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1725 Haight San Francisco, CA 94117

415-666-0822 

http://www.alembicbar.com  

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1725 Haight San Francisco CA 94117

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  • American, Bistro
    Daily 12pm-2am
    $$$ $$, $$$
    All Major Credit Cards
  • Casual
    Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
    Full bar
  • Not Accepted
    Street
Description

The Alembic is not to everyone's tastes: too loud/too hipster/too much of a bar/too fancy/ew, bone marrow? But in addition to stellar cocktails (one favorite, the Southern Exposure, contains gin, mint, and celery juice), the kitchen puts out some of the most unabashedly creative food in this city: jerk-spiced grilled duck hearts, seared albacore sliders with veal bacon, pickled quail eggs. It's American bistro menu is seasonal as well as science-friendly, and wildly affordable to boot. Some nights, the chefs put out a $35, three-course prix-fixe dinner. Cocktails extra, of course.








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  • Bouncer Finds a Hermitage of Sanity at Alembic

    Bouncer Finds a Hermitage of Sanity at Alembic

    By Katy St. Clair | Wed, July 18, 2012

    During the Romantic period in the 19th century (if this opening sentence scares you, now's the time to move on to the sex ads), rich people tried to keep it real by hiring "hermits" to live on their property and appear humble and tattered. They... More »

  • Gilded Lily, a Flossy Tipple at The Alembic Bar

    Gilded Lily, a Flossy Tipple at The Alembic Bar

    By Tamara Palmer | Fri, September 30, 2011

    This week's sunny skies called for a little splash of flash without spending too much cash. Luckily, the soon-to-expand Alembic Bar is equipped to provide such a service to the thirsty in search of sp... More »

  • Dear Restaurants: What We Need from Your Website

    Dear Restaurants: What We Need from Your Website

    By W. Blake Gray | Fri, August 12, 2011

    Earlier this week our restaurant critic Jonathan Kauffman criticized the website of one of his favorite restaurants, the Alembic. I thought I'd have a look at the site. Unfortunately, I don't have th... More »

  • Ten Best San Francisco Restaurants Not on OpenTable

    Ten Best San Francisco Restaurants Not on OpenTable

    By Jonathan Kauffman | Tue, August 09, 2011

    Five years ago, it would have been hard to imagine the lock that OpenTable now has on San Francisco restaurants. From the highest of the high end to mid-priced neighborhood places, the locally based ... More »

  • Heart Is the New Entry-Level Offal

    Heart Is the New Entry-Level Offal

    By Jonathan Kauffman | Wed, February 09, 2011

    Since the era of Anubis and Osiris, we've considered the heart the organ in charge of the emotions. It's belief so ancient that it has become embedded in a hundred idiomatic phrases — "You broke my heart," "My heart is fluttering," the... More »

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  • 2011 | Best Cocktail Menu

    If you like choices at a bar, stop by one of Alembic's Savoy Cocktail nights, when its usual menu is replaced with copies of Harry Craddock's 800-plus-recipe tome. The book was written in 1930 by an American bartender who escaped to Europe during Prohibition, and contains recipes for drinks that feel modern again, like the Brandy Alexander, the Corpse Reviver #2, and the Old Pal. Navigating a volume of cocktails that large can be intimidating, but bar manager Daniel Hyatt knows his way... More »

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Dinner Menu
Snacks
$2.00
Pickled Quail Eggs
$4.00
Honey-cumin Glazed Nuts
$3.00
Marinated Olives
$5.00
Sumac Potato Chips
with garlic-lemon yogurt and zaatar
$5.00
Jerk Spiced Duck Hearts
with pickled pineapple and thyme salt
$5.00
Shishito Peppers
with house-smoked salt
Each $4.00
All 4 For $15.00
Artisan Cheeses
seasonal bells and whistles
Plates
Each $5.00
Pork Belly Sliders
delicata squash tempura, mizuna. miso-ale mustard
$12.00
Roasted Beets & Carrots
goat cheese ribbon, quinoa, smoked date puree, vadouvan, corriander
$14.00
Hiramasa Crudo
charred avocado, oro blanco, white soy, mitsuba
$24.00
Caramelized Scallops & Sweetbreads
kabocha squash spaetzle, romanesco, pickled beech mushroom, green apple syrup
$23.00
36 Hour Beef Shortrib
smoked onion glaze, chanterelle, brussels sprouts, parsnip
$21.00
King Mackeral"a La Plancha"
crushed potato, lettuce, seaweed tapenade
$17.00
Miso Grilled Trumpet Mushrooms
artichoke, brown rice, butternut squash. black garlic, red shiso
$12.00
Bone Marrow
caper gremolata, garlic confit
$12.00
Porcini Bouillon
celery root custard, apple, black truffle oil
Desserts
$8.00
Eagle Rare Chocolate Pudding
drunken cherries, almond mousse
$8.00
Caramelized Brioche
fig, coffee soil, white cardamom ice cream
$8.00
Carrot Cake
butternut squash, apple, brown butter ice cream
$8.00
Cheesecake In A Jar
meyer lemon curd, huckleberry jam, candied coconut

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