Le Colonial

Top 1% of restaurants in San Francisco

8/10

“This elegant hideaway has a sizeable dining room, while the stylish upstairs lounge serves tropical drinks, exotic teas and a menu highlighting Vietnamese fusion cuisine. ”

– Time Out

Fodor's

"The scene is high-style (and high-priced) Vietnamese food served up in a French-colonial time machine: stamped-tin ceiling, period photographs, slow-moving fans, and tropical plants." Full review

Frommer's

"Viet-chic environs and quality French Vietnamese food make this an excellent choice for folks who want to nosh at one of the sexiest restaurants in town." Full review

Travel + Leisure

"Le Colonial evokes the atmosphere of French colonial Vietnam through a pressed-tin ceiling, rattan furniture, shuttered windows and an inner courtyard filled with tropical foliage." Full review

BlackBook

"Lazy ceiling fans, bamboo birdcages, rattan furniture, palms waving softly in the breeze … sigh."

Rough Guide

Star

"Upscale Vietnamese dining with a quiet French influence."

Gayot

13.0

"Le Colonial is a San Francisco miracle: an airy colonial mansion tucked into an alleyway, miles from the downtown bustle just outside its doors." Full review

San Francisco Chronicle

1.5

"A calming, exotic aura permeates Le Colonial." Full review

Zagat

4.1

"This Nob Hill French-Vietnamese serves a "beautiful" menu that's on the "pricey" side, so bargain-hunters make a meal of the starters or head for the lounge." Full review

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