Michael Mina

WELCOME TO MINA GROUP A San Francisco-based restaurant management company specializing in creating and operating upscale, innovative restaurant concepts, led by Founder and award-winning Chef Michael Mina...

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Address

252 California St (at Battery) San Francisco , CA 94111 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 75


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Elizabeth Burstein

Phenomenal. Loved the truffle lobster , the uni cream appetizer , the pumpkin pasta , lobster pot pie , the wagyu beef shabu shabu , and the dark chocolate dessert . Did the 5 course with wine pairings .

SFGate

Try the chef 's Ketto menu ($160) paired with wine ($99). Ketto is Japanese for dueling. So if there are two of you, each person gets a different dish on the 9-plus course menu. Read more

Daniel Bowen

I had the tuna tartare & the tomato salad for starters & the lobster pot pie for an entree. I preferred the more filling tuna tartare over the tiny tomato salad . The lobster roll was amazing!

Gaile Guevara

Exceptional service and food. I only wish I had brought company as I could barely finish my desert . Highly recommend the 6 course tasting menu . Delightful.

Gosia J

Fantastic restaurant ! Definitely great place for all the foodies. Tuna tartar for a starter, dorade for a main and red velvet cake as a desert were excellent!! Tip top service and marvellous wine list

Christopher Westcott

A great wine selection . Definitely do pick a few of their whites. Oddly enough, my favorite dish was the complimentary grilled cheese and tomato soup snack ;-) But definitely try the tuna tartare too.

Jeepin' Jeff

This is one of the best restaurants I have EVER eaten in. If you come to SF you have to make this part of your itinerary. The food, wine and service is to die for. 4 out of 4 stars.

Wilson Favre-Delerue

Worthy of its reputation as one of the better downtown restaurants . Tasty cocktails , inventive and tasty food, impeccable service .

Reserve

At Michael Mina’s namesake restaurant , New American interpretations of classic dishes are available on standard or multi-course prix fixe menus. Read more

Dov D

Very fancy , we had the 5 course tasting menu . The melon desert was spectacular.

Sin-Young Park

Carbonara and tuna tartare !!! Lobster pot pie was a bit overpriced and not as good. Good for business meetings

Damian Bayona

Walks in are readily available if you sit at the bar - same delicious menu without the wait or planning ahead ????????

Stephanie Oneil

Beautiful restaurant , food is incredible, service is outstanding, can't wait to go back!

JoAnne Kao

Great 4course dinner . Must go. Great bar and staff . Amazing food.

Jane Chu

Amazing food. I think this is Michael Mina's best restaurant . Great service, great atmosphere and everything is cooked well . Not the cheapest, but lunch deal is not bad.

Sophia Yen

Great service! 9 course menu for 2 is amazing !! 18 courses of wow. Plus oh so naughty bread with honey and cheese

Michelin Travel & Lifestyle

Leave room for refined renditions of classic desserts , like the rich red-velvet génoise with hibiscus-rooibos cream. – Green Guide Editor

Monica

A menu that can certainly please a wide range of tastes. Service was great.

Dean Norris

Regular chefs menu can be amazing. This place is like poker, sometimes the fold in the napkin is the best part.

Robert Jensen

A little less consistent than Scandinavian 1 star, but equally inventive

John Fernandez SF

The restaurant is an experience in itself, however aside from the food, the bread served is amazing! The CON: Corkage fee is $35!!!! That was a turn off. Visit me at personaltrainingSF.com

Silvestre Acedillo

I'll be honest with you: My friend and I chose this restaurant because she said it is so popular and so hard to get in. At $400 for the Chef 's Menu, Food was mediocre. And we had to eat in the bar !

@JaumePrimero

I'm a close friend of the Asst. Beverage Director. Trust me the wine list is stellar here. Food and wine pairings some of the finest in SF.

Wilfred Wong

Food, including presentation and service.

heat

Luxury Dining. This fine establishment take the preparation of food to an artistic level, where presentation is as important as taste.

Karen Moore

Birthday dinner couldn't have been better. The bread with honey and cheese was amazing.

Michæl Brett

Exceptional service but it's expensive . Highly recommend the lobster pot pie .

Kitt Hod

The lunch tasting menu is the perfect size of delicious!

Rich Tong

Try the Red Velvet With Dehydrated Strawberries And Rasberry Rooibus Sauce - Wow. Yummy strawberry !

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definitely one of the best restaurants in SF ; a must visit and try the ahi tuna , chefs original !!!!!!!!!!

Kristina Simmons

Great place! Say hello to Eric, the General Manager. Whatever he chooses for you, go with it!

Ed Steinwender

Great dinner...skip the suckling Pig...Over cook.Overall, great dinner...Very Good Service

Rich Tong

Try the Bread With Honey - Wow. Even the bread with organic honey is terrific

Vitor Flisch Cavalanti

The ahi tuna tartare is awesome, but the Duck Confit is marvelous...

The Daily Meal

Top recommended: Passion fruit panna cotta , Dungeness crab tortellini , and the mini grilled cheese amuse-bouches. Read more

Jennifer Cheng

Best most amazing Tiiiiiiny pot of buttered honey cheese spread evvvvaaaa!

Eduardo Christoph

Amazing restaurant ! The suckling pork is divine!

Mike Tito

I was welcomed with Grilled Cheese and Soup .. I think that should be something that every restaurant should do!

Marg1e

Food is awesome. Service is great.

CJ

The Uni and lamb chop will not disappoint.

Carlos

Incredible good bread here. Fix prix changes with every customer.

Dave Eyler

Gnocchi , ribeye , everything

Chefs Feed

Erik Hopfinger, chef of The Cooperage (coming soon), eats here on his nights off. He loves the Caviar . Read more

Rich Tong

Try the Roasted Black Cod - Yum! Wow perfectly prepared.

Matt Paul

Recommend the Chef 's special tasting menu with wine pairing

AskMen

A. List tip? Try a "Johnny Swizzle" with flor de cana, caramelized apple and warm spice. Read more

Wayne Goddard

Steak was GREAT

Monyrath Tith

You need to wear pants if you want to sit in the dining area.

SFGate Manager

Bar manager Carlo Splendorini's subtle work with cordials and floral flavors is nearly alchemical.

Bravo

This place is it. Great trios and right in Union Square. -Stephen Hopcraft, Top Chef

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