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San Francisco Restaurants Worth Checking Out

Whether it’s a nightclub in the Tenderloin or a bakery in the Outer Sunset, the aesthetics of these five City by the Bay eateries are as much of a draw as the food itself. Click to check out five of our favorite San Francisco restaurants!

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TWENTY FIVE LUSK Restaurant designed by CCS Architecture This restaurant in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco transformed a former meatpacking and smokehouse facility while leaving hints of the warm brick and aged wood beams.
TWENTY FIVE LUSK Restaurant designed by CCS Architecture This restaurant in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco transformed a former meatpacking and smokehouse facility while leaving hints of the warm brick and aged wood beams.
Here's a look at the restaurant, which has an open plan. "The layout of the previous restaurant had the kitchen closed off from the rest of the space so the first step in opening it up was to expose the kitchen and make it the focal point of the restaurant while opening the sight lines from the entry area to the rest of the space," says Miller. "It's relatively small, so keeping the ceilings and walls light and not overpowering the space with an over-bearing back bar design was almost as important as opening up the kitchen."
Here's a look at the restaurant, which has an open plan. "The layout of the previous restaurant had the kitchen closed off from the rest of the space so the first step in opening it up was to expose the kitchen and make it the focal point of the restaurant while opening the sight lines from the entry area to the rest of the space," says Miller. "It's relatively small, so keeping the ceilings and walls light and not overpowering the space with an over-bearing back bar design was almost as important as opening up the kitchen."
Weathered wood covers the walls in the dining room of Outerlands. Photo by Barret Gentz.
Weathered wood covers the walls in the dining room of Outerlands. Photo by Barret Gentz.
Hong Kong’s Kinney Chan designed his first U.S. project, Infusion Lounge, to be “outrageous and really, really cool with an infusion of Oriental style.” The space features not only a full and an elevated VIP area, but also highlights a programmable LED lighting system that illuminates etched-glass columns based on Chinese architecture.
Hong Kong’s Kinney Chan designed his first U.S. project, Infusion Lounge, to be “outrageous and really, really cool with an infusion of Oriental style.” The space features not only a full and an elevated VIP area, but also highlights a programmable LED lighting system that illuminates etched-glass columns based on Chinese architecture.