Dining in San Francisco
Roots Restaurant
466 Bush Street • San Francisco, CA 94108
415-659-0349
Roots Restaurant serves up wholesome food the way nature intended in an eco-friendly and decidedly elegant San Francisco setting. The Orchard Garden Hotel is proud to be California’s very first hotel to meet the United States Green Building Council’s green building standards.
2223 Restaurant and Bar
2223 Market Street • San Francisco, CA 94114
Located in the Castro District
415-431-0692
A great spirit of community and conviviality adds a certain charm and intimacy to this trendy neighborhood bar and grill, which offers a warm, contemporary atmosphere, excellent service, and a large assortment of modern American dishes. They are open nightly for dinner plus serve brunch on Sundays.
231 Ellsworth
231 South Ellsworth Avenue • San Mateo, CA 94401
650-347-7231
This restaurant serves delightfully innovative American cuisine.
Bay City Bar and Grill
747 Third Street • San Francisco, CA 94107
415-495-4002
Such American favorites and classics as beef stew, hamburgers, and pasta dishes with blue cheese are among the dishes to be found at this restaurant that also offers a special fish dish every day. They are open Monday through Saturday for lunch and dinner; closed on Sundays.
Big 4 Restaurant, The
1075 California Street • San Francisco, CA 94108
Located at The Huntinton Hotel on Nob Hill
415-771-1140
Taking its name from the four biggest 19th century railroad tycoons, this restaurant assimilates memorabilia from that era as the focus for its distinctive historically-themed decor, and it serves delicious, innovative, contemporary American cuisine in an ambience of romance and nostalgia. The atmosphere is "clubby" and conservative.
Bitterroot
3122 Sixteenth Street • San Francisco, CA 94103
415-626-5523
A saloon-like atmosphere is the backdrop for down-home American comfort food, such as pork sandwiches, big burgers, fried chicken, scones, French toast, and biscuits and gravy. They are open daily for breakfast and lunch.
Blue Plate
3218 Mission Street • San Francisco, CA 94110
Located in the Mission District
415-282-6777
The quirky, eclectic atmosphere and casual presentation of this neighborhood restaurant focus attention on an inventive menu of delicious American fare, such as grilled pork chop with cranberry walnut sauce, and many other delicious offerings.
Brazen Head
3166 Buchanan Street • San Francisco, CA 94123
Located in the Union Street Shopping District
415-921-7600
Serving American cuisine in an atmosphere that is reminiscent of an English pub, this restaurant features such specialties as short ribs, pepper steak, scampi, and much more on its abundant menu.
Red's Java House
Pier 30 • San Francisco, CA 94105
415-777-5626
A San Francisco stable since the 1950s, Red's offers an inexpensive menu that consists of hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, and beer.
Spinnaker, The
100 Spinnaker Drive • Sausalito, CA 94965
415-332-1500 or 415-332-1501
The Spinnaker's floor to ceiling glass walls offer majestic views of the San Francisco skyline, Sausalito’s waterfront, Angel Island, Belvedere, Alcatraz, and the Bay Bridge. With such menu selections as fresh seafood, pasta, steak, chicken, dessert and vegetarian options, everyone in your party is sure to find something to enjoy for lunch and dinner. The Spinnaker is open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Stars Restaurant
150 Redwood Alley • San Francisco, CA 94102
415-861-7827
A popular restaurant with a Parisian brasserie ambience that offers a menu ranging from grilled entrees to ragouts and sautes. Best bets at this restaurant, year in and year out, are fresh oysters as a starter, shellfish appetizers like grilled prawns with sun-dried tomato vinaigrette, bitter greens, and pesto, and, for a main course, grilled birds.