The Third Floor
Restaurant · Financial District ·
Asian-inflected dishes & rooftop terrace with skyline views
Asian-inflected dishes & rooftop terrace with skyline views
"The Third Floor is the answer to FiDi’s late-ish dinner problem. This swanky Jay Hotel restaurant stays open until 10pm and almost always has a table available. Bring someone who would be awed by marble tables in front of bay windows and gold-plated lamps, and order the pork belly skewers and a solid bowl of duck dumpling noodle soup. If you're hitting the office early, The Third Floor serves breakfast starting at 6:30am and has a great breakfast sandwich." - patrick wong, julia chen 1, lani conway
"Lunch at a good hotel restaurant intrinsically feels special, and The Third Floor, at the refurbished Jay in Fidi, is a great contender for a little lunchtime adventure. Hide among indoor plants and clashing prints, and order the sweet and salty cauliflower and the seared black cod. A light, herbaceous cocktail wouldn’t be out of the question." - Flora Tsapovsky
"The Financial District needs more restaurants open after the streetlamps turn on—it's almost mythical to find a place serving dinner past 8pm in the area. While The Third Floor, a swanky restaurant on the third floor of the Jay Hotel (not to be confused with Prelude on the ground floor), won’t blow anyone away, its later hours and upscale dining room make it a solid option for hotel guests and anyone stranded in the neighborhood looking for an evening meal that isn’t a Subway Footlong. video credit: Patrick Wong There's usually a free table for walk-ins. But if you've got on a t-shirt and jeans, you may look out of place at the restaurant, what with its gold-plated lamps and $10 spiced cashews. People here dress up at least a little bit. There will be at least one duo of suited-up business folks having hushed conversations over mezcal cocktails and a group of friends who specially requested one of the marble tables by the giant bay windows for optimal lighting. The menu—a little bit of a lot of things with pasta, burgers, and yakitori-style skewers—is less impressive than the decor. The fried cauliflower’s coating is too thick and the burrata salad needs pizzaz or at least a little bit of salt. Stick to the skewers, which are are perfectly caramelized, and the duck noodle soup that has a nice balance of spice and sweetness. Food Rundown Pumpkin And Burrata Salad Beautifully plated, but bland. We suggest skipping. photo credit: Patrick Wong Sweet & Spicy Cauliflower Thick breading aside, the sauce on the cauliflower is great. We’d eat a birthday cake in this flavor. photo credit: Patrick Wong Skewers Focus your attention on the skewers when you’re ordering—they’re the best things on the menu. In particular, the pork belly is charred so that each piece of meat is a topographic map of crispy bits, and there’s an added lime sauce that balances out the piggy richness. photo credit: Patrick Wong Liberty Farm Duck Soup Our favorite entree. Sure, there are a few tough pieces of duck in the broth, but the dumplings are so good we’d risk a mouthful of third-degree burns and ditch the chopsticks to bob for them like apples. PlayMute video credit: Patrick Wong Black Cod This has a similar issue to the burrata salad. All of the components—the crispy maitake mushrooms, potato dauphinoise, and clam emulsion—are done right, but the flavors are muddled. It won’t ruin your dinner, but the duck soup is better. photo credit: Patrick Wong Hazelnut Panna Cotta Solid. There aren’t a lot of places to get a decent dessert in the neighborhood, so order one while you can. photo credit: Patrick Wong" - Patrick Wong
"Prelude, located inside the Jay hotel, offers a fine dining experience that blends Southern grandma fare with California agriculture. Chef Celtin Hendrickson-Jones draws from family recipes and his experiences at prestigious venues like Niku Steakhouse and Morimoto. The decor, led by Sergio Mondragon of AvroKO, is inspired by the eucalyptus groves of the Presidio, featuring eucalyptus wood and custom-designed elements. Prelude stands out in San Francisco's dining scene with its elevated and unique approach." - Dianne de Guzman
"Before heading up to my room, I stopped on the Third Floor Terrace for a cocktail on the deck—there are plenty of firepits to stay cozy despite the fog, and in the evenings wild parrots sometimes chatter nearby." - Becky Duffett
