Michelin Releases List of Bay Area's Bib Gourmands a Week Ahead of 2017 Michelin Guide Launch
Coveted Michelin designation represents high-quality food at a good value
Oct 18, 2016, 02:00 ET
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelin today revealed a list of 75 restaurants in the greater San Francisco area that received its highly regarded Bib Gourmand designation that represents establishments that offer excellent food at a reasonable price.
In its forthcoming 2017 guide for the Bay Area region, Michelin has included 12 restaurants that are new to the list, including locations in the South Bay, East Bay, Napa Valley, Marin and Peninsula.
Bib Gourmand restaurants are selected by Michelin's famously anonymous food inspectors who choose restaurants serving high quality food on their menus and make it possible to order two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less (tax and gratuity not included). Most telling about these selections is the fact that they are very often the same restaurants that the Michelin food inspectors frequent themselves when off the clock.
Michelin released the list of these more affordable fine-dining Bib Gourmand locations a week prior to the market debut on of the MICHELIN Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2017 on Tuesday, October 25. This will mark the 11th edition of this famous dining guide for the city and surrounding urban area.
This year's list of 75 eateries stretch across a sizable geographic area and include these new comers: Aina (Mission), Bravas (Sonoma County), The Bywater (South Bay), Del Popolo (Financial District) Lai Hong Lounge (North Beach (Mission), Nopalito (Civic Center), Okane (Soma), SHED Café (Sonoma Country), Tacos Sinaloa (East Bay), Tsubasa (Civic Center), Two Birds/One Stone (Napa Valley) and Village Sake (Marin).
As stated, the Bib Gourmands are selected by Michelin's inspectors who dine in anonymity at restaurants across the region. These local inspectors are trained to scrupulously apply the same time-tested methods used by Michelin inspectors for many decades throughout the world. This ensures a uniform, international standard of excellence. As a further guarantee of complete objectivity, Michelin inspectors pay all their bills in full.
San Francisco MICHELIN Guide 2017
Bib Gourmands
| Restaurant |
Area |
District |
City |
| 'āina |
San Francisco |
Mission |
San Francisco |
| Anchor Oyster Bar |
San Francisco |
Castro |
San Francisco |
| A16 |
San Francisco |
Marina |
San Francisco |
| Backyard |
Wine Country |
Sonoma County |
Forestville |
| Bar Tartine |
San Francisco |
Mission |
San Francisco |
| Bistro Aix |
San Francisco |
Marina |
San Francisco |
| Bistro Jeanty |
Wine Country |
Napa Valley |
Yountville |
| Bistro 29 |
Wine Country |
Sonoma County |
Santa Rosa |
| Bravas |
Wine Country |
Sonoma County |
Healdsburg |
| Bywater (The) |
South Bay |
Los Gatos |
|
| Chalkboard |
Wine Country |
Sonoma County |
Healdsburg |
| Chapeau! |
San Francisco |
Richmond & Sunset |
San Francisco |
| China Village |
East Bay |
Albany |
|
| Comal |
East Bay |
Berkeley |
|
| Cook St. Helena |
Wine Country |
Napa Valley |
St. Helena |
| Coqueta |
San Francisco |
Financial District |
San Francisco |
| Corso |
East Bay |
Berkeley |
|
| Cotogna |
San Francisco |
North Beach |
San Francisco |
| Delfina |
San Francisco |
Mission |
San Francisco |
| Del Popolo |
San Francisco |
Financial District |
San Francisco |
| Diavola |
Wine Country |
Sonoma County |
Geyserville |
| Dosa |
San Francisco |
Marina |
San Francisco |
| Evvia |
South Bay |
Palo Alto |
|
| Farmhouse Kitchen Thai |
San Francisco |
Mission |
San Francisco |
| Farmstead |
Wine Country |
Napa Valley |
St. Helena |
| FIVE |
East Bay |
Berkeley |
|
| Glen Ellen Star |
Wine Country |
Sonoma County |
Glen Ellen |
| Grace's Table |
Wine Country |
Napa Valley |
Napa |
| Great China |
East Bay |
Berkeley |
|
| Hong Kong Lounge II |
San Francisco |
Marina |
San Francisco |
| Insalata's |
Marin |
San Anselmo |
|
| Ippuku |
East Bay |
Berkeley |
|
| Izakaya Rintaro |
San Francisco |
Mission |
San Francisco |
| Kappou Gomi |
San Francisco |
Richmond & Sunset |
San Francisco |
| Kokkari Estiatorio |
San Francisco |
North Beach |
San Francisco |
| La Costanera |
Peninsula |
Montara |
|
| Lai Hong Lounge |
San Francisco |
North Beach |
San Francisco |
| Le Garage |
Marin |
Sausalito |
|
| Mamacita |
San Francisco |
Marina |
San Francisco |
| Mason Pacific |
San Francisco |
Nob Hill |
San Francisco |
| Michel Bistro |
East Bay |
Oakland |
|
| Millennium |
East Bay |
Oakland |
|
| Monti's Rotisserie |
Wine Country |
Sonoma County |
Santa Rosa |
| M.Y. China |
San Francisco |
SoMa |
San Francisco |
| Nopalito |
San Francisco |
Civic Center |
San Francisco |
| Oenotri |
Wine Country |
Napa Valley |
Napa |
| Okane |
San Francisco |
SoMa |
San Francisco |
| Orchard City Kitchen |
South Bay |
Campbell |
|
| Poggio |
Marin |
Sausalito |
|
| Ramen Gaijin |
Wine Country |
Sonoma County |
Sebastopol |
| Redd Wood |
Wine Country |
Napa Valley |
Yountville |
| Rich Table |
San Francisco |
Civic Center |
San Francisco |
| Risibisi |
Wine Country |
Sonoma County |
Petaluma |
| Scopa |
Wine Country |
Sonoma County |
Healdsburg |
| SHED Café |
Wine Country |
Sonoma County |
Healdsburg |
| Sichuan Home |
San Francisco |
Richmond & Sunset |
San Francisco |
| Sir and Star |
Marin |
Olema |
|
| 1601 Bar & Kitchen |
San Francisco |
SoMa |
San Francisco |
| Sociale |
San Francisco |
Marina |
San Francisco |
| Starbelly |
San Francisco |
Castro |
San Francisco |
| Sushi Ran |
Marin |
Sausalito |
|
| Tacos Sinaloa |
East Bay |
Berkeley |
|
| Thai House |
East Bay |
Danville |
|
| Trestle |
San Francisco |
Financial District |
San Francisco |
| Tsubasa |
San Francisco |
Civic Center |
San Francisco |
| Two Birds/One Stone |
Wine Country |
Napa Valley |
St. Helena |
| Vesta |
Peninsula |
Redwood City |
|
| Village Sake |
Marin |
Fairfax |
|
| wonderful |
Peninsula |
Millbrae |
|
| Wood Tavern |
East Bay |
Oakland |
|
| Yank Sing |
San Francisco |
SoMa |
San Francisco |
| Yuzuki |
San Francisco |
Mission |
San Francisco |
| Zero Zero |
San Francisco |
SoMa |
San Francisco |
| Zola |
South Bay |
Palo Alto |
|
| Z & Y |
San Francisco |
Nob Hill |
San Francisco |
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