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Best Tasting Menus Under $200 in San Francisco 2026
Chef's tasting menus under $200 · San Francisco · 6 tables ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 20, 2026 · Updated June 23, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Omakase, a Michelin-starred sushi counter in SoMa, serves its full Tokyo-sourced menu for $195 — five dollars under the line this list draws. San Francisco's marquee tasting rooms run $350 to $500, but a tighter set of one-star and Bib Gourmand kitchens still feeds you well for $52 to $195 before wine. From Stuart Brioza's family-style duck to a 12-seat ramen tasting out in the Richmond, here is who each table suits, what to order, and how to book it. Six, ranked on the cooking and the value rather than the price alone.
1.Omakase
Jackson Yu's one-star Edomae counter, right at the $200 line. Book it for the most precise, Tokyo-sourced omakase on this list.
Omakase is a 14-seat counter at 665 Townsend Street in SoMa, owned by Kash Feng with chef Jackson Yu running the fish. Yu opened the room in 2015 and earned a Michelin star with traditional Edomae sushi cut from hand-picked Toyosu-market fish, cured and aged in house. The single fixed menu is $195 and moves from a chawanmushi with snow crab, uni and ikura through nigiri like kelp-cured sea bream and braised monkfish liver.
This is the booking for a guest who wants a quiet, exacting sushi night rather than a scene. Reserve on Tock three to four weeks ahead and sit at the counter.
Book on Tock; take a counter seat for the full Edomae progression.
2.The Progress
Brioza and Krasinski's one-star family-style room. Book it for a generous, choose-your-own dinner that the whole table shares.
The Progress is the century-old theatre-turned-restaurant at 1525 Fillmore Street from Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, the pair behind State Bird Provisions, and a one-star room in the 2025 Michelin Guide. For about $65 a head the table chooses six big dishes from a checklist and shares the lot, with the Liberty Farms half duck and its mountain of peanut fried rice the show-stopper that moves through the room.
This is the table for a group that wants a one-star kitchen without a hushed, single-plate format. Reserve a week or two ahead and agree your six dishes together when you sit.
Book on Resy; order the half duck and the Potato Cloud for the table.
3.Gary Danko
A San Francisco institution since 1999. Book it for the glazed oysters and a build-your-own five courses that still set the bar.
Restaurant Gary Danko has anchored Fisherman's Wharf at 800 N Point Street since 1999, a James Beard-honored room where you build a meal of three to five courses from each category. Five courses run $173 and three run $125, and the kitchen's signature glazed oysters with Osetra caviar, zucchini pearls and lettuce cream remain a reason to come. It held a Michelin star for years before losing it in 2024, but the cooking and the service have not slipped.
This is the booking for a classic, grown-up dinner with white tablecloths and a famous cheese cart. Reserve two to three weeks ahead and build the five courses around the oysters.
Book on OpenTable; build the five-course around the glazed oysters.
4.Robin
Adam Tortosa's high-energy omakase where you set the spend. Book it for sushi with caviar, A5 and a sense of humor.
Robin is chef Adam Tortosa's omakase in Hayes Valley, open since 2017, where the server asks you to choose a price point — from $119 up to $219 — and the kitchen builds the menu around it. It is a loud, artful room rather than a silent counter, and the signatures lean playful: potato-chip nigiri topped with caviar, and foie-gras snow grated over A5 wagyu. Half the fish flies in from Japan, the rest from local boats.
This is the table for a guest who wants a contemporary, California-spun omakase and control over the bill. Reserve ahead and set your number when you sit; $119 to $195 keeps it under this list's ceiling.
Book direct; set your price point with the chef when you sit down.
5.Noodle in a Haystack
A 12-seat ramen tasting from Clint and Yoko Tan. Book it for the most unexpected serious menu in the city.
Noodle in a Haystack is the 12-seat Inner Richmond counter at 4601 Geary Boulevard run by married chefs Clint and Yoko Tan, who learned the craft in Japan and built a tasting menu around the flavors and modularity of ramen. The ramen tasting is $195 and runs about two and a half hours, and the room is in the Michelin Guide.
This is the booking for a diner who wants a tasting menu with a single, focused idea rather than a survey of luxury ingredients. Reserve on Tock well ahead; the counter is small and sells by the seat.
Book on Tock; take the ramen tasting at the counter.
6.Trestle
The best-value set menu in the city. Book it for a changing four-course prix-fixe at $52 from Hi Neighbor.
Trestle, from the Hi Neighbor Hospitality Group, sits at 531 Jackson Street between North Beach, Chinatown and Jackson Square, a small room with a changing four-course prix-fixe at $52 a head and choices on each course. It is a Bib Gourmand in the 2025 Michelin Guide — the guide's badge for good cooking at a fair price — and the menu follows the seasons.
This is the table for a guest who wants a multi-course set menu on a budget, in a cozy, deliberately small dining room. Reserve a week ahead and note any dietary needs, which the kitchen accommodates nightly.
Book on OpenTable; the $52 four-course is the city's value bar.
Over the line
Brilliant, but not under $200
Benu, Saison, Atelier Crenn and Quince. The city's flagship tasting rooms all run $350 to $500-plus a head. Worth the splurge, but a different list from this one.
Birdsong, Sons & Daughters, Acquerello and Ju-Ni. All crossed the line in 2025 and 2026 — Birdsong $325 to $350, Sons & Daughters $315, Acquerello $215, Ju-Ni $238. Close, but over $200.
How to book a San Francisco tasting menu
The one-star rooms and the omakase counters book on Tock or Resy, the smallest seats 30-plus days out and sold by the seat. Reserve three to four weeks ahead and put dietary needs in the booking notes.
For value, Trestle at $52 and The Progress at $65 are the softest landings; the omakase rooms are the splurge end of this list. At Gary Danko, build the five courses around the glazed oysters; at Robin, set your price point with the chef when you sit.
Frequently asked
What is the best tasting menu under $200 in San Francisco?
Omakase holds our top spot. Chef Jackson Yu's Michelin-starred SoMa counter serves a single fixed Edomae menu for $195, cut from Toyosu-market fish aged in house. It is the most precise sushi room on this list. Book on Tock three to four weeks ahead and take a seat at the 14-stool counter.
How much does a tasting menu cost in San Francisco?
On this list, a set or tasting menu runs from $52 at Trestle and about $65 at The Progress up to $195 at Omakase and Noodle in a Haystack. The city's flagship rooms — Benu, Saison, Atelier Crenn and Quince — run $350 to $500-plus, which is why they sit outside this guide.
Which San Francisco Michelin restaurants have tasting menus under $200?
Omakase (one star, $195) and The Progress (one star, ~$65) keep their menus under $200, joined by Bib Gourmand Trestle ($52) and Michelin-listed Noodle in a Haystack ($195). Birdsong, Sons & Daughters, Acquerello and Ju-Ni also feature in the guide but now charge more than $200.
Do these San Francisco tasting menus require reservations?
Yes. All six are reservation-only and book on Tock, Resy or OpenTable. The small omakase counters — Omakase, Robin and Noodle in a Haystack — release seats 30-plus days out and sell quickly, so plan furthest ahead for those and put dietary needs in the notes.
Which San Francisco tasting menu is the best value?
Trestle's $52 four-course prix-fixe is the clear value pick, with The Progress close behind at about $65 for six shared dishes. Both deliver a full, multi-course meal for a fraction of the omakase counters, which sit at the $195 top end of this list.
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