2025 Best Special Occasion Restaurants in San Francisco/Bay Area
Birthday, Anniversary or Celebration Dinners
in San Francisco/Bay Area
Whether it's an anniversary dinner, graduation brunch, birthday or family reunion meal, special occasions call for special restaurants. Sure, it might turn out to be pricey, but these memorable meals don't come around very often.Presented in alphabetical order, these Best San Francisco/Bay Area Restaurants all have the goods — food, service, ambience — to make sure your next special occasion is an affair to remember.
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Acquerello
Chef Suzette Gresham-Tognetti's beautifully prepared Italian cuisine at a San Francisco standout since 1989. See More
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Aphotic
Seafood-focused tasting menus from chef/proprietor Peter Hemsley. See More
Chef Dominique Crenn’s “poetic culinaria” tasting menu features luxurious ingredients and unique presentations. See More
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Benu
Chef Corey Lee offers progressive contemporary cuisine at his debut venture. See More
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Birdsong
Enjoy tasting menus of chef Christopher Bleidorn's "heritage cuisine." See More
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Gary Danko
Anticipate sophisticated, accessible food and a formal comportment. See More
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Mourad
Chef Mourad Lahlou offers high-touch, high-gloss cuisine with a hint of Moroccan spice. See More
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A temple of haute gastronomy by chef Claude Le Tohic offering modern French cuisine at this restaurant on the fifth and sixth floors of ONE65. See More
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Quince
Relocated to an historic, brick building in Jackson Square, Quince remains a standout culinary destination. See More
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Saison
The tasting menus achieve perfect harmony with simple ingredients at this distinctive dining experience housed in a historic SoMa building. See More
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