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20 Cosmo San Francisco CA 94109

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  • French, Fusion, Vietnamese
    Sun-Wed 5:30pm-10pm, Thu-Sat 5:30pm-11pm
    $$$$ $$$, $$$$
    MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Diners Club, cash
  • Nice.
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Coat Check
    Dinner
    Live Entertainment
  • Full bar
    Accepted, Online Reservations Available
    Street, Valet
Description

Recalling Vietnam during the time of French colonization, the upscale Le Colonial restaurant features a gorgeous, palm tree-lined interior. It's slowly but steadily attracting special events such as the Lotus party (every Saturday night).








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  • Andrew Johann
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    | San Francisco, CA | 4 Reviews

    I'm sorry they closed the one in WEHO...but a winner for the food and the people...more so...

  • foivosk
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    | San Francisco, CA | 4 Reviews

    Some people don't like the fact that it's on the posh side, but I think it's great for what it is. Nice cocktails, nice food, nice busy environment.

  • x_ray43
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    | San Francisco, CA | 6 Reviews

    I've been going to the place for 8 or 9 years already. Excellent food. Nice lounge upstairs. Bartenders are great. One of the few places where the food they make is worth the money you spend. I've had a lot of great moments there.

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  • 2005 | Best Restaurant Décor

    Once you enter Le Colonial's encompassing atmosphere of drowsy tropical elegance, jangling, frenetic downtown San Francisco ceases to exist. This urban oasis, tucked away in the inner courtyard that once housed Trader Vic's and accessed via a fronded open-air atrium, is rich with polished wood, crisp napery, carved rattan, and the gentle glow of candlelight. Two floors and multiple nooks and enclaves feature intricate tile flooring, vintage pressed-tin ceilings in deep red, antique... More »

  • 2002 | Best Cocktail Lounge for Getting Frisky

    Hard to say whether it's the mood lighting, the couches that encourage guests to settle in for another drink, or the young professional crowd that makes Le Colonial's French-Vietnamese lounge an excellent spot for flirtation. But whatever it is, it works. Drop in for a glass of wine and some spicy crab cakes and you're bound to catch someone exchanging spit behind a banana plant or bamboo room divider. If you're lucky, one of the people doing the swapping will be you. More »

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  • Side Dish

    Side Dish

    Should I Stay or Should I Go?There was a collective groan of dismay when opening manager and lady-about-town Kimberly Bakker announced that she was leaving Le Colonial for pursuits in the Big Apple. Now it seems she may stay. What can we do to... More »

  • Here\'s Looking at You

    Here's Looking at You

    One of my more oblique hobbies is collecting bartender's guides, the more arcane the better. Bar guides reflect their time and place as subtly and as knowingly as a vintage kinescope or a trashy paperback. The prize of my collection is Bernard... More »

