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San Francisco Restaurant Week Returns Jan. 20-31: Prix-Fixe Menus at 100+ Bay Area Gems

San Francisco Restaurant Week is back this month, featuring more than 100 restaurants across the Bay Area with exclusive prix-fixe menus.

Book your lunch or dinner reservations now for Jan. 20-31—including sought-after weekend seats—before prime spots fill up.

Participating venues offer multi-course lunches ($15 or $25) or dinners ($40 or $65). Standout favorites include:

Aatxe

Named one of Eater SF’s “Hottest Restaurants in San Francisco Right Now” this December, specializing in Spanish small plates.

AQ

Featured on the SF Chronicle’s Top 100 Restaurants list for 2015, this SoMa spot serves contemporary American cuisine with seasonal menus.

Belga

This Cow Hollow hotspot delivers classic Belgian fare, earning Thrillist San Francisco’s Best New Brasserie 2015 award.

Cavalier

A London-inspired brasserie with “first-rate” gastropub fare and Californian twists (Zagat), plus a spot on The Chronicle’s Top 100 Best Restaurants 2015.

Ichi Sushi + Ni Bar

This Mission Japanese gem appeared on Eater SF’s “Essentially Sushi Restaurants” list last April.

The Dorian

Home to “one of the city’s most beautiful bars” (Thrillist), it’s an OpenTable Diners’ Choice for “Hot Spot” and “Vibrant Bar Scene.”

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