San Francisco Restaurant News

The following are restaurants of note in San Francisco

Breezy’s Restaurant and Bar
409 Gough St., 415-552-3400,
Neighborhood: Hayes Valley

Within a block of San Francisco's opera, ballet and symphony, Breezy's offers Mediterranean/Californian fusion food with the freshest of ingredients. "Sassy" cocktails are a hallmark as is terrific service and comfortable surroundings. Private dining is available for 12 to 60. Lunch Monday-Saturday, dinner nightly. Opened September 2007.
Cassis Restaurant
2101 Sutter St., 415-440-4500
Neighborhood: Fillmore

Cassis features authentic Niçoise cuisine and Italian-inspired specialties from the South of France, along with traditional French dishes and classic bistro fare. Located in San Francisco's lower Pacific Heights neighborhood, Cassis exudes warm French hospitality, friendly service and offers a reasonably priced menu. Dinner Tuesday-Sunday, closed Monday. Opened May 2007.
Clay Oven Indian Cuisine
1689 Church St., 415-826-2400
Neighborhood: Noe Valley

Nirmal Singh, the owner of Tandoori Mahal, India Clay Oven and India Garden fires up the tandoori oven at a Noe Valley location with the opening of Clay Oven Indian Cuisine. The other locations in the Richmond, North Beach and South of Market (SoMa) areas of San Francisco have garnered praise for their award-winning dishes and accommodating staff. Lunch and dinner daily. Opened October 2007.
Frisée
2367 Market St., 415-558-1616
Neighborhood: Castro
Media contact: Nathan Niebergall

Brothers Brett and Nathan Niebergall developed the Frisée concept to meet what they felt was an unmet demand for convenient and affordable healthy food. The menu consists primarily of organic, gourmet entrée salads with slow roasted or grilled meats. Frisée also offers artisan cheese plates, hot or cold gourmet sandwiches, and low calorie house-made hearty soups. The evening menu showcases familiar healthy dishes with a gourmet touch using all natural beef and free range chicken. Seafood items are either farmed using sustainable methods or line caught and responsibly fished. Lunch and dinner daily. Opened October 2007.
Horizon Restaurant & Lounge
498 Broadway, 415-576-1118
Neighborhood: North Beach
Media contact: Michael Spring

Horizon Restaurant & Lounge is a quintessential San Francisco restaurant: a casual, upbeat vibe fed by a kitchen whose approach to classic American and Mediterranean fare is nuanced but not pretentious. Whether it's a casual bite with a cocktail, a simple supper or a full-blown occasion Horizon's market-fresh cuisine, including a fully customizable burger menu and signature cocktail menu, is deliciously done. Dinner nightly. Opened November 2007.

Laiola
2031 Chestnut St., 415-346-5641
Neighborhood: Marina
Media contact: Faith Wheeler, 415-775-9773

Incorporating the ingredient-driven bounty of California's local products under a Spanish umbrella, Laiola's menu features house-made charcuteria; savory garlic flan; local squid, "chipirones-style" and other Spanish stalwarts including this "signature" dish by Executive Chef Mark Denham: bacon-wrapped Medjool dates stuffed with sausage. The 45-seat restaurant features a grand, copper-clad, L-shaped bar. Dinner nightly, lunch on weekends. Opened July 2007.
Prana
540 Howard St., 415-978-9942
Neighborhood: Yerba Buena
Media contact: Alison Harper

An eclectic menu of "little plates" ranging from yam fitters to Thai-style cured wild hamachi rolls, inventive takes on naan pizza and main courses combining local ingredients with aromatic Indian and Asian flavors such as galangal and kaffir lime elevates California cuisine to a global level. The wine list, carefully chosen with an emphasis on regional and organic selections, also features fine imports from around the world. Custom cocktails are created both for taste and for health-giving properties that enhance wellness. Dinner Tuesday-Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday. Opened September 2007.
Sens Restaurant
Four Embarcadero, Promenade Level, 415-362-0645
Neighborhood: Embarcadero
Media contact: Saeed Amini

Inspired by the flavors of Turkey, North Africa and Greece, Sens Restaurant is a culinary expedition through the sun-drenched Mediterranean, interpreting techniques and traditions from this region using locally sourced organic and sustainable produce, meat and fish. Lunch Monday-Friday, dinner Monday-Saturday, closed Sunday. Opened October 2007.
1300 On Fillmore
1300 Fillmore St., 415-771-7100
Neighborhood: Fillmore
Media contact: Cynthia Traina, 415-775-3330

1300 On Fillmore is the first restaurant to open at the $74 million Fillmore Heritage Center. Featuring "soulful American cuisine" prepared by Jamaican-British chef/owner David Lawrence, the 136-seat restaurant blends an eclectic mix of modern and vintage styles to create a jazz-style décor. The north-meets-south menu features maple syrup slow braised beef short ribs, crispy skinned salmon, black skillet fried organic chicken. and fresh water shrimp hush puppies. Opened October 2007.
Yoshi's San Francisco
1330 Fillmore St., 415-655-5600
Neighborhood: Fillmore
Media contact: Joan Rosenberg (for entertainment and company information), 415-655-5603, or Brigid Finley (for restaurant information), 415-274-2510.

Heralding a new era in the Fillmore District's legacy of live jazz and entertainment, Yoshi's San Francisco is a unique destination for world-class music, sophisticated dining and cocktails. The acclaimed cuisine of Executive Chef Shotaro "Sho" Kamio celebrates the diversity of Japanese cuisine and the abundance of ingredients found in the Bay Area. Insiders will want to ask for the Omakase Room, which means "in the care of the chef." The glass-enclosed room seats 16 and provides a window into the dynamics of the kitchen. Other private dining areas include the Irori Room (seats 12 tatami-style), Enkai Room (seats 44) and The Mezzanine (seats 60). Dinner nightly. Opened November 2007.

January 26, 2008   Posted in: United States West