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Atelier Crenn
Fine dining
The menu arrives as a poem, literally, and the meal that follows is Dominique Crenn's three-Michelin-star argument that fine dining and a pescatarian kitchen are not in tension. The eight-table room in Cow Hollow is filled with her father's artwork and family photos, and the tasting menu works through seafood and produce with French technique and a modernist's sense of play. Forbes Five Star as well, if you needed the coordinates.
Thirteen honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
- AAA Four Diamonds
- 50 Best #96 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- 50 Best #44 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best French Cuisine Restaurant
- Eater The All-Time Eater 38
- USA Today Restaurants of the Year
- 50 Best Sustainable Restaurant Award 2026 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- Los Angeles Times The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle Best fine dining restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle #29 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · United States' Best Restaurant
One number, weighted & current 98
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Kir Breton 50 Best
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- Geelou Cocktail Bar Drink · 62
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