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Michelin-starred restaurants in San Francisco

Start with Atelier Crenn in Cow Hollow, Benu in SoMa and Quince in Jackson Square. Here are all 12, with why each one is worth it.

12 places · mostly in SoMa, Mission · Updated October 25, 2026

Atelier Crenn
Atelier Crenn · Photo: City Foodsters, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
  1. Atelier CrennAtelier CrennCow Hollow

    Michelin 3★ (3★ since 2019) · Poetic Californian tasting

  2. BenuBenuSoMa

    Michelin 3★ (3★ since 2015) · Korean-Californian tasting

  3. QuinceQuinceJackson Square

    Michelin 3★ (3★ since 2017) · Californian-Italian tasting

  4. SaisonSaisonSoMa

    Michelin 2★ · Wood-fired Californian tasting

  5. Sons & DaughtersSons & DaughtersMission

    Michelin 2★ · Contemporary tasting

  6. KilnKilnHayes Valley

    Michelin 2★ (promoted 2025) · Nordic-Californian tasting

  7. AcquerelloAcquerelloPolk Gulch · Michelin 2★ · Italian fine dining · $$$$

    Michelin 2★ · Italian fine dining

  8. NaidesNaidesDowntown / Tenderloin edge

    Michelin 1★ (new 2026) · Filipino tasting

  9. WolfsbaneWolfsbaneDogpatch / Bayview

    Michelin 1★ (new 2026) · Contemporary

  10. CaliforniosMission

    Michelin 3★ (new 2026) · Mexican tasting

  11. Lazy BearMission

    Michelin 2★ · American dinner-party tasting

  12. BirdsongSoMa

    Michelin 2★ · Pacific Northwest wood-fired tasting

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Michelin-starred restaurants in San Francisco: questions people ask

What are the michelin-starred restaurants in San Francisco?

Chef Amazing’s picks start with Atelier Crenn (Cow Hollow), Benu (SoMa) and Quince (Jackson Square). All 12 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.

Which neighborhood is best for michelin-starred restaurants in San Francisco?

Most of these are in SoMa and Mission. The map on this page shows every one, numbered like the list.

How does Chef Amazing pick these?

From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for San Francisco: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.

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