Octavia

New American restaurant · Japantown

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15 San Francisco Restaurants Where You Should Never Skip Dessert

"Star chef Melissa Perello has always hired outstanding pastry chefs, who established first Frances and then Octavia as dessert destinations over the years — the lumberjack cake at Frances remains one of the iconic cakes of San Francisco. These days, pastry chef Melissa Loar rules the sweets at Octavia, and her after-dinner menu features fig leaf semifreddo with strawberries and buckwheat graham crackers, as well as stone fruit with almond cake and dulcey ganache." - Becky Duffett, Eater Staff

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1701 Octavia St, San Francisco, CA 94109 Get directions

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