Zuni Café

Californian restaurant · San Francisco

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"Walking into Zuni feels like stumbling upon a hidden gem, no matter how renowned it is or many times you've been. This bi-level bistro is old time, romantic San Francisco: vested bartenders, soft, live piano music, the works. The food is classic and thoughtful, not trendy, and that’s exactly why people love it. The cuisine is California with heavy French and Italian influences. The chicken for two, roasted in the wood-fired brick oven and served with a warm bread salad of scallions, garlic, mustard greens, dried currants, and pine nuts has been famous for decades, and is well-worth the one-hour wait." - Kimberley Lovato, Jenna Scatena

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1658 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94102 Get directions

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