Bix
Fine dining restaurant · North Beach ·
Swanky supper club with live jazz & American-French cuisine
Swanky supper club with live jazz & American-French cuisine
"Bix is an old-school San Francisco restaurant where it wouldn’t be out of the question to see Francis Ford Coppola talking through production budgets, or someone in a mink coat signing divorce papers. Ordering a martini—in a glass that's been chilled atop a mountain of ice on the bar—is a requirement. And even though the food at Bix can only very loosely be described as “good,” we love this classic institution dearly." - bryan kim, team infatuation
"On a romantic alley in San Francisco's charming Jackson Square, a lone neon sign leads into a soaring room of fluted columns, mahogany paneling, plush banquettes and distinguished artwork. Variously described as a civilized speakeasy, a supper club and an elegant saloon, BIX offers modern American cuisine served in a soaring two-story dining room to the strains of live jazz nightly." - Volume
"You go to this old-school American supper club in Jackson Square to travel to the 1930s (even though this place has only been around since 1988). Martinis are on standby on every table, and jazz cellists and pianists in ties serenade folks in the Art Deco dining room nightly. You’ll do a double take when you spot the painting of a clown making out with a ballerina, and martini glasses chilled upside down in giant mounds of shaved ice. You’re at Bix to listen to live music and sip on negronis in a space that’s both ridiculous and lovable, and, of course, to eat shrimp cocktails, steak tartare, and slightly dry pork chops." - julia chen 1, lani conway, patrick wong
"Bix takes you back to a 1930s supper club. The Jackson Square spot oozes old-timey San Francisco charm, from the jacketed waitstaff and live jazz band to the mountain of ice used to chill an army of martini glasses. There’s no bad seat in the house, whether you’re upstairs, downstairs, or people-watching perched from a bar stool. Get a pork chop, sip on a boulevardier, and let your noir fantasy play out." - julia chen 1, lani conway, patrick wong
"Wander down Gold Alley and step into Bix, a San Francisco restaurant that’s been stirring and shaking up classic cocktails in a transportive Art Deco setting since 1988. Splash out on decadent lobster spaghetti or a veal pot pie, but if it’s summertime, you’ll want to order Bix’s heirloom tomato cart, where sizable slices of heirloom tomatoes are dressed tableside with burrata, basil, and extra virgin olive oil. Bix also features live jazz music during the dinner hour, perfect for blissing out during the meal." - Paolo Bicchieri