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Saison, San Francisco, CA
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Saison

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$50 and over
American
178 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107-1919

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 5 times today
Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

  • Good for special occasions
  • Innovative
  • Fancy
Saison is a two Michelin-starred, open wood fire restaurant under the leadership of Executive Chef Richard Lee, emphasizing the bounty of California’s evolving terroir and its incredible farmers, ranchers, and fishermen and women. Saison is driven by Lee’s dedication to purity and innovation, paired with a Grand Award-winning wine list in a dynamic space where guest and team celebrate an intimate, culture-shifting experience. Chef Lee builds upon Saison’s formidable foundation as the original fine dining establishment in the U.S. to use open hearth cooking, crafting nuanced flavors with intention that are inspired by the culinary diversity of Northern California.

Saison has one of the country’s largest and most remarkable selections of Old and New World wine, with a special emphasis on Burgundy, originally established by Saison Hospitality co-founder and Saison Winery winemaker Mark Bright and now curated by Beverage Director and Assistant General Manager Molly Greene.

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Executive chef: Richard Lee

  • Award icon
    MICHELIN 2 Stars2024
  • Award icon
    MICHELIN 2 Stars2023
  • Award icon
    World's 50 Best #982023

From the OpenTable editors: At Saison, chef Richard Lee turns out one of the city’s best seasonally driven tasting menus that marries his Chinese heritage with premium local ingredients. In a rustic-chic space with soaring oak ceilings and an open hearth, watch Lee craft innovative dishes like a dry-aged Sonoma duck with a salted cherry leaf sauce that have earned the restaurant two MICHELIN Stars, a spot on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, and a Wine Spectator Grand Award for its next-level pairings.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Elegant Dining
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    American, Seafood, Californian
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (415) 828-7990
  • Website
    https://www.saisonsf.com/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Private party facilities
    Saison offers fully curated events both on and offsite for any size or occasion. If you can dream it, our team can make it a reality. Please contact our events team to arrange a tour and discuss the unique ways we can create a memorable event.
  • Location
    178 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107-1919
  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN 2 Stars 2024
    2. MICHELIN 2 Stars 2023
    3. World's 50 Best #98 2023
  • Neighborhood
    SOMA
  • Parking details
    Parking is available at 250 King Street Garage.
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wine

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Experiences

  • Tasting Menu By Our Kitchen

    $338.00 - $536.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    A seasonal tasting menu in our dining room with a kitchen view starting at $338 per person not inclusive of beverages, 20% service, sales tax, and the San Francisco mandate. • Our culinary methods prevent us from accommodating vegan diets or those requiring the complete exclusion of alliums, gluten, dairy, soy, finned fish, or mushrooms. Please email info@saisonsf.com with questions. • Reservations are final and nontransferable, similar to ticketed events for concerts and sporting events. Reservations canceled within 48 hours and no-shows incur full menu charges, and no credit is offered. Earlier cancellations are charged $98/person for dining room and salon reservations, with 30 days to rebook using that charge as a credit.
    Tasting Menu By Our Kitchen Photo

  • Tasting Menu In Our Barside Salon

    $338.00 - $536.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    A seasonal tasting menu served at intimate booths in our barside salon starting at $338 per person not inclusive of beverages, 20% service, sales tax, and the San Francisco mandate. • Our culinary methods prevent us from accommodating vegan diets or those requiring the complete exclusion of alliums, gluten, dairy, soy, finned fish, or mushrooms. Please email info@saisonsf.com with questions. • Reservations are final and nontransferable, similar to ticketed events for concerts and sporting events. Reservations canceled within 48 hours and no-shows incur full menu charges, and no credit is offered. Earlier cancellations are charged $98/person for dining room and salon reservations, with 30 days to rebook using that charge as a credit.
    Tasting Menu In Our Barside Salon Photo

  • Abridged Menu In Our Barside Salon

    $218.00 - $376.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    A shortened tasting menu served at intimate booths in our barside salon. The price of the menu begins at $218 per person not inclusive of beverages, 20% service, sales tax, and the San Francisco mandate. • Our culinary methods prevent us from accommodating vegan diets or those requiring the complete exclusion of alliums, gluten, dairy, soy, finned fish, or mushrooms. Please email info@saisonsf.com with questions. • Reservations are final and nontransferable, similar to ticketed events for concerts and sporting events. Reservations canceled within 48 hours and no-shows incur full menu charges, and no credit is offered. Earlier cancellations are charged $98/person for the dining room and salon reservations, with 30 days to rebook using that charge as a credit.
    Abridged Menu In Our Barside Salon Photo

Menu

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What 68 people are saying

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

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.9
4.9 based on recent ratings
  • 4.9Food
  • 4.9Service
  • 4.9Ambience
  • 4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • San Francisco Bay Area

    Best Food

  • San Francisco Bay Area

    American

  • San Francisco

    Best Overall

  • San Francisco

    Best Food

  • San Francisco

    Best Service

  • San Francisco

    Best Ambiance

  • San Francisco

    Innovative

  • San Francisco

    American

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Saison offers an "absolutely top-shelf experience" with "amazing food and service." Guests rave about the "incredible dining experience," highlighting creative dishes with "beautiful, surprising ingredient combinations." Service is "impeccable," with attention to detail that includes personalized touches. The open kitchen and artisanal tableware add to the overall "marvelous" atmosphere, making it "perfect for special occasions."
68 Reviews

  1. Mark VIP

    Portland / Oregon7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic. Based my Michelin experiences this exceeds a one-star.

