San Franscisco
Opened: August, 2015
Dominique Crenn's casual second restaurant is a cozy departure from her two-Michelin-starred Atelier Crenn. Petit Crenn pays homage to Crenn’s mother and grandmother and recalls her childhood meals in Brittany (just without the meat). The vegetable and fish-centric concept is based on Crenn's dream dinner party: There are two seatings each night, and guests take part in a $72 prix fixe, five-course, family-style dinner that changes daily. A typical evening might include: gougères, followed by salmon en croûte, cheese, tarte tatin and, finally, mignardises. A wine list offers French whites, roses and Champagnes. The white, breezy, minimalist interior is accented with walnut tables, soft pillows, vintage silverware and knotted rope pendant lights—a nautical nod to Brittany’s maritime heritage.