![]() What to order: Although each course is presented as a surprise, you’ll receive a commemorative copy of the tasting menu at the end of your dinner.ĭetails: 938 Villa St., Mountain View $$$$ Commis, Oakland: When you want homegrown talent - and a tasting menu you’ll never forget Carrot tartare with lime, shaved young coconut and mint is part of the tasting menu on this particular evening at Commis. It’s a menu-free experience, “leaving you free to enjoy the wonder of your meal without any prior notion or expectations.” That said, some recent dishes from executive chef Jarad Gallagher - who likes to “keep one foot in the past, one in the future” - have included Antelope Tartare, Sous Vide Eggplant with Kaluga Caviar, A-5 Wagyu Beef - and a modern cobbler that pays tribute to the Valley of Heart’s Delight with local Andy’s Orchard peaches. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)įor 37 years, George Aviet’s Michelin-starred restaurant, housed in a charming 1890s Victorian, has offered a soothing respite from Silicon Valley’s increasingly fast-paced world. $ Chez TJ, Mountain View: When you’d like a side of Victoriana with your dinner A summer tomato tartine with Cinco Jotas ham was part of a recent tasting menu at Chez TJ in Mountain View. ![]() Order: Kuy teav phnom penh, Lok lac, fried chicken, cha mee sor glass noodlesĭetails: 3340 E. Next up? An Italian-French concept in Aptos called Mentone. He’s cultivated new ideas - and new talent - by opening his paean to New Orleans, The Bywater, as well as the Manresa Bread cafe and bakeries. Despite the recognition, Kinch has never been one to rest on his laurels. He’s legendary for brilliant transformations of California produce and coastal seafood his signature “Into the Garden” course is always a stunning seasonal presentation. Three Michelin stars is as good as it gets, and chef-owner David Kinch has achieved that rarefied status in the South Bay. Manresa, Los Gatos: When you want not a 1-star or 2-star but a 3-star Michelin experience David Kinch’s Manresa restaurant holds numerous awards on its own, including three Michelin stars, but it’s also launched the careers of chefs across the Bay Area. ![]() 51 to us at let’s get started, because when you’re craving over-the-top culinary creativity - or Arab street food, Cambodian fare or farm-to-fork lushness - you don’t want to wait. You’ll find those here: Bay Area Best: No. Today, we’re diving into the top 10, which is Oakland, Kinch and Michelin-heavy - but the rest is not. (We, too, are Kinch fans.) Consider it not so much a ranking, as a list for all occasions and cravings. Now we’re ready to proclaim the Bay Area’s top 50 non-SF spots, a list topped by - OK, Manresa. We suspect tunnel fear - or Highway 101-ophobia.īut the East and South Bay restaurant scene offers hundreds of incredible dining experiences, and our restaurant critics and food writers have sampled them all, from swanky spots to holes-in-the-wall. To hear Michelin and James Beard reps talk, it often seems like the Bay Area consists solely of San Francisco, with the occasional daring foray into Oakland - or anywhere David Kinch hangs out.
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