Diners' Choice: Best Value restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area

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Updated October 05, 2024

Looking for the best value restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Caffe Macaroni

4.8

4.8 (712)

$30 and under

Italian

North Beach

About the restaurant

Chef & co-owner, Mario and his delightful wife, Stephanie, have a knack for making you feel as if they are cooking and serving just for you at this super-reasonable North Beach nook offering robust Southern Italian fare reminiscent of his native Naples; whether you’ve snagged an outdoor table or are in the small, casual interior, it delivers a pasta fix. The menu changes daily to ensure freshness.

Top review

Jamesvip

Dined on Sep 25, 2024

Have been coming here for 20+ years and will keep coming back! Authentic and fantastic Italian food served in a small intimate no-frills setting in a great SF location. Highly recommended. Grazie Mario e Stephanie!

Sushi Hashiri

5.0

5 (213)

$50 and over

Sushi

SOMA

About the restaurant

A progressive approach executed from a deep history of Kappo and Omakase Edomae Sushi. Two of Japan’s historical culinary concepts brought together combining hyper-seasonal ingredients and premium fish selections direct from our private purveyor inside the world renown Toyosu fish market in Tokyo, Japan. Hashiri’s focus is to exemplify its re-evolving cuisine to showcase Japan’s richest seasonal ingredients.

HASHIRI "KODAWARI EDOMAE SUSHI" - $300
Hyper seasonal multi course Kappo & Omakase Edomae Sushi dining experience at the sushi counter.

HASHIRI "PETITE OMAKASE EDOMAE SUSHI" - $150
Hyper seasonal Omakase Edomae Sushi dining experience at the sushi counter.

Due to our limited seating and the effort involved in curating our menu with internationally sourced ingredients, we kindly ask for your understanding regarding our cancellation policy. Cancellations or no-shows within 72 hours of your reservation will incur the full cost of the dining experience.

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EugeneD

Dined on Oct 3, 2024

This is a restaurant that I have been to a couple of times in the past. I liked the food, and was sad when it closed during the pandemic. Now it has reopened with a new chef, and I liked the food even better. Ono-San is a talented chef, treating the seasonal ingredients with care and respect. Excellent meal, and great service. The place deserves more business.

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Experience

"OMAKASE EDOMAE SUSHI"

Experience

HASHIRI "KODAWARI EDOMAE SUSHI"

Hashiri Bettei Kaiseki Aoki

5.0

5 (13)

$50 and over

Japanese

Saratoga

About the restaurant

We, Hashiri Bettei Kaiseki Aoki, deliver the experience of “kaiseki ryori,” a type of Japanese fine dining which historically developed to be served in the Japanese tea room. The tea room, as a space, symbolizes the home of the Japanese tea ceremony, a simple yet transformative experience offering a pause in time to appreciate the seemingly small experience of sharing tea. As such, we’ve designed both the architecture and the experience, to condense an infinite expanse into an extremely small space.

The space is designed sans distracting elements. Lighting will be subtle and architectural details are clean yet warm. Designed to allow dishes to remain the focal point of the experience, our space represents the endless potential for an intimate dining experience that continues to linger on pallet and in mind well after the end.

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Michael

Dined 5 days ago

It was a wonderful and delicious dinner. Our dinner last four hours. It reminded me about my business trips to Japan.

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Experience

Chef's Tasting Kaiseki Experience

Rosenblum Cellars

4.9

4.9 (697)

$30 and under

Winery

Oakland

About the restaurant

Since 1978, Rosenblum has become one of the most-awarded and highly-rated California Zinfandel portfolios. Having more than 50 Zinfandels with 90+ points from Wine Spectator, it’s a record for Zinfandel lovers, but for us it’s just business as usual.

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Michael

Dined 3 days ago

Delightful patio on the waterfront to enjoy sipping wine and watching the boats go by. Relaxation at its best!

Sushi Hon

4.9

4.9 (449)

$50 and over

Sushi

Mission District

About the restaurant

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District, at 2598 Harrison Street, Sushi Hon is more than a restaurant; it's a revered institution for extraordinary Japanese cuisine. Our reputation rests on our exclusive Omakase, where we meticulously source the finest fish and produce from across the globe to craft an exceptional 19-course dinner. Whether you choose to dine at your table or immerse yourself in the culinary theater of our Chef's Table, we are unwavering in our commitment to bringing the best of the market directly to your plate. At Sushi Hon, excellence is not just a standard; it's a tradition.

All parties will be subject to a 20% service charge.

We look forward to serving you soon.

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Justin and Natalia

Dined 7 days ago

I had a lovely night with a friend. The food was delicious. The service wonderful. Highly recommend this place.

