Osito
American restaurant · Mission
2875 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Highlights
Live-fire fine dining from Michelin-starred Chef Seth Stowaway
Live-fire fine dining from Michelin-starred Chef Seth Stowaway
"A Michelin-starred restaurant closed in May 2025 by chef Seth Stowaway. Reporting indicates Stowaway is already planning his next project: he will take over the former WesBurger ’N’ More space in the Mission and convert it into a new concept." - Dianne de Guzman
"Chef Seth Stowaway’s restaurant Osito is a tribute to cooking by live fire, pulling off the difficult task with aplomb in a communal seating environment meant to encourage conversation and community. (1 star)" - Eater Staff
"San Francisco’s only exclusively live fire–cooking restaurant is departing the city and will take its Michelin star with it; the final service will be a Mother’s Day brunch on Sunday, May 11. Chef Seth Stowaway told The San Francisco Standard that the $15,000 rent was too expensive to justify staying open." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Across the hall from Aspen lodge-inspired the Bar at Osito is Osito’s massive single dining room. With an old school record player spinning Marvin Gaye at the far end of the room, guests are treated to a full view of the live-fire pit that earned chef Seth Stowaway’s restaurant its Michelin star. Studio Terpeluk, the firm behind Liholiho Yacht Club and other San Francisco favorites, created the warm aesthetic using sugar pine and dark reclaimed Redwood." - Flora Tsapovsky
"New Year’s Day brunch is coming to one-Michelin-starred Osito, with chef Seth Stowaway promising an extravagant a la carte meal featuring Dungeness crab, caviar, and ribeye. Expect key ingredients to be cooked by fire, as is the Osito way. Walk-ins are available, but reservations are also available via Tock." - Dianne de Guzman
