The Alembic Restaurant Review
1725 Haight St. (Cole St.) 
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San Francisco, CA 94117
415-666-0822 | Menu
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The Alembic Restaurant is one of our 2012
| Top 10 SF Late Night Restaurants
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| An atmosphere of gritty, bluesy cool pervades this small but sophisticated bar and small-plates restaurant. Hard-working bartenders generate cocktails with names like the Jack Rose, Blood and Sand and a turn-of-the-century rye whiskey concoction known as The Bone---perfect for gambling types and transients in vintage fedoras. Beers hail from sister venue Magnolia Pub down the street, with a rotating guest selection of other local winners such as Speakeasy and Death and Taxes. Food is slow-cooked or fried and served sizzling in small, cast-iron pots and skillets, including blackened whole young squid, goat cheese fritters, crawdaddy gumbo, and a somewhat soupy pudding of grits, barbecued pork belly and deviled duck eggs ("bacon, eggs & grits"). Service is warm, adult and accommodating. After 9 p.m. the small space fills with livelier revelers. |
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