How to get to French Laundry Restaurant near San Fran?

Question

This is a question for San Fran locals. I was wondering what's the best way to get to the restaurant French Laundry. We're staying at the Hilton at Union Square. We're not renting a car.

Should I just take a taxi?

Thanks.

Answer 1

The restaurant is at 6640 Washington St., Yountville, CA 94599 - Their phone is 707-944-2380.

It's 57 miles up to Yountville from your hotel at 333 O'Farrell in San Fransisco. A taxi ride that far would be quite expensive.

The restaurant's website is here: http://www.sterba.net/yountville/frenchlaundry/

The hotel may have a car available for you to use, and possibly a driver. Their website is here: http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/SFOFHHH/index.do;jsessionid=4TUQYQKVZ4DL0CSGBIYMVCQ

Answer 2

The ferry to Vallejo is a really pretty ride, but it shuts down pretty early in the evening.

Here's what I'd do. Take the hotel shuttle to the SFO airport and hang out on the lower deck outside the baggage claim, for an Evans bus. It's about $27 a person. Making reservations and paying over the phone first is easier and less time consuming than getting off the bus in north Napa and still having to go in and pay. Tell them you'll be needing a cab when you're dropped off. They're very friendly, helpful, and the buses are comfortable and nice. I recommend Black Tie Taxi. One way to Yountville is about $13 with them.

I've used both services before and they're great. I know Evans has a website but I don't have it handy for their schedule. But I can look up the phone number! 707-255-1559.

It may take a lot of travel time to get to dinner, but it's the French Laundry, I hope it's worth it and you have a great meal. I know someone who worked there. If Thomas Keller is working that night and someone doesn't like his food, he kicks *everyone* out. He's very tempermental. So if you're asked, say you love the food! :)

Answer 3

It's very difficult to do Napa Valley without a rental car. And many of the French Laundry's former chefs have opened their own places in San Francisco. For example, Ron Siegal is now the head chef at the The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton.

http://www.ritzcarltondiningroom.com/home.html

Of course, if you're set on going to French Laundry without a rental car. Here are your options:

LIMO

- The most stylish way to get there, and probably the most expensive too. Limos cost $65 - $200 an hour (not including bridge tolls and fuel surcharges). The French Laundry itself recommends this company:

http://64.177.218.141/winetour/p2.html

TAXIS

- From Downtown San Francisco, a taxi to Yountville will be expensive (around $200 each way).

- You can save some money by taking the ferry to Vallejo first, and then calling for a taxi from there. The boat is $23 round-trip. From Vallejo to Yountville is an additional $70 each way.

http://www.baylinkferry.com/

BUS

- Tour buses from San Francisco ($69) will not stop at the French Laundry, so it's rather pointless to take those.

- The cheapest and least stylish way to get there is via public bus. Take the ferry to Vallejo as described above. But instead of calling for a taxi, transfer to a VINE #10 Bus to Yountville. The cost is $2 per person.

http://www.nctpa.net/vine.cfm

Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 7

Go to Chinatown or Little Italy (which are adjacent). There are some great restaurants there. If you like a Chinese restaurant, go to House of Nanking for lunch. It opens at 11 a.m., and I suggest for you to be there 15 minutes before as the place gets jammed very quickly. It is a little hole in the wall, but the food is fresha and amazingly delicious. The restaurant is packed day in and day out! Try the calamary, it's unbelieveable! Afterwards, you can walk to Little Italy which is half a block a way and check out places there for dinner. From there, you can walk to Union Square (which is about a 10 minute walk) or Fisherman's Wharf (which is about a 20 minute walk). Bon voyage! Enjoy your stay!

Answer 8

Why don't you just spend a night in the Wine Country. It would be a lot easier. BTW, French Laundry is amazing, so don't give up on getting there.

Answer 9

They're rich anyway. Guys, come on. What couple of yups in their 50's are going to want to "hang out" in the lower terminal of SFO???

Look. Get a limo and ride out there. Or take a taxi. Or, be smart and get a damn rental car.

If you can't do that... hell, HITCH. & then leave SF quickly.

Answer 10

A taxi would be the most direct (and most expensive) way to get there. There are Napa Valley wine tour busses. You may contact them to get their suggestions. Or you may contact a limo service. That way you could arrange for them to wait and bring you back. Enjoy!