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People Who Like Le Colonial

Dinner Menu
Appetizers
$14.00
Banh Hap So Diep
pot stickers filled with scallops, shrimp, ginger, sesame-soy dipping sauce
$14.00
Suon Nuong
five-spice rubbed kurobuta pork ribs, tamarind-smoked chile glaze
$14.00
Banh Xeo
crispy rice crepe filled with shrimp, lobster, bean sprouts, lettuce cups, nuoc cham
$15.00
Thit Kho Chien
twice cooked pork belly, pickled bok choy, hosui pear, quail egg, savory caramel, truffle oil
$12.00
Bo Tai Chanh
sliced beef carpaccio, fresh lime juice, crispy shallots, toasted peanuts, nuoc cham
$15.00
Cha Cua
tofu skin wrapped dungeness crab cakes, mango-hot and sour gastrique
$11.00
Banh Bao
steamed chili barbecue pork buns, cilantro, pineapple
$9.00
Banh Cuon
steamed ravioli filled with chicken, wood ear mushrooms, bean sprouts, chilies, nuoc cham
$28.00
Each Additional Person $14.00
Appetizer Tasting Platter
chefs selection of five vietnamese specialties (for two)
Soups
$9.00
Pho Ga
aromatic chicken broth, sous-vide chicken breast, bean sprouts, cilantro
$9.00
Sup Dau Bi
local english peas, spearmint, black pepper-meyer lemon creme fraiche
Salads
$9.00
Xa Lach Rau Tron
butter lettuce, watercress, almonds, hearts of palm, french dressing
$12.00
Goi Ga
roasted chicken, crushed peanuts, mint, cabbage, radicchio, nuoc cham vinaigrette
$11.00
Goi Du Du Tom
green papaya, grilled prawns, shredded carrots, five-flavor dressing
$12.00
Goi Bo Nuong
grilled steak salad, mint, mung beans sprouts, pickled daikon, crushed peanuts, nuoc cham
$14.00
Goi Ca Thu
tuna, kaffir lime leaf, avocado, sesame seeds, seven-flavor dressing
Rolls
$10.00
Goi Cuon
fresh spring rolls, poached prawns, pork, bean sprouts, fresh herbs, rice vermicelli, peanut sauce
$9.00
Bo Bia Chay
vegetarian rolls, chayote, shiitake mushrooms, tofu, cucumber, peanuts, basil, peanut sauce
$11.00
Cha Gio Chay
crispy vegetarian buddha rolls with taro, tofu, shiitake mushrooms, jicama, sweet ponzu
$11.00
Cha Gio Tom Cua
crispy rolls, dungeness crab, shrimp, pork, wood ear mushrooms, nuoc cham
$12.00
Cha Gio Vit
crispy duck rolls with taro, jicama, ginger dipping sauce
Seafood
$28.00
Ca Thu Nuong
grilled tombo tuna, aromatic artichoke broth, grilled spring onions, jasmine rice salad
$25.00
Ca Ri Tom
black tiger prawns, coconut curry, russet potato, yellow onion, mango, shiitake mushroom, basil
$28.00
Chao Ca
sake glazed alaskan black cod congee, rau ram, baby bok choy
$27.00
Ca Nau Ngot
arctic char clay pot, manila clams spring onion, fennel, saffron-butter broth
Le Colonial Specialties
$31.00
Ca Hap La Chuoi
steamed chilean sea bass wrapped in banana leaves, tomatoes, shiitake mushrooms, ginger, black-bean coconut sauce
$32.00
Bo Luc Lac
wok-seared filet mignon, sweet garlic-soy sauce, pickled red onion, crispy shoestring potatoes, kaffir lime dressing
Meats
$22.00
Ga Roti Xao Xa
lemongrass chicken two ways, eryngii mushroom, asparagus, fava leaves, coconut-ginger nage
$24.00
Thit Heo Kho Nuoc Dau
pork leg braised in coconut water, taro gnocchi, baby carrots, green garlic relish
$32.00
Cuu Nuong
grilled lamb chops, crispy eggplant frites, sauteed escarole, spring garlic, crushed chili flakes, pepper-lime dipping sauce
$30.00
Bo Bit Tet
new york strip loin steak prepared sous-vide, warm green garlic potato salad, cilantro sambal, lc steak sauce
$24.00
Vit Ngu Vi Huong
seared 5-spice duck breast, duck leg confit, crispy brussels sprouts, tamarind sauce
Vegetables & Side Dishes
$15.00
Dau Hu Chay
marinated tofu, grilled spring onion, erringyi mushroom, miso-tamarind gastrique, micro celery salad
$8.00
Dau Dua Xao
wok-tossed blue lake beans, shiitake mushroom, garlic-oyster sauce, toasted almonds
$9.00
Xu Bruxelles
sweet chili-nuoc cham glazed brussels sprouts, portobello mushrooms
$15.00
Mien Xao Cua
stir fried green garlic, glass noodles, crab, tofu, shrimp, egg, tamari soy, scallions
$8.00
Dau Hu Hanh
wok fried salt and pepper tofu, green garlic, chili-mushroom sauce
$9.00
Mang Tay Nuong
grilled local asparagus, preserved bean curd-chili butter, meyer lemon zest, sea salt
Rice
$11.00
Com Chien
jasmine curry fried rice, roasted pork, shrimp, egg, scallions
$4.00
Com Trang
jasmine rice with scallion oil
$4.00
Com Dua
coconut rice
$4.00
Com Luc
brown rice
Desserts
$8.00
Flan Au Caramel
coconut rum creme caramel
$10.00
Green Tea Creme Brulee
served with macerated strawberries
$12.00
Vietnamese Flourless Chocolate Cake
flavored with vietnamese coffee, topped with whipped cream
$10.00
Deep Fried Bananas
served with chocolate sauce, banana anglais, and sweetened condensed milk
$15.00
Le Colonial Banana Split
caramelized bananas with assorted ice cream, served with seasonal fruits
$22.00
The Chefs Dessert Platter
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