Hakkasan San Francisco

Chinese restaurant · Union Square

Hakkasan San Francisco

Chinese restaurant · Union Square

1 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108

Highlights

Link in an upscale Chinese chain produces Cantonese specialties in glitzy digs with a hip lounge.

1 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108 Get directions

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$$$ · Menu

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"Hakkasan’s San Francisco outpost closed in May this year due to the pandemic." - Luke Fortney

Splashy Midtown Cantonese Restaurant Hakkasan Has Closed - Eater NY

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"The San Francisco location of Hakkasan, a 12-restaurant chain owned by an Abu Dhabi-based investment company, has closed for good, the SF Chronicle reports. The Union Square Cantonese spot opened in 2013 with much fanfare, following a much-discussed $7 million buildout of the space. It was a glitzy, clubby spot that then-Chron columnist Chris Ying skewered in 2018, saying it was “built on a cynical model” of “high-end Chinese dining that has been whitewashed and covered in marble and black lacquer. The sleek darkness of the space always gives me the impression that the restaurant is trying to have sex with me.” When the pandemic hit, Hakkasan swiftly laid off its staff, with 106 firings noted last month. In a statement, the chain said that “the impact of COVID-19 on our global operations has forced us to evaluate the viability of our venues and make a number of prudent yet difficult business decisions. To preserve the long-term stability of our business, we have permanently closed Hakkasan San Francisco.”" - Eve Batey

Hakkasan, Union Square’s Clubby Cantonese Spot, Has Permanently Closed - Eater SF

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"There are many chances to try Hakkasan’s Chinese New Year menu — it’s available from January 28 to February 24. Diners can order a few dishes a la carte, like Peking duck with mango or wok-fried lobster. Ordered as a family-style prix-fixe, the whole meal costs $128 per person for a minimum of two people." - Janelle Bitker

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Krista Petkov

Google

Lovely high class dim sum and dinner plates. Vegetarian dim sum was delicious. Sea bass was incredible. So tender and flavorful. Short ribs also very flavorful. Only wouldn’t recommend the pumpkin duck item. Pumpkin outside was too thick and cakey.

Stef Brower

Google

A very hip space with a large bar area. Our server was very attentive and helpful in helping us decide between several dishes. The dim sum is an absolute must and I think they’re the best I’ve ever had. Both dishes we had after the dim sum: snapper and shrimp were great. Shrimp were very large and cooked great. The mushrooms in the snapper were nice, lots of different varieties- so good!

Naomi Renbarger

Google

Food was delicious and service was great, but definitely over-priced. Maybe spend less on fancy napkins in the bathroom and all the employees walking around constantly refilling water to help lower the cost? Happy we went, buy going to be hard to justify spending that much on a dinner again for a long time!

Avantika Sood

Google

I have always loved this place, but I save it for special occasions. I have been numerous times but my favorite was when I went after my graduation. My parents were visiting from out of the country and I wanted to go to one of my favorite restaurants in the city. We made a reservation and so the table was ready as soon as we got there. The hostess was delightful and escorted us to our table. The ambiance of the restaurant is great you have two semi-enclosed seating areas and a bar in the middle of the room. We sat towards the right but both seating areas looked fine. We promptly ordered our food and it came out in no time. My favorite dishes here are the vegetable dumpling platter and the mushroom noodles. I may or may not dream about them sometime :P but that was not all we ordered we ordered a lot of food mainly because the helpings are quite small. for dessert, I love their macarons I would recommend this place for sure.

alice w

Google

Food was overall tasty but definitely overpriced. The duck crispy roll meat was super dry and sauce was too sweet. The crispy part was on point though. The dim sum pieces were delicious but was overpriced for what they are. Crispy salt and pepper squid had too much dough though seasoning was yummy.

Claire Zhang

Google

Good place to have Chinese style food with friends. Perfect seafood meals here. Service is great but everything takes longer than expected. Usually need to spend 2 hours here. There is a SF mandatory fee around $10. Table can be reserved online.

Cheasanee Hetherington

Google

Delicious! The service was wonderful and the food was good. I feel that Hakkasan is a place that's more centered around the experience, and less about the food itself. The restaurant is exquisitely decorated, and the large full bar in the center is beautiful to look at. There's certainly a few dishes that will knock your socks off! The star of the show, in my opinion, was saved for last with the black sesame seed and chocolate dumplings. If you visit, you absolutely must try one of their desserts! We got the pork belly clay pot and sea bass for lunch. Both were good, but only get the pork belly if your don't mind fatty meat! It was a very nice experience and we'll definitely visit again!

alwaysdte

Google

This location is better than the Vegas location. The lobster soup is amazing! I could eat just a few bowls of this and be okay. The Peking duck is really good as well. We got a wine pairing and the bar director did a pretty good job.