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Nightbird, founded by Chef Kim Alter in December 2016, is an elegant boutique restaurant in the heart of San Francisco. Rooted in community and diversity, Nightbird delivers a dining experience that is at once refined, whimsical, and deeply hospitable. Our team sets the tone with gracious, warm, and genuine service—thoughtfully paired with our celebrated cuisine. We offer a seasonal five-course tasting menu and a five-course vegetarian tasting menu, both of which change frequently to reflect the finest ingredients and the creativity of our kitchen. Just steps away, tucked down the alley beside the restaurant, Linden Room awaits. This chic and intimate neighborhood gathering place offers stylish, inventive cocktails in a hidden, speakeasy
Highbrow Californian tasting menu from an upscale bistro with an adjacent cocktail lounge.
Hours
| Friday | 5–9 PM |
| Saturday | 5–9 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 5–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 5–9 PM |
| Thursday | 5–9 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 330 Gough St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 829-7565
Website: https://www.nightbirdrestaurant.com/
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Reservations: nightbirdrestaurant.com
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Reviews
John Rushforth
We have visited Nightbird 13 times in the past two years; the last time being December 31st 2025. Hands-down, it is our very favorite restaurant in San Francisco for dinner (we love Foreign Cinema for lunch / brunch). The tasting menu is out-of-this-world, Chef Kim does an incredible job of crafting delicious dishes in a way that some Michelin starred restaurants cannot. There’s a couple of staple dishes that always appear on the menus, despite the seasonal rotations, there’s clearly a reason for that – they are expertly constructed and very tasty.
Being attached to the Linden Room Bar allows you to select from a wide-range of beverages from the with a cocktail menu as you settle into the night. Both venues have their own distinct vibe, the restaurant is the perfect place if you like a low-to-medium level of noise from other diners and background music, this allows you to have very civilized conversations over dinner without raising your voice to be heard.
The servers are on-point and so kind and friendly. We always receive the warmest of welcomes (Thank you Jordan, Mark and William. They will also suggest wines as you move through the menu to complement each dish.
Do go and try Nightbird, it’s a real gem in Hayes Valley and so easy to get to from Muni and Bart. It’s also super-handy if you’re seeing a show at the Orpheum, which is a stones throw away.
… moreBeing attached to the Linden Room Bar allows you to select from a wide-range of beverages from the with a cocktail menu as you settle into the night. Both venues have their own distinct vibe, the restaurant is the perfect place if you like a low-to-medium level of noise from other diners and background music, this allows you to have very civilized conversations over dinner without raising your voice to be heard.
The servers are on-point and so kind and friendly. We always receive the warmest of welcomes (Thank you Jordan, Mark and William. They will also suggest wines as you move through the menu to complement each dish.
Do go and try Nightbird, it’s a real gem in Hayes Valley and so easy to get to from Muni and Bart. It’s also super-handy if you’re seeing a show at the Orpheum, which is a stones throw away.
May Bresler Herzog
We got to experience nightbird’s “day of the dead” inspired menu – a homage to deceased chefs, and it was a very pleasant experience overall. Most dishes were quite tasty, and they made great adjustments for our vegetarian friends. While I found some parts of the meal harder to get over (like half a squab head, which wasn’t very appetizing, or the combo of squab in a dounut with chocolate and sprinkles) I appreciate them trying to push the envelope and be more adventurous with the food they serve.
… moreEric Chow
The food was poorly executed and simply did not taste good (to any of the people in my party). The beef with charred leeks tasted like it was rolled around in an ashtray. There are well executed smoky dishes and then there is this. The menu was a list of dead chefs’ names and told us nothing about the dishes at all, so you had no understanding of how many savory vs sweet courses were next.
But the key reason for the one star is the imbalanced, poor service. One member of the wait staff showered all of the attention and adoration onto one of us, while completely ignoring the rest of us in my party. Only one of us was asked whether we wanted tea or coffee. Only one of us was asked how the food was. Only one of us was asked if they wanted another drink. Peculiar that those who were ignored were people of color .
The waitress told us we were vegetarians… And then apologized when she got the wrong table. She then congratulated us for our job promotion…. And then apologized she got the wrong table.
Fine dining establishments should teach their wait staff better. This is worse than Burger King.
… moreBut the key reason for the one star is the imbalanced, poor service. One member of the wait staff showered all of the attention and adoration onto one of us, while completely ignoring the rest of us in my party. Only one of us was asked whether we wanted tea or coffee. Only one of us was asked how the food was. Only one of us was asked if they wanted another drink. Peculiar that those who were ignored were people of color .
