Lazy Bear
contemporary
Wine & Beverage Pairings
Beverage Pairing
$175
Higher-end Pairing
$500
Features some of the greatest wines of the world.
Menu as captured Sep 1, 2026 · source ↗
Tied with 45 other venues on equal evidence.
We hold 230 venues in San Francisco, CA and could score 133 of them. Positions are counted against those 133.
v1.7.4 8.8/100 = sourcing 0.0/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 0 distinct, attribute 0 distinct, buzzword 0 distinct) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 8.8/18 (capped at 35% of the 0.0-point evidence base).
1 signal is withheld while we re-check the source. It cites a menu capture that failed our plausibility review — a page that didn’t look like a real menu when we re-read it. The claims may well be accurate; we don’t publish evidence we can’t stand behind, and the ranking above was scored before this check, so it still counts them.
See the week▾
| Sunday | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Monday | Not listed |
| Tuesday | 5pm – 11pm |
| Wednesday | 5pm – 11pm |
| Thursday | 5pm – 11pm |
| Friday | 5pm – 11pm |
| Saturday | 5pm – 11pm |
“Not listed” means the day was absent from the schedule we read — usually closed, but we never saw it stated, so we don’t claim it.
Hours checked Aug 24, 2026 · source ↗ · these hours were read from the page text rather than published schedule data, so we show the week instead of calling it open or closed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.
Authority & awards
- MICHELIN Guide 2026: Two Stars ↗
MICHELIN Guide
Award - Top 100San Francisco ChronicleTop 100 restaurants in the Bay Area 2026 ↗
San Francisco Chronicle
National authorityMacKenzie Chung Fegan
“See on map Added in 2026 San Francisco GenreFine dining Price$$$$ When you enter Lazy Bear, you leave the Mission and enter a luxurious forest. Diners assume the role of junior scouts, each given a pencil and a menu booklet, which includes space for field notes. Lazy Bear, an anagram of chef-owner David Barzelay’s surname, started as an underground dinner party at the chef’s apartment before opening as a restaurant in 2014. [In its early years](https://www.sfchronicle.com/restaurants/article/San-Francisco-s-Lazy-Bear-rose-out-of-a-15479408.php), diners were seated all at once, at long communal banquet tables. Today, book a table in the upstairs mezzanine level, furnished with leather couches”
Local authority
- All the Michelin Star Restaurants in the Bay Area, Mapped ↗
Eater SF
Local authorityDianne de Guzman
“Lazy Bear’s outrageous dinner party in the Mission offers a modern and ambitious restaurant experience for diners. The dining room [received a makeover in 2024](/2024/11/1/24285645/lazy-bear-san-francisco-michelin-star-anniversary-renovation) after ten years in business, but the kitchen is still central to the bustle of the dining room. (2 stars) * [Book a table](https://reservations.safegraph.com/reserve/162165?utm_source=safegraph&utm_campaign=poi) * [3416 19th St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Lazy%20Bear%2C%203416%2019th%20St%2C%20San%20Francisco%2C%20CA%2094110%2C%20USA) * [(415) 874-9921](tel:4158749921) * [Visit website](http://www.lazyb”
- The 17 Best Private Dining Rooms in San Francisco ↗
Eater SF
Local authorityDianne de Guzman
“Oenophiles, or, say, anyone who enjoys an IYKYK moment, will likely be thrilled to do a private dinner inside the Bear Cave — two Michelin-starred Lazy Bear’s private dining room. It’s not your typical PDR; the “cave” serves as both a wine cellar and Lazy Bear’s R&D kitchen, in what is likely to be a surprising location to all who visit for the first time. The Cave is available Tuesday through Saturday, and can host 16 guests for a seated dinner or 20 people for standing receptions. Choose between the full tasting course option or passed canapes and desserts. For more information visit the [Lazy Bear website](https://www.lazybearsf.com/) or email [events@lazybearsf.com](mailto:events@lazybea”
- The 38 Best Restaurants in San Francisco ↗
Eater SF
Local authority“**Open for:**Dinner **Price range:**$$$$ This is the fine dining restaurant advocates of haute cuisine use as evidence that not _all_ the fancy places bore you to death before asking for $1,000. Few other two-Michelin-star-holding powerhouses cheekily wheel out a “[surprise dad chop](https://sf.eater.com/24223827/lazy-bear-david-barzelay-surprise-lamb-chops-best-dish)” after serving its famous lamb chops. Few other James Beard Award-nominated dynamos maintain a service culture as friendly or friendlier than the neighborhood coffee shop. And few other restaurateurs are as committed to fun, dinner party vibes as David Barzelay, a man as committed to San Francisco as he is to premiere cooking t”