Paragon Restaurant & Bar San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: (415) 537-9020
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Townsend Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10pm, Sat 5:30pm-10pm
Message from Paragon Restaurant & Bar San Francisco
American Brasserie combines sophisticated dining & a lively bar scene
- New American Cooking
- Handcrafted Cocktails
- One block from AT&T Park
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Editorial Review for Paragon Restaurant & Bar San Francisco – by Citysearch Staff
In Short
The atmosphere fluctuates wildly at this swank destination, depending on whether there's a baseball game across the street at AT&T Park. Before games, it's crowded with baseball fans, and other times it's quiet and sparsely populated. Menu starters include fried calamari, steamed mussels or tuna tartare. Entrees range from braised pot roast with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables, to burgers gussied up with caramelized shallots.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkGet into some martini madness or go cosmo crazy with the more than 60 brands of vodka.
ParkingThere is a paid garage on Townsend Street between Second and Third streets.
Know Before You GoThe restaurant has special hours on game days. For night games, the kitchen stays open until midnight. For day games, the kitchen opens at 11am.
User Reviews for Paragon Restaurant & Bar San Francisco
06/04/2008 Posted by potatos
If you want the true San Francisco foodie experience without spending your child's college fund this is the place to go. On any given night you wil mingle with Giants fans, post work techies from SOMA, and people who want simple food prepared right. Last night we snuck in for killer potroast and martinis and had our usual paragon epiphany involving the words simple and good. Yum.
09/28/2007 Posted by eastbayfoodguy
Went with a date on a Friday. I've been to the Berkeley location a few times and really liked it so I thought I'd check it out on my way to a Giants game. It's quite a different vibe from the Berkeley spot, which is more of a contemporary styled-lounge type of feel. Seriously, given the fact that it's a block from the ball park, there was a lot less of a sports bar atmosphere than I expected. The wine list is solid. I'm not a wine geek, but I do know my way around a wine list and like that they don't just load up on the obvious Napa/Sonoma choices. Cocktails were fantastic. If you order a mojito, the bartender actually cracks the ice before pouring a generous amount of rum into a slightly cheezy mason jar. I don't know why, but the mason jar is actually pretty cool. Dinner was great. I had the requisite Calamari which also blew me away. I'm not really a calamari guy, but my guest insisted and the server told us it is a very popular item. I expected rubber but got very tender, crispy calamari as well onion and green beans-another pleasant surprise. My hanger steak was cooked spot-on and my guests halibut looked like something out of a food magazine and was also cooked perfectly. Our server was quietly awesome! We weren't in the mood to socialize and she did not intrude or get all in your face and tricky about it, she just brought us what we needed. I wish there was more parking, hence the 4 stars instead of 5. I found metered parking about a block away, by recommendation of whoever answered the phone when I called (he also mentioned a parking garage just down the street) so make sure you bring your quarters! I guess that's just SF though.
Pros: Despite crowd of baseball game goers- surprisingly good energy in the place
Cons: Baseball traffic-plan ahead and make reservations- we got lucky on the same day
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