Dishes for sharing: add extra romance to any dinner date - restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area
With small-plate restaurants popping up everywhere these days, sometimes it's easy to forget the pleasure afforded by large plates. A romantic dinner is made even more so when you share a single delicious dish. And if you've forgotten the fun of going halves on a roast chicken or an airy souffle, plenty of Bay Area restaurants haven't. Order these dishes for two, and you won't have to worry about stretching across the table for a bite. For two people who finish not only each other's sentences but also each other's dinners, these restaurants are the perfect places to celebrate.
French kiss
Cafe Jacqueline would be among the most romantic restaurants in town even if it weren't for the creamy souffles at the menu's heart. Order the delectable crab souffle ($50); you'll have plenty of time to gaze into each other's eyes before it arrives, puffed, browned, and rich with crabmeat. The only thing better is the chocolate souffle for dessert ($30). Technically, it's big enough for three or four people, but my husband and I were enchanted enough to spoon up every sweet bite. Special menu on Valentine's Day. Dinner Tue-Sun; reservations required. 1454 Grant Ave., San Francisco; (415) 981-5565.
Cetrella Bistro and Cafe hits the perfect notes for a romantic getaway to the coast, from the cozy fireplace to its rib-eye steak for two with addictive pommes frites ($28). The only potential problem is a difference of opinion on how you like your steak cooked. One of us likes medium, the other rare, so we ordered medium-rare--compromise being key to marriage. But our waiter leapt in to suggest that the kitchen could cook each half of the steak a different way, pleasing us both. That's my kind of compromise. Special menu on Valentine's Day. Dinner daily, brunch Sun. 845 Main St., Half Moon Bay; (650) 726-4090.
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Seafood spectacular
500 Jackson may be brand new, but its lavish, super-fresh clambake for two ($60) draws on tradition. This dish is pure luxury: a glorious pile of clams, mussels, corn on the cob, spicy sausage, and a bright-red lobster, all roasted on a bed of seaweed and served table-side. Our waiter, a recent Boston transplant, said the only thing missing was the customary plastic bibs. For the sake of style--and romance--we were glad to dispense with that particular tradition. Dinner daily, lunch Mon-Fri; reservations required. 500 Jackson St., San Francisco; (415) 772-1940.
City lights
Zuni Cafe has been at the heart of San Francisco's restaurant scene for years: Everybody goes there, from couples just married at nearby city hall to tourists fresh off the plane. When you and your sweetie have bent across the table to share the justly celebrated roast chicken ($38), battling for the last luscious scrap of bread salad, you'll know why. While you wait the requisite 50 minutes, enjoy the pristine oysters or sparkling wine in the city's most classically stylish spot. Lunch, dinner Tue-Sun; reservations recommended. 1658 Market St., San Francisco; (415) 552-2522.
French kiss
Cafe Jacqueline would be among the most romantic restaurants in town even if it weren't for the creamy souffles at the menu's heart. Order the delectable crab souffle ($50); you'll have plenty of time to gaze into each other's eyes before it arrives, puffed, browned, and rich with crabmeat. The only thing better is the chocolate souffle for dessert ($30). Technically, it's big enough for three or four people, but my husband and I were enchanted enough to spoon up every sweet bite. Special menu on Valentine's Day. Dinner Tue-Sun; reservations required. 1454 Grant Ave., San Francisco; (415) 981-5565.
Cetrella Bistro and Cafe hits the perfect notes for a romantic getaway to the coast, from the cozy fireplace to its rib-eye steak for two with addictive pommes frites ($28). The only potential problem is a difference of opinion on how you like your steak cooked. One of us likes medium, the other rare, so we ordered medium-rare--compromise being key to marriage. But our waiter leapt in to suggest that the kitchen could cook each half of the steak a different way, pleasing us both. That's my kind of compromise. Special menu on Valentine's Day. Dinner daily, brunch Sun. 845 Main St., Half Moon Bay; (650) 726-4090.
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Seafood spectacular
500 Jackson may be brand new, but its lavish, super-fresh clambake for two ($60) draws on tradition. This dish is pure luxury: a glorious pile of clams, mussels, corn on the cob, spicy sausage, and a bright-red lobster, all roasted on a bed of seaweed and served table-side. Our waiter, a recent Boston transplant, said the only thing missing was the customary plastic bibs. For the sake of style--and romance--we were glad to dispense with that particular tradition. Dinner daily, lunch Mon-Fri; reservations required. 500 Jackson St., San Francisco; (415) 772-1940.
City lights
Zuni Cafe has been at the heart of San Francisco's restaurant scene for years: Everybody goes there, from couples just married at nearby city hall to tourists fresh off the plane. When you and your sweetie have bent across the table to share the justly celebrated roast chicken ($38), battling for the last luscious scrap of bread salad, you'll know why. While you wait the requisite 50 minutes, enjoy the pristine oysters or sparkling wine in the city's most classically stylish spot. Lunch, dinner Tue-Sun; reservations recommended. 1658 Market St., San Francisco; (415) 552-2522.
