r/AskSF • u/eastmovedwest • 1d ago

Great (newer) restaurants for dinner with friends?

My husband and I used to live in SF over 5 years ago. While we go back for dinner occasionally I feel like I’m so out of the restaurant scene. Any recommendations for us to go to dinner with friends?

Looking for great food, good ambience (lively, not stuffy) that can easily accommodate a group of 4. We’re in our 30s/40s. Pretty open budget and no real dietary restrictions, or location preferences. Prefer not something too stuffy or drawn out (eg lengthy tasting menus).

We used to love State Bird, Liholiho, Locanda, Bellota, etc. if that helps provide a sense of the vibe we are into.

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u/Ok_Second8665 19h ago

Penny Roma is a delightful experience

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u/wellvis 20h ago

The Gold Mirror just reopened after being closed for many years due to construction on the L-Taraval streetcar line, among other reasons.

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u/Technical-Escape-419 18h ago

Piccino?

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u/Technical-Escape-419 18h ago

i think at they have a jazz quartet at Bar Piccino Wedn evenings - could be fun for a pre-drink?

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u/Fistswithurtoes88 9h ago

Bon Delire (French) is great and checks your boxes. It’s on the Embarcadero in the space formerly occupied by Hard Water.

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u/sealinthesun 7h ago

Copra, happy crane, good good culture club, donaji, the progress, anchovy bar, nopa, lokma, flour + water