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1. Mr. Tipple’s Jazz Club

4.9

Exceptional(873)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Cocktail Bar • Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness

Booked 26 times today

***Best Jazz Club in the City, by San Francisco Magazine***Mr. Tipple’s is a craft cocktail bar featuring live jazz.-Reservations have a 90min time limit from reservation time. There is a $20/guest min for table serviceMr. Tipple’s heralds back to a 1950s NYC basement. Cozy. Dark. Boozy. The intimate setting features local jazz artists up close and personal. It’s a joint where you come as you are, hear great music, tap your toes, and sip a properly chilled cocktail.-My name is Mr. Tipple. Just a simple and laughable bloke hailing from London. I run a recording studio. My friends joke that you’ll oft find me spinning cocktails, not reeling tape. After a few too many, I usually just sit back and enjoy the music, having forgotten to hit record. Regardless, the band is always jiving, the whiskey is always cold, and we’re having a smashing good time.

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2. Absinthe Brasserie and Bar - SF

4.8

Exceptional(7361)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• French • Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness

Booked 40 times today

We are currently accepting reservations for lunch, brunch, and dinner.Effective 09/26/2022:Outdoor seating will not be available.

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3. Hayes Street Grill

4.7

Exceptional(4306)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• Seafood • Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness

Booked 32 times today

Hayes Street Grill is a neo-traditional fish house in San Francisco's Civic Center district, across the street from the Performing Arts Center, opposite Davies Symphony Hall and a block from both the Opera House and City Hall. We use an international mix of recipes, unified with a theme of fish and seafood. Above every other consideration, we want the freshness and pristine quality of the fish, produce, and naturally-raised meats to speak for themselves.The Hayes Street Grill's walls are covered with autographed photos of the artists who consider the restaurant their club. Though we've remodeled since our opening 33 years ago, the original brass coat hooks along the walls remain, as does our founding philosophy of cooking only the food we would serve at home to our families, albeit dressed up a little, with a religious dedication to wholesomeness.

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4. Teakwood

4.5

Awesome(288)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Burmese • Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness

Booked 51 times today

NOW OPEN!Bringing the vibrance of Burmese culture and its surrounding cultural influences to Hayes Valley, San Francisco.

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5. Son & Garden - San Francisco

4.4

Awesome(960)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Breakfast • Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness

Booked 15 times today

Meet Chef Kasem S, Business Owner. Son & Garden is our newest venture from Farmhouse Kitchen Family. We want to welcome you to our beautiful, lavishly decorated restaurant. As you step through the door into our picturesque dining room, you are transformed to a gorgeous whimsical land of floral bliss.In addition to our beautiful atmosphere, our dishes are just as gorgeous. If you want to experience the best breakfast or best brunch in San Francisco, look no further! Experience our Matcha Mochi Pancakes! You must experience our famous cotton candy Cloud 9 cocktail ! You also cannot do brunch without a delicious Mimosa!Can you keep a secret? In addition to our main dining room, we have our Secret Bar! An elegant, stylish, intimate experience. If you have tried our brunch, you must check out our dinner menu! Our Chef Cut Steak, Bear Belly Carbonara, Seafood Tower & fun variety of appetizers are just a few of our amazing dinner selections.

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6. Nightbird

4.6

Exceptional(837)

$$$$Price: Very Expensive

• Californian • Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness

Booked 11 times today

Nightbird offers a 12 Course , from chef, owner and James Beard Nominated, Kim Alter. It is an elegant boutique restaurant in the heart of San Francisco (Hayes Valley) embracing California's freshest, seasonal, local ingredients. the price of the menu is $195/person with a 16% service charge, 6% Heathy SF, and tax. Please understand we have 10 tables in our dining room, for that reason we do have the policy below.Cancellation policy: If cancelled after the 48 hour window, we charge the card on file $195 per person.For parties over 4 people, one weeks notice is needed for a cancellation. If cancelled after the 5 working day window, we charge the card on file $195 per person.

