The second location of Little Original Joe’s launched in the Marina to plenty of fanfare (and packed seats) on Chestnut Street. Expect comforting Italian American food in an upscale setting with plush banquette seats and a stunning bar at one end of the restaurant. Fill up on pizza, hearty pasta such as the house-made meat ravioli, and five styles of parmigiana, among a plethora of other dishes. Sip on the restaurant’s spin on various cocktails, such as the Italian Margarita, or indulge in one of four negronis.
A list of San Francisco’s newest and buzziest restaurants.
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Tiya
Brothers Sujan and Pujan Sarkar are the brains behind the new Indian restaurant Tiya, for a California spin on Indian cuisine. If you’re not springing for the four-course prix fixe menu, a la carte is also available with items such as a butter chicken or smaller plates like a tandoori avocado. The cocktail menu is also stellar, with drinks named after San Francisco neighborhoods, and there’s a wine list covering wines from California, France, and Italy, with Southeast Asian selections soon to come.
Joyride Pizza
Joyride’s been on an expansion tear these last few years, with new locations popping up across the Bay Area, but its location at Pier 1 is the pizzeria’s waterfront flagship with new offerings. Along with Joyride’s usual roster of Detroit-style pizza options, there is also buffalo milk soft serve, coffee drinks, and cocktails, with breakfast items on the way.
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Lunette
Chef Nite Yun is back on the restaurant scene just two years after she closed her popular Oakland restaurant Nyum Bai. Her latest, Lunette, opened in the storied Ferry Building in early June serving Cambodian noodle and rice dishes for $21 each. Check out the Student Noodles, a new dish from Yun that stars rice noodles with brisket, bean sprouts, and chives, or the KFC (Khmer Fried Chicken) dish that’s gluten-free and features salt and Kampot pepper fried chicken.
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Prelude
Southern grandma food gets a fine dining update at Prelude, the newest eatery inside the Jay hotel on Clay Street. Chef Celtin Hendrickson-Jones is putting his spin on dishes, such as smoked catfish dumplings, dirty rice-stuffed chicken wings, and pimento cheese with fish skin crisps.
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Today Food
There’s a tiny new dumpling spot on Kearny and you’ll know it by the street facing window that gives passersby a front-row view of the staff tucking filling into fresh wrappers. Today Food’s menu is concise but offers some less common options — think chicken and corn dumplings and pork and sauerkraut potstickers — all of which are made fresh onsite and cooked to order. Opt for takeout if the small number of tables aren’t available.
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The Wild
Chef Marc Zimmerman’s wagyu steakhouse Gozu transformed over the summer and emerged as the Wild, a new restaurant from Zimmerman, chef de cuisine Peggy Tan, and pastry chef Mark Lieuw. The team refocused on showcasing “wild and cultivated ingredients” found on the West Coast. The menu changes frequently, but the restaurant has both an a la carte menu and a chef’s choice menu for diners to make the most of their visit.
Le Parc Bistrobar
The chef behind formerly Michelin-starred Baumé now leads the kitchen at Le Parc Bistrobar, located inside the Galleria Park Hotel in Union Square. Expect chef Bruno Chemel’s takes on French classics, including pot pie d’escargots, or faithful recreations such as the les moules marinieres, or steamed mussels in garlic cream sauce. There is also a happy hour menu that spans both food and drink, that runs from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Ebiko
The San Francisco location of Oakland takeout sushi spot Ebiko is finally here, serving pristine boxes of sushi to go. It’s part of a burgeoning takeout sushi moment here in the city, featuring sashimi, rolls, and more for under $20. Go with the omakase nigiri to get a sampling of the wares or an easy maki roll to bring to your next destination.
The Parthenon
The Parthenon is a new Greek restaurant from the owner of Gyros and Tzatziki, set in Union Square. For dinner, expect a roster of classic Greek dishes, such as octapodaki, or octopus with lemon, capers, and olive oil; pastitsio, a layered, baked pasta dish with ground beef; or, garides souvlaki with prawn skewers. The lunch menu overlaps with many of the dinner options but with the notable addition of four pita sandwiches at $14 each, which come with salad or fries.
Bombay Brasserie
Bombay Brasserie is the new restaurant set inside the hotel Taj Campton Place, serving both Indian and French dishes in an updated dining room. Order dahi puri filled with spiced yogurt and Kerala beef pepper fry, or indulge in a lobster thermidor — everything is fair game here. Wash things down with a Bombay spritz or a chai paloma made with blanco tequila, Aperol, chai, grapefruit, lime, and grapefruit soda.
Sobakatsu
Soba Ichi has been holding things down in the East Bay with its handmade soba noodles, and now San Francisco has its own soba specialist with the opening of Sobakatsu. Expect hot and cold variations of soba, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as tempura and tonkatsu options. Be prepared, however: Sobakatsu is an eight-seat restaurant, which might mean a wait depending on when you arrive.
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