich
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Rank 90. New Dumpling
Chinese
A Bib Gourmand dumpling shop in El Cerrito that'll leave you stuffed and still holding a twenty. The dumplings are the whole point, made in the open kitchen and stuffed with both the classics and some genuinely unexpected combos. The room is cheerful and a little chaotic, full of families and regulars who know exactly what they're ordering before they sit down. Cash in your pocket, chopsticks in hand, no reservations needed.
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Rank 92. China Village
Sichuan Chinese
Bib Gourmand Sichuan in a strip of Albany that families have been quietly claiming for years. The room got a glow-up with a bar and moody chandeliers, but the menu still hits like it always did. Skip the safe stuff and go straight for the Sichuan side, where the numbing heat is the whole point. Tables fill with multigenerational crews who know exactly what they're ordering without looking up.
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Rank 93. Juanita & Maude
Seasonal New American
A neighborhood restaurant in Albany that actually earns the drive across the bridge, Juanita & Maude has the warmth of a dinner party where someone's genuinely happy you showed up. The seasonal menu leans hard into whatever's good right now, and the kitchen has the chops to back it up. Craft cocktails, local art on the walls, and a room full of people who came to eat well rather than be seen doing it.
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Rank 95. Iyasare
Japanese
Japanese technique meets California produce at this relaxed but seriously good Berkeley restaurant, and the result feels genuinely its own thing rather than a compromise. The menu shifts with the seasons, so regulars come back often and never quite know what's landing on the table. Order a bunch of small plates, let the sake list do its work, and settle in. The heated patio pulls the kind of crowd that's clearly done this before.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Japanese restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 96. El Mono
Peruvian
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Rank 97. Dalida
Mediterranean
Tucked into the Presidio, Dalida is a lively Eastern Mediterranean spot that draws a devoted crowd of couples and groups who come ready to share everything on the table. The menu nods to Istanbul, built for passing plates around, and the pita alone is worth the detour: rolled and hearth-baked to order, impossibly pillowy, arriving with spreads and pickles. The rest of the menu keeps pace, so bring a group and clear your schedule.
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
- Esquire 2023 · The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 98. Cheese Board Pizza
Vegetarian Pizza
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Rank 99. Vik's Chaat
Indian
Vik's is a counter-service chaat spot in a warehouse-sized building in Berkeley, and it's exactly the kind of place you'd never find on your own but will immediately want to move into. The chaat is the reason to go, but the lunch specials are a genuinely ridiculous deal. Families, students, and regulars who've been coming for years all pile in together, which tells you everything. The kitchen closes early, so don't sleep on it.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Indian, Pakistani, and South Asian restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle 2026 · #62 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
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Rank 100. Acquerello
Italian
Acquerello is the kind of two-Michelin-star Italian fine dining room that actually earns the fuss, with handmade pasta and bold, precise cooking that makes other places feel like they're just trying. The vibe is warm and grown-up, full of people who dressed up and mean it. The Italian wine cellar goes embarrassingly deep, and when the mignardises cart rolls over at the end, you'll understand why everyone looks so smug.
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide 2 Stars
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best Italian Cuisine Restaurant