Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak will return to the Westin St. Francis lobby space in October after a year of hotel renovations. The Mina Group previously operated an eponymous fine dining restaurant there from 2004 and converted it to Bourbon Steak in 2010; both Bourbon Steak and the Clock Bar closed prior to the pandemic. The lobby has been gutted and reconfigured to Mina's specifications, featuring a grand central bar in the main room. The hotel entrance appears to have shifted to Geary Street while the restaurant will use the Powell Street doors. A Steph Curry-backed cocktail spot will replace a former wine bar.
We now have confirmation from chef Michael Mina and his restaurant group that Bourbon Steak will indeed be returning to the space off the lobby at the Westin St. Francis, which has been undergoing renovations for the last year. And where a wine bar used to be will be a fancy new cocktail spot from Steph Curry. Back in March we surmised that Michael Mina was definitely headed back into the Union Square restaurant scene,
Now, as the group tells us in a release and as the Chronicle reports, Mina and his team have confirmed the return of Bourbon Steak to the St. Francis in October, though it sounds like the shape and footprint of the restaurant will be much different than when it closed six years ago. The entire lobby area was reportedly gutted and reconfigured, to Mina's specifications,
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