The World's Best Restaurants · 2026
San Francisco, United States
Benu is a Asian restaurant in San Francisco, United States, defined by technical precision and coherent menu architecture.
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The cooking record includes roasting. Corey Lee's authorship is documented in the current restaurant record. The documented ingredient vocabulary includes truffle. The current offer includes a tasting menu. Evidence for the beverage programme supports the experience beyond the plate.
The documented ingredient vocabulary includes truffle. The cooking record includes roasting. The decision is led by the documented cooking, not by fame, scale or setting.
Corey Lee's authorship is documented in the current restaurant record. The current offer includes a tasting menu.
Evidence for the beverage programme supports the experience beyond the plate. These elements are considered only after the cooking standard has been met.
The assessment rests on current restaurant-specific evidence, verified identity and a structured review of cooking, authorship, experience and continuity. Claims not supported by the present record are excluded from the decision.
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