Six Bay Space eating places land on OpenTable’s High 100

Anybody searching for proof the Bay Space has a scorching meals scene simply acquired one other information level. OpenTable has launched its annual record of 100 most-popular eating places, and 6 native joints make the lower.

“Some lists are decided by critics, but not the Top 100 — this one is driven by diner demand,” writes the reserving web site, which analyzed greater than 10 million opinions to develop its rating.

Outstanding on the record, with a uncommon and ideal 5-star score, is Solar Moon Studio in West Oakland. Run by trade vets Sarah Cooper and Alan Hsu, the shoebox-size restaurant garnered headlines this yr by receiving one star from the Michelin Information, making it solely the second starred restaurant within the metropolis.

The three Michelin-starred eatery SingleThread Restaurant & Inn in Healdsburg can be included. The restaurant is thought for its adherence to farm-to-table eating, rising a whole lot of various types of crops on its Sonoma County land. “Everything is based, first and foremost, on what comes from our farm,” chef Kyle Connaughton has informed the Michelin Information. “That drives the conversation here, the cuisine, it drives everything that we do.”

At SingleThread, chef Kyle Connaughton and farmer-wife Katina Connaughton create a tasting menu that includes produce from their five-acre farm close by. (Courtesy of SingleThread) 

Rounding out the record are 4 eating places in San Francisco: French-inspired Gary Danko, the trendy Hellenic eatery Kokkari Estiatorio, The Progress and Home of Prime Rib. The Progress is a sister operation to State Chook Provisions, the inventive restaurant that made (non-Asian) dim-sum eating a development. Home of Prime Rib, in the meantime, serves simply that and was lately rated as one of many hardest reservations to e book within the metropolis.

All informed, California scored excessive on OpenTable’s record with 18 eating places complete. Different high-ranking states embrace Texas (10 listings) and New York (11 listings). Scores have been primarily based on 10 million-plus opinions from September 2024 to the tip of August 2025, and took under consideration diner rankings, share of five-star opinions and of reservations made prematurely.