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700 Columbus (at Filbert) San Francisco, CA 94133

415-392-9290

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Best Fondue
Award Winner 2008

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

Description

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.

Melt Open Mic Night

7:30 p.m. first Wed. of every month

Open Mic Night.

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 place's name should have been the tip-off. Anyway, Melt's fondues come in four flavors (classic Neufchatel, Welsh Rarebit, Scrumpy Rarebit, and Stout Rarebit), and two sizes (serving two for $30, three to four for $40, but more in actuality). They... More »

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 same way ... 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 »

Main Menu

Deli Sandwiches
All Sandwiches Are Served with Your Choice of One Side.

$9.75

East Village
herbed goat cheese, pestro, roasted red peppers, arugula and applegate farm's honey maple turkey on sweet william's cincinnati sourdough.

$8.95

Sweet Savage
applegate farm's honey maple turkey, white cheddar, aifalfa sprouts, red onions, dried carnberries and honey dijon on shadeau's bread's multigrain.

$8.95

Avocado Bliss
avocado, roma tomato, red onion, smoked mozzarella, romaine and savory baked baked tofu on shadeau's bread's multigrain.

Side Items
All Sandwiches Come with 1 Choice of Side. Sides Without Sandwich Are Priced Below

$3.00

Mixed Greens
w/dressing

$3.00

Rosemary Redskins

$3.00

Ginger Rainbow Slaw

$3.00

Hummus and Chips

$3.00

Fruit Salad

$3.00

Tabouleh

$0.75

Original Sun Chips

$3.95

Soup Or Chili

Melted Sandwiches

$8.95

Tuscan Chicken
pesto, caramelized onions, sun-dried tomatoes, chicken and romaine

$8.95

Muffaletta
applegate farm's turkey, olive tapenade, roasted red peppers and provolone melted on flatbread.

$8.95

The Rachel
applegate farm's turkey, rubykraut (red cabbage and apples) swiss and tangy sauce melted on shadeau bread's sourdough rye.

$8.95

The Vegan Melt
rinotta and savory baked tofu with roasted onions & peppers, toasted on shadeau's multigrain

$7.95

Three Cheese
blue cheese crumbles, smoked mozzarella white cheddar and roma tomatoes baked on sweet william's cincinnati sourdough

$8.95

Artichoke Melt
artichoke-spinach spread, sliced tomatoes and white cheddar melted open-faced on flatbread

$8.95

Veggie Cheesesteak
house made seasoned seitan, roasted onions and peppers and provolone melted on shadeau's whole wheat hoagie

$8.95

Custom Burger
choice of shetan & roasted beef with provolone melted on shadeau's whole wheat hoagie with tomato, romaine, pickles and choice of mayo or dijon

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Melt!

700 Columbus (at Filbert) San Francisco, CA 94133

415-392-9290

Description

Melt Open Mic Night

7:30 p.m. first Wed. of every month

2008 | Best Fondue

Bouncer Finds the Imperfections Charming at Melt!

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

Bouncer Gets Charmed (!) by Melt!

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

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

By Meredith Brody | Wed, February 06, 2008