“critics and major guides love it, and the roasted chicken is legitimately worth the trip—but you're also paying for the scene and the history.”
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Zuni Café
californian · wine-bar · San Francisco
Michelin GuideWorld's 50 BestEater 38
critics and major guides love it, and the roasted chicken is legitimately worth the trip—but you're also paying for the scene and the history.
72/100Harry HungryScoreHarry's headline verdict, 0–100. How good the place actually is, once the loud reviews and the timid critics have cancelled each other out.
70/100Worth ItScoreWorth-It Score, 0–100. Whether the bill is fair for what lands on the table. High means good value; low means you're paying for the postcode.
Paying for the Scene. Harry scores Zuni Café 72/100 for quality and 70/100 on the Worth It scale for San Francisco. One caveat: crowd's divided on whether it lives up to the hype; google loves it (4.3), yelp's cooler (3.7).