Picking five of the hautest locales in any city isn’t easy. But Haute Living is making it a little easier, selecting the best spots in San Francisco, from power lunches to standout sushi to the liveliest locales after dark.

Smuin Ballet Hosts 2012 Gala at The Four Seasons Hotel

The San Francisco Fashionable Set Celebrates Graff Diamonds Boutique Opening

Held at the historic Bently Reserve, the Conard House hosted its annual gala benefitting its five-year $2.5 million personal health initiative. The hautest of the haute attended the event meant to raise awareness for mental illness and other chronic conditions.

Lynn Downey knows a well-worn pair of jeans when she sees one.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s charming SOMA neighborhood, RN74 has fast become a Bay Area favorite for natives and visitors alike.

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We’ve searched the Bay Area high and low and, make no mis-steak, these four steakhouses are simply the best.

Our much-anticipated Haute 100 list is a compilation of influential individuals in business, entertainment, technology and the like. We didn’t have to search far to find the 100 most intriguing, trendsetting and successful people in San Francisco. But with a list consisting of movers and shakers of this caliber, a yearly update is simply not enough. Haute Living proudly relaunched Haute100. com this month, a wealth of up-to-the-minute information on all our favorite haute listers.