Is there a more decadent appetizer than caviar? The luxury bite pairs well with celebrations, romantic evenings and special occasions, and we've looked the city over to find the best caviar in town.
From caviar martinis to caviar French toast and traditional dallops of deliciousness, these are the best places to get caviar in San Francisco next time you want to indulge.
See also: The Ultimate Bay Area Dining Guide
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1 Ferry Building, 415.800.9282, Website
Local pioneers of sustainable sturgeon farming and caviar production, Tsar Nicoulai Caviar, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. At their Ferry Building cafe, caviar lovers go crazy for the Philly Pretzel. It’s a soft pretzel served with crème fraiche onion dip, truffle oil, chives and a heaping dollop of caviar.
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2600 Sutter St., 415.510.9468, Website
To make his heavenly bite, chef Mike Lanham soaks dehydrated challah in cream, brown sugar and eggs before packing the mixture into a pan and simmering it in a water bath. He chills it overnight, slices it into bite-sized pieces and sears each in butter. These little rectangles are served with a bit of crème fraiche, chives and The Caviar Co. caviar.
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8 Mission St., 415.278.3777, Website
During weekend brunch, 1 Hotel’s Terrene restaurant offers a sumptuous seafood tower with Tsar Nicoulai caviar. The tower includes ceviche with chive and turmeric marinade, poached shrimp, smoked sturgeon pate, seeded lavash, pickled vegetables, crudites and the necessary accouterments for caviar: smoked crème fraiche and housemade kettle chips.
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101 California St., 415.535.0184, Website
Pabu’s martini with caviar combines two trends in one. The ritzy drink, which consists of dry gin, vermouth and plum bitters, comes with a lotus root chip garnish. Four grams of sturgeon caviar rests elegantly on the chip. Dreamy!
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555 California St., 415.508.4675, Website
The Vault Steakhouse potato pave tots are a decadent delight. Thin potato slices are layered with butter and thyme and baked until golden. The pave is sliced into squares, fried until crispy and topped with sieved eggs mixed with chives and shallots, crème fraiche and Caviar Co.’s white sturgeon caviar.
Level Four, 150 Stockton St., 415.249.2720, Website
At Neiman Marcus’s lunch spot, chef Erik Harrelson serves a jar of The Caviar Co. with sieved egg, chives, capers, crème fraiche and chips.
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