Guests are greeted by the wafting aroma of incense on their way to the dining room and a dramatic 25-seat V-shaped bar awash with cerulean blue light.
The rest of the elegant 10,000-square-foot restaurant is comparatively understated, with dark woods, carved room dividers and embroidered banquettes.
The large menu includes a la carte and fixed-price options ($68-$138 at dinner).
One way to start is with an umeboshi plum sour or a selection from the eclectic wine and sake list. Move on to crisp duck rolls; Assam seafood clay pot; and a delicately flavored stir-fry of lotus root, asparagus and lily bud.
Desserts include a coconut tapioca pearl pudding garnished with caramelized spiced pineapple.
Hakkasan San Francisco from Hakkasan on Vimeo.
Here is a sample of their A La Carte menu
Hakkasan San Francisco from Hakkasan on Vimeo.
Hakkasan, 1 Kearny St. (at Market and Geary streets), San Francisco;
(415) 829-8148
www.hakkasan.com
Lunch and dinner daily
Full bar
Reservations and credit cards accepted
Valet parking
Starters and small plates, $8-$21
main courses, $18-$58
desserts, $8-$18
