It’s a playful, sometimes unexpected menu. Here, East-meets-West, with hints of Hou’s time staging in Spain, Japan and Copenhagen. While Hou’s Taiwanese-American roots definitely show in his cooking, this is global California, representing the deep diversity inherent in the roots of our state. Tenderheart’s big eye tuna crudo (Photo Credit: Virginia Miller)īesides hailing from the aforementioned Le Fantastique and Angler, both superb spots, chef Hou spent years as a pastry chef at none other than the likes of Per Se and NoMad In NYC, then moved to SF in 2019 to join Joshua Skenes’ team at Angler.
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Its headed by curved floor-to-ceiling windows covered with see-through curtains thinly separated from the Mid-Market busyness outside (on the night I dined, there was a long line stretching around the block, waiting to get into the Warfield for K-pop group, The Rose). This review, I focus specifically on Tenderheart, the encompassing ground floor restaurant, which opened September 30 in a striking, lofty space of soothing neutrals and modern art. There’s Tenderheart, a NorCal restaurant showcasing the cultural and edible glories of the Bay Area from dish to drink, Rise Over Run, a gorgeous rooftop bar and solarium with its own casual food menu, photo-worthy Alfred Coffee and Dark Bar, an elevated, intimate cocktail lounge for experimental drinks. The good news for food and drink lovers is that the hotel also houses restaurants overseen by talented chef Joe Hou ( Angler, Le Fantastique, Bird Dog, Per Se in NYC) and bar master and beverage consultant Danny Louie ( Mister Jiu’s, Chino), who I’ve written about for a good decade, with his unique and oh-so-SF cocktail artistry. The LINE Hotel is an uber-hip line of boutique hotels only in LA, DC, Austin and San Francisco, with the latest sleek LINE Hotel SF opened August 2022 on Market and Turk Streets next to the Warfield. An unexpected hit at Tenderheart: hand-held little gems (Photo Credit: Virginia Miller)
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