The waitress told us we were vegetarians… And then apologized when she got the wrong table. She then congratulated us for our job promotion…. And then apologized she got the wrong table.
Fine dining establishments should teach their wait staff better. This is worse than Burger King.
Brad Hover
We tried the vegetarian tasting menu at Nightbird and had a mixed experience. The dishes were beautifully presented, creative, and flavorful, but not especially filling, and a few courses felt hit-or-miss. After about 10 courses, we were still a bit hungry.
The restaurant itself has a lovely, quiet ambiance, but the service didn’t feel as warm or engaging as we’ve experienced at other fine dining spots in San Francisco, such as Lazy Bear. Instead of feeling like a full “dining experience,” it came across more as simply being served one dish after another.
Overall, Nightbird has elegance and creativity, but we left wishing for a little more substance, both in the food and in the experience.
… moreThe restaurant itself has a lovely, quiet ambiance, but the service didn’t feel as warm or engaging as we’ve experienced at other fine dining spots in San Francisco, such as Lazy Bear. Instead of feeling like a full “dining experience,” it came across more as simply being served one dish after another.
Overall, Nightbird has elegance and creativity, but we left wishing for a little more substance, both in the food and in the experience.
Carl Wong
Our dinner reservation back in Nov was for the Linden Room, which is the bar area. The main dining room was fully booked. It’s so loud and crowded, trying to enjoy the wonderful dish is impossible. The waiter tried to explain every dish, but we couldn’t hear a thing. The meal itself is amazing. Would return for a proper experience.
… moreHelen M.
Hubby and I I celebrated our wedding anniversary here and had a great time. The serving staff were so friendly, they took the time to chat and answer our (many!) questions. The food was stunning, presented with such care and attention. Menu is technically 5 courses but in between there are lots of surprises and treats that use the remaining parts of the main dishes. Love the thoughtfulness around waste. They had some wonderful zero proof cocktails which were delicious. Menu featured a lot of seafood which is not typically our preference hence the 4/5 but the quality and everything else was perfection.
… moreMike Fahmie
Food was amazing but the service was somehow even better?
The minor things that get dealt with SEAMLESSLY melted my heart. Partner ordered an NA cocktail? Champagne toast for the table was NA. Mother is slightly hard of hearing? All entree descriptions given standing next to her. None of these things were called out by us or the staff, they were just done! I wonder what else I missed that the staff did to accommodate us? It left us completely unencumbered to laugh, drink, and enjoy the amazing food. Thank you so much for an amazing experience!
… moreThe minor things that get dealt with SEAMLESSLY melted my heart. Partner ordered an NA cocktail? Champagne toast for the table was NA. Mother is slightly hard of hearing? All entree descriptions given standing next to her. None of these things were called out by us or the staff, they were just done! I wonder what else I missed that the staff did to accommodate us? It left us completely unencumbered to laugh, drink, and enjoy the amazing food. Thank you so much for an amazing experience!
Ingrid
Perhaps our new favorites one star! Love the thematic menu although we did not expect it would be horror movies and the dessert spook me out quite a bit
But every course was meticulously crafted and very creative – and the flavors just work, didnt feel forced at all. Also loved the concept of “reflection dishes” after the main courses.
Service was flawless, we loved our waiter. And price point is so fair!
Our favorites were the brown butter quail egg, prawns in potato espuma, scallops in squash and chestnut sauce, and the pecan pie with foie gras. The wagyu was perfect as well – not too fatty and so flavourful.
… moreBut every course was meticulously crafted and very creative – and the flavors just work, didnt feel forced at all. Also loved the concept of “reflection dishes” after the main courses.
Service was flawless, we loved our waiter. And price point is so fair!
Our favorites were the brown butter quail egg, prawns in potato espuma, scallops in squash and chestnut sauce, and the pecan pie with foie gras. The wagyu was perfect as well – not too fatty and so flavourful.
Faline Kitten
The food that they served were all very salty. So salty that I could not taste the food’s flavor. The food was served in a tiny amount each time. I thought they were appetizers and the main dish will come. But those small amount of food were main dish. I am not a big eater, but I felt like I had appetizers and dessert without the main dish. The restaurant is a small room with no interior design. I paid $1200 for 4 including tip and tax and it was not worth it.
… moreSF Chinatown
A very nice dinner I. A quiet place which makes for great conversations ! Though staff was ‘perfect’, almost too perfect & very serious . Very delicious but made us miss the House of Prime Rib … perfect portion for a smaller eater … the 180lb 6’’1” needed to get a slice or 2 nearby to fill his stomach
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