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Exposed pipes, factory windows, and earthy ceramics inside Hotel Kabuki set a mood that Thai restaurants rarely bother with. Nari holds a Michelin star for chef Pim Techamuanvivit's California-ingredient-driven cooking, which runs through a sharply contemporary Thai lens. The family-style menu changes with the seasons, so the squid, the curries, and the banana leaf parcels shift, but the kitchen's intensity doesn't. If you can't get a table, the upstairs bar takes walk-ins.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best Chef: California · Pim Techamuanvivit
- The New York Times 2020 · Critic's Pick · Restaurant Review
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- The Infatuation #14 · The 25 Best Restaurants In SF
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Thai restaurants in the SF Bay Area
- The Infatuation Dreaming of Lod Chong · The San Francisco Dessert Bucket List
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in San Francisco Right Now
- San Francisco Chronicle #45 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- Condé Nast Traveler The 25 Best Restaurants in San Francisco for Casual Diners, Twelve-Course Tasting Counters, and Late-Night Eats
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
One number, weighted & current 92
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Maan-style beef cheeks
“the maan-style beef cheeks braised in coconut-free aromatic curry with masala, peanut, and ginger”
Condé Nast Traveler -
Grilled monterey squid
“Grilled Monterey squid in a chili-lime dressing is plated with impossibly tender, sticky-sweet pork jowl”
Michelin Guide -
Gaeng bumbai eggplant
“Heat comes smacking in from curry dishes like gaeng bumbai eggplant topped with crispy shallots.”
The New York Times
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