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Liholiho Yacht Club
February 27, 2023
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The shaved pig head salad from Liholiho Yacht Club will overwhelm you with awe. You know, the kind inspired by a top-down, golden hour drive over the Golden Gate Bridge. Frisée and Asian pears, tossed in a zingy fish sauce vinaigrette, surround glossy slices of pig head like an edible halo. And the meat melts the second it hits your tongue. The salad is a spot-on indicator of what this Lower Nob Hill spot does best: completely original dishes that are in their own class.
A lot has changed in Liholiho Yacht Club’s world since their two-year hiatus starting in 2020. The restaurant underwent an interior refresh. And the team opened Good Good Culture Club , the lively sister spot in the Mission and one of the most fun places to eat in the city. What hasn’t changed is that Liholiho is a bucket-list restaurant for milestone life moments you’ll be telling stories about for the next ten years.
The menu is described as “heritage driven,” and here that translates to salads, snacks, and meats and seafood influenced mostly by South and East Asian cuisines. Liholiho is doing its own thing, combining every flavor under the sun to turn out dishes that feel new. And the impressive presentation makes them almost too pretty to eat.
Just look to the rendang curry that arrives with an entire turmeric butter naan baked over the top. It’s one of six rotating entrées, and one to get on your table. Stab the bread’s shell to release the fragrant steam like it’s a pore-opening facial. The swordfish katsu is the other standout. It’s decorated with a Russian dressing drizzle, radishes, and gherkins, and stays crisp atop light caper butter. Smaller plates are as deserving of the spotlight. Beef tongue and miso aioli between soft steamed buns are saucy and umami-packed, gulf shrimp are leveled up with sweet longanisa stuffing, and the previously mentioned pig head salad is, quite simply, a masterpiece.
While the food is the main event, the space is where you want to be on nights that call for multiple rounds of wine, and pandan or li hing mui-infused cocktails. The open kitchen, smack dab in the middle of the airy, brick-lined dining room, is a hub of constant movement. Staff add the finishing touches on some katsu, light sparklers on top of a baked Hawaii, and move around so fast they blur. Get to this buzzy place for any celebration you can think of, including to experience a dinner that's unlike anything else in SF.
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Shaved Pig Head
Rendang Curry
Swordfish Katsu
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- 871 Sutter St., San Francisco, 94109, USA
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There are no yachts to be found at its current Mission residence, but hordes of locals and enthusiasts remain quite eager to book passage on Liholiho's love boat. Fusing Californian technique with the flavors of Chef/owner Ravi Kapur’s native Hawaii, this earthy, bustling, and airy space is known for strong cocktails, shareable plates, and near-impossible reservations. Walk-ins are welcome, but make sure you arrive in time to beat the crowds. Pivoted around a large, open kitchen, the dining room hums with groups savoring the likes of short rib bao or whole fried fish marinated with coconut and turmeric. If you turn your nose up at Spam try the house-made version. It just might convert you.
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Liholiho Yacht Club
871 Sutter Street, , CA 94109
(415) 440-5446
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Specialties: Heritage driven food. Cooking and hospitality are the catalyst to gather and enjoy the moment. Grind - Talk Story - Get Jag Established in 2015. Back in Hawaii in the early 80's The Kealoha uncles would race Hobie Cats, they threw parties "pop ups" to pay for their supplies. They would go to the beach and throw a party, fire up the grill, ice down the beer, and get a band to play ...
Specialties: Heritage driven food. Cooking and hospitality are the catalyst to gather and enjoy the moment. Grind - Talk Story - Get Jag Established in 2015. Back in Hawaii in the early 80's The Kealoha uncles would race Hobie Cats, they threw parties "pop ups" to pay for their supplies. They would go to the beach and throw a party, fire up the grill, ice down the beer, and get a band to play ...
Specialties: Heritage driven food. Cooking and hospitality are the catalyst to gather and enjoy the moment. Grind - Talk Story - Get Jag Established in 2015. Back in Hawaii in the early 80's The Kealoha uncles would race Hobie Cats, they threw parties "pop ups" to pay for their supplies. They would go to the beach and throw a party, fire up the grill, ice down the beer, and get a band to play ...
And the meat melts the second it hits your tongue. The salad is a spot-on indicator of what this Lower Nob Hill spot does best: completely original dishes that are in their own class. A lot has changed in Liholiho Yacht Club's world since their two-year hiatus starting in 2020. The restaurant underwent an interior refresh.
Liholiho Yacht Club - a restaurant in the 2023 MICHELIN Guide USA. The MICHELIN inspectors' point of view, information on prices, types of cuisine and opening hours on the MICHELIN Guide's official website
Fodor's Expert Review Liholiho Yacht Club $$$$ Union Square Modern American Fodor's Choice Inspired but not defined by the chef's native Hawaii, Ravi Kapur's lively restaurant is known for big ...
Friday. 17:00-21:00. Saturday. 17:00-21:00. Sunday. closed. Liholiho Yacht Club - a restaurant in the 2023 MICHELIN Guide USA. The MICHELIN inspectors' point of view, information on prices, types of cuisine and opening hours on the MICHELIN Guide's official website.
Liholiho Yacht Club lands itself on Yelp's top 100 places to treat yourself. Plus 3 more Bay Area restaurants where hungry patrons fork over the cash. By Susana Guerrero, SFGATE March 29, 2019.
by Becky Duffett Dec 3, 2021, 12:42pm PST. Liholiho Yacht Club, the wildly popular restaurant inspired by chef Ravi Kapur's Hawaiian heritage, is shuffling restaurants and locations again ...
Liholiho Yacht Club in San Francisco I also featured this restaurant in my first post ever on my food blog (ig: @eat_with_lily). When I first visit here in 2019, I was amazed by the yummy food here. Two years later, the food and dining environment here are still fabulous -- Buzzy, elegant, modern, and chill. The food is innovative and flavorful ...
Liholiho Yacht Club, San Francisco, California. 6,064 likes · 7 talking about this · 26,843 were here. Heritage driven food with California ingredients. Grind - Talk Story - Get Jag #GetJag
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Specialties: Heritage driven food. Cooking and hospitality are the catalyst to gather and enjoy the moment. Grind - Talk Story - Get Jag Established in 2015. Back in Hawaii in the early 80's The Kealoha uncles would race Hobie Cats, they threw parties "pop ups" to pay for their supplies. They would go to the beach and throw a party, fire up the grill, ice down the beer, and get a band to play ...
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Top 10 Best Meal? in San Francisco, CA - June 2024 - Yelp - The Cupboard, Foliage, Lazy Bear, Frances, Bella Trattoria, Pampanguena Cuisine, Liholiho Yacht Club, LoCal Foodz Cali, La Ciccia, The Cheesecake Factory. Yelp. Yelp for Business. ... Liholiho Yacht Club. 4.5 (2.8k reviews)