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  2. Luc VIP

    Montreal / Quebec5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 20, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Simply exquisite dinner experience. One of the best wine pairing experience in a very long time. I can summarize in saying Saison is a 2 Michelin star restaurant quickly heading to 3!

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas1 review

    5.0

    Dined on June 20, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My "three-star" Saison is back—and better than ever! Every dish was a delightful surprise, a masterpiece for the taste buds. My absolute favorite? The antelope paired with a truffle croissant—pure magic! The dessert were the standing ovation!!! *** to chef and team for this "triumph" Here's to the (upcoming) third star- you've earned it!" :)

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  4. Denise

    San Francisco Bay Area4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 8, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary here and it was a perfect place for it - amazing food and service with many unique and beautiful small touches to make it a special evening.

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  5. yao

    San Francisco Bay Area9 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 8, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We are regular at Saison and even though I go quite often, the food is always different. For certain, the food quality is always top notched. Your palates will be pleased and teased with different texture, taste, and temperatures. Your eyes will be pleased with beautiful food presentations starting from plates, cups, knives, forks, and spoon. Your nose will be whipped by beautiful aroma of herbs and spices in the food. The service was excellent, attentive but not in your face. my glass is filled with water even though I was not aware of it being emptied. The servers knew and explained clearly where the food come from, how it is prepared. Chef Lee is the best chef ever. Saison should really be 3 Michelins.

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  6. Adam

    Virginia1 review

    5.0

    Dined on June 4, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Dinner was amazing from start to finish. We got a tour of the kitchen. All of the staff from front of the house to back were impeccable. 100% recommend and will go back

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  7. Leslie

    Philadelphia County3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 4, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Saison is an absolutely top-shelf experience from beginning to end, starting with stunningly beautiful, surprising, and delicious ingredient combinations in their small bites and then continuing with every course thereafter. They spotlight small local producers and eclectic artisanal tableware and go out of their way to make your table feel like it's the only one in the restaurant. This is a marvelous place for a special occasion - or if you just want to feel special. We've been twice and will go again!

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  8. john

    Mississippi1 review

    1.0

    Dined on June 1, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    completely uninspiring at $780 for two. had to wave down a waiter after 15 minutes.

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  9. Sara VIP

    San Francisco Bay Area35 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 30, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I gave myself the Bar Experience as a birthday gift. The appetizers (4 or 5 different ones) were all incredibly presented-akin to works of art and were SO tasty. We had 2 supplements, caviar and the waygu beef-I would definitely order these again. The dessert was a deliciously complex chocolate thingie. I had a cocktail with rye and also in incredibly smooth Japanese whisky, Hakashu, 12 yr. Next time I will come for the FULL experience (once I save up enuff ducats) Thank you, Saison (and Peter) for a lovely birthday celebration (the canelé to take-away was a lovely surprise!)

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  10. sohail

    Hawaii3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 25, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Briefly, Saison was incredible. For sure an unforgettable dining experience. Even before our reservation, maybe a day or two before, the staff at Saison called us to confirm our dietary preferences/ restrictions in-depth. That was nice since they clarified what we meant in our reservation! On the reservation day, we were running a few minutes behind, so notified them via OpenTable . They responded immediately saying NBD! When we got there, we waited at the bar and were presented with a nice menu specifically for Mocktails. The bartender explained every nuance of the drinks we inquired about. Pretty cool. Even the water was refreshingly extra good. When we got to the actual table, the staff prepped it with a greeting card, enclosed in an envelope that was sealed with those old fashioned melted rubber things. They gave a knife with it so that we can open it. Of course we had no idea what the knife was for but we just tore it open 😅 Also, we were sat in front of the kitchen. It was cool to see the chefs doing their thing. Wasn’t stressful like the “The Bear”. The actual courses were insane. Each course preceded by a full in-depth explanation as to the sourcing and preparation of the course. I mean I can’t explain how good it was so I won’t try. I guess what I can say is that the food “flowed well”. We were stuffed by the end. We took pictures in the kitchen 😊. The staff gave us a goodie bag to take with us. So yes, my wife and I loved experiencing our first anniversary here and for sure will be coming back for more special events.

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Saison is rated 4.9 stars by 68 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 5 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Saison

178 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107-1919

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. MICHELIN 2 Stars 2024
    2. MICHELIN 2 Stars 2023
    3. World's 50 Best #98 2023
  • Neighborhood
    SOMA
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    American, Seafood, Californian
  • Dining style
    Elegant Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Parking is available at 250 King Street Garage.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wine
  • Website
    https://www.saisonsf.com/
  • Phone number
    (415) 828-7990
  • Private party facilities
    Saison offers fully curated events both on and offsite for any size or occasion. If you can dream it, our team can make it a reality. Please contact our events team to arrange a tour and discuss the unique ways we can create a memorable event.

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