From the hottest new restaurants to great places for weekend getaways and everything in between, here are our picks for regional favorites. Ready, set, explore.

FOOD AND DRINK

BEST SPECIAL OCCASION
MOURAD
mouradsf.com

BEST FOR BIG GROUPS
CHINA LIVE
chinalivesf.com

BEST HEALTH FOOD HOT SPOT
AS QUOTED
eatasquoted.com

BEST GAME NIGHT DESTINATION
THE PALM COURT AT RH SAN FRANCISCO
rh.com

BEST DATE NIGHT
BAR SPREZZATURA
barsprezzatura.com

BEST WOOD-FIRED COOKING
OSITO
ositosf.com

BEST CLASSIC BRUNCH
SPRUCE
sprucesf.com

BEST SUSTAINABLEFOOD EXPERIENCE
HOOK FISH CO.
hookfishco.com

BEST WOW-FACTOR
BAR CRENN
barcrenn.com

Chef Mourad Lahlou

BEST TASTING MENU
BENU
benusf.com

BEST OMAKASE
FRIENDS ONLY
@friendsonlysf

BEST LUNCH SPOT
ROSEMARY & PINE
rosemaryandpinesf.com

BEST OUTDOOR DINING
FOREIGN CINEMA
foreigncinema.com

BEST ROOFTOP
CAVAÑA
cavanasf.com

BEST SECRET DINING EXPERIENCE
RIGG’S SUPPER CLUB
riggsdistributing.com/events

BEST DINNER SHOW
BERBER
berbersf.com

BEST PIZZERIA
YELLOW MOTO PIZZERIA AND DOPPIO ZERO
yellowmoto.com
dzpizzeria.com/san-francisco

BEST STEAKHOUSE
MILLER & LUX
millerandluxrestaurant.com

Single Thread continues to wow gourmands with exceptional fare.

BEST CAVIAR EXPERIENCE
BIRCH & RYE
birchandryesf.com

BEST DIM SUM
DUMPLING TIME
dumplingtime.com

BEST SEAFOOD
HOG ISLAND OYSTERS
hogislandoysters.com

BEST ITALIAN
COTOGNA
cotognasf.com

BEST FRENCH
ATELIER CRENN
ateliercrenn.com

BEST MEDITERRANEAN
KOKKARI ESTIATORIO
kokkari.com

BEST CHINESE
FANG
fangrestaurant.com

BEST SPANISH
EL CHATO
elchatosf.com

BEST MEXICAN
NOPALITO
nopalitosf.com

Hook Fish Co. in Sunset

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN
REEM’S CALIFORNIA
reemscalifornia.com

BEST INDIAN
TILAK
tilaksf.com

BEST FINE DINING WINE COUNTRY
SINGLETHREAD
singlethreadfarms.com

BEST CASUAL DINING
WINE COUNTRY EL MOLINO
elmolinowinery.com

BEST HOTEL RESTAURANT WINE
COUNTRY AURO, FOUR SEASONS
auronapavalley.com

BEST BUTCHER
OLIVIER’S BUTCHERY
oliviersbutchery.com

BEST PATISSERIE
B. PATISSERIE
bpatisserie.com

BEST BAKERY
ARSICAULT
arsicault-bakery.com

BEST BAGEL SHOP
CHICKEN DOG BAGELS
@chicken_dog_bagels

Chef Kathy Fang

BEST ICE CREAM SHOP
HUMPHRY SLOCOMBE
humphryslocombe.com

BEST GROCER
GUS’S COMMUNITY MARKET
gussmarket.com

BEST SPECIALTY FOOD SHOP
CHEESE PLUS
cheeseplus.com

BEST FOODIE DESTINATION
LA COCINA MUNICIPAL MARKETPLACE
lacocinamarketplace.com

BEST NEW BAR (AND JAZZ CLUB!)
THE DAWN CLUB
dawnclub.com

BEST HOTEL BAR
PIED PIPER BAR & LOUNGE
piedpipersf.com

BEST COCKTAIL BAR
LILIANA
lilianasf.com

BEST FAMOUS DRINK
THE BUENA VISTA
thebuenavista.com

BEST SPEAKEASY
LINDEN ROOM
nightbirdrestaurant.com/linden-room

Special dinners at the Riggs showroom in the Design District

BEST MIXOLOGISTS
PACIFIC COCKTAIL HAVEN
pacificcocktailsf.com

BEST WINE BAR SAN
FRANCISCO BIRBA
birbawine.com

BEST TASTING ROOM SAN FRANCISCO
JCB TASTING ROOM AT THE RITZ CARLTON
jcbcollection.com/location/jcb-tasting-salon-sf

