| American | |
| Ad Hoc (Yountville) | really want to try this one!! thomas keller, need i say more? |
| Bix | was there years ago w/ colleagues for dine about town |
| Buckeye Roadhouse (Mill Valley) | north bay…too far hahaa |
| Cafe La Haye | |
| Canteen | |
| Chow (S.F., Lafayette, Danville) | great casual restaurant; not sure why it's a top 100 though |
| Firefly | |
| House of Prime Rib | love…love their prime rib and of course, the salad |
| One Market | 10 yrs ago… 1st month at gap, boss took us here! |
| Range | great interior…over priced |
| Town Hall | down the street from my work - it's good |
| Wood Tavern (Oakland) | |
| Asian | |
| Betelnut | overpriced asian food |
| Barbecue | |
| Barbers Q (Napa) | |
| Basque | |
| Piperade | |
| California | |
| Coi | really want to try this one |
| Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant (Forestville) | |
| Flora (Oakland) | |
| Jack Falstaff | closed…victim of the recession |
| Manresa (Los Gatos) | |
| Martini House | had a beautiful lunch in their outdoor patio |
| Murray Circle (Sausalito) | |
| Redd (Yountville) | |
| Restaurant at Meadowood (St. Helena) | |
| Terra | love love this rstaurant… so romantic |
| California-French | |
| Bistro Aix | |
| Jardiniere | when I 1st really appreciated french food |
| Masa's | enjoyed it…but way too loud!! |
| California-Italian | |
| Picco/Pizzeria Picco (Larkspur) | |
| California-Japanese | |
| O Chame (Berkeley) | |
| California-Mediterranean | |
| Bar Jules | |
| Bay Wolf (Oakland) | |
| Camino (Oakland) | |
| Chez Panisse (Berkeley) | so delicious and awesome service |
| Coco500 | yummy but again not sure if it's really worthy of top 100 |
| Cortez | closed…victim of the recession |
| Foreign Cinema | really enjoy this restaurant |
| The Moss Room | |
| Nopa | 1st meal after aj was born w/ my girlfriends! |
| Rivoli (Berkeley) | |
| Zuni Cafe | |
| Chinese | |
| Koi Palace | duh, I am chinese |
| Ton Kiang | duh, I am chinese |
| Yank Sing | duh, I am chinese |
| Contemporary American | |
| Ame | love this place! |
| Boulevard | traumatized - found a piece of hair in my crème brulee |
| Cyrus (Healdsburg) | |
| French Laundry (Yountville) | a gal can always dream? |
| Gary Danko | FAVORITE restaurant…we used to go every year for my bday! |
| Madrona Manor (Healdsburg) | |
| Michael Mina | |
| Spruce | overrated |
| French | |
| Bouchon (Yountville) | LOVED IT…came here the day after our wedding |
| Chez Papa Resto | |
| The Dining Room | going there in 5 weeks!! |
| at the Ritz-Carlton | |
| La Folie | |
| French-Seafood | |
| Aqua | it's been years…but really had a nice time |
| Greek | |
| Kokkari Estiatorio | awesome awesome restaurant |
| Indian | umm…sorry, not a fan of indian food |
| Amber India | won't be trying any of these |
| Dosa | |
| Vik's Chaat Corner (Berkeley) | |
| International | |
| Va de Vi (Walnut Creek) | |
| Willi's Wine Bar (Santa Rosa) | |
| Italian (including pizzerias) | |
| A16 | way too loud |
| Acquerello | |
| Bar Bambino | |
| Beretta | |
| Bistro Don Giovanni (Napa) | awesome desserts! came here a lot when s and I were wedding planning |
| Bottega Napa Valley (Yountville) | went there last month w/ s… saw michael chiarello =) |
| Corso Trattoria (Berkeley) | |
| Delfina | heard great things… tough parking area |
| Dopo (Oakland) | |
| Gialina | |
| Incanto | |
| Marzano (Oakland) | |
| Perbacco | 1st meal out w/ friends after I found out I was pregnant… my friend totally busted me bc I didn't order a glass of wine |
| Pesce | |
| Pizzaiolo (Oakland) | |
| Poggio (Sausalito) | |
| Quince | |
| Rosso Pizzeria & Wine Bar (Santa Rosa) | |
| SPQR | |
| Japanese | |
| Kaygetsu (Menlo Park) | |
| Sushi Ran (Sausalito) | |
| Yoshi's San Francisco | high on my list as well… |
| Latin American | |
| Fonda (Albany) | |
| Mexican | |
| Nopalito | |
| Moroccan | |
| Aziza | |
| Seafood | |
| Hog Island Oyster Co. | realized that I actually loved oysters! |
| Nettie's Crab Shack | |
| Nick's Cove (Marshall) | |
| Sea Salt (Berkeley) | |
| Swan Oyster Depot | always so crowded… |
| Spanish | |
| Bocadillos | |
| Zarzuela | |
| Spanish-French | |
| Gitane | |
| Swiss | |
| The Matterhorn | |
| Swiss Restaurant | |
| Vegetarian | |
| Greens | |
| Ubuntu | |
| Vietnamese | |
| Slanted Door | my vote for best asian fusion flavors… |
1.28.2010
michael bauer's top 100 restaurant
every year i always review michael bauer's top 100 restaurant as a guide for restaurants to try. with so many great restaurants, we rarely go to the same restaurant twice...we always like to try a new place! having a toddler is difficult enough to dine out but going out for a couple of hours to enjoy a nice meal is even more difficult. however, we are very lucky that my parents are very close by and love watching aj so if we do need a break, we have great baby sitters. his new list should be coming out in a couple of months but it's still nice to look through the list and see what i've been to (31 and counting)! one of my favorite restaurant not on this list is andalu and after watching top chef masters, i really want to try hubert keller's fleur de lys
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love all of your comments!! So many we haven't tried yet.
Love Zuni Cafe's roasted chicken w/ bread salad. LOVE!
Our favorite pizza place is Gialina now. Mostly b/c it's fairly close, great pizzas and we usually go early so there is parking and open tables.
We're going to fleur de lys in March! Looking forward to it.
Do you have any recommendations for a place to stay in Napa area for the weekend?
i don't remember yoshi's being all that special, other than being overpriced.
we went to firefly YEARS ago, and i remember really liking it and wanting to go back but never did.
glad to see the dining room on this list! :)
i miss all the great eateries in the bay area...we have lots out here too, but not nearly the variety. :(
alice - i'll send you a separate email about napa. let me know how you like fleur de lys...so jealous. maybe we'll take aaron w/ us to gialina. steve loves pizza!
joyce - steve doesn't look forward to the dining room because it's jacket preferred. hahaa.
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