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James Syhabout's two-Michelin-star tasting menu restaurant on Piedmont Avenue runs calm and unhurried, which is its own kind of trick on a street that packed. The room is long and spare, servers wear ties and crumb your table, and the food draws quietly on his Thai and Chinese heritage without announcing it. That slow-poached egg yolk has become a regular's religion. Cool and relaxed, but never, as the room itself seems to know, actually casual.
The awards strongest first
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Michelin Guide 2 Stars
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best Chef: California · James Syhabout
- Los Angeles Times The 101 Best Restaurants in California
- San Francisco Chronicle Best fine dining restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in Oakland
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: California · James Syhabout
One number, weighted & current 95
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Slow-poached egg yolk
“That signature slow-poached egg yolk sitting in a bed of onion- and malt-infused cream is a consistent thrill”
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Raw Japanese sea bream
“Dinner might unveil slices of raw Japanese sea bream dressed with aged soy sauce, fermented plum, and mustard.”
Michelin Guide -
Donabe-baked scallion rice
“while donabe-baked scallion rice is topped with chanterelles dressed with miso from a small-batch, local producer.”
Michelin Guide -
Grilled wolffish
“grilled wolffish glazed with bright yellow dashi”
San Francisco Chronicle
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