Copra
Indian restaurant · Japantown
1700 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94115
Highlights
Copra offers an upscale, bohemian twist on Southern Indian cuisine, where elevated flavors and a vibrant atmosphere make every celebration unforgettable.
Copra offers an upscale, bohemian twist on Southern Indian cuisine, where elevated flavors and a vibrant atmosphere make every celebration unforgettable.
"Copra took over a huge bank that was on Fillmore, and they’ve transformed it into an island-inspired wedding Pinterest board come to life. All of the macrame ties together the perfect setting for a fancy South Indian dinner that should be saved for birthdays or meals when your hard-to-impress relatives come to town. We never leave without getting the lacy appam finished off with black truffle shavings, or the coconutty hamachi collar served with tiny edible flowers. Reservations are released 30 days in advance at 9am on Resy. There are a few tables available for walk-ins, and the bar is open for walk-ins, too." - julia chen 1
"Copra is the latest restaurant from star chef Srijith Gopinathan. The expansive space in the Fillmore shows off cuisine from his home state of Kerala, while the restaurant itself is a feast for the eyes with a lush design featuring climbing vines and beautiful hanging macrame ropes. The food is just as good as the decor, with bites like Perigord black truffle soft egg appam and main courses like Southern Kerala shrimp mango curry." - Paolo Bicchieri
"How Far In Advance Should You Book? A few days for a weeknight dinner, two weeks to a month for a prime weekend slot. Birthdays, dinner with hard-to-impress relatives, and anniversary dates should all happen at Copra. The upscale Indian restaurant in the Fillmore is the perfect backdrop for a special occasion with a dining room that's practically overflowing with leafy plants and macrame. The excellent, mostly-seafood dishes like slow-cooked octopus and spice-crusted hamachi collar still make getting a table on weekends challenging, but weekdays are easier than before. Plus, they take walk-ins at the bar." - julia chen 1
"Copra brings a hit of Indian food to the Japantown neighborhood with a gorgeous restaurant space, plentiful plants and macrame, plus deeply personal food from chef Srijith Gopinathan, who cooks dishes from his home state of Kerala in India. Make sure to order the chutney palette for the table and dip into the cocktail menu, which comes with fun drinks like the clarified lassi punch." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Star chef Srijith Gopinathan and partner Ayesha Thapar stunned diners and designers with the opening of Cal-Indian destination Ettan in early 2020. Now they’ve taken their talents back up to San Francisco, debuting Copra earlier this year. The light-filled dining room embodies the bohemian chic aesthetic with vines that climb from floor to ceiling and towering shelves stocked with ceramic vessels and woven baskets. Light woods and warm neutrals only serve to underscore the abundance of greenery winding around the restaurant, which specializes in dishes from Gopinathan’s home state of Kerala in southwestern India." - Flora Tsapovsky
