Colombian, Italian, Xian Chinese, Nikkei Peruvian & More: 10 SF Restaurants Standouts of the Month

Virginia Miller
9 min readJul 13, 2024
KAIYO Restaurant & Bar’s nigiri. Photo by Virginia Miller.

These newcomers or new menus cover the gamut, from modern Colombian to an Italian tavola calda/osteria. Alongside my latest restaurant reviews — Alora (Mediterranean), Sonoma County eats, five fine dining standouts — these ten are also worth visiting, with last month’s standouts here. As always, I’ve personally vetted and visited each:

Prospect’s whipped feta garlic dip. Photo by Virginia Miller.

Evolved Beautifully 14 Years In: Prospect
Prospect was one of my top restaurants of the year when it opened in 2010 from the Boulevard crew (another great that soars decades in) and James Beard award-winning chef Nancy Oakes, chef Pam Mazzola and Kathy King. It’s a confirmation of how silly we are with dining and drink excellence in San Francisco that I can easily forget about Prospect. I hadn’t dined here in years, yet find returning at 14 years, it has evolved in beautiful ways.

I was there when it first opened, remembering a stellar starting team that included chef Ravi Kapur (of Liholiho and Good Good Culture Club) and bar manager Brooke Arthur. The long, lofty space and huge bar might look a bit staid, recalling the aughts…

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Virginia Miller

Founding The Perfect Spot in 2007, Virginia is World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ Chairperson, judging & writing/editor at 60+ publications on dining & drink globally