Saison
San Francisco's luxe hunter-gatherer experience
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Remember that 1980s television show Fantasy Island, where a man dressed in white made visitors’ every
wish come true? Saison is the culinary equivalent — a customized and luxurious
hunter-gather fantasy dining experience in San
Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood.
Chef Richard Lee and his team source the best produce from
anglers, ranchers and organic farmers, and then regale diners with dishes that
showcase each ingredient to its advantage. It’s an elemental dining experience
where your meal is cooked over an open flame and you eat with your hands. Yet
there are exquisite details — like the housemade sakura salt or the delicate
dishware with kintsugi-style veins —
that tell a story.
The cuisine is matched only by sommelier-partner Mark
Bright’s beverage program that showcases some of the world’s best wines and
rare spirits, including a bottle of Chartreuse from the 1800s.
Saison is a place where you’ll find yourself wishing that time
could slow down so you can savor every moment.
Getting There
178 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107
TEL415-828-7990