Best Croque Monsieur in SF?

[lmarie]

Looking for best high quality bread, cheese and ham, hot and crispy on the edges.....

Thanks 'Hounds!

[pumakat]

Tartine's is the best, but Cafe La Presse has a pretty good one too.

[sondrac]

I've tried Brenda's and Butler and the Chef and IMHO, Cafe De La Presse makes an excellent Croque Monsieur / Madame.

[grayelf]

Here's a link to rworange's recent "Croque off" that might be of interest if you haven't read it...http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/589139

[junesix]

Brenda's does a nice croque monsieur. The sourdough bread is a bit unconventional but still very tasty.

[SteveG]

I love Arlequin's Croques, nicely pressed/grilled/toasted with high quality ingredients. They also have fantastic bacon, I keep meaning to figure out where else to find that bacon.

The back patio is nice on warm days, something I usually forget when I'm thinking of eating breakfast or lunch outside.

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Arlequin Cafe & Food To Go
384 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94102

[Ruth Lafler]

So did anyone try any of these yesterday in honor of Bastille Day?

[Glencora]

If we're including Berkeley, I'll add La Note. It's pretty traditional.

[Robert Lauriston]

Eccolo in Berkeley makes a great one, but it's more like what Parisians call a croque Poilâne, and the ham has more flavor than in a traditional croque.

[The Librarian]

Foreign Cinema at brunch...

[VanessaItalyinSF]

I'll take it outside the city limits: Cesar in Berkeley makes a stunning one- really, really memorable!, and Bouchon in Yountville... delicious!

[Agent 510]

I love the one at Bistro Liaison, also in Berkeley. Really, really good.

[JulesSF]

South Park Cafe has a Croque Monsieur and a Croque Madame (a Monsieur with a fried egg) on their lunch menu - in my opinion the closest to the real thing in France, especially if you can score one of their sidewalk tables along with a glass of rose ...

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South Park Cafe
108 South Park, San Francisco, CA 94107

[Husky]

I don't know if my suggestion is the absolute best in SF, but Cafe Claude makes an excellent one.

[sugartoof]

That would have been my suggestion. I like the one at Tartine as well, but it's not really a croque monsieur.

[dinnerout]

This was my thought as well.

[zfalcon]

I don't know about best, but Baker Street Bistro makes a delicious one.

[Michelle Grinnell]

I don't know if my suggestion is the absolute best in SF, but the Butler and the Chef in South Park make an excellent one.