mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat,sun, 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM ยท Financial District, San Francisco
$6 beer, $8 wine, $10 cocktails. Bites: $3 oysters, $9 cashews/olives/fries, $10 chicken nuggets, $12 ham and cheese croquettes
A Brasserie on the third floor of The Jay Hotel, with an outdoor terrace fitted with fire pits and a lounge that draws a business-crowd well into the evening. The menu leans French-California with an Asian undercurrent. Duck soup with housemade wontons and a star anise broth, steak frites with California-raised beef, and truffled ham and cheese croquettes cut through with harissa. The Plea Deal, a vodka-lemongrass-pear brandy cocktail, is a reliable opener.