How is Benu restaurant rated?

Name: Benu
Address: 22 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94105
Telephone: (415) 685-4860
Price range: $50 and over
Rating: 4.7

Award-winning

Benu

4.7 (1522)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

22 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Innovative
Romantic

Since opening in 2010, Benu has become a San Francisco destination. Widely recognized as a leading restaurant, Benu was the first in the city to receive three stars from The Michelin Guide in 2014. We aim to provide you with friendly, warm service and our chefs prepare a fixed menu each evening that features a wide variety of seafood and vegetables, a few meat courses, and some sweets. We look forward to welcoming you.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Contemporary American
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily, 5pm-10pm
Phone number
(415) 685-4860
Website
http://www.benusf.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Corey Lee
Catering
Please contact us for further information.
Private party facilities
Benu offers a customized private dining experience for parties of all sizes. Reservations can be made up to a year in advance for anytime. Please contact us for more details.

Location
22 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Award-winning
1. World's 50 Best #97 2022
Neighborhood
SOMA
Cross street
Howard and Hawthorne
Parking details
Valet parking is available at the restaurant for $20.
Additional
Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 1,522 people are saying

Benu reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.7

4.7 based on all time ratings

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.4Ambience
2.0Value

Noise • Moderate

1,522 Reviews

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Abimael VIP
Mexico City67 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 27, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing place to have one of the best nights of your life! Special Mention to the wine pairing, it was simply perfect for the tasting menu, which is an artwork from Corey. My most sincerely congratulations for him! Every course was a tremendous experience of flavors and textures in another different level. Also the service was spectacular. Every person knows what they are talking about and they make you feel really nice during the whole experience. Really really happy for being there.
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OpenTableDiner VIP
San Francisco Bay Area18 reviews
4.0
Dined on December 27, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
It was very good, but... the most expensive three-star restaurant in the Bay Area when you factor in service + tax. Just under a grand for two with minimal wine. And quality-wise other three-star establishments are better in my book.
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JohnS
San Francisco Bay Area12 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 21, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It is THE best restaurant in San Francisco!! The menu is constantly changing, highly innovative, the service staff is exceptional and glad to see you are playing vinyl records; the chef's choices of music are as excellent as the menu.
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Peanutpanda
San Francisco Bay Area2 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 20, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Best meal I’ve ever had in my life. A very close second was my experience at French Laundry. I may be biased towards the spectacular interpretations of asian flavors, but I had an amazing experience from start to finish. Thank you so much for the thoughtful accommodations to our dietary restrictions!! I hope to eat here again soon!
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slinen
Los Angeles20 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 20, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
An exquisite dining experience with delicious and beautifully prepared dishes. The wine pairing made the experience even more special.
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RickS
San Francisco Bay Area9 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 18, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Benu was an awesome experience. The food was incredible, and the service was the best.
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MarinaN
San Francisco Bay Area4 reviews
3.0
Dined on December 15, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 2
Fourth visit. Not nearly as good as a year or two ago. Not as much creativity in flavor combinations as previously, rather more so in appearance...perhaps it’s the Instagram effect on business. Quality of ingredients is still very high and everything demonstrated technical perfection. Expected a three-hour meal, turned out to be four hours. Service couldn’t have been better, absolute best, warm, thoughtful, and knowledgeable.
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JacksonF
Las Vegas1 review
5.0
Dined on December 13, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Definitely a worthy 3 star experience. Highly recommended.
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TonyY
Los Angeles3 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 12, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Simply amazing!
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Jayashree VIP
San Francisco Bay Area8 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 11, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Reserved a table for my husband birthday dinner.. and we had a great experience! He was very pleased. We are both vegetarians and we loved every course.
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Benu is rated 4.7 stars by 1522 OpenTable diners.

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22 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Additional information

Award-winning
1. World's 50 Best #97 2022
Cross street
Howard and Hawthorne
Neighborhood
SOMA
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily, 5pm-10pm
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Contemporary American
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Valet parking is available at the restaurant for $20.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Corey Lee
Additional
Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.benusf.com/
Phone number
(415) 685-4860
Catering
Please contact us for further information.
Private party facilities
Benu offers a customized private dining experience for parties of all sizes. Reservations can be made up to a year in advance for anytime. Please contact us for more details.

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Benu

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