Sons & Daughters changed in two ways that matter for booking. It moved from the Tendernob to a larger Mission District room at 2875 18th Street, and under chef Harrison Cheney it climbed to two Michelin stars with a Green Star, swapping California cuisine for a New Nordic menu that evokes Copenhagen. The seats, 28 of them, sell on Tock as a prepaid ticket. There is no phone scramble and no walk-in counter; the whole game is catching the Tock release and paying for the date you want.
How the Booking Actually Works
Sons & Daughters books exclusively through Tock, where the 24-course tasting is reserved and largely prepaid in advance. Tables release in a forward batch, so the practical move is to set a Tock alert on the venue page and book as soon as a new block of dates opens rather than checking at random. The restaurant serves Tuesday through Saturday, two seatings from about 5:30pm, and is dark Sunday and Monday. Weekend seats clear first; a Tuesday or Wednesday is the easier date and the calmer room. For context against the city's hardest tables, see our hardest reservations in San Francisco guide.
Cancellations and the Waitlist
Because seats are prepaid tickets, returns happen when guests cancel and release their booking back to Tock. The reliable backup is the Tock waitlist for your date plus a manual check in the days before, when prepaid tables come back into the system. Our guide to landing impossible restaurant reservations covers the cancellation-refresh and concierge routes that apply here. Keep your dates flexible and you raise your odds considerably.
What to Order and What It Costs
The tasting is $315 per person for 24 courses, with wine pairings running about $185 to $385 depending on the flight, before tax and service. Cheney's cooking leans New Nordic: fermented and foraged Northern California produce handled with Copenhagen technique, dish by dish across a long, quiet progression. There is no a la carte and no choosing; the menu is the experience. See the full Sons & Daughters review and scores for the latest menu detail.
Not For
Not for a spontaneous or budget night. Sons & Daughters is a prepaid 24-course tasting that runs hours across 28 seats, with no a la carte and no walk-ins, so anyone wanting flexibility or a quick meal should look elsewhere in the Mission.
If You Cannot Get In
San Francisco holds other tasting-menu rooms on their own windows. Quince is the city's three-star grand occasion, Birdsong sells its live-fire tasting on a ticketed release covered in our how to book Birdsong guide, and our how to book Spruce guide covers the calmer end of the city. The full San Francisco dining guide maps the rest by occasion.
Frequently Asked Questions
How hard is it to book Sons & Daughters?
Moderately hard and entirely on Tock. The Mission room seats just 28 and sells its 24-course tasting as a prepaid ticket released in forward batches, so weekend dates clear first. The reliable move is to set a Tock alert on the venue page and book the moment a new block opens, rather than checking at random. A Tuesday or Wednesday is the easier date than a Friday or Saturday.
Does Sons & Daughters use Tock or Resy?
Tock. Sons & Daughters books exclusively through Tock, where the tasting is reserved and largely prepaid in advance, with no phone line for tables and no walk-in counter. Tables release in a forward batch of dates, so a Tock alert is the practical way to catch a new block. If a date is sold out, join the Tock waitlist, because prepaid seats return when guests cancel.
How much is the Sons & Daughters tasting menu?
The tasting is $315 per person for 24 courses, before tax and service. Wine pairings run roughly $185 to $385 depending on the flight you choose. There is no a la carte and no substituting; the set menu is the experience. Because seats are prepaid on Tock, you commit to the cost when you book, which is why flexible dates and the waitlist matter if your first choice is gone.
Is Sons & Daughters still one Michelin star?
No. Under chef Harrison Cheney, Sons & Daughters now holds two Michelin stars and added a Green Star in 2025. It also moved from its old Tendernob address to a larger room at 2875 18th Street in the Mission, and shifted from California cuisine to a New Nordic menu. The upgrade and the move are recent, so older listings may still show the single star and the previous location.
Is Sons & Daughters worth it?
Yes, for an ambitious tasting-menu night. Harrison Cheney's two-star, Green Star kitchen turns out a 24-course New Nordic progression that reads more Copenhagen than California, across an intimate 28-seat room. It is a prepaid, hours-long set menu with no flexibility, which will not suit everyone. For a planned special occasion it earns the Tock discipline; see our San Francisco dining guide for lighter alternatives nearby.