Aqua

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  • Address
    252 California St, Financial District, 941111
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  • Phone
    415 956 9662
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Montgomery St
bus: 1, 2, 3, 4
tram: California St

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Lonely Planet review

Dinner here is a major investment, but the around US$35 three-course business lunch is a solid bet: tiny, jewel-like dishes so fresh and delicately handled, you can almost taste the sun in a cherry tomato, and that wild salmon's last smirk. Service is easygoing yet attentive and smart, so you can trust your server to recommend worthy wine pairings and give you an honest assessment of a dish.

Portions are elegant (read: small), so don't expect to make this your one meal for the day. Aqua has been justly famed as one of the city's finest for years now - this is where star chefs Traci des Jardins and Michael Mina got their starts, among others - so be sure to book well ahead if you're planning a very special dinner here. Swinging singles, be warned that marriage proposals happen here at an alarming rate - could be something in the water, or more likely in the venerable wine list.