California

This pan-Mediterranean wine and food bar, which specializes in small plates, is the baby of Lucques chef Suzanne Goin. Taste the rustic pâtés and...more

This trendy Marina District spot has it all: great food, an extensive, well-chosen wine list, and a Foosball table. The sleek, dark space, all concrete floors...more

With their delicate crusts and intriguing toppings—think Alfredo sauce, goat cheese, and portabella mushrooms—the pizzas at Abbot's are some of the...more

Some would say that frying gnocchi is gilding the lily, but not the regulars at Albona, who polish off platefuls of the addictive crispy puffs. Chef Bruno...more

Gino Angelini's sophisticated comfort-food restaurant is where other chefs go when they're off duty—Mario Batali, for instance, tends to drop by when...more

Feeling nostalgic for a time gone by (and the low prices that went with it)? Head to this white clapboard shack, opened in 1947 and now surrounded by boxy...more

Auberge du Soleil was a gastronomic pioneer when it opened in 1981, and it still serves the wine-country cuisine that it helped to invent. Chef Robert Curry...more

Built to ambitious proportions during the dot-com boom, Bacar is having a post-bust renaissance since the addition of Bacar Below, a mod basement lounge...more

Thanks to the travertine floors and wooden walls of this converted red barn, the dining room can get a little noisy, but it's a happening spot for dinner, and...more

A couple of years ago Bastide was one of those snooty French joints where reservations required some serious IMDb credits. Now it's reopened with a focus on...more