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7. Elephant Sushi Hayes Valley

4.5

Awesome(308)

$$$$Price: Expensive

• Sushi • Western Addition

Booked 20 times today

Happy New Year! Thank you for dining with us and ending the year celebrating the final hours of 2024. We look forward to caring for you this New Year's Eve dinner. Just as a friendly reminder, we will be serving our amazing and delicious NYE Prix Fixe menu created by our head chef, Ken San. Due to a fully committed and busy evening, we kindly ask that each dining experience is enjoyed in an hour and fifteen minutes to hour and a half to accommodate upcoming reservations. We will honor reservations within 15 minutes. Please notify the restaurant to hold your reservation if running late. Reservations without notification will be accommodated as waitlist only. The Elephant Sushi Team is excited to take care of you and celebrate the New Year! Cheers to 2025!

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8. Hinata Sushi

4.8

Exceptional(196)

$$$$Price: Very Expensive

• Sushi • Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness

Booked 10 times today

Hinata is a Sushi Omakase restaurant located in San Francisco's Van Ness district. We use quality ingredients along with authentic techniques to bring the most surprising and innovative Omakase experience to our guest.We offer a prix fixe sushi menu starting at $125. Our menu will change daily, depending on the season and what is available from the Toyosu Market in Japan. Our full course meal will include multiple courses: starter, zensai, nigiri sushi, soup, and dessert.Please note:- We only offer a set Omakase tasting menu (each reserved seat MUST order the Omakase)- We can not accommodate Vegetarians/Vegans.- We require 24 hour notice for any allergies and dietary restriction modifications- We are unable to modify the menu on the same day of the reservation- Please review the CANCELATION/NO-SHOW policy before booking We look forward to seeing you soon!

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9. ¡Chao Pescao!

4.3

Awesome(630)

$$$$Price: Moderate

• Latin American • Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness

Booked 6 times today

Chao Pescao is a new casual Latin Caribbean restaurant from longtime San Francisco restaurateur Rene Denis inspired by his Cuban-Colombian heritage. The name, translating roughly to “see you later alligator,” captures the friendly and fun spirit of the restaurant. Cocktails are inspired by many of the traditional drinks from Latin America, while the food pulls from the comforting Cuban and Colombian home cooking of Denis’s childhood. The menu is rounded out with other Latin American favorites with particular emphasis on dishes designed for delivery. Chao Pescao is located in the Civic Center Plaza at the heart of the city, across from City Hall.

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10. House of Prime Rib

4.8

Exceptional(15889)

$$$$Price: Very Expensive

• Steak • Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness

Booked 244 times today

62 years of loyal customers can't be wrong. We are grateful to all of our customers, employees, and critics (...though we may not always agree!). The only way to find out the truth is with a visit. Oft imitated, never duplicated. Thank you in advance.

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christina
California Central Coast •8 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
We had an early dim sum and jazz dinner before going to the Orpheum. Both the food and the music were delicious and I don’t think I’ve experienced a friendlier staff. It was clean and the decor moody, even the bathroom! We are already planning another visit for when we can’t stay longer and not run off to another show.
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Mr. Tipple’s Jazz ClubPrice: Moderate• Cocktail Bar• Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness
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4.9
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Melinda
California Central Coast •9 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
The Short Rib Khao Soi and Samusas were phenomenal. For dessert we shared the Mango Sticky Rice which is a must try - delicious. Our server was wonderful. Highly recommended.
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TeakwoodPrice: Moderate• Burmese• Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness
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4.5
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Effie
San Francisco Bay Area •3 reviews
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
Excellent food and service. Had dinner at Hayes Street Grill and a show at SFJazz. All was wonderful.
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Hayes Street GrillPrice: Expensive• Seafood• Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness
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4.7
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JanetVIP
San Francisco Bay Area •2 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
Server was attentive, but not overly so. Had great recommendations, no questions when we wanted to share a dish. Cocktails are always top notch. Scallops with bacon and balsamic was delicious! Although not what we thought we would order, the burger was also amazing.
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Absinthe Brasserie and Bar - SFPrice: Expensive• French• Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness
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4.8
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Jack
San Francisco Bay Area •2 reviews
5.0
Dined on Dec 26, 2024
Sushi & experience were good. The yellowtail (white meter season) was very good.
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Hinata SushiPrice: Very Expensive• Sushi• Civic Center / Hayes Valley / Van Ness
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4.8

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