Best Contemporary American Restaurants in Redwood City

The owners and Chef of Cafe Vivant have truly identified and fulfilled a culinary need in the area with their "Sunday All Day" concept. This style of menu and exceptional service have been a wonderful addition to the community. The offerings are outstanding, particularly the dressed chicories Caesar, horseradish, as well as the chicken sausage, egg, and white cheddar sandwich served on a homemade English muffin with romesco. The duck sausage 'bangers and mash' with quince mustard is another highlight. I highly recommend experiencing the delectable menu and hospitality that Cafe Vivant has to offer.

We had a great time dining in a very classy & elegant Michelin star restaurant. Thank you for honoring my request for a side table & treating my sister’s new job position. It was a perfect night!

Beautiful restaurant that still manages to make the huge space feel very cozy and inviting. Ambiance pairs well with the delicious seasonal food and creative cocktails. Service was exceptional and accommodating throughout the entire dinner. I’d recommend this place to anyone looking for great Mediterranean food or celebrating a birthday.

Flea Street Cafe is really one of the finest restaurants in the Bay Area, Not only are all their dishes delicious, but it’s like artistry on the plate. I’ve never seen such a beautiful presentation of oysters on the plate. In a typical restaurant you get six oysters, snd two little cups is sauce, maybe some horseradish and a vinaigrette. At Flea Street, the oysters are presented on little polished rocks and each oyster is colorfully decorated with olive oil and colorful sauce. And they are delicious and super fresh highestp quality oysters. The cornbread was delicious with also artistic presentation butter that looked like flowers on the plate. The farmer’s salad was delicious along with the smoked trout and the zucchini risotto. And the entrees of short ribs and black cod (also called sable) were just the finest quality, super delicious, and satisfying. Portion sizes are perfect. As Anthony Bourdaine said in one of his books, the mark of a great restaurant is not how you feel while eating the meal, but how good you feel after the meal. And we felt great after this meal at Flea Street Cafe. Oh, and the two Pinot wines by the glass were also excellent.

An excellent experience in a lovely setting with excellent food (great halibut) dish; attentive staff and hospitable maître d’. Excellent entertainment by Dr Burn on piano and vocal by Dr Dunn