388260 Wed Apr 04 10:34:57 -0700 2007 14 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 2449878 Greetings fellow hounds, I've started working in downtown SF very recently, after what seems like a lifetime of being in Silicon Valley. I am looking for recommendations for upscale lunch places - that I can visit during the week. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Cheers ! Wed Apr 04 10:34:57 -0700 2007 49974 osho 1 2449949 Where downtown? How long can you take for lunch? Alfred's Aqua Bix Boulevard Jeanty at Jack's Kokkari Perbacco Piperade Salt House Sam's Grill Silks Slanted Door Tadich Grill Wed Apr 04 10:48:33 -0700 2007 2449878 11369 Robert Lauriston 2 2450321 0.5 to 1 mile radius around Fremont and Market. 1.5 hours is easily doable. Wed Apr 04 11:59:31 -0700 2007 2449949 49974 osho 2 2450346 Silks in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel is very good and tends to get over-looked. Wed Apr 04 12:03:17 -0700 2007 2449949 23776 DavidT 3 2657129 Thanks David. Silks is a truly outstanding recommendation. Been here twice since this post, and absolutely loved it both times. My favourites include (seasonal)Espresso Creme Brule, Salmon Duo and the Seared Foie Gras. Wed Jun 13 13:46:06 -0700 2007 2450346 49974 osho 2 2758910 We've had lunch at the following places since April : Our current ranking is : 1. Perbacco 2. Kokkari Estiatorio 3. Piperade 4. Silks 5. Boulevard 6. Salt House 7. Slanted Door Thanks for all the recommendations. We are steadily working through the list above. Any additional recommendations are welcome. Tue Jul 17 15:47:24 -0700 2007 2449949 49974 osho 3 3090291 I'd just like to report that the past two lunches at Town Hall that were pretty much the best meals I have had - in recent months. Recommended : Butter lettuce salad Bacon wrapped trout Fish and Chips (yes - close to the best I have had in the States) I can't recall all of them right now, I'll update this post one of these days. Fri Nov 02 14:35:30 -0700 2007 2758910 49974 osho 1 2450049 The first place that leapt to mind was Perbacco. The second was Town Hall. I wish I could afford to eat nice lunches downtown more often! Wed Apr 04 11:10:40 -0700 2007 2449878 10159 Ruth Lafler 2 2450076 One Market is very good too and Rubicon on Wednesday only Wed Apr 04 11:15:11 -0700 2007 2450049 52212 Lori SF 2 2450376 i'd second perbacco. great pastas and impressive service. Wed Apr 04 12:10:13 -0700 2007 2450049 13415 lawrence 3 2450478 To me, Perbacco's strongest at salumi, braised meats, and side dishes. The pastas are good and you won't find pansotti many other places, but they're not quite up there with Dopo, Incanto, La Ciccia, and Oliveto. Wed Apr 04 12:27:03 -0700 2007 2450376 11369 Robert Lauriston 4 2451476 oh yes. the pork shoulder braised in milk was to die for... perfect with buttery savoy cabbage and creamy thick polenta. i was disappointed by the sea scallop crudo with pomelo and pomegranate. the vinaigrette totally overpowered the delicate sweetness of the scallop. perhaps their other crudo fare better? Wed Apr 04 16:10:22 -0700 2007 2450478 13415 lawrence 4 2452065 There may be better pasta elsewhere, but I sampled both the angolotti & pansotti at Perbacco last week and they were VERY good. Wed Apr 04 19:40:58 -0700 2007 2450478 23776 DavidT 5 2769343 I agree 100%. I thought that the two pasta dishes I tried compared favorably to pastas at Oliveto, Incanto, and A16. A few other financial district favorites: Ozumo Town Hall Mexico DF Not a huge fan of One Market. Fri Jul 20 17:12:16 -0700 2007 2452065 104142 PulledPork 1 2451687 One Market does a good job of getting you out if you need to be out by a certain time. The food is consistently good. Excellent desserts. You have a choice of the main dining room, a more informal Lounge (same menu/service) and a fun place to eat if you are just one or two people would be the CHEF'S COUNTER. This is recommended in the ZAGAT's guide if you like to watch the cooks and the Chef Mark Dommen in action. Wed Apr 04 17:20:38 -0700 2007 2449878 81896 boomer13