Pros: Authentic Parisian feel, active bar, trendy downtown types Cons: Can be hard to get into; noisy
Keith Mc Nally, who owns the well-known Balthazar in Soho, opened Pastis as a less formal sibling. Both are large brasseries that are decidedly Parisian, complete with zinc bar, authentic French food and feel except the service is ultra pleasant.
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Pros: easily memorable name Cons: not unique, food good but not memorable
Pastis is a pretty common name for French restaurants. There's a Pastis in NY, and apparently another in LA. SF Pastis is not however related to these other two, instead it's an offshoot of Fringale, also in San Francisco. Since I love Fringale, I was...
Pros: parking very easy! What a great "pate" Cons: not IN the north beach area but very close
Pastis is one of the great hidden place in San Francisco. Let me tell you why:
1) Food
All dishes are quite good. I wouldn't say excellent though- But I'm french so I have to give my compatriots some hard time :)- except the "foie...
You go in and it looks so pretty! You feel like you're in the South of France, everything's in wood and the walls are a yellowish color, it's very cozy and very pretty and you can't wait to sit and dine and be happy...
Well, you sit and you dine,...
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