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Restaurant Gary Danko is a bastion of excellence on Fisherman's Wharf.
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$$$
Hotel Adagio,
550 Geary St.
(
&
800/228-8830
or 415/775-5000; www.
thehoteladagion.com). $
Hotel des Arts,
447 Bush St. (
&
800/956-4322
or 415/956-
3232; www.sfhoteldesarts.com).
800 North Point St., Fisherman's Wharf
(
&
415/749-2060;
www.garydanko.com).
(
San Francisco International (14 miles/
23km).
American Regional Stars
160
Canlis
You Don't Mess with Success
Seattle, Washington
It's easy to forget about Canlis. In a foodie
city like Seattle, with great little restaurants
popping up all over the place, why plunk
down major bucks to eat at a formal restau-
rant that has been around since 1950?
The answer is, you don't stay in busi-
ness that long without knowing what
you're doing, and the Canlis family has a
winning formula—a stunning dining room,
a superbly smooth team of waiters, top
locally sourced ingredients, and a talent
for hiring and retaining the best chefs.
Most Seattleites concede that Canlis
pretty much invented Northwest cuisine
way back when, with its emphasis on the
seafood, fruit, grains, greens, and wild
game of Washington state. The third gen-
eration of Canlises now at the helm keeps
