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Masa's

648 Bush St. (at Powell)
San Francisco
Tel. (415) 989-7154

Map | www.masasrestaurant.com

Few restaurants have such a storied history as Masa's, a tale that involves the mysterious murder of the namesake chef. He's been replaced by a succession of other top chefs such as Julian Serrano and Ron Siegel. Now Gregory Short, who spent seven years at the French Laundry, wears the top toque. Short changes the menu nightly, but it might include squab with hearts of palms, Fresno chiles, crispy shallots and a squab consomme; or fava bean agnolotti with black trumpet mushrooms and a madras curry emulsion. It's refined food that goes with the soft, elegant setting crafted by famed designer Orlando Diaz-Azcuy.

 
Specialties: Nine-course tasting menu.

Hours

Dinner 5:30-9:30 pm Tues.-Sat.

Cuisines

  • French

Features

  • Online Reservation
  • Credit Cards: Accepted
  • Disabled Access
  • Full Bar
  • Parking: Paid Lot
  • Parking: Valet ($15)
  • Seating (65 (plus four in the lounge))
  • Reservations: Required

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Chronicle Review History

Date

Status

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04/03/2011

Revisited

Top 100 Restaurants 2011  -- Michael Bauer

04/04/2010

Revisited

Top 100 Restaurants 2010  -- Michael Bauer

04/05/2009

Reviewed

04/06/2008

Revisited

Top 100 Restaurants 2008  -- Michael Bauer

04/01/2007

Revisited

Top 100 Restaurants 2007  -- Michael Bauer

08/26/2005

Updated

Masa's is well on its way to reclaiming its past glory

07/07/2004

Revisited

Chef Richard Reddington takes over in the kitchen; Chef Ron Siegel has moved on to the Ritz Carlton. Gregory Short to take over soon.

04/04/2004

Revisited

Top 100 Restaurants 2004  -- Michael Bauer

04/13/2003

Revisited

Top 100 Restaurants 2003  -- Michael Bauer

02/03/2002

Revisited

Top 100 Restaurants 2002  -- Michael Bauer

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