4. Fifth Floor

Fifth Floor

$50 - $75

The chic Fifth Floor restaurant acts as a culinary and visual bridge connecting the Bay area and executive chef Laurent Manrique’s native Southwestern France. The menu is both refreshingly modern and faultlessly traditional, with one dish having a provenance traced to King Henry IV’s table. Fifth Floor’s décor enhances the experience of regional pastiche, with a color scheme that evokes the landscape of both regions. Cool ocean blues mingle with sandy ochres and wine reds, colors that embody not only the surrounding Bay area, but simultaneously transport the diner to Southern France. An evening at Fifth Floor is an exploration in the complexities of our global community, the uniqueness of regional differences and the surprising parallels connecting us all.

Reservations

  Restaurant Info

  • Address: 12 Fourth Street, San Francisco CA 94103
  • Cross Street: Market Street
  • Location: San Francisco | SOMA
  • Cuisine: American | French |
  • Cost: $$$ | Moderate | $50 - $75
  • Category: Fine Dining
  • Star Rating:
  • Reservations: Recommended
  • Dress Code: Business Casual
  • Meals Served: Breakfast | Dinner |
  • Parking: Private Lot | Valet Parking |
  • Payment Options: None |
  • Corkage Fee: N/A
  • Staff: David Bazirgan | Executive Chef
    Emily Wines | Sommelier
  • Phone: (415) 348-1555
  • Features: Full Bar, Hotel Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Valet Parking, Personal Wines Allowed, Lounge / Bar,
  • Occasion: Romantic Dining, Meet for a Drink, Quiet Conversation,

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  Business Hours

Reservations Available

Monday
Main Dining Room | Bar 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.|  
Main Dining Room | Breakfast 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.|  
Main Dining Room | Dinner 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.|  
Tuesday
Main Dining Room | Bar 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.|  
Main Dining Room | Breakfast 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.|  
Main Dining Room | Dinner 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.|  
Wednesday
Main Dining Room | Dinner 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.|  
Main Dining Room | Bar 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.|  
Main Dining Room | Breakfast 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.|  
Thursday
Main Dining Room | Dinner 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.|  
Main Dining Room | Bar 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.|  
Main Dining Room | Breakfast 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.|  
Friday
Main Dining Room | Dinner 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.|  
Main Dining Room | Bar 5 p.m. - 11:45 p.m.|  
Main Dining Room | Breakfast 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.|  
Saturday
Main Dining Room | Dinner 5:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.|  
Main Dining Room | Bar 5 p.m. - 11:45 p.m.|  
Main Dining Room | Breakfast 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.|  
Sunday
Main Dining Room | Breakfast 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.|  

 Menus

Dinner Menