wed, 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM · Balboa Cafe, Marina, San Francisco
Paillard Wednesday: a beloved pounded chicken breast only available on Wednesdays — one of Balboa Cafe's three signature classics alongside the Balboa Burger and Espressotini. A neighborhood institution since 1913. Get there early, they sell out!
An institution where the original wood bar still stands and the room still draws the way it always has. The Balboa Burger arrives on a baguette with butter lettuce and housemade pickles; the Wednesday Chicken Paillard turns a weeknight into a reason to show up; the Espressotini has outlasted every cocktail trend that has moved through the city. The kind of place where regulars from decades back share the room with people who just walked in for the first time.
The citys most-imitated espresso cocktail, made with intention since 1913
Wednesday-only breaded chicken with lemon, cherry tomatoes and greens
Butter lettuce, housemade pickles, shoestring fries on a baguette