Reviewer: Foodnut.com |
Michael Bauer’s 2014 Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants has been published. The annual list from the Foodie god, concentrates on fine dining restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area. We notice that they’re a lot more restaurants in the North Bay and very few restaurants on the San Francisco Peninsula, very few Ethnic places ie Asian and Indian restaurants. For the most part, we would agree with him. Be sure to read our Foodnut Best Restaurant List
He added the following restaurants to the Top 100:
Akiko’s – On our hit list
Bar Agricole
The Cavalier
Ciccio, Yountville
Coqueta
Farmshop, Larkspur
Hong Kong Lounge II
Ichi Sushi + Ni Bar
Iyasare, Berkeley
Madrona Manor, Healdsburg
Maven
Nico
Nido, Oakland
Picco, Larkspur
Range
Santé, Sonoma
Sir & Star, Olema
St. Vincent
Tosca Cafe
Wayfare Tavern
Michael Bauer removed these restaurants:
Auberge du Soleil
Canteen
Dopo
Farallon
Fifth Floor
Gitane
Hogs & Rocks
Koi Palace
Michael Mina
Mill Valley Beerworks
Mission Chinese Food
O Chame
Osteria Stellina
Outerlands
Pesce
Press
Spruce
Trick Dog
Wakuriya
Waterbar
Omissions from the Michael Bauer Top 100 List
His list is extremely weak on restaurants from the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay. Some restaurants we believe should be on the top list include:
Atelier Crenn – Inventiveness and quality. Did he forget about this one?
Bourbon Steak – Expensive, but a very nice Steakhouse
Capannina – Neighborhood Italian
Capo’s – Chicago style Italian
Chapeau! – Neighborhood gem and one of our favorites
Commis – Cutting Edge on a budget
Harris, San Francisco – Classic old school Steakhouse
Keiko – They even have a Michelin Star
Kirala, Berkeley – East Bay’s reference Japanese, not Izakaya
Koi Palace – Even with sad looking tanks, they serve the best Chinese food
Osteria Coppa – Better pasta and pizza than Flour and Water?
Plumed Horse, Saratoga – One of the South Bay’s best
Spruce, San Francisco – Seems to be always full
Tamarine, Palo Alto – Vietnamese Fusion done right
The House, San Francisco – Consistently some of the best food in San Francisco. Bauer is crazy to have missed this one.
The Kitchen – Classic Chinese done right
Michael Mina, San Francisco – Did he forget this place?
Tony’s Pizza Napoletana, San Francisco – Pizza, Pizza, Pizza
Village Pub, Woodside – Peninsula’s best restaurant?
Wakuriya – They even have a Michelin Star
Places we would remove from the Top 100 List
Restaurants that we would removed from this list:
The Abbot’s Cellar – Great beer, food is ok.
Central Kitchen – Over-rated
Greens – Most high end restaurants have vegetarian options as good or better.
Nico – Did not impress us
Range – Never found it compelling
Waterbar – You pay a lot for the view.
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