BEST WINE COUNTRY
GROUP DESTINATION KIVELSTADT CELLARS
kivelstadtcellars.com

BEST WINE COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
JORDAN VINEYARDS
jordanwinery.com

Chef Dominique Crenn

BEST WINE COUNTRY VIEW
CHAPPELLET WINERY
chappellet.com

BEST WINE COUNTRY TASTING
THAT’S NOT WINE POMME CIDER SHOP
pommecidershop.com

BEST LOCAL DISTILLERIE
HOATALING
hotalingandco.com

BEST LOCAL BREWING COMPANY
FORT POINT BEER COMPANY
fortpointbeer.com

BEST COFFEE SHOP
SEXTANT COFFEE ROASTERS
sextantcoffee.com

Home design by Jeff Schlarb

HOME AND REAL ESTATE

BEST DESIGN DESTINATION
SAN FRANCISCO DESIGN CENTER
sfdesigncenter.com

BEST SHOWROOM EXPERIENCE
RH
rh.com

BEST CERAMIC PIECES
MMCLAY
mmclay.com

BEST TILE & STONE
COSENTINO
cosentino.com

BEST INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
WILLIAM ADAMS DESIGN
williamadamsdesign.com

BEST INTERIOR DESIGN
JEFF SCHLARB DESIGN STUDIO
jeffschlarb.com

BEST CONTEMPORARY DESIGN GALLERY
THE FUTURE PERFECT
thefutureperfect.com

Riggs Distributing showroom in the Design District

BEST MODERN DESIGN SHOWROOM
FLEXFORM | 33SIXTY
flexformsf.com

BEST NEW DESIGN SHOWROOM
POLIFORM
poliform.it

BEST CULINARY DESIGN
SHOWROOM MARCH
marchsf.com

BEST LUXURY KITCHEN APPLIANCE SHOWROOM
RIGGS DISTRIBUTION
riggsdistributing.com

BEST FURNITURE CONSIGNMENT
DESIGN PLUS GALLERY
designplusgallery.com

BEST ANTIQUE SHOWROOM
ANTIQUE AND ART EXCHANGE
aaxsf.com

181 Fremont

BEST BAY AREA
BROKERAGE VANGUARD PROPERTIES
vanguardproperties.com

BEST LUXURY AGENTS
JOEL GOODRICH
joelgoodrich.com

RUTH KRISHNAN
ruthkrishnan.com

NEAL WARD
nealwardproperties.com

BEST LUXE HIGH-RISE DEVELOPMENT
181 FREMONT
181fremont.com

BEST INVESTMENT WINE COUNTRY
MILL DISTRICT
milldistricthealdsburg.com

Union Square fashion

STYLE

BEST WOMEN’S BOUTIQUE
KAMPERETT
kamperett.com

BEST MEN’S BOUTIQUE
MR. LIN
mrlin.com

MOST BEAUTIFUL SHOWROOM
APPLE UNION SQUARE
apple.com/retail/unionsquare

BEST LUXURY BOUTIQUE
DOLCE & GABBANA
dolcegabbana.com

BEST QUINTESSENTIAL SF SHOES
ALLBIRDS
allbirds.com

BEST WOMEN’S SHOES
ROTHY’S
rothys.com

BEST JEWELRY & WATCH SHOWROOM
SHREVE & CO
shreve.com

The team from Kamperett, Valerie Santillo and Anna Chiu

BEST SMALL JEWELRY SHOP
CAST JEWELRY
castjewelry.com

BEST SUSTAINABLE JEWELRY
RARE EARTH JEWELRY
rareearthjewelry.com

BEST WEDDING SHOWROOM
MARINA MORRISON
marinamorrison.com

BEST ACTIVITY APPAREL
OUTDOOR VOICES
outdoorvoices.com

BEST BESPOKE CLOTHIER
TAILORS KEEP
tailorskeep.com

BEST PERFUMERY
ZGO PERFUMERY
zgoperfumery.com

BEST LUXURY WATCH BOUTIQUE
HQ MILTON TIMEPIECES
hqmilton.com

BEST PLACE FOR GIFTS
GUMPS
gumps.com

BEST SHOPPING DESTINATION
UNION SQUARE SAN FRANCISCO
visitunionsquaresf.com/shopping

Folk is tops in yoga in the Bay Area.

