6 SF restaurants named among the top 50 in North America

"Coming in at No. 8 was SingleThread, the highly lauded, three-Michelin star and Japanese-inspired restaurant in Healdsburg. In 2024, it was named one of the world's 50 best restaurants. "Both the exquisite tasting menu of kaiseki-style dining and the restaurant's five-bedroom boutique hotel operate based on the concept of omotenashi, namely going above and beyond to anticipate guests' needs," 50 Best wrote of SingleThread. The 50 Best brand is owned by William Reed Business Media, a U.K.-based company."

"The Asian-influenced Benu and Mexican-inspired Californios also made the top 15, with other local power players Saison and Lazy Bear making the top 25. "It is an incredible honor to be included in this list alongside so many chefs and restaurateurs we admire and respect immensely," said Lazy Bear founder David Barzelay and managing partner Colleen Booth in a joint statement provided to SFGATE. "Lazy Bear began as a small underground supper club, and to now be recognized on a stage of this caliber is both humbling and inspiring.""

"Dominique Crenn's Atelier Crenn ranked No. 46, while California-Italian spot Quince came in at No. 48. San Francisco largely outshone Los Angeles on the list, with only three LA restaurants getting recognized: Kato, Holbox and Providence. This week, 50 Best also announced the extended rankings on its World's 50 Best Bars list for 2025, sharing the bars it ranked from No. 51-100. San Francisco bar True Laurel was named No. 64. "Comprising two bars under one roof, the first impressions of True Laurel are likely its stylish, chic and contemporary interiors," 50 Best wrote of True Laurel."

World's 50 Best Restaurants released an inaugural North America ranking that included seven Bay Area restaurants, six of them in San Francisco. SingleThread placed No. 8; the three-Michelin-star, Japanese-inspired Healdsburg restaurant pairs a kaiseki-style tasting menu with a five-bedroom boutique hotel and practices omotenashi hospitality. Benu and Californios ranked in the top 15, while Saison and Lazy Bear made the top 25. Atelier Crenn ranked No. 46 and Quince No. 48. San Francisco outpaced Los Angeles, which had only three entries. 50 Best also published bars ranked No. 51–100, placing San Francisco’s True Laurel at No. 64.

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