A, Alpha, Aleph, numero uno, the first one!

We started of course, with the letter A. Below is the list of restaurants we initially looked at:  

Acquerello – Sacramento near Polk and Van Ness


Albona Ristorante Istriano - North Beach      

Amarena - Russian Hill

Ame - SOMA    

Amelie – Russian Hill      

Annie's Bistro Pacific Heights   

Antica Trattoria – Polk at Union

Aurea - The Stanford Court, a Renaissance Hotel

Aziza Moroccan – 22nd and Geary



A16 – Marina (Bonnie, Baron)

Absinthe – Hayes (David and Lisa, Angela)   

Acme Chophouse - SOMA (David and Lisa, Angela)   

Alamo Square Seafood Grill (David, Angela)

Alioto’s – Fisherman’s wharf (Lisa)

Amber India (David and Bonnie)

Ana Mandara - Fisherman's wharf (Lisa and Bonnie – it’s really good)

Anchor and Hope (David, Lisa and Bonnie, Angela)

Andalu - Mission (David – it’s really good, Angela)

ANZU Downtown / Union Square  Sushi (David)

Aqua (David)  

Asia de Cuba, (Lisa, Baron)  

Azie (David – might be closed)
 


Based  on where we had already been, we ended up with this shortlist:

Acquerello – Sacramento near Polk and Van Ness


Albona Ristorante Istriano - North Beach      

Amarena - Russian Hill

Ame - SOMA    

Amelie – Russian Hill      

Annie's Bistro Pacific Heights   

Antica Trattoria – Polk at Union

Aurea - The Stanford Court, a Renaissance Hotel

Aziza Moroccan – 22nd and Geary



We went to Antica Trattoria – Polk at Union.