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Eater
23-06-2025
- Business
- Eater
SPQR Goes Raw
The restaurant from chef Matthew Accarrino adds a weekend raw bar with seafood offerings Jun 23, 2025, 6:59 PM UTC SPQR is known for its pastas and Italian dishes, but now the Lower Pac Heights restaurant will feature a new offering dubbed The Bar by Accarrino's, per SFist. On weekends from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., a menu will highlight raw bar classics such as oysters, crudo, and hush puppies; there will also be mussel soup and a 'hot shellfish donut,' plus a half-ounce white sturgeon caviar option if you're feeling spendy. Coffee options will also be available — as well as non-seafood-based, powdered or cinnamon-sugar doughnuts — plus Negronis, mimosas, beer, and house wines by the glass or carafe. SFist also caught the news that Sushi Zone on Market Street will close as of Saturday, July 12. The restaurant has been a staple at 1815 Market Street for 28 years, and a Facebook post from the restaurant states that the landlord 'decided not to renew our lease, making us leave the space we've called home for nearly three decades.' The post goes on to say that the closure is 'just a pause' as the owners look for a new location for the business. The new Bingo Street Cafe opened the week of June 16, the San Francisco Business Times reports, pouring specialty lattes, matcha drinks, and chai at 225 Bush Street, the former location of a Bluestone Lane cafe. The menu features some South Indian touches to the drinks, per the Times , with Mysore filtered coffee, turmeric lattes sweetened with jaggery, and ginger cardamom chai. A second location is allegedly in the works, but the Times was not able to confirm with the owners prior to publish. This summer, the restaurant group behind Flour + Water will host a trio of acclaimed West Coast restaurants in San Francisco for a guest chef dinner series. First up is a collab with Portland's Xiao Ye, with chef Louis Lin and partner Jolyn Chen joining the Flour + Water team for a dinner on Tuesday, July 15. Diners can expect dishes such as khao soi-inspired pasta or kanpachi crudo with strawberry rhubarb nuoc cham, per a press release, with the dinner running $139 per person with optional wine pairings for $65 (reservations are available via Resy). Next up, the team behind Bar Le Cote in Los Olivos will pop up at Penny Roma on Monday, August 4, with a third yet-to-be-revealed dinner collab at Flour + Water Pizzeria set for October.
Axios
05-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Where to wine and dine your loved one on Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is right around the corner. This year, it falls on a Friday, which means dinner reservations will fill up quickly — if they haven't already. Yes, but: There's still time to book your table. Here are a few of our picks to celebrate the special evening. 🍷 For the wine aficionado: 🍽️ Ungrafted, the master sommelier-owned spot in the Dogpatch, is offering a $85 three-course menu, with an optional $50 add-on for wine pairings. 🍾 San Francisco Champagne Society will host a one-of-a-kind tasting experience featuring three glasses of Champagne from its special collection, with options to add caviar or a plate of Brillat-Savarin cheese and crackers. Between $150–$200 per person. 🇫🇷 For the Francophile: 🗼 Bon Délire, the Parisian-like bistro along the Embarcadero, is the perfect spot to enjoy some steak frites while listening to a curated selection of French beats. 💘 Zazie in Cole Valley is offering a three-course menu for $99 (gratuity included) with Valentine's Day-themed dishes with names like "You're the Ravi-only One for Me" and "You're My Lobster & Loving You Is Never a Mis-steak." 💖 For the romantic: 🥂 Absinthe is offering a bottle of sparkling wine and 1 ounce of caviar for $50 and a $99 three-course menu. 🍹 1601 Bar & Kitchen, the swanky Sri Lankan-inspired restaurant in SOMA, will offer a $175 tasting menu with South Asian flavors. 🐟 For the seafood lover: 🦪 Bar Crudo is featuring a four-course menu for $110, with passion fruit oysters, a creamy lobster bisque and a decadent chocolate mousse. 🍣 Kusakabe is a must for those who love to splurge on an omakase experience. For $250 per person, the 18-course menu also includes a drink and dessert. ✨ For the cool 'n' casual: 🍴 Gigi's is providing a $105 five-course menu with Vietnamese-inspired dishes from chef Tu David Phu. 👩❤️💋👨 Shuggie's"Lovers" prix fixe dinner includes either a four-course or six-course dinner menu, with optional beverage pairings. 🏠 For the homebody: 🍝 Mattina, the Cal-Italian restaurant from SPQR chef Matthew Accarrino, is making it easy to celebrate Valentine's Day at home with a special curated takeaway menu for two for $110. It includes an entree, side and dessert with add-on options like milk bread and caviar.
