Each year we look forward to seeing new restaurants crop up and create buzz and a new place to go on a Friday night. We love to see the inventive menus and the décor choices as we get to know another friendly eatery on the block. The Robb Report collates an annual list of the top 10 new restaurants in the U.S., and we’re lucky that this year two of them are right here in the Bay Area.
At #2 nationwide is 7 Adams in San Francisco, a warm and inviting restaurant in the Fillmore run by Michelin star-winning husband-and-wife chef team David Fisher and Serena Chow Fisher. The name comes from David Fisher’s childhood street address, and emphasizes how the Fishers want their California cuisine (with Japanese and European influences) to feel innovative but not over-the-top. 7 Adams offers a five-course tasting menu in the dining room and an eight- to 10-course experience at the chef’s counter. The Robb Report’s review indicated enthusiastic amusement at one dish in particular, a “deboned Buffalo wing stuffed with sausage and slathered in a Frank’s Red Hot–based sauce, proving fine dining can be fun, creative, and unfussy.”
At #8 on the list is Oakland’s Burdell, which offers nostalgic soul food in the Temescal district. With rattan furniture and vintage music drifting through the space, visitors feel welcomed immediately. Chef Geoff Davis combines soul food with a luxurious touch, like one dish the Robb Report story mentions: chicken and waffles, but with liver mousse and crispy chicken skin bits dotted across the top.
Get on the horn to make your reservations! And meanwhile, here’s the publication’s full list of the top 10 best new restaurants in America:
1. Restaurant Yuu in Brooklyn, New York
2. 7 Adams in San Francisco
3. Maxwells Trading in Chicago
4. Katami in Houston
5. Iggy’s in Nashville
6. Le B. in New York
7. Brasero in Chicago
8. Burdell in Oakland, California
9. Array 36 in Temple City, California
10. Atoma in Seattle