RN74: French Restaurant and Wine Bar, San Francisco

PÂTÉ DE FOIE GRAS at RN74. 

POMME FONDUE BEIGNETS with époisses, green garlic crème, chive blossom. 

Elegant Contemporary French on the ground floor of a sleek modern skyscraper close to the Trans Bay Terminal, with decor meant to evoke a French train station (without people chain-smoking Gauloises). I count myself as very fortunate that I have friends who know about restaurants of such high caliber, and even more blessed for their generosity and bonhomie. Given that we dined the day after the horrific Bastille Day attacks in Nice, I am truly impressed with the professionalism of the RN74 staff: they created an atmosphere that was convivial & exciting.  

Our glasses with fine selections of red and white wines from Burgundy.

Lamb Rib Special.

Utterly superb.

WHIPPED BURRATA TOAST with macerated stone fruit, mustard seed, plum gastrique. 

We ordered mostly appetizers, a mix of very rich selections, and lighter ones such as this.

SMOKED BONE MARROW, with vadouvan butter, oxtail marmalade, lemon confit. 

We loved this so much, we ordered it a second time.

PÂTÉ DE FOIE GRAS
yellow peach, honey butter, marcona almond. 

We ordered a number of other items including the Pasta with Uni, Guanciale & Clams, Escargot Croissants, Rabbit Terrine, & the Duck Wings Ala Orange. All the wines we tried were exquisite, and the final selection chosen by my friend Mike, in consultation with the Sommelier, was beyond words: a pinot noir with layers, multiple floral notes playing polyphonous counterpoint. 

RN74

301 Mission

San Francisco

(415) 543-7474

http://www.michaelmina.net/restaurants/san-francisco-bay-area/rn74/#menus