Diners' Choice: Great for brunch restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area

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Updated April 05, 2025

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The Red Window

4.8

4.8 (77)

$30 and under

Modern European

North Beach

About the restaurant

The Red Window that offers dinner, brunch, a Cocktail bar and an event space. Its menu is marked by innovation and intentionality, bringing a touch of modern European cuisine blends the vibrant flavors of Spanish tapas, the rich traditions of Italian cuisine, and the boldness of American culinary influences into a captivating dining experience to the San Francisco dining scene. The Red Window is distinguished by its remarkable Art and Décor, all meticulously crafted by the diligent work of local artists and designers. At the Red Window, dining is an immersive and positive experience that transcends the food on the plate. Whether indulging in brunch or dinner, guests are guaranteed an unparalleled and enjoyable experience.

Top review

Andrew

Dined on Mar 27, 2025

Friendly Staff, Creative Drinks & tasty food, Live Music on weekends, Lovely Vibe!

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Experience

Sip, Smile and Save - Early Birds Special!

Experience

Brunch and Live Music

Trace

4.7

4.7 (957)

$30 and under

American

SOMA

About the restaurant

Savor farm-to-table American fare inside of the W San Francisco at TRACE. Enjoy thoughtful dishes made from locally sourced and sustainable ingredients.

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Heather

Dined on Apr 7, 2025

Great server and food was delicious, though a little pricey

The Star on Park

4.7

4.7 (358)

$30 and under

Pizzeria

Alameda

About the restaurant

The Star features the same delicious Chicago-style deep dish pizza that made Little Star Pizza famous, with their consistent Guardian's Best of the Bay Pizza. We have an extended menu including salads, appetizers, and sandwiches. We feature an artisan full bar as well as a diverse beer and wine menus. We are family friendly and accept reservations for large parties as well. We look forward to you joining us!

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AndrewVIP

Dined on Apr 3, 2025

Our server was great. He accommodated our request for separate checks without a fuss.

Steins Beer Garden

4.6

4.6 (260)

$30 and under

American

Mountain View

About the restaurant

Steins Beer Garden is a modern American take on the classic German biergarten!
With spacious indoors and dog-friendly patio seating, we proudly feature 31 taps of craft beer, exhilarating craft cocktails, and an excellent variety of American Gourmet Comfort Food from Executive Chef Eduardo Andrade.

Through our Made-From-Scratch house dishes and deep appreciation for the highest quality of ingredients, we always strive to bring forth an exceptional communal dining experience.

See you at the beer garden!

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Sally

Dined on Apr 5, 2025

They were very accommodating for my allergies.

Izakaya Ginji

4.6

4.6 (235)

$31 to $50

Japanese

San Mateo

About the restaurant

Izakaya Ginji, located in downtown San Mateo, is a Japanese gastropub specializing in Yakitori and tapas style dishes. Izakaya Ginji also has a vast selection of rare Sake and unique Beers. For Japanese spirits, the restaurant also offers a variety of Shochu.

We have 10minutes grace period. Please call us if you are running later than 10 minutes after your reservation time.

Due to limited seating, dining is limited to 2hours until further notice.

Please be sure to include your children or your service animal as a head count for accurate reservation!

Also, we are now taking reservations for our INDOOR TABLE ONLY.
***We will NOT accommodate any requests for outdoor patio seating. Reservations are strictly for INDOOR ONLY***

We will be NOT allowing any outside food and drinks.

We look forward to providing you with an authentic Japanese dining experience .

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Ben

Dined on Feb 20, 2025

A good restaurant. Good food with good value. Service is excellent.

Bevri - Palo Alto

4.6

4.6 (357)

$31 to $50

Georgian

Palo Alto

About the restaurant

Bevri (which means “a lot” in Georgian) is the Bay Area’s first Georgian restaurant, famous for its hot gooey cheese bread khachapuri, juicy and flavorful dumplings khinkali, mouth-watering grilled meats and, of course, unique luscious Georgian wines.

