It’s impossible to know which purveyors will persevere beyond their first 15 tweets, but here are eight worth checking out … for now.

Epitomizing haute French technique while remaining aggressively casual in tenor, Saison might be the consummate San Francisco fine dining experience.

Check out low-key restaurants?many serving authentic ethnic eats?that dot the Bay Area.

(SAN FRANSISCO) - With a name like RN74 (the highway through the Burgundy region in France), you’d expect to find French fare.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Kitchenette’s pedigreed chefs—including Brian Leitner and Douglas Monsalud—call their food “spontaneous organic covert nourishment.” I’d like to add “delicious.”...

(SAN FRANCISCO) - There are many things to admire about Contigo, from the small-but-not-crowded interior full of reclaimed wood to the lovely covered patio and kitchen garden, but it is the brightness of the food—the vividness and freshness of...