On Tuesday, Forbes Vacation Information produced its star award winners for 2022 that highlighted a slew of best Bay Region places to eat deemed to be among the “most outstanding” businesses close to the globe.

In its 64th annual checklist that honored additional than 250 places to eat globally, 20 fantastic eating Bay Place dining establishments were regarded in the esteemed guidebook for anything from their elegant cuisine to the attractive ambiance of each and every place. Atelier Crenn, Benu, and Saison were being among some of the 5-star winners in San Francisco.

“Remember that 1980s television show ‘Fantasy Island,’ where by a male dressed in white created visitors’ each wish come real? Saison is the culinary equivalent — a custom made and magnificent hunter-get fantasy eating expertise in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood,” Forbes wrote of Saison.

Saison restaurant in San Francisco was between the five-star winners in Forbes Journey Guide’s 2022 Star Awards. 

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Further than San Francisco exactly where other best destinations like Manresa in Los Gatos, Navio in Fifty percent Moon Bay as very well as several in Napa and Sonoma County, which showcased chef Thomas Keller’s substantially-acclaimed The French Laundry. Forbes furthermore additional eating places that earned four stars and other people that were being inside its “recommended” portion. Of San Francisco’s Spruce cafe, which was suggested, Forbes lauded the moody décor and its delicious bites, but added that it is kitchen and support can “suffer from unevenness.”

The roster of Forbes winners comes the same 7 days as the James Beard Basis introduced its media award nominees where Brandon Jew, chef-owner of Mister Jiu’s, and co-creator Tienlon Ho have been chosen for their cookbook, “Mister Jiu’s in Chinatown: Recipes and Tales From the Birthplace of Chinese American Foodstuff.” Kristina Cho, San Francisco writer, and Bryant Terry, Oakland vegan chef and author, have been furthermore nominated for their cookbooks.

See the whole listing of Bay Place places to eat that landed in Forbes Travel Guide’s 2022 Star Award beneath. For a complete checklist of nationwide winners, see Forbes Journey Tutorial 2022 list.


  • Atelier Crenn in San Francisco
  • Benu in San Francisco
  • Campton Put in San Francisco
  • FARM in Napa
  • Farmhouse Inn Cafe in Forestville
  • The French Laundry in Napa
  • Gary Danko in San Francisco
  • Layla at MacArthur Place in Sonoma
  • Lucy Cafe & Bar in Yountville
  • Madera in Menlo Park
  • Manresa in Los Gatos
  • Navio in Fifty percent Moon Bay
  • Parallel 37 in San Francisco
  • Quince in San Francisco
  • The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil in Rutherford
  • The Cafe at Meadowood in St. Helena
  • Saison in San Francisco
  • One Thread Farms Cafe in Healdsburg
  • Solbar in Calistoga
  • Spruce in San Francisco

By Taba