Here's a look at the best new and renovated venues in San Francisco for spring such as corporate event venues, party rooms, conference centers, restaurants with private rooms, unique venues, and more. These event and meeting spaces can accommodate groups large or small for business dinners, cocktail parties, conferences, and private and corporate events.
7. Hutong
Cow Hollow's 18-year-old Asian restaurant Betelnut reopened as Hutong following a menu and decor update in March. The concept, which includes a new oven, will serve flatbread pizzas, small plates, street-food-style dishes, and a few raw items. Cosmetic updates include antique, graffiti-covered walls, bamboo-backed chairs and accents, and decor inspired by the streets of Hong Kong. A private room can accommodate as many as 36 people.
Photo: Courtesy of Hutong
1. Hotel Zetta
Viceroy Hotel Group opened Hotel Zetta in February following a stylish renovation of the former Hotel Milano. The SoMa district hotel has more than 2,760 square feet of event space. The 1,672-square-foot Play lounge is equipped with flat-screen TVs, Mac computers, a shuffleboard table, and a British telephone booth for ordering room service. Smaller spaces, such as the 29-person Demo meeting room, are suited for product pitching, and the Lumen room seats 15 people around a wooden conference table.
Photo: David Phelps
2. Tank 18
SoMa district winery Tank 18 opened its 300-person tasting room in January. The 6,000-square-foot room is eco-friendly and features a recycled wood interior and old crates that function as tables and chairs. Cheese, charcuterie, and other snacks are available, as is the option to host food trucks. Tank 18 can make custom wine-bottle labels for events.
Photo: Courtesy of Tank 18
3. Trick Dog
A new cocktail bar, Trick Dog opened in January in the mission district. With a name inspired by a vintage piggy bank—on display at the bar—the two-level space has a playful vibe. Each of the signature cocktails is named after an official Pantone color and has a complementing bar snack on the menu. Drinking vinegars, bitters, syrups, and tinctures are made in-house. The 1,750-square-foot space has a capacity of 100. Full buyouts or a partial buyout of the 30-person upstairs space are available.
Photo: Allison Webber
4. The Forge
Located in Jack London Square, the Forge, a new California-style pizza restaurant, comes from several industry veterans. Featuring a wood-fired Valorini oven, an Italian import, the restaurant offers buyouts inside for 100 seated guests and on the patio for 50. The outside dining area features fire pits and a view of the bay.
Photo: Courtesy of The Forge
5. Grand Hyatt San Francisco
Renovations to the Grand Hyatt San Francisco's meeting spaces include the new 5,700-square-foot Grand Foyer and updates to the Theatre Level's audiovisual equipment. The Grand Foyer accommodates as many as 350 people for a banquet and 700 for a reception. The Theatre Level's Conference Theatre seats 90 guests classroom-style and features Herman Miller chairs, Bose technology, and retractable LCD televisions. The new OneUp restaurant seats 56 in the dining room and 86 in the lounge area. Private dining is available for as many as eight people.
Photo: Courtesy of the Grand Hyatt San Francisco
6. Mighty
Mighty, the Soppismo district nightclub and raw event space, recently installed a new sound system. The venue now features Easter Acoustic Work's audio equipment and updated power and processing capabilities, a combination that generates an output of 50,000 watts of sound. The new audio system can be used for events of as many as 500 people in Mighty's 6,000 square feet of urban industrial space. The main room holds 450 people reception-style below the building's 22-foot ceilings. Presentations, smaller meetings, and product launches for as many as 70 guests are held in a side room.
Photo: Courtesy of Mighty
8. Speakeasy Ales & Lagers Tap Room
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers transformed a corner of the brewery into a Prohibition-style tasting room in February. The 600-square-foot room, designed by Kelly Malone, is available for private events of as many as 100 people standing or 40 seated. The space does not have a kitchen but serves small snacks like chips and chicharrones and regularly hosts food trucks.
Photo: Bayley Photography
9. Inn at the Presidio
The Inn at the Presidio is adding a nearby four-room historic house on Funston Avenue, down the street from the main inn (pictured). Using green standards, the home is undergoing a $1 million renovation to the four bedrooms, common living room, dining room, service kitchen, and outdoor porch and patio. Historic photographs and contemporary regional art will celebrate the park's military history and natural setting. The Funston House opens in May.
Photo: Paul Dyer
10. The Company Bar & Kitchen
Mina Group and sommelier Rajat Parr will open the Company Bar & Kitchen this summer in the former Shanghai 1930 space. The 52,000-square-foot restaurant will feature East Indies-inspired drinks and a wine made by Parr. Private gatherings can be held in the bar and lounge area, with standing space for 90 and seating for 70. The main dining room will seat 30 and offer views into the open-concept kitchen, and the private dining area will seat as many as 16. Buyouts are available for all spaces.
Photo: Courtesy of The Company Bar and Kitchen
