Bring Your Appetite: 12 San Francisco Chefs and Restaurants Nominated for Dining's Highest Honors

Proof positive that San Francisco is at the cutting edge of the culinary world, the city is home to nearly a dozen 2016 James Beard Award nominees. Learn what they're serving and where to find them.
The San Francisco Travel Association has been honored as “Best Place for Small Meetings” and “Best Destination Video” by Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), in its first "Best of the Industry" Awards.
Over the years, San Francisco has received honors and accolades from all over the world and for a wide variety of attributes. Below are recent highlights, sorted by San Francisco, the destination; San Francisco Travel Association, the city’s official destination marketing organization; and San Francisco International Airport, the Bay Area’s largest airport.