The guide also sees seven new one-star restaurants that run the gamut of the area’s diverse offerings, ranging from Portuguese restaurant Adega – only the second Portuguese restaurant in all of America to receive a star – as well as sushi establishments Ju-Ni and Hashiri (see full list below).
Many of these restaurants feature Asian cuisine or have come under the influence of flavours from the east. Indeed, a look at the list reveals a generous selection of sushi joints and even a South Indian restaurant (Rasa) located at the tech corridor of Burlingame.
"We just see the San Francisco Bay area continuing to become an even more exciting dining destination," says Michael Ellis, international director of the Michelin Guides. "You have a lot of chefs using fantastic local ingredients and using cooking techniques from all over the world, especially Asian influences."
The 2017 Michelin Guide San Francisco is the latest release as the French tyre company expands its reach across the globe. Besides updates for territories like UK & Ireland, Kyoto and Osaka, the firm has also launch inaugural editions in Singapore, Shanghai, Washington DC with Seoul coming up next month.
Three-Michelin-Starred Restaurants
1) Benu
2) The French Laundry
3) Manresa
4) Quince (up from two stars)
5) The Restaurant at Meadowood
6) Saison
Two-Michelin-Starred Restaurants
1) Acquerello
2) Atelier Crenn
3) Baumé
4) Campton Place
5) Coi
6) Commis
7) Lazy Bear (up from one star)
One-Michelin-Starred Restaurants
1) Adega (new)
2) Hashiri (new)
3) Ju-ni (new)
4) Madera (new)
5) Mister Jiu’s (new)
6) Mosu (new)
7) The Progress (new)
8) Al’s Place
9) Aster
10) Auberge du Soleil
11) Aziza
12) Bouchon
13) alifornios
14) Chez TJ
15) Commonwealth
16) Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant
17) Gary Danko
18) Keiko à Nob Hill
19) Kin Khao
20) La Toque
21) Lord Stanley
22) Luce
23) Madrona Manor
24) Michael Mina
25) Mourad
26) Nico
27) Octavia
28) Omakase
29) Plumed Horse
30) Rasa
31) Solbar
32) Sons & Daughters
33) SPQR
34) Spruce
35) State Bird Provisions
36) Sushi Yoshizumi
37) Terra
38) Terrapin Creek
39) The Village Pub
40) Wako
41) Wakuriya