Restaurant recommendations in San Francisco

[migirl]

DH is going to a conference in San Francisco this coming weekend and has been tasked with finding good restaurants for the group. They're staying in Union Square, but I don't think they're limited to the area. They get a per diem of $55 per person for dinner so it doesn't necessarily have to be a bargain meal (they've already made reservations for PlumpJack Cafe ... is that any good?).

Any ideas or recommendations?

:anyolne:

[Cumberland]

Re: Restaurant recommendations in San Francisco

Trattoria Contadina

http://www.trattoriacontadina.com/

Cafe Jacqueline
http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-jacqueline-san-francisco

These are two North Beach area restaurants that are my sister's faves. She just lives a block from the first one.

[SuzySunshine]

Re: Restaurant recommendations in San Francisco

Plumpjack is fabulous IMO!

I also second Trattoria, yummy yummy food.

Crying baby, I'll think of some more...

[SuzySunshine]

Re: Restaurant recommendations in San Francisco

If they like garlic the Stinkin Rose is really good too. I really wish I'd done a better job of keeping track of restaurants when we lived there, DH and I went to one restaurant that we LOVED but neither of us can remember what it was called. :huh: I'll keep thinking.

Re: Restaurant recommendations in San Francisco

There is one on Russian Hill that we loved but it has been a few years since being there. I also went to some in Union Square that were recommended but not as good as this one.
http://home.earthlink.net/~zootster/

I did the fixed price tasting menu. Now I want to go back.

[McPants]

Re: Restaurant recommendations in San Francisco

Cool, last year I brought the gf to a conference in SF that was just next to Union Square (I think it was in the Parc 55 Hotel). As we were on a PhD-student budget, we didn't really go to any nice restaurants unfortunately. Not $55 nice anyway.

[migirl]

Re: Restaurant recommendations in San Francisco

I also went to some in Union Square that were recommended but not as good as this one.
http://home.earthlink.net/~zootster/

Just wanted to update and say that DH and his colleagues ended up trying 1550 Hyde Cafe and Wine Bar, and they all loved it. Thanks for the recs, everyone!