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55 Music Concourse (at MLK Jr.), California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA 94118

415-876-6121

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SF Weekly
Recommended
Greenest Bar
Award Winner 2009

Cuisine(s): California, Mediterranean, New American

Hours: Daily 11am-3pm

Price: $$$

Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Diners Club
Attire: Casual

Features: Banquet Facilities, Vegetarian Friendly

Serving: Dinner, Lunch, Snack Food

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Highly Recommended

Parking: Garage, Validation Available

Description

This place is accessible at lunch only with paid admission to the California Academy of Sciences, but there's no fee at dinnertime (the academy closes at 5).

2009 | Greenest Bar

Okay, it isn't exactly a bar and there aren't actually any happyhour discounts, but sipping a Manhattan at sunset in the LEEDplatinum-certified California Academy of Sciences' Moss Room is lullingenough to rival well drinks at your favorite downtown dive. It openshalf an hour after the museum closes, and sits pretty below theacademy's "living roof," a lush canopy of plants accessible from thethird floor. Most people come for the food -- fresh organicCalifornia cuisine -- but... More »

Loretta Keller, Leading Lady

By SF Weekly | Fri, October 15, 2010

?There's the quick-to-heat, flash-in-the-pan hawt -- the kind that disappears after too many stints in rehab and plastic surgeons' offices -- and then there's hotness of the long, steady rolling boil ... More »
Below Expectations

By Meredith Brody | Wed, January 07, 2009

At night, the shiny new California Academy of Sciences is locked up tight, but there's no signage for the Moss Room, its fancy dining room downstairs. If you wander around the building's west side, you'll find a makeshift host station on the patio... More »

Dinner Menu

Main

$16.00

Seared Sonoma County Foie Gras
peach, honey, sourdough

$15.00

Sashimi Of Tai Snapper
pickled shiitake mushroom, citrus, shiso

$10.00

Roasted Spring Onion & White Bean Soup
crouton, truffle oil, parsley

$16.00

Chilled Maine Lobster
soba noodles, edamame, sesame, dashi

$12.00

Plum & Watercress Salad
almonds, manchego, sherry vinaigrette

$14.00

Crispy Sweetbreads
heirloom carrots, ramps, brown butter vinaigrette

$14.00

Onsen Tamago-baby Artichokes
hollandaise, smoked bacon, parsley

$25.00

Grilled Gulf Prawns
sweet corn risotto, chermoula

$26.00

Wild King Salmon
farro, tomato confit, crispy okra

$21.00

Fresh Local Goat Cheese Agnolotti
sweetpeas, pecorino romano, toasted garlic

$29.00

Roasted Sonoma County Squab 29
foie gras, cous cous, five spice, cherry

$31.00

Grilled New York Strip
smoked potato, green goddess, little gems

Chamba – Entree For Two

$51.00

Morocan Braised Lamb Shoulder
market vegetables, tatziki, preserved lemon

$49.00

White Bass “bouillabaisse”
shellfish, quinoa, rouille

Desserts

$9.00

Angel Cloud Cake
strawberries, lemon lavender sorbet

$9.00

Coconut Creme Brulee
blackberry lemongrass compote

$9.00

Walnut Butter Gateau
roasted apricots, chamomile cream

$9.00

Coffee Vacherin
swiss meringue, candied almonds, chocolate sauce

$9.00

Bittersweet Chocolate Cake
cherries, nougat glace, davero olive oil

$7.00

House Made Ice Creams And Sorbets

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The Moss Room

55 Music Concourse (at MLK Jr.), California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA 94118

415-876-6121

Description

2009 | Greenest Bar

Loretta Keller, Leading Lady

By SF Weekly | Fri, October 15, 2010

Below Expectations

By Meredith Brody | Wed, January 07, 2009

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