Lower Polk Plaza
Beer garden · Lower Nob Hill ·
Public plaza with outdoor dining from 5+ restaurants
Public plaza with outdoor dining from 5+ restaurants
"I found the dining setup at Lower Polk Plaza to be a little bit magical: the closed-down stretch of Austin Alley served a slew of area restaurants with cafe-style seating that was well-spaced and set to face the same direction so patrons had time to mask up as servers approached, and at night the heat dishes and light dancing on the alley walls made it so inviting that I almost forgot we were eating outside because we had to, not because we chose to." - Eve Batey
"Overseen by vermouth bar El Lopo, the dining setup on a closed stretch of Austin Alley felt a little bit magical: it served a slew of area restaurants (including the Grubstake, Batter Bakery, and Kasa) while El Lopo’s Daniel Azarkman ran the show—dropping real glass glasses of water at every table, watching every patron to ensure they had what they needed, arranging well-spaced cafe-style seating all set to face the same direction so diners had time to mask up, and creating a nighttime alleyway glow with heat dishes lit and light dancing on the walls that made it almost possible to forget we were eating outside because we had to, not because we chose to." - Eater Staff
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