Chotto Matte San Francisco
Japanese restaurant · Union Square
50 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94108
Highlights
Japanese-Peruvian fusion with rooftop views and DJ
Japanese-Peruvian fusion with rooftop views and DJ
"At Chotto Matte, you’ll walk past a stone-faced DJ, neon signs ominously reading “Come as you are,” and couches made of denim all just to get to your table. The rooftop bar in Union Square is a magnet for anyone with a minimum of 10,000 followers, so plan to be a background actor in someone’s video. The Japanese-Peruvian food is fine at best, so come for drinks and, if all goes well, viral fame." - julia chen 1, patrick wong
"What this rooftop bar lacks in good food, it makes up with its bar stools. The salmon pink, velvet-upholstered beauties are the perfect drink-a-cocktail-and-look-hot perch. They each have a thick yet firm seat. The edges are angular, so you can drape your jacket over the back without worrying about it plummeting to the ground. The drinks at this Union Square spot are the reason to come here, so throw on your sexiest sheer top and get here for a pismo sour that matches the seats." - julia chen 1, patrick wong
"What this rooftop bar lacks in good food, it makes up with its bar stools. The salmon pink, velvet-upholstered beauties are the perfect drink-a-cocktail-and-look-hot perch. They each have a thick yet firm seat. The edges are angular, so you can drape your jacket over the back without worrying about it plummeting to the ground. The drinks at this Union Square spot are the reason to come here, so throw on your sexiest sheer top and get here for a pismo sour that matches the seats." - julia chen 1, patrick wong
"One of San Francisco’s glitziest rooftop restaurants just added a lunch menu to its roster, making this a perfect opportunity to splurge. Tuck into a donburi bowl or a fancier version of a bento box — think BBQ salmon with smoked purple potato puree — while you people watch." - Flora Tsapovsky
"Chotto Matte is a Union Square rooftop bar that bills itself as a “multisensory experience” and “thrilling visual journey,” which is a polite way to say that anyone with under 10,000 followers on Instagram will probably hate it here. But untzy DJ and expensive food that’s decent at best aside, what this Nikkei spot does have going for it is the fact that you can show up in stilettos, a silk V-neck, or both, and no one will blink an eye. The eighth-floor space has mirrored ceilings, live trees everywhere, and an entryway that looks like a Chotto Matte-branded Yayoi Kusama exhibit, so order a pisco sour and feel free to go wild with the photo opps. " - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez
