Yoni Levy

Is there a higher compliment for a restaurant in the Bay Area—or anywhere for that matter—to be compared to the exalted Zuni Café? Less than a year after opening Alta CA in San Francisco’s market district, Yoni Levy, under the tutelage of chef/owner Daniel Patterson, is garnering such comparisons for his refined yet approachable market-driven menu.

Levy may be a young face in the Bay Area’s food scene, but has put in...