Then I commended Mirth, for a man hath no better thing under the Sun than to Eat, and to Drink, and to be Merry

In my travels and in places I've lived I've managed to find many fine restaurants. Here is a representative list for your enjoyment.

I divide the restaurants between California and the San Francisco Bay Area — which is where I live — and National and  International, to cover other areas of the United States, and then overseas areas where you can find fine wining and dining.

I used to provide links to the restaurants, but the links kept getting removed arbitrarily.

Zuni Cafe, San Francisco
 

B44, San Francisco
Catalan Spanish

Ana Mandara, San Francisco
French Colonial Vietnam

Evvia, Palo Alto
Top Class Greek Food

Palomino, San Francisco

Auberge de Soleil, Rutherford, Napa Valley

Lavanda, Palo Alto
Mediterranean

Cielo at the Ventana Inn, Big Sur

Highlands Inn, Carmel

Sierra Mar at the Post Ranch, Big Sur

Sent Sovi, Saratoga

Manresa, Los Gatos

Bistro Elan, Palo Alto

Fringale, San Francisco

La Foret, New Almaden

Cascal, Mountain View
Spanish and Peruvian

Parkside Grille, Portola Valley

Lulu's, San Francisco
Mediterranean Food

Zibbibo, Palo Alto
Mediterranean Food

Roy's, Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach: Japanese-California Fusion Food

Kintaro, Kapaa, Kaua'i, Hawaii
Japanese Food

Hanamaulu Tea House, Kaua'i, Hawaii
Japanese Food

Gozanbo, Kyoto
High Class Teppan Banquet

North Family Restaurant, Ginza, Tokyo
Hokkaido Cooking

Compass Rose, Westin Hotel, Singapore

Auberge de Postillion de La Provence, Naarden, Nederlands

Hotel d'Angleterre, Copenhagen, Denmark

Le Saint Honore, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Enchantment, Sedona, Arizona

Kapalua Bay Club, Maui, Hawaii

Fuelle, Zaragoza, Spain

Matakeese, Barnstable, Cape Cod, Massachuesetts

CN Tower, Toronto, Canada

Restaurante des Jardin, Montreal, Canada

Contintental, Quebec City, Canada

Tahoga, Georgetown, Washington, DC

Philadelphia Fish and Company, Philadelphia