California – Saison  San Francisco

Awards

MICHELIN Guide

Two stars restaurant, 2019

All Michelin stars in San Francisco All Michelin stars in United States All 2 stars Michelin in San Francisco All 2 stars Michelin in United States

OAD

North American Restaurants 2019, #4

All OAD North American in San Francisco All OAD North American in United States

The World’s

50 Best

World`s 50 Best Restaurants 2019, #70

All World`s 50 Best in San Francisco All World`s 50 Best in United States

Elite Collection

Elite Collection Top 100 2019, #43

All Elite Collection Top 100 in San Francisco All Elite Collection Top 100 in United States

Eatinerary's

Eatinerary's Locals Short List

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Cuisine

Californian

Chef

Joshua Skenes

• 2018
• 2016

9 / 10

Dinner at Saison

on 21 Dec 2018

by Gerhard Huber

Back to one of my favorites. Now under new management, Chef Laurent Gras took over and put his style already on Saison.
More classical with dishes like tagliatelle with white truffels, a great dish but something which would have been never served in the "old" Saison.
However, Saison still shines with world class dishes like the pink sea bream, the carb and the squab.

7 / 10

Dinner at Saison

on 06 Jun 2018

by Gerhard Huber

A new menu at Saison. This time they thought to get rid of cutlery and forced the diner to eat (mostly) with their hands. I am not a great fan of this new fashion taking over the fine dining scene. I do get the notion of having the additional sensory experience of eating with your hands, but it usually leaves your hand sticky and not feeling nice. If they really want to do this, they would have to serve at a minimum a hot towel after every single course in order to the diner to be able to clean their... More

A new menu at Saison. This time they thought to get rid of cutlery and forced the diner to eat (mostly) with their hands. I am not a great fan of this new fashion taking over the fine dining scene. I do get the notion of having the additional sensory experience of eating with your hands, but it usually leaves your hand sticky and not feeling nice. If they really want to do this, they would have to serve at a minimum a hot towel after every single course in order to the diner to be able to clean their hands, Just look to Japan and you know what I mean.
The meal itself was very good, as expected. Some of the slightly changed classics did the job (sea urchin). The antelope as the meat course was outstanding, tender and moist but with a very distinct taste which made it special. The peas as good as it gets.
I am looking forward to go there in December, but this time I might bring my own tools :) Less

9 / 10

Dinner at Saison

on 06 Jun 2018

by Lou Stejskal

Highlights of my meal. More to come.

8 / 10

Dinner at SAISON

on 07 May 2018

by Alfons Weber

Meal at California – Saison 

on 22 Dec 2016

by Jhonatan Cano