Diners' Choice: Mediterranean restaurants in San Francisco Bay Area

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Updated 05 June 2025

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Sonoma Wine Shop & La Bodega

5.0

5 (112)

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

Sebastopol

About the restaurant

Gourmet Vegetarian and Gourmet Vegan dining - 5 nights a week.
We make our own pastas, soups, salads, desserts from scratch.
Headquarters for 3,000 member dine and wine club.
Over 1,500 local members live here in Sonoma County .
Cozy West County vibe. Indoor / patio / garden seating.
5 Stars on Yelp. 7 years Nextdoor Fave.
Reservations and pre-ordering preferred.
Talk with us about any dietary concerns.
A true 'find' here in Sonoma County.

Top review

Michael

Dined on 9 June 2025

Meekk, Francesca and Elise were all great. Excellent vegetarian food, wonderful wine pairings adjust as we ate. Our favorite meal experience during our wine country visit. I highly recommend.

Cafe Mystique

4.8

4.8 (43)

$30 and under

Mediterranean

The Castro

About the restaurant

We feature American, Italian and Mediterranean dishes using fair-trade products from local markets. Every plate that comes out of our kitchen is rich in authentic flavors and ingredients.

Thanks for dinning at Cafe Mystique where you find a delicious and fresh gourmet food.

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RobertVIP

Dined on 26 Apr 2025

Always wonderful. Our most recent meal was quite good. Tasty, hot with great wine!

Cetrella

4.9

4.9 (865)

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

Los Altos

About the restaurant

Inspired by Capri, Cetrella's Mediterranean-Rim, California Coastal cuisine appears in Gourmet, MODERN LUXURY Silicon Valley and Sunset Magazines. The dining room has a coastal-forest palette, opens to a spacious Spanish tiled Paseo for outdoor dining under an umbrella sky, adjacent teaching kitchen, and underground speakeasy. The premises are designed by award-winning Gensler Architects.

Cetrella Executive Chef Amol Thanky brings 16 years experience at fine restaurants attending Austin's Le Cordon Bleu while preparing Italian dishes at Siena Ristorante Toscana, casual to fine dining at Scottsdale's 5-star Desert Ridge, and globally-inspired French cuisine at San Francisco's Gary Danko. Dishes accommodate guest dietary preferences with seasonal vegetarian, fish and meat starters, artisan pasta, and sustainably sourced premium branzino, salmon, chicken, lamb, short rib, steaks, signature desserts, full bar serving wine, beer, cocktails and mocktails.--

M'hamed Bahet | Managing Partner

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MichelleVIP

Dined 4 days ago

This evening, we dined with friends at Cetrella for the first time. It is a beautiful dining room, well-located near public parking. Our friends got street parking right outside the front door! There were not many other people in the dining room, which had a bit of a dampening impact on the ambiance, but this was not a reflection of the food. We started with cocktails, which are a set price of $18 each. Between us, we ate crab cakes, beet salad, lamb meatballs and frito misto for starters, with filet mignon, mushroom risotto, grilled salmon, and lamb shank as mains. The lamb, in particular, was highly praised by my husband. We rounded off with panna cotta and chocolate cake. It was a very tasty meal. Serving sizes are pretty good. The servers were friendly and helpful.

Kokkari Estiatorio

4.9

4.9 (9341)

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

Financial District / Embarcadero

About the restaurant

Kokkari (pronounced “Ko-Kar-ee”) is a small fishing village located on the islands of Samos in the Aegean Sea, whose name is derived from the small onions that were once produced in the nearby fields. Its fertile soil and Mediterranean climate translated into an abundance of fresh produce as well as treasured seafood and game. Legend tells that Kokkari is the site where Orion, a mighty hunter and a young man of gigantic stature and great beauty, fell in love with the daughter of the king of Chios. For the love of her, Orion forged the island for wild game and seafood to prepare elaborate banquets in celebration of their love. Today, we hope you will enjoy your own celebration as you dine at Kokkari Estiatorio on food “fit for the Gods” prepared with an Aegean palate and the style of innovative California fare.

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Carol

Dined 1 day ago

In a word FANTASTIC. If they could work on toning down the noise level, then it would be perfect.

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4.8

4.8 (4812)

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

Palo Alto

About the restaurant

Sister restaurant of Kokkari, Evvia has been serving authentic rustic Greek cuisine since 1995. Our fresh fish, savory roasted meats and grilled and roasted vegetables are perked up with a squeeze of lemon, a splash olive oil, and Mediterranean herbs. There is perfection in simplicity.

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DagmarVIP

Dined 2 days ago

It was a perfect day to sit outside and enjoy the shaded eating area, celebrating friends with good food, sparkling wine and a scrumptious dessert. Our waiter John was the best!