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Dave

Dined today

Friendly and informative servers. Exotic cuisine. We enjoyed the experience.

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4.4

4.4 (60)

$31 to $50

Contemporary French

Los Gatos

About the restaurant

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Morgan Eckroth (@morgandrinkscoffee) is teaching coffee classes at Gardenia from December 19-20. She is the 2022 US Barista Champion and will be teaching a Coffee Flight & Tasting class and Latte Art Class. Tickets and more information can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/morgan-eckroth-x-gardenia-los-gatos-3869173?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=creatorshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Gardenia Los Gatos is the flagship location for Gardenia Coffee Inc. Gardenia is in the heart of bustling Los Gatos downtown. We offer coffee, brunch, dinner, and happy hour. Our food is French-Asian fusion and our coffee comes from all around the world.

Please note that when making a reservation, you may be placed at a lounge area. This is not traditional seating. Feel free to leave a note if you would like to avoid the lounge areas. We will try our best to accommodate these requests. Thank you so much for your understanding.

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LisaVIP

Dined on Apr 6, 2025

Great first experience! Entree took a bit of time to come out but all around nice surprise:)

Chevys Fresh Mex - Union City

4.2

4.2 (249)

$30 and under

Mexican

Union City

About the restaurant

Making the best Fresh Mex food from scratch, daily! Whether you’re with friends or family, there’s a fiesta waiting for you. No one beats our Every Day $4 Happy Hour, $3 Taco Tuesday, Kids Eat for $1 Wednesday & Weekend Brunch with Bottomless Mimosas! Join us for Good Food & Good Times.

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Bridget

Dined 5 days ago

I’m so glad Chevys is now taking reservations! This restaurant is always crowded on Sat night, so I’m grateful for the reservation. The food is always awesome and the chips are always yummy. The guacamole was extra good

Leo's Oyster Bar

3.9

3.9 (726)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Financial District / Embarcadero

About the restaurant

Inspired by the decadent parties of Hollywoods golden era and 1950’s Beverly Hills design, Leo’s Oyster Bar is an award-winning 3-star cocktail bar and seafood focused restaurant in the heart of San Francisco's Financial District. Feast on the Raw Bar in Leo’s lush fern-filled atrium, host a private event in the retro-cool Hideaway or cool-kitch Tikki Bar, or just enjoy feeling glamorous in our fabulous space which earned a James Beard Award nomination for design and was named "Best Restaurant Design of the Year" by Bon Appetit magazine.

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ELLEN

Dined 7 days ago

I used to love Leo's a for lunch when I worked in the city 8 years ago. My husband picked it randomly for our monthly date night in the city, and we absolutely LOVED it. The space is even more gorgeous at night, the glowing onyx bar is everything. They have the best raw bar, our oysters topped with caviar were amazing and the crudo plate with Salmon, Tuna and Hamachi was the best I have ever had. I would recommend ordering raw bar and lots of small plates to share over the entrees (with the exception of the fish and chips which were amazing) The owner gave us a tour of private event rooms in the back, both are so gorgeous and special. I booked "The Hideaway" for my sisters bachelorette party . Anna (the amazing owner) served us the most delicious rum punch, and planned the entire event for me on the spot. Leo's is very special.

Shosha

3.6

3.6 (207)

$30 and under

Indian

Sunnyvale

About the restaurant

A Trailblazing Restaurant which brings the Nostalgic flavors of India. Cooked with Creativity incorporating the Modern Gastronomic Techniques. An Endeavor with vision to demonstrate the Enormity Indian Cuisine has to offer, in its own Showy style, hence the name ShoSha, "Show Off" in Punjabi goes with it perfectly just like its Vibrant Ambience, Appetizing Food served in Flamboyance and Candid Hospitality.
We also offer Innovative Craft Cocktails with unique Indian flavors.

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RahulVIP

Dined on Mar 29, 2025

The food was really good. We had the butter chicken and I liked how they made it flavorful! Our server was really attentive and was great!

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