29935 Tue Jun 22 18:01:24 -0700 2004 15 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 127714 Traveling from NYC to SF for work. Boss and I need need a fabulous place...to use expense account...something hip and new...not too business like --seafoood/new american. please help! :) Tue Jun 22 18:01:24 -0700 2004 0 caz 1 127718 Not new, but still hip I think: Farallon. Great food, dazzling decor. Tue Jun 22 18:28:31 -0700 2004 127714 0 Ruth Lafler 2 127720 Also..."Aqua" quite beautiful and sophisticated ! Tue Jun 22 18:42:30 -0700 2004 127718 0 ChowFun (derek) 3 127725 I second those two recs. Both have great food. Tue Jun 22 19:08:43 -0700 2004 127720 0 dork 4 127729 I think Farallon is more hip. Aqua has a more classic, formal feel to the dining room. Tue Jun 22 19:33:50 -0700 2004 127725 0 PegS 5 127732 That's what I was thinking. Tue Jun 22 19:48:19 -0700 2004 127729 0 Ruth Lafler 6 127734 Farallon is definitely "not too business-like," with that funhouse decor. Tue Jun 22 20:14:46 -0700 2004 127732 0 Robert Lauriston 4 127731 Aqua is maybe a bit heavier on the expense account, especially if you like foie gras with your fish. Farallon probably has better desserts. http://www.aqua-sf.com/aqua/dinner_entree.htm http://www.farallonrestaurant.com/menus_recipes/dinnermenu.html Tue Jun 22 19:41:35 -0700 2004 127725 0 Robert Lauriston 1 127721 for something hip and new, you could try roe, it just opened up and i've seen the hip and new crowd there whenever i pass by Tue Jun 22 18:52:47 -0700 2004 127714 0 razordog 2 127737 town hall would be my rec- definately new american with some seafood- it's a newish restaurant- with good food and an sf sort of scene farallon I would not call hip (sorry more touristy in my estimation)- maybe when it opened *many* years ago unless they've redecorated since then- though you could have some very good seafood there Tue Jun 22 20:28:16 -0700 2004 127721 0 daybaker 3 127738 I agree with you -- you won't find the hip crowd hanging out at Farallon these days. The food there is good, though I prefer Aqua's a little more. But Farallon's decor is more fun, as has been indicated by other postings. Tue Jun 22 20:32:03 -0700 2004 127737 0 PekoePeony 4 127742 I've never been to aqua but have seen the dining room and much prefer it to farallon aqua would seem to fit the request more specifically and unfortunately we don't have anywhere near the selection of finer/hip/seafood restaurants that nyc has (in fact- aqua and farallon may be the only two unless you consider fifth floor when the chef is doing the "sashimi tasting menu" on occasion) wish we did Tue Jun 22 20:44:18 -0700 2004 127738 0 daybaker 1 127756 Farallon. Mark Franz's cooking is still as inovative and scrumptous as it was the day it opened or when he was doing his magic at Stars. Great wine list and the deserts are stunning by Emily Luchetti who just won the James Beard award for best pastry chef. You WILL need your expense account. Wed Jun 23 01:51:42 -0700 2004 127714 0 EVO 1 127778 As a recent NYC transplant, I think you'd be better off going to Slanted Door. Although it's not solely seafood (terrible pun), they serve some of the finest in the city. And you get a wonderful room, an excellent wine list, and a great view. Wed Jun 23 13:32:47 -0700 2004 127714 0 Scott Kraft 2 127789 The new Slanted Door has a wonderful view, and (when the kitchen has it together) great food, but the room is sterile and unpleasant, like a late-60s airport terminal. It's really a huge step down from even the previous location. Plus you don't really need an expense-account budget to eat there. Wed Jun 23 14:47:50 -0700 2004 127778 0 Robert Lauriston 3 127981 I agree. I would not eat there again. Fri Jun 25 01:15:47 -0700 2004 127789 0 A