10 New Venues in San Francisco for Summer 2022 Meetings and Events

The St. Regis San Francisco in SoMa unveiled a redesign of its guest rooms, meeting spaces, lobby, and bar (pictured) in April. It's a significant update for the 40-story luxury hotel. Toronto-based Chapi Chapo Design reimagined The St. Regis San Francisco’s 15,000 square feet of meeting and event spaces. That includes the Conservatory, which spans 2,080 square feet and can accommodate 136 for banquet-style events or 200 for receptions. Meanwhile, the 4,640-square-foot Gallery ballroom is divisible and can accommodate up to 550 for receptions or 432 for theater-style events. For outdoor festivities, the 5,624-square-foot Yerba Buena Terrace can accommodate 320 for banquets or 600 for receptions.

Little Saint, Healdsburg's highly anticipated new plant-based restaurant, opened in April. The team behind Little Saint includes the founders of 3-Star Michelin restaurant SingleThread, and this new outpost serves garden-fresh dishes at the restaurant and bar. There's also a cafe, coffee bar, wine shop, and a market, all in the space that once housed SHED Modern Grange and now has a new look courtesy of star designer Ken Fulk. Little Saint is available for semiprivate and private events held both indoors and outdoors. The indoor space (pictured) is equipped with a stage and can accommodate up to 100 seated guests and 200 standing guests.

Oakland restaurant Nido pivoted in May to a new identity as Odin, a cantina with a collection of more than 300 bottles of mezcal, tequila, sotol, raicilla, and more. All those bottles are showcased against a striking onyx bar and playful chairs shaped like hands. The bar whips up cocktails featuring agave, and the entire restaurant is meant to showcase responsible agave farmers. Snacks at Odin are from chef Devin Gonzalez of Tacos El Precioso, with dishes like nopal and mushroom enchiladas verdes or heritage pork pozole rojo. More than half of the dishes are plant-based. Odin can accommodate 60 sitting guests.

Cocktail bar and supper club Members Only and subterranean lounge Finders Keepers (pictured) opened under one roof in Nob Hill in May. This bi-level space is from restaurateur Phil Chen, who enlisted an all-female management crew to run this new venue. The team includes beverage director Candice Jae, who whipped up 12 signature cocktails for Members Only and Finders Keepers. Meanwhile, supper at Members Only ranges from raw seafood and pork belly bao to share, with main dishes like steak frites, grilled salmon, and burgers. The industrial look of Members Only includes exposed brick and Carnegie steel, tufted black leather booths, and a 16-foot-long custom chandelier. Neon signage differentiates Finders Keepers, which is decorated with gallery walls of artwork, framed preserved insects, and taxidermy. The space accommodates 160 people for full buyouts.

A former parking lot is now the home of Kapwa Gardens, a public outdoor event space from Kultivate Labs located in the SOMA Pilipinas neighborhood and owned by the city of San Francisco. This flexible space can host workout classes, live performances, and other special events. The colorful space is set off by aqua blue Astroturf and walls of murals and paintings from local artists. There's a garden with succulent art walls, blooms in wooden planters, and a citrus grove inspired by the tropical islands of the Philippines. Kapwa Gardens can accommodate 300 standing guests or up to 200 seated guests.

For intimate cocktail parties, the Inner Sunset location of Italian favorite Fiorella added the stylish Bar Nonnina in May. With a jewel box design, this standing-room-only cocktail bar accommodates 14 guests. San Francisco creative agency STUDIO by Lark dreamed up the jewel box decor, featuring mural wallpaper that depicts an Italian countryside landscape, an imposing red-veined green marble bar, and gray velvet drapery that hides fluted glass doors that can open to the rooftop dining room for larger, private events. Try drinks like a Slushy di Modena, also known as a Lambrusco slushy, with hand-shaved ice, as well as the Sophia Loren, mixed with tequila, grapefruit, elderflower, lime, and prosecco. Snacks range from ricotta tortellini to crudites with stracchino or spring onion focaccia.

In April, Hilton announced the debut of Signia by Hilton San Jose, known as Silicon Valley’s largest hotel. The re-designed property includes a brand-new look for the lobby with dramatic archways and warm wood paneling. The hotel features more than 65,000 square feet of event space, including 22 contemporary spaces with pre-function areas. The 13,464-square-foot Imperial Ballroom is one of Silicon Valley's largest ballrooms, with room for 1,200 guests for theater-style events and 3,200 for receptions. The pool is also available for events, as is the Circle of Palms Plaza, which can accommodate up to 500 guests. Meanwhile, a full interior design transformation of the hotel’s 20-story Main Tower featuring 498 rooms and 43 suites is slated to be completed in 2023.

The historic Presidio Officers’ Club is now home to a new restaurant, Colibri, which opened in April after relocating from Union Square. This historic building is now a source for Colibri's Mexican dishes like pan-seared prawns stuffed with Oaxaca cheese, wrapped in bacon, and served with chipotle cream sauce and rice. The private dining room at Colibri seats 20, with room for 30 for standing receptions. An outdoor patio space can accommodate 75 seated guests or 85 standing guests, with room for about 20 more standing guests in an adjacent back patio area that is connected to the main patio. The dining room can seat 75 or host 85 standing guests. A full buyout at Colibri can accommodate 150 seated or 170 standing guests.

There's a new boutique hotel destination in Sonoma's wine country: The Madrona opened in April in a circa-1881 historic building with interiors from famed designer Jay Jeffers. At The Madrona, 24 rooms—each with a unique design—are spread across six buildings on eight acres. There's also a restaurant helmed by Michelin-starred chef Jesse Mallgren, featuring produce sourced from the hotel's own garden. The Madrona can accommodate everything from dinner parties in tucked-away spots for 10 guests as well as expansive outdoor receptions on its South Lawn for 150. Other event spaces include the Valley Oak Deck, which can accommodate 60 seated guests or 100 standing guests for receptions; the Orange Grove, which can accommodate 40 seated guests or 60 for receptions; the Palm Terrace, which can accommodate 80 seated guests or 120 for receptions; and the Drawing Room, which can accommodate 20 seated guests or 30 for receptions.

The wellness-focused and eco-conscious Element by Westin San Jose Milpitas opened in Silicon Valley in March, located just five miles from San Jose International Airport and seven miles from downtown San Jose. Element by Westin San Jose Milpitas boasts amenities for business travelers and guests like a heated outdoor swimming pool, guest rooms with workspaces, and a well-equipped gym. The 194-suite hotel offers a 630-square-foot meeting room equipped with a 50-inch HDTV, whiteboard wall, and state-of-the-art AV technology. The maximum seating capacity for the meeting room is 48 guests seated theater-style or at round tables.