Say excuse me. Atop the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in Harry Denton's Starlight Room, smartly dressed men and women sip Cosmopolitans and Lemon Drops and twirl to the swing sounds of a live band. Even on a weekday night, reservations are precious at good restaurants. No prayer for a table at the highly touted Boulevard, the beautifully serious Fleur de Lys or Wolfgang Puck's Postrio. In San Francisco, food isn't just cuisine, it's ambrosia.
Chefs are gods.
Even at neighborhood eateries, wine lists tend to be extensive. It's a very small city, so it really doesn't have the variety or number of restaurants that New York or Chicago has. But it is true that San Francisco has very good restaurants and an extremely avid restaurant-going public. After a clear day, when you have spent a fine breezy time around such helpful people, you may wonder why you, too, don't move here. The Argent Hotel is modern, stylish and posh, and located just south of Market Street.