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Manresa Restaurant vs Left Bank Santana Row
Both establishments are rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, Manresa is preferred by most reviewers compared to Left Bank Santana Row. Manresa ranks #3 in San Jose with praise from 3 sources including Forbes Travel Guide, Michelin Guide and San Francisco Chronicle.
Manresa Restaurant
San Francisco Chronicle
Forbes Travel Guide
Where
Forbes Travel Guide
Michelin Guide
320 Village Ln, Los Gatos, CA 95030
From $41 /night
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
"A great chef is often driven against reason; David Kinch of Manresa is one of those chefs."
Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
5 Stars
"Intimate Manresa, located in the charming town of Los Gatos, is the showcase for chef David Kinch’s inventive French- and northern Spanish-influenced cuisine, which is heavy on local ingredients."
Where
"Named after a medieval town in the Catalonia region of northern Spain as well as a beautiful stretch of beach south of Santa Cruz, this romantic Los Gatos restaurant is all about casual sophistication."
Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
5 Stars
"Hundreds of restaurants around the world claim to provide a
farm-to-table dining experience, but few of these spots walk the walk quite
like Manresa."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"It may have a reputation for being one of the Bay Area’s most well-regarded restaurants, but Manresa is welcoming, distinctively stylish and extraordinarily hospitable for a fine-dining operation"
Full review
Left Bank Santana Row
Gayot
Zagat
377 Santana Row, Suite #1100, San Jose, CA 95128
From $30 /night
Gayot
14.0
"Chef Roland Passot's lively venue is ideal for traditional French brasserie cuisine."
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Zagat
3.7
"For “a bit of France in the Bay area”, try this “good, all-purpose” brasserie chainlet...rolling out a “satisfying” “traditional” menu in “pleasant” settings reminiscent of Paris."
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