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Experience

| Sushi Bar | Exclusive Omakase at Sushi Hon

Experience

| Sushi Table | Exclusive Omakase at Sushi Hon

Experience

| Sushi Bar | Exclusive Lunch Omakase at Sushi Hon

Serafina SF

4.9

4.9 (415)

$31 to $50

Italian

Downtown / Union Square

About the restaurant

Serafina is a little gem of a restaurant, perched on top of Nob Hill, with views overlooking the city and Bay Bridge. Serafina was owner Maurizio Bruschi’s grandmother, and the name of her eponymous restaurant in the heart of Trastevere (Rome), where Maurizio first began making pizza at the age of 14. The executive chef is Umberto Cannarsa, a successful chef from Rome, who left his own restaurant in Rome to work with Maurizio again. The menu offers everything, including vegetarian options, but specializes in innovative Italian fish dishes, including fresh calamari, stuffed with olives, escarole, anchovies, drizzled with a potato leek sauce, as well as homemade pastas and dolci. The space is warm and elegant, where neighbors and friends can come together.

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Bev

Dined on Sep 29, 2024

If your looking for homemade Italian pasta, this is the place to go, great service and great food

Roti Indian Bistro - San Francisco

4.9

4.9 (1444)

$30 and under

Indian

Forest Hill / West Portal

About the restaurant

ROTI Indian Bistro marries casual, contemporary styling to classic Indian cuisine. The chefs take diners on a culinary tour of India, offering a taste of the North in the Tandoori meat dishes and hints of the South in the vegetarian curries. Fresh breads are available from the tandoor, a mesquite- fired clay oven unique to Indian cooking. Traditional freshly house roasted Indian spices to create a diverse fresh, menu. ROTI prides itself on the dining experience - at this popular new addition to the vibrant West Portal neighborhood, refined customer service from the attentive staff and fabulous food have established a higher standard of dining for the area.

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annevip

Dined 3 days ago

Best food, best service, best people! Roti is amazing!

Vespucci Ristorante Italiano

4.8

4.8 (842)

$31 to $50

Italian

San Mateo

About the restaurant

Please consider:
*Kitchen closes at 8:30pm, we place last order at 8:15pm and we don’t accept any reservation after 8:00pm
*Being a small restaurant, it is crucial for us to know in advance if the number of guests in your party changes, or you want to change the time, or you are planning to not come at all. Please avoid to just not show up, but kindly call to inform us, it will be much appreciated. If we don’t hear from you, we will re-assign the table after 15 minutes. If you need to increase the number of guests on a reservation made through Open Table, please call the restaurant.
*We don’t take groups larger than 10 people on Fridays and Saturdays.
*About birthday celebrations : we don’t have a free dessert policy, if you order one from our dessert chart, we will bring it to the table with the candle. You can also bring your own cake, our cutting fee is $3 per person.
*Corkage fee is $25 per bottle.
*We don't longer offer outdoor seating, only indoor dining and take out.

Top review

Carolvip

Dined on Oct 5, 2024

Excellent food and the owners are wonderful people.

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Popular dish

Tiramisu

Popular dish

Spaghetti alla Bolognese

Sonoma Wine Shop & La Bodega

5.0

5 (72)

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

Sebastopol

About the restaurant

Gourmet Vegetarian and Gourmet Vegan dining - 5 nights a week.
We make our own pastas, soups, salads, desserts from scratch.
Headquarters for 3,000 member dine and wine club.
Over 1,500 local members live here in Sonoma County .
Cozy West County vibe. Indoor / patio / garden seating.
5 Stars on Yelp. 7 years Nextdoor Fave.
Reservations and pre-ordering preferred.
Talk with us about any dietary concerns.
A true 'find' here in Sonoma County.

Top review

Lynn

Dined on Sep 29, 2024

La Bodega kitchen is “not a restaurant” but it is my favorite local place to eat. The vegetarian and vegan food is amazing (they no longer serve meat) ! Especially fond of the mushroom ravioli, the sauce is so good. We always get extra food and especially Meekk’s desserts to take home so we can continue to enjoy our leftovers. The decor is eclectic, sort of like you are visiting someone’s home, so it is comfortable without being pretentious or fussy. New since their Sonoma plaza wine shop closed, a very talented and funny sommelier offers you many tastes at the table. We tried so many different wines we did not bother ordering a glass of any one in particular, but we did go home with a couple of bottles of ones that we really enjoyed. The Sonoma WIne shop part of this experience is their popular wine club (to which I have belonged for many years) in which they really pay attention to the varietal and style(s) that you like, and try to interest you in wines from other small vineyards that are similar. Since most wine clubs only sell you what they personally bottle, this is an interesting approach that works very well for me!

Cote Ouest

4.9

4.9 (663)

$30 and under

French

Marina / Cow Hollow / Presidio

About the restaurant

Côte Ouest Bistro is a contemporary French bistro led by partners Laurent Monchicourt & Martin Sarraih. In April, 2021, the pair transformed the former Baker Street Bistro into a modern 21st century neighborhood gem.

Nestle into one of our bay window seats and enjoy conversation over a plate of charcuterie with the perfect glass of Bordeaux. Chef Sarraih's prepares seasonal specialties as well as favorite French classics like Steak Frites, and Duck Confit. And the custard soaked Croissant French Toast is not to be missed if you stop by for brunch on our sunny terrace.

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KARENvip

Dined 2 days ago

Fantastic crab salad! One of the best confit legs we’ve ever had, and delicious mussels and fries!

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Popular dish

Boeuf Bourguignon

Popular dish

Duck leg confit à l'orange

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