50 of top 100

Goal complete. Every year SF Gate puts out a list of Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants. And every year I think I really need to go to more of these. And I do, but each year with the restaurant turnover I never quite see the progress. So for the 2013 list I hunkered down. I still get credit for restaurants dined at prior to list publication but the goal is to get the total number of restaurants on the current list up to 50. A couple of logistical clarifications, this is annual year ’til next publication, so May. Lunches count but take-out, delivery, or pop up shops do not, though noted as (X). Sister restaurants listed as single items are up to personal discretion as to whether attendance to both counts as a dual count toward the 50 (for the record sfgate doesn’t count them so I’m inclined to try to get 50 without those).

Although I’m not continuing the goal I wanted to update the list to also include what’s on the 2014 list. So here’s to what was a year of very good food!

			Pre 2013	2013	2014
A16	Italian	SF	X
The Abbots Cellar	American	SF		X
Acquerello	Italian	SF	X
Ad Hoc	American	Yountville
Akiko’s	Japanese	SF		n/a
Amber India	Indian	SF		X
Angele	French	Napa
AQ	American	SF
Auberge du Soleil	California	Rutherford			n/a
Aziza	Moroccan	SF
Bar Agricole	N California	SF		n/a	X
Bar Tartine	California	SF
Benu	American	SF
Bistro Don Giovanni	Italian	Napa
Bocadillos	Spanish	SF	X
Bottega	Italian	Yountville
Bouchon	French	Yountville
Boulevard	American	SF	X
Bravas Bar de Tapas	Spanish	Healdsburg
Bull Valley Roadhouse	American	Port Costa
Camino	California	Oakland
~~Canteen~~	California	SF			n/a
The Cavalier	Brit Brasserie	SF		n/a
Central Kitchen	California	SF		X
Chez Panisse/Café at Chez Panisse	California	Berkeley	X
Ciccio	Italian	Yountville		n/a
Coco500	California	SF		X
Coi	California	SF
Comal	Mexican	Berkeley
Commonwealth	American	SF
Cotogna	Italian	SF
Coqueta	Spanish	SF		n/a
Delfina	Italian	SF	X
Dopo	Italian	Oakland			n/a
El Paseo	American	Mill Valley
Etoile	California	Yountville
Farallon	Seafood	SF	X		*n/a*
Farmshop	California	Larskpur		n/a
~~Fifth Floor~~	American	SF		X	*n/a*
Flour + Water	Italian	SF	X
Foreign Cinema	California	SF	X
Frances	California	SF	X
French Laundry	American	Yountville
Gary Danko	California	SF
Gialina/Ragazza	Italian	SF	X	X
Gitane	Spanish	SF		X	n/a
Greens	Vegetarian	SF	X
*Hog & Rocks*	*American*	SF		X	*n/a*
Hong Kong Lounge II	Chinese	SF		n/a
Hopscotch	American	Oakland		X
House of Prime Rib	American	SF		X
Ichi Sushi + Ni Bar	Japanese	SF		n/a
Ippuku	Japanese	Berkeley
Iyasare	Japanese	Berkeley		n/a
Koi Palance	Chinese	Daly City			n/a
La Ciccia	Italian	SF
La Folie	French	SF
Lers Ros	Thai	SF		X
Local’s Corner	Seafood	SF		X
Madrona Manor	American	Healdsburg		n/a
Mamacita	Mexican	SF	X
Manresa	California	Los Gatos
Marlowe	American	SF	X
Mateo’s Cocina Latina	Mexican	Healdsburg
Maven	American	SF	X
Michael Mina	American	SF			n/a
Mill Valley Beerworks	California	Mill Valley			n/a
Mission Chinese Food	Chinese	SF	(X)	X	n/a
Nido	Mexican	Oakland		n/a
Nojo	California	SF		X
Nopa	California	SF	X
Nopalito	Mexican	SF	X
~~O Chame~~	Japanese	Berkeley		X	n/a
Oenotri	Italian	Napa
One Market	American	SF		X
Osteria Stelina	California	Point Reyes Station			n/a
Outerlands	California	SF	X		n/a
Park Tavern	American	SF	X
Perbacco/Barbacco	Italian	SF	(X)	X
Pesce	Italian	SF		X	n/a
Piccino	California	SF		X
Picco	California	Larskpur		n/a
Piperade	Basque	SF		X
Pizzaiolo/Boot and Shoe Service	Italian	Oakland		(X)
Plaj	Scandinavian	SF		X
Poggio	Italian	Sausalito			X
Press	American	St Helena			n/a
Prospect	California	SF		X
Quince	California	SF
Ramen Shop	Japanese	Oakland
Range	American	SF		n/a
Redd	American	Yountville
Redd Wood	Italian	Yountville
The Restaurant at Meadowood	California	St Helena
Rich Table	California	SF		X
St Vincent	New American	SF		n/a
Saison	California	SF
Sante	California	Sonoma		n/a
Scopa/Campo Fina	Italian	Healdsburg
Sir & Star	N California	Olema		n/a
Slanted Door	Vietnamese	SF	X
Solbar	California	Calistoga
Sons & Daughters	California	SF
Spoonbar	American	Healdsburg
SPQR	Italian	SF	X
Spruce	American	SF		X	n/a
State Bird Provisions	American	Sf	X
Sushi Ran	Japanese	Sausalito		X
Swan Oyster Depot	Seafood	SF
Terra/Bar Terra	American	St Helena
Tosca Café	Rustic Italian	SF		n/a	X
Town Hall	American	SF	X	X
Trick Dog	American	SF		X	n/a
Wakuriya	Japanese	San Mateo			n/a
Waterbar	Seafood	SF			n/a
Wayfare Tavern	American	SF	X	n/a
Yank Sing	Chinese	SF	X
Zarzuela	Spanish	SF	X
Zuni Café	California	SF	X

As is the circle of life, some spaces have ~~closed.~~

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