BEAUTY AND WELLNESS

BEST SALON
VEER & WANDER
veerandwander.com

BEST HAIR STYLISTS AND CUTS
DAVID JAMES
davidjamessalons.com

BEST HAIR COLORISTS
ORO SALON
orosalonsf.com

BEST RETREAT TO BE PAMPERED
CAVALLO SPA
cavallopoint.com

BEST MASSAGE
SENSPA
senspa.com

BEST FACIALIST
KRISTINA HOLEY
kristinaholey.com

BEST ORGANIC SKINCARE PRODUCTS
CREDO BEAUTY
credobeauty.com

BEST SPA RETREAT
OSMOSIS
osmosis.com

BEST BATHS
ARCHIMEDES BANYA
banyasf.com

BEST HOTEL SPA
REMEDE SPA AT THE ST REGIS
marriott.com

BEST WINE COUNTRY SPA
INDIAN SPRINGS SPA
indianspringscalistoga.com

BEST MED SPA
HAYES VALLEY MEDICAL & ESTHETICS
hayesvalleymed.com

BEST FACELIFT AND MOMMY MAKEOVER
SAN FRANCISCO PLASTIC SURGERY
sanfranciscofacialplasticsurgery.com

BEST ANTI-AGING
THE LAB
labxmd.com

BEST OBGYN
DR. KATHYRN GREGORY
sfgyn.com

Fitness options abound in the city and beyond.

BEST COSMETIC SURGERY
DR. CHARLES LEE
lplasticsurgery.com

BEST COSMETIC DENTISTRY
DR. ROBERT SOTO
smilevirtual.com/dr-robert-soto

BEST PEDIATRICIAN
TOWN AND COUNTRY PEDIATRICS
stanfordchildrens.org/en/location/town-country-san-francisco

BEST INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE
SUTTER HEALTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH & HEALING
sutterhealth.org/lp/ihh

BEST ACUPUNCTURE PRACTICE
EAST WEST INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
eastwestsf.com

BEST FERTILITY CENTER
PACIFIC FERTILITY CENTER
pacificfertilitycenter.com

BEST YOGA STUDIO
FOLK
folksf.com

BEST CLIMBING STUDIO
BENCHMARK CLIMBING
benchmarkclimbing.com

BEST HOT YOGA STUDIO
RITUAL HOT YOGA
ritualhotyoga.com/soma

BEST WATER WORKOUT
AQUAFIT AT THEY
ymcasf.org/programs/aqua-fit-presidio

BEST MEDITATION CENTER
SAN FRANCISCO BUDDHIST CENTER
sfbuddhistcenter.org

BEST PILATES STUDIO
REBALANCED
rebalancedsf.com

BEST NEW WORKOUT
ROW HOUSE
therowhouse.com/location/mission-bay

BEST STRETCH STUDIO
STRETCH LAB
stretchlab.com

BEST GYM
3RD STREET BOXING
3rdstreetboxing.com

BEST WORKOUT
DIAKADI
diakadi.life

The Exploratorium continues its mission of educating kids and adults alike, plus offering special programming.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

BEST BEST FINE ART MUSEUM
DE YOUNG MUSEUM
deyoung.famsf.org

BEST DAY AT THE MUSEUM
SFMOMA
sfmoma.org

BEST CULTURAL MUSEUM
MUSEUM OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
moadsf.org

BEST MUSEUM FOR INSPIRATION
LEGION OF HONOR
famsf.org/visit/legion-of-honor

BEST INTERACTIVE MUSEUM
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
calacademy.org

BEST FAMILY MUSEUM EXPERIENCE
THE EXPLORATORIUM
exploratorium.edu

BEST PERMANENT COLLECTION
ASIAN ART MUSEUM
asianart.org

BEST VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM
UC BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE
bampfa.org

