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Melt!

700 Columbus (at Filbert)
San Francisco, CA 94133

415-392-9290 | Website

North Beach/ Chinatown | Get Directions  | 

Category: Restaurants | American, Bistro, Cafe

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Modest, friendly triangular-shaped café, with tiled floor, wooden tables and chairs, a couch, and counters looking out on Columbus, tries to be everything for the neighborhood: free WiFi, wine and beer, nights devoted to open mike, projected movies, trivia contests. Fare includes breakfast eggs, bagels, panini, salads, and soup. We are especially impressed by their excellent fondue, which is the real deal, served with salad, cubed bread, apples, and grapes.

  • Cuisine(s): American, Bistro, Cafe, Coffeehouse

    Hours: Fri-Sat 12pm-12am, Sun-Thu 12pm-10pm

    Price: $$

    Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa

  • Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Wheelchair Accessible, Vegetarian Friendly, Family Style

    Serving: Dinner, Lunch, Snack Food

    Entertainment: Live Entertainment

    Alcohol: Beer/Wine

  • Reservations: Not Accepted

    Parking: Street

  • 2008 | Best Fondue

    Who'd think that the best fondue in San Francisco was hiding in plain sight at a cozy neighborhood cafe in North Beach that offers free wi-fi, projected movies, open-mic nights, and trivia contests, in addition to coffee and light fare? Maybe the... More >

SF Weekly Reviews and News

  • Bouncer Finds the Imperfections Charming at Melt!

    By Katy St. Clair | Wed, November 30, 2011

    ​From this week's Bouncer column: My favorite line from Vacation is uttered by Cousin Eddie: "I don't know why they call this stuff Hamburger Helper. It does just fine by itself." I feel the sa More >

  • Bouncer Gets Charmed (!) by Melt!

    By Katy St. Clair | Wed, November 30, 2011

    My favorite line from Vacation is uttered by Cousin Eddie: "I don't know why they call this stuff Hamburger Helper. It does just fine by itself." I feel the same way about Melt! in North Beach — it's a fondue restaurant, but it works much better a... More >

  • Looking for a Good Melt, SF Weekly Bumps Into Fondue Fred

    By Meredith Brody | Wed, February 06, 2008

    When I read "Swiss Bliss," Jeffrey Steingarten's exhaustive piece on fondue in the February issue of Vogue, I figured it was just the famously oppositional epicure getting around to experimenting — his way — with a much-maligned dish. His way mean... More >

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