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Saison vs Benu
Both Benu and Saison are rated highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Saison ranks slightly higher than Benu. Saison ranks #2 in San Francisco with accolades from 11 sources like Not For Tourists, Fodor's and Gayot.
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2124 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110-1320
From $50 /night
Fodor's
"This award-winning restaurant, notorious for having one of the priciest tasting menus in the United States, recently moved from the Mission District to a 19th-century, brick-and-timber building."
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Zagat
4.0
""A unique approach to dining" comes via Joshua Skenes' "fantastic" tasting-menu-only New American eatery."
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San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
"In the year since my last visit, the restaurant has found its center, and the service has become smooth, understated and seemingly effortless. Saison is now playing in the big leagues."
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Gayot
18.0
"We found it to be one of the best symphonies for the senses we’ve enjoyed in a long time."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"A pop-up turned into one of the Bay Area's most expensive eateries."
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Benu
Concierge
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22 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
From $50 /night
Concierge
"Chef Corey Lee showcases his culinary virtuosity in an elaborate 13-course tasting menu that masterfully blends Eastern and Western techniques."
Fodor's
"Chef-owner Corey Lee launched his contemporary American restaurant much to the delight of food-obsessed locals and travelers alike."
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Travel + Leisure
"A bowl of wild-salmon roe with puffed buckwheat conjures taste memories of cold soba."
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Gayot
16.0
"Benu's chef is Corey Lee, former chef de cuisine of The French Laundry and opening sous chef at Per Se."
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San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
"He takes the authentic textures of Asian ingredients, mixes them with his Western training, and gives everything a breathtaking twist."
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