Hayes Street Grill
Seafood restaurant · Civic Center ·
Seafood mainstay near symphony, opera & ballet; classic ambiance
Seafood mainstay near symphony, opera & ballet; classic ambiance
"Few places feel classic and planted in Hayes Valley, none more than Hayes Street Grill. Patricia Unterman has spent her career as a steward of SF’s food industry — first as a critic, then as a founding board member of the Ferry Building Farmer’s Market, and since serving honest farm to table cuisine at Hayes Street Grill for the last 45 years. Iacobi beans, Brokaw avocado, and first of the season asparagus have found their way onto the menu recently at one of the few remaining restaurants in the city that can pull off country-club core." - Matt Tillquist
"For a bit of class before the show, Hayes Street Grill keeps the posh vibes rolling with its classic ambiance and decadent fare. Being a seafood outfit, the restaurant’s menu changes daily with all of the seafood certified by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch. This restaurant is just a block from Davies Symphony, so make sure to book a table in advance due to high traffic times relating to theater schedules." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Hayes Street Grill is a seafood institution, and the moment crabs land at the wharf, owner Patty Unterman starts pulling the live beasts into the restaurant, then plunges them in salty boiling water. At lunch or dinner, enjoy a cracked half Dungeness crab with aioli and roasted vegetable salad." - Becky Duffett, Eater Staff
"I noted that Hayes Street Grill, a seafood classic reopening on July 30, shared that its staff is fully vaccinated and that only fully vaccinated guests will be seated inside." - Lauren Saria
"I found that Hayes Street Grill is listed among a small but growing number of Bay Area restaurants and bars now requiring proof of vaccination for entry; as with most of these establishments, they typically accept either a physical vaccination card or a digital copy obtained through the California state system (the state system is linked to California immunization records, so out-of-state vaccinations may not appear), and some places will also accept a photo of your vaccination card." - Lauren Saria