BEST CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY
CCA WATTIS INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
wattis.org

BEST GALLERY DESTINATION
MINNESOTA STREET PROJECT
minnesotastreetproject.com

BEST EMERGING
ARTISTS GALLERY RENA BRANSTEN GALLERY
renabranstengallery.com

BEST EXPERIMENTAL
ART GALLERY COUNTERPULSE
counterpulse.org

BEST ART FESTIVAL
FOG DESIGN+ART
fogfair.com

SFMOMA is a hotspot for modern art in the Bay Area.

BEST JAZZ EXPERIENCE
SF JAZZ
sfjazz.org

BEST THEATER
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER
act-sf.org

BEST MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
sfsymphony.org

MOST DIVERSE MUSICAL PROGRAMMING
SOFAR SOUNDS SAN FRANCISCO
sofarsounds.com/cities/san-francisco

BEST MUSIC & DINNER EXPERIENCE
LYON & SWAN
lyonandswan.com

BEST BALLET
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
sfballet.org

BEST MODERN DANCE
ODC
odc.dance

BEST FILM FESTIVAL SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH
FILM FESTIVAL
jfi.org/sfjff-2023

BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL
OUTSIDE LANDS MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL
sfoutsidelands.com

BEST MUSIC AND CULTURE FESTIVAL
STERN GROVE FESTIVAL
sterngrove.org

BEST FESTIVAL CELEBRATION
SAN FRANCISCO PRIDE
sfpride.org

BEST PARADE
CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE
chineseparade.com

BEST EDUCATION EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS
BAY AREA DISCOVERY MUSEUM
bayareadiscoverymuseum.org

One of the best nonprofits to support right now is Illuminate San Francisco, whose aim is to restore the Bay Lights.

EDITOR’S PICKS

BEST EVENT VENUE
CONSERVATORY AT ONE SANSOME
conservatorysf.com

FAVORITE NONPROFIT TO SUPPORT RIGHT NOW
ILLUMINATE SAN FRANCISCO
illuminatesf.com

The recently opened Conservatory at One Sansome is perfect for staging any event.

BEST LUXURY CAR DEALERSHIP
PORSCHE SAN FRANCISCO
porschesanfrancisco.com

BEST FLORAL FOR GALAS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
VENUS ET FLEUR
venusetfleur.com

BEST CATERER
TASTE CATERING
tastecatering.com

PETS

BEST PET TREATS
MISHKA CAKES
mishkacakes.com

BEST PET PHOTOGRAPHER
SARAH ZEMUNSKY
sarahzphoto.com

San Francisco loves its pooches, with standout options like Tefani & So doggie daycare.

BEST PET SHOP
GEORGE
georgesf.com

BEST DOGGIE DAYCARE
TEFANI & SO
tefanisodogcare.com

Ritz-Carlton SF

LOCAL TRAVEL

BEST LUXURY LOCAL GETAWAY
MONTAGE HEALDSBURG
montagehotels.com

BEST GOLF WEEKEND GETAWAY
CORDEVALLE
cordevalle.com

Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort and Mineral Springs

BEST GIRLS WEEKEND GETAWAY
DR. WILKINSON’S BACKYARD RESORT AND MINERAL SPRINGS
drwilkinson.com

BEST WINERY COUNTRY GETAWAY
AUBERGE DU SOLEIL
aubergeresorts.com/aubergedusoleil

BEST SEASIDE GETAWAY
POST RANCH INN
postranchinn.com

Montage Healdsburg

BEST FUNDRAISER WEEKEND
SONOMA EPICUREAN, V FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
sonomaepicurean.org

BEST HOTEL FOR FOODIES
RITZ-CARLTON SF
ritzcarlton.com

BEST HOTEL FOR MUSEUM-GOERS
ST. REGIS SF
marriott.com

Delicious fare at St. Regis SF

CANNABIS

BEST CANNABIS-INFUSED
SPARKLING BEVERAGE CANN
drinkcann.com

BEST LOCAL DELIVERY SERVICE
EAZE
eaze.com

BEST DISPENSARY
FIG & THISTLE
ftasf.com

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