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The 16 best restaurants in California

Providence Los Angeles
Get incredibly fresh seafood at Providence in Los Angeles. Facebook/Providence

California has many impeccable restaurants where you can enjoy a quality meal.

We recently released our list of the best restaurants in America, which was determined using notable rankings from experts, critics, and diners. You can read our full methodology here

Of the 50 restaurants that made our list, 16 of them hail from California.

From San Francisco to Los Angeles, here are the best places to dine the next time you're in the Golden State.

16. Trois Mec — Los Angeles

trois mec
Facebook/Trois Mec

Chef: Ludo Lefebvre, Jon Shook, Vinny Dotolo

Trois Mec

15. Cafe at Chez Panisse — Berkeley

Cafe at Chez Panisse
Lin Lin S/Yelp

Chef: Alice Waters

Chez Panisse

14. Campton Place — San Francisco

campton place
Yelp/Stan L.

Chef: Srijith Gopinathan

Campton Place Restaurant

13. Baumé — Palo Alto

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Yelp/Anthony N.

Chef: Bruno Chemel

Baumé

12. Commis — Oakland

commis
Flickr/T.Tseng

Chef: James Syhabout (owner, executive chef), Keone Koki (chef de cuisine) 

Commis

11. Atelier Crenn — San Francisco

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Yelp/Iris H.

Chef: Dominique Crenn, Rodney Wages (chef de cuisine)

Atelier Crenn

10. Coi — San Francisco

coi
Facebook/Coi Restaurant

Chef: Matthew Kirkley 

Coi

9. Providence — Los Angeles

Providence Los Angeles
Facebook/Providence

Chef: Michael Cimarusti

Providence

8. Quince — San Francisco

quince
Facebook/Quince Restaurant

Chef: Michael Tusk

Quince

7. Restaurant Gary Danko — San Francisco

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Yelp/Faust T.

Chef: Gary Danko

Restaurant Gary Danko

6. Acquerello — San Francisco

Acquerello
Acquerello/Facebook

Chef: Suzette Gresham

Acquerello

5. Saison — San Francisco

saison
Facebook/SAISON

Chef: Josh Skenes 

Saison

4. Benu — San Francisco

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Yelp/Dean C.

Chef: Corey Lee, Brandon Rodgers (executive chef)

Benu

3. The Restaurant at Meadowood — St. Helena

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Yelp/D T.

Chef: Christopher Kostow, John Hong (chef de cuisine)

The Restaurant at Meadowood

2. Manresa — Los Gatos

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Flickr/Edsel Little

Chef: David Kinch

Manresa

1. The French Laundry — Yountville

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The French Laundry/Deborah Jones

Chef: Thomas Keller, David Breeden (chef de cuisine)

The French Laundry

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