LaSalette Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (4053)

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

Sonoma

About the restaurant

Nestled among the historic buildings surrounding Sonoma's iconic plaza, LaSalette Restaurant has earned its reputation as one of Sonoma Valley's favorite dining destinations since its inception in 1998. Chef Manuel Azevedo's signature Cozinha Nova Portuguesa ("New Portuguese Cuisine") celebrates the diverse and complex flavors of his native Portugal while adapting them to the bounty of top-quality ingredients found in California. The result is a distinctive cuisine that blends familiar Southern European comfort foods, exotic seasonings inspired by Portugal's centuries of global exploration, and fresh, seasonal Californian produce. As the continued success of LaSalette demonstrates, this fusion is a winning combination for lovers of traditional Portuguese fare and adventurous gourmets alike.

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Joseph

Dined 5 days ago

A perfect little restaurant off of Sonoma Square. The service was warm and accommodating The patio was charming. The food was wonderfully prepared gourmet Portuguese dishes-- absolutely delicious and artfully presented.

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Popular dish

Feijoada Completa

Popular dish

Caldeirada Portuguese Fisherman's Stew

Popular dish

Braised Pork Belly

Terzo

4.8

4.8 (2145)

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

Marina / Cow Hollow / Presidio

About the restaurant

Thank you for choosing Terzo!

*STANDARD tables that are booked will be placed INDOORS
*Indoor reservations may be placed at a high-top table

*OUTDOOR tables that are booked will be placed OUTSIDE
Heaters are first come first serve

We allow a 15 minute grace period for reservations, please call if you're going to be late. Reservations will be marked as no shows after 15 minutes.

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Shane

Dined 3 days ago

Fantastic experience! Food was delicious and atmosphere was perfect for a date night.

Urfa Bistro - Mediterranean

4.8

4.8 (766)

$30 and under

Mediterranean

Los Altos

About the restaurant

Please note that we can't accommodate a stroller the main dining room.

Urfa is a city in Southeastern Turkey, deeply rooted in history, so its unique cuisine is an amalgamation of the cuisines of the many civilizations that have ruled in Urfa. Dishes carry names in Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Syrian, and Turkish, and are often prepared in a spicy manner. It is widely believed that Urfa is the birthplace of many dishes, including Raw Kibbé (Çiğ Köfte), which according to the legend, was crafted by the Prophet Abraham from ingredients he had at hand.

Many vegetables are used in the Urfa cuisine, such as the "Ecır," the "Kenger," and the "İsot", the legendary local red capsicum that is a smaller and darker.
Urfa is a big user of clarified butter, made exclusively from sheep's milk.
At Urfa bistro we will try our best to use local products to create dishes as same as prepared in Urfa.

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TonyVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Urfa is a neighborhood gem. We’ve been coming for years and the food is excellent, consistent, and often with some nice flourishes taking the dishes one level higher than would be typical of a small neighborhood restaurant. Service is welcoming and helpful. Highly recommend them.

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4.8

4.8 (730)

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

Palo Alto

About the restaurant

"Welcome to our home. Meyhouse is a casual place where family and friends get together over a drink, mezes, unique seafood, and grilled delicacies.
Our philosophy is unique in many ways. We have an ingredient first approach, which means we handle ingredients as minimally as possible through the cooking process. We source the highest quality ingredients we can find and let them shine. Our recipes are as authentic as possible, no sous vide or modernist cuisine can be found here."

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GiladVIP

Dined on 7 June 2025

Turkish cuisine is a treasure house of dishes picked up form all over the Ottoman empire though the ages, and is also modernizing. There are very few high quality restaurants for this sort of cuisine. Meyhouse is certainly one of the best I've seen in the US - certainly in Silicon Valley. There are foods that don't get much love here like sweetbreads and liver, but also a great selection of vegetarian/vegan dishes, seafood and grilled meats. There's a good selection of Meze, and it's a good idea to start with a bunch of these, and then move on to a main course. It works better with more people or bigger appetites.

Dunya

4.7

4.7 (144)

$30 and under

Mediterranean

Nob Hill

About the restaurant

Opened in 2010, Dunyā is designed and created by chef & owner Coskun Abik. Dunyā Restaurant has garnered local acclaim as a Mediterranean casual dining experience touched by the fusion of refined urban technique and culturally traditional flavors.

Offering fare inspired by fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients, Dunyā brings this same delicate balance to a new era of vibrant Mediterranean dishes in an industrial chic setting located in the heart of San Francisco’s Nob Hill District.

The décor captures the warmth and feel of Mediterranean hospitality, while a vast floor to ceiling array of local and imported wine bottles is illuminated by blown glass filament pendants, inviting guests to pull up a chair to the full service wine bar.

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TerryVIP

Dined on 5 Apr 2025

Wonderful neighborhood spot. The food is always well prepared and the service super friendly. Fun wine list at such reasonable prices too!

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