SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A San Francisco restaurant is among the 20 best restaurants in the country, Food & Wine announced this week. Two LA restaurants and one in Central California also made the list.
The publication said the list recognizes not only flavorful cuisine but also ambiance, hospitality and overall presentation. The list, picked by a panel of food and travel journalists, technically includes 21 restaurants with a bonus “Plus One” pick.
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Food & Wine sand the praises of Mister Jiu’s, “This contemporary Chinese restaurant in San Francisco’s historic Chinatown has won all the awards: The James Beard Foundation named chef-owner Brandon Jew Californa’s best chef in 2022, and Mister Jiu’s has been Michelin-starred since 2016, six months after opening. The menu of creatively composed dishes range from plump dumplings stuffed with fresh and dried scallops, Dungeness crab and bamboo fungus, to a family-portion feast of roasted duck. The cocktails are just as beautifully crafted.”
From a farm-to-table experience in coastal Maine, to a former Food & Wine Restaurant of the Year in Nashville, to a Michelin-starred Indian dining destination in the nation’s capital, the list celebrates the best of the country’s culinary offerings, Food & Wine said.
Here’s the full list:
- Anajak Thai, Los Angeles
- Aragosta, Deer Isle, Maine
- Semma, New York City
- Birdie’s, Austin, Texas
- Kasama, Chicago
- Damian, Los Angeles
- Chubby Fish, Charleston, South Carolina
- Daru, Washington, D.C.
- Bell’s, Los Alamos, California
- Kann, Portland, Oregon
- Locust, Nashville
- Naro, New York City
- Leah and Louise, Charlotte, North Carolina
- March, Houston, Texas
- Maty’s, Miami
- Kin, Boise, Idaho
- Nixta Taqueria, Austin, Texas
- Mister Jiu’s, San Francisco
- Tatiana, New York City
- Mosquito Supper Club, New Orleans
- Yellow, Washington, D.C. (Plus One)
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