The 17 Best Restaurants In Hayes Valley - San Francisco - The Infatuation

"Kiln is one of the boldest tasting menus we’ve had in years. The 18- to 20-course, two-hour tasting menu is mostly Scandinavian and focuses on dishes that take days to prepare. After you’re seated in a brutalist warehouse with almost no decoration and loud punk rock playing through the speakers, servers bring out gorgeously plated finger foods like a cornette of kabocha squash accented by a purple flower and heftier dishes like a grilled mackerel with a shellfish reduction. The menu changes often, but you can always expect a set of dishes that will take you for a rollercoaster ride of flavors." - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong