Acquerello

Here Are All the Michelin Starred Restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area | Eater SF

"The Cal-Italian destination on top of Nob Hill continues to dazzle inspectors with elaborate pasta dishes and floral arrangements. (2 stars)" - Eater Staff

"With its signature A-frame ceiling and luxuriously warm furnishings, this dining room has been Chef Suzette Gresham’s home since 1989. The cooking remains top rate, promising finesse and bold flavors in equal measure. Handmade pastas combine classic technique with a touch of personal style, and mimicking the art on the walls, some dishes like carrot and ginger terrine or the must-order cheese plate arrive as visual masterpieces. Sweets are a notable strength, down to the very last few bites when one of the best mignardises carts in town rolls up stacked with chocolates, pâtes de fruits, and caramels rolls. Speaking of bests, friendly sommeliers are essential guides for navigating one of the deepest Italian wine and Champagne cellars in the country." - Michelin Inspector

51 SF Restaurants Offering Thanksgiving Takeout Specials - San Francisco - The Infatuation

"The Italian fine dining restaurant in Nob Hill is doing Thanksgiving spreads for up to ten (prices range from $195-$975), which you can pick up or have delivered on Nov. 25th. You’ll get everything from a turkey breast roulade and terrine of confit thigh to giblet stuffing with truffle, chestnut, and foie gras gravy. You can also add on a caviar flight for $150. Pre-order here." - julia chen 1

12 SF Restaurants With Easter Specials - San Francisco - The Infatuation

"For a smoked sturgeon omelette, baked pasta with gouda and prosciutto, lamb “porchetta,” and a dark chocolate and gianduja egg, order from Acquerello. Their Easter menu serves between two to six people (from $250-$750) and has the option to add on things like a caviar flight, cheese kit, or a dessert trio. Pre-order online for pick up or delivery on April 4th." - julia chen 1

Thank AI and Billionaire Dollars: Private Dining Rooms at Restaurants Are Going Gangbusters in San Francisco | Eater SF

"The two-Michelin-star Italian restaurant, which debuted in 1989 and is known for luxurious hospitality, now relies heavily on its private rooms for revenue: the Gold Room seats 20 and the more intimate Wine Room seats four to eight, and the restaurant also offers a full buyout to accommodate 50 guests. The idea that the Gold Room costs an additional $150 is treated as a non-issue; in 2025 tech executives will regularly walk in on a Thursday and offer to pay whatever price to make sure they have the place to themselves the following Thursday, and these groups regularly spend “$7,000 to $8,000 more than an average night.” The 40-seat restaurant is therefore giddy to receive this business. Co-owner Giancarlo Paterlini, along with chef Suzette Gresham and wine director Gianpaolo Paterlini, note that pharmaceutical companies were the first to widely use the rooms — presenting their newest medicines and offerings to representatives over rabbit mortadella–filled cappellacci — and that COVID accelerating the need for isolation-friendly dining helped cement the trend. More recently AI companies “rent the rooms, or the whole restaurant, and whip out the whiteboard for multi-hour brainstorming sessions with the early 20-somethings, usually one or two older execs running the meetings.” “The first four months of the year are all private events,” Paterlini says. “The percentage of revenue for the restaurant is notable.”" - Paolo Bicchieri