These Family Restaurants were voted the Bay Area’s 2022 Best of the Best by Bay Area Parent readers. Read the full list of winners here.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Willow Street Wood-Fired Pizza. Baked in wood-fired ovens, pizzas have authentic thin crust and fresh local ingredients. Los Gatos and Willow Glen. willowstreet.com.
Silver: Red Robin. Multiple locations. redrobin.com.
Bronze: Pizza My Heart. Multiple locations. pizzamyheart.com.
Peninsula
Gold: Jack’s Prime Burgers & Shakes. A modern-day diner that serves classic favorites, such as flame-grilled burgers and hand-spun shakes, using local ingredients. San Mateo. jacksprime.com.
Gold: Waterdog Tavern. This tavern offers modern comfort food, cocktails, beer and wine for dining, takeout and delivery. Belmont. waterdogtavern.com.
Silver: Noelani’s Island Grill. San Carlos. noelanis.com.
Bronze: Sakura Teppanyaki and Sushi. Redwood City and San Carlos. sakurateppan.com.
San Francisco and Marin
Gold: Barney’s Gourmet Hamburgers. Offers gourmet burgers, salads, hot dogs, sandwiches and more. Multiple locations. barneyshamburgers.com.
Silver: Goat Hill Pizza. Multiple locations in San Francisco. goathillpizza.com.
Bronze: Mel’s Drive-in Diner. Multiple locations. melsdrive-in.com.
East Bay
Gold: Zachary’s Chicago Pizza. Zachary’s is best-known for its Chicago-style stuffed pizzas, but offers thin crust and half-baked styles, too, plus salads, beer and wine. Multiple locations. zacharys.com.
Silver: Denica’s Real Food Kitchen. Multiple locations. denicascafe.com.
Bronze: Pete’s Brass Rail and Car Wash. Danville. petesbrassrail.com.
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