Only one independent San Francisco restaurant ranked among Tripadvisor’s Best of the Best Restaurants for 2023, which was released Sept. 27. And it was low on the list.

Mersea, the Treasure Island restaurant and bar known for elevated comfort food and stunning bay views, landed at No. 22 in the Everyday Eats category of the award series, which reveals the most recommended hotels, restaurants, beaches and other things to do based on the reviews and ratings of real travelers from June 1, 2022, to May 31, 2023. 

In addition to Everyday Eats, the Traveler’s Choice Best of the Best Restaurants features six other categories: Date Night, Family-Friendly, Fine Dining, Hidden Gems, Quick Bites and Vegetarian. But the city did not have a single independent restaurant recognized in any of those categories. Super Duper in San Francisco, which is part of a Bay Area burger chain, ranked No. 20 for Quick Bites.

Vegetarian, a new category this year, had some Bay Area representation. Lovina, inside a historic craftsman in Calistoga, came in at No. 10 on that list. And only one restaurant in the entire state of California made the Family-Friendly cut: Anaheim’s Blue Bayou, a Disneyland restaurant, took 10th place.

This is Mersea’s second consecutive year making the Tripadvisor list. Last year, it was joined by San Francisco’s Kokkari Estiatorio, the Michelin-recognized Greek restaurant in the Financial District. Kokkari was the only San Francisco restaurant to make the list in 2021.

Overall, New York City prevailed as the city with the most winners in 2023.