Restaurant Description
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar is one of the most romantic and popular fine-dining establishments in San Francisco, serving classic and creative upscale American-influenced French brasserie and Northern Italian cuisine for lunch and dinner. The establishment also offers late night café dining Tuesday through Saturday and brunch on Saturday and Sunday. Reservations are recommended. Wheelchair accessible, non-smoking except at sidewalk tables.
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Location:
398 Hayes Street (at Gough Street)
San Francisco, CA 94102
phone: 415.551.1590
fax: 415.255.2385
www.absinthe.com


Management:
Bill Russell-Shapiro, Proprietor
Eric Vreede, Development and Operations Manager
Adam Keough, Executive Chef
Bill Corbett, Executive Pastry Chef
Vanessa Harris, Director of Events and Marketing
Justin Jensick, General Manager
Ian Becker, Wine Director
Aaron Wasserman, Sommelier



Established: 1998


Employees: 75


Seating:
Three seating areas: 120 at indoor tables, 14 at the bar and 8 at sidewalk tables.


Private Room:
Absinthe Private Dining - 45 seated and 50 standing reception


Hours:
Tuesday & Wednesday: 11:30 am to midnight
Thursday & Friday: 11:30 am to midnight (bar open til 2 am)
Saturday: Brunch, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm; 3:00 pm to midnight (bar open til 2 am)
Sunday: Brunch, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm; 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Closed Monday


Decor:
The casual atmosphere of a South-of-France brasserie during the Belle Époque is defined in the front of the house by French rattan café chairs, copper-topped tables, mosaic checkerboard tile floor, pressed-tin ceiling, period art and original Absinthe posters. Adjoining informal and formal dining areas feature leather and mohair banquettes, murals, carpeting, antique mirrors and soft lighting from mica sconces.


Credit Cards:
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, Discover


Parking:
Valet parking from 5:00 pm nightly except Sunday (except by special arrangement) or in nearby neighborhood lots.


The Absinthe Group:
The Absinthe Group (TAG), founded and managed by food-industry veteran Bill Russell-Shapiro, creates and operates unique, high-quality food and wine enterprises. TAG includes a carefully built collection of six businesses, five of which are located in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. They are overseen by seasoned restaurant- and wine-manager Eric Vreede, and by TAG executive chef Adam Keough, executive pastry chef Bill Corbett, and wine director Ian Becker. These include Absinthe Brasserie & Bar, recently named a San Francisco Chronicle “Top 100 Bay Area Restaurant” under executive chef Keough, Absinthe Private Dining, Arlequin Café and Food-To-Go, Arlequin Wine Merchant, and, in partnership with former Absinthe head bartenders Jonny Raglin and Jeff Hollinger, Comstock Saloon in North Beach. TAG is associated with Mad Will’s Foods, specializing in bottled-foods production at Auburn in the foothills of the Sierra, directed by Tim Sullivan.


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