With small-plate restaurants popping up everywhere these days, sometimes it's easy to forget the pleasure afforded by large plates. A romantic dinner is made even more so when you share a single delicious dish. And if you've forgotten the fun of going halves on a roast chicken or an airy souffle, plenty of Bay Area restaurants haven't. Order these dishes for two, and you won't have to worry about stretching across the table for a bite. For two people who finish not only each other's sentences but also each other's dinners, these restaurants are the perfect places to celebrate.
French kiss
Cafe Jacqueline would be among the most romantic restaurants in town even if it weren't for the creamy souffles at the menu's heart. Order the delectable crab souffle ($50); you'll have plenty of time to gaze into each other's eyes before it arrives, puffed, browned, and rich with crabmeat. The only thing better is the chocolate souffle for dessert ($30). Technically, it's big enough for three or four people, but my husband and I were enchanted enough to spoon up every sweet bite. Special menu on Valentine's Day. Dinner Tue-Sun; reservations required. 1454 Grant Ave., San Francisco; (415) 981-5565.
Cetrella Bistro and Cafe hits the perfect notes for a romantic getaway to the coast, from the cozy fireplace to its rib-eye steak for two with addictive pommes frites ($28). The only potential problem is a difference of opinion on how you like your steak cooked. One of us likes medium, the other rare, so we ordered medium-rare--compromise being key to marriage. But our waiter leapt in to suggest that the kitchen could cook each half of the steak a different way, pleasing us both. That's my kind of compromise. Special menu on Valentine's Day. Dinner daily, brunch Sun. 845 Main St., Half Moon Bay; (650) 726-4090.
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Seafood spectacular
500 Jackson may be brand new, but its lavish, super-fresh clambake for two ($60) draws on tradition. This dish is pure luxury: a glorious pile of clams, mussels, corn on the cob, spicy sausage, and a bright-red lobster, all roasted on a bed of seaweed and served table-side. Our waiter, a recent Boston transplant, said the only thing missing was the customary plastic bibs. For the sake of style--and romance--we were glad to dispense with that particular tradition. Dinner daily, lunch Mon-Fri; reservations required. 500 Jackson St., San Francisco; (415) 772-1940.
City lights
Zuni Cafe has been at the heart of San Francisco's restaurant scene for years: Everybody goes there, from couples just married at nearby city hall to tourists fresh off the plane. When you and your sweetie have bent across the table to share the justly celebrated roast chicken ($38), battling for the last luscious scrap of bread salad, you'll know why. While you wait the requisite 50 minutes, enjoy the pristine oysters or sparkling wine in the city's most classically stylish spot. Lunch, dinner Tue-Sun; reservations recommended. 1658 Market St., San Francisco; (415) 552-2522.
French kiss
Cafe Jacqueline would be among the most romantic restaurants in town even if it weren't for the creamy souffles at the menu's heart. Order the delectable crab souffle ($50); you'll have plenty of time to gaze into each other's eyes before it arrives, puffed, browned, and rich with crabmeat. The only thing better is the chocolate souffle for dessert ($30). Technically, it's big enough for three or four people, but my husband and I were enchanted enough to spoon up every sweet bite. Special menu on Valentine's Day. Dinner Tue-Sun; reservations required. 1454 Grant Ave., San Francisco; (415) 981-5565.
Cetrella Bistro and Cafe hits the perfect notes for a romantic getaway to the coast, from the cozy fireplace to its rib-eye steak for two with addictive pommes frites ($28). The only potential problem is a difference of opinion on how you like your steak cooked. One of us likes medium, the other rare, so we ordered medium-rare--compromise being key to marriage. But our waiter leapt in to suggest that the kitchen could cook each half of the steak a different way, pleasing us both. That's my kind of compromise. Special menu on Valentine's Day. Dinner daily, brunch Sun. 845 Main St., Half Moon Bay; (650) 726-4090.
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Seafood spectacular
500 Jackson may be brand new, but its lavish, super-fresh clambake for two ($60) draws on tradition. This dish is pure luxury: a glorious pile of clams, mussels, corn on the cob, spicy sausage, and a bright-red lobster, all roasted on a bed of seaweed and served table-side. Our waiter, a recent Boston transplant, said the only thing missing was the customary plastic bibs. For the sake of style--and romance--we were glad to dispense with that particular tradition. Dinner daily, lunch Mon-Fri; reservations required. 500 Jackson St., San Francisco; (415) 772-1940.
City lights
Zuni Cafe has been at the heart of San Francisco's restaurant scene for years: Everybody goes there, from couples just married at nearby city hall to tourists fresh off the plane. When you and your sweetie have bent across the table to share the justly celebrated roast chicken ($38), battling for the last luscious scrap of bread salad, you'll know why. While you wait the requisite 50 minutes, enjoy the pristine oysters or sparkling wine in the city's most classically stylish spot. Lunch, dinner Tue-Sun; reservations recommended. 1658 Market St., San Francisco; (415) 552-2522.
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