San Francisco Restaurants : San Mateo County

Cafe Gibraltar

This gem of the San Mateo coast sparkles with the numerous honors and awards it has enjoyed throughout the years. Fresh, authentic, and intriguing Mediterranean fare is served up in an equally fresh and intriguing dining space. Rich earth tones bath the walls, and flowing panels drape down from the ceiling to create a warm and inviting atmosphere. Similarly, the menu entices patrons with culinary delights that span the entire Mediterranean region. The Tunisian Kaskasu Bi’l Lahm is a slow-braised Victory Ranch lamb sholder, and the Manti is a Turkish dish of house-made dumplings. There is much to explore and savor on this jet-setting menu.

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Cetrella

Cetrella’s menu encourages guests to indulge their senses and try a new combination of flavors, textures, and tastes. The restaurant offers Mediterranean accented and themed food like their savory meat and seafood dishes that are uniquely prepared with spices and seasonal produce. Cetrella’s wine list features over 400 varieties that span the globe and contains everything from local favorites to rarer bottles and more. They even have private dining facilities, and live Jazz.

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The Village Pub

The Village Pub not only serves the appetite for food, but it also hopes to satisfy the entire being. Whether you’re looking to tread new ground, or you’re simply hoping to be greeted by the familiar, The Village Pub has the menu and character to keep you intrigued. Executive Chef Mark Sullivan constructs his contemporary American cuisine by drawing from classic French and Mediterranean traditions, and locally cultivated ingredients. The dinner menu highlights dishes like the Shaved Foie Gras Torchon, while the pub menu offers lighter fare – the Pork and Garlic Sausage is made in-house. The truly staggering wine list is quite intriguing, as well.

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Navio at The Ritz Carlton

Enjoy fine dining at its finest at Navio located inside the Ritz-Carlton at Half Moon Bay. Navio offers guests Northern California coastal cuisine that features the freshest catch from neighboring town Princeton Habor and California’s best varietals and produce grown along the Bay Area coastline. Navio has floor-to-ceiling windows featuring a breathtaking ocean view and an open kitchen for guest to view what’s happening behind the grill. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Navio offers guest a fine dining experience that will take your breath away.

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231 Ellsworth

If you’re looking for a night complete with adventure, significance, simplicity, and balance search no further than San Francisco’s 231 Ellsworth. Located in downtown San Mateo and just minutes south of SFO airport, 231 Ellsworth provides an intimate dining experience that resonates throughout the restaurant’s décor, atmosphere, and contemporary American cuisine. Infused with global inspiration, Chef Isaac Miller creates unique menus in which sometimes unexpected ingredients converge in harmony. The restaurant tends to use locally grown produce and offers a prix fixe tasting menu nightly with optional wine pairings and a choice of a 3, 5, or 7-course dining experience. 231 Ellsworth also contains a room that seats 32 for private events and celebrations as well as a full bar with an extensive wine collection. 231Ellsworth’s food is creative, inspiring, and constantly evolving allowing guests to experience the full range of a chef’s culinary artistry.

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Flavor

Flavor offers guests great dishes that are known as California comfort food. Just like their name, their dishes are full of flavor utilizing local produce. Flavor’s menu has a wide choice of starters and main dishes that range from nuclear family favorites like chicken pot pie to a daily seafood special that their chefs prepare with locally sourced seasonal ingredients. Flavor also offers vegetarian entrees like vegetable pizza and burgers and guests can also choose gluten free options as well. By using California grown ingredients, Flavor shows new side of comfort food that is unique and satisfying.

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Pasta Moon

Pasta Moon has made it their main priority to source out the most fresh and seasonal ingredients possible using local farmers to create delicious Italian cuisine for their guests. Their sustainable outlook is hard to achieve, yet Pasta Moon creates pleasing flavor combinations nonetheless. Pasta Moon has ongoing events and live music by local musicians and artists. They strive to consistently provide an enjoyable environment while construction Italian cuisine using their sustainable and fresh philosophy.

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Di Napoli Pizzeria and Ristorante

La Costanera

Donato Enoteca