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The menu is divided into Acte I, Acte II, and Acte III, which tells you everything about the neighborhood this French brasserie has anchored for decades. Hayes Valley locals and pre-curtain opera crowds fill the room most nights, and the kitchen leans into French classics with a fondness for deconstruction. The beverage program keeps pace, with seasonal cocktails and a French 75 built on a French single malt that somehow feels obvious in retrospect.
The awards strongest first
- Difford's Guide 4 stars · Difford's Guide
- San Francisco Chronicle Best French restaurants in the Bay Area
One number, weighted & current 78
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Yellowfin tuna carpaccio
“The yellowfin tuna carpaccio “a la Niçoise” layers olives, dehydrated tomato slices, hard boiled egg and crispy potato bits over a thin disc of rosy raw tuna.”
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Bourguignon
“Instead of a traditional one-pot stew, the bourguignon showcases fork-tender braised beef, sweet carrot purée, shaved celery and — bonus — fried sweetbreads.”
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French 75
“Seasonal cocktails are ambitious, but you can’t go wrong with a French 75, which replaces Cognac or gin with Brenne, a French single malt whiskey.”
San Francisco Chronicle
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- Dumpling Home Chinese Eat · 81
- Dingles Public House British Eat · 69
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