Modern European, wood-fired · Hayes Valley / Market St, San Francisco

Zuni Café

Zuni Café: Modern European, wood-fired in Hayes Valley / Market St, San Francisco. Order: Whole roast chicken for two with warm bread salad; Caesar; seasonal pizza.

100No. 72 in America on the Restaurant 100

Chef's pickWhere to eat roast chicken and bread saladRomantic dinner

What to order

Whole roast chicken for two with warm bread salad; Caesar; seasonal pizza.

Why go

A James Beard-winning restaurant listed as the only SF restaurant on every Chronicle Top 100 list since 1996. The chicken comes out of the wood-fired oven.

The dish it is famous for; 7x7 calls it worth the hour-long wait.

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Address
1658 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Neighborhood
Hayes Valley / Market St
Price
$$$
Hours
Lunch Fri-Sun 11:00-15:00; dinner Tue-Sun 17:00-21:30 (as listed; check before you go)
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Seen in OpenTable (Icons 2026), 7x7.com, theinfatuation.com, Time Out

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Researched October 23, 2026 from the sources linked above. Places change; confirm hours and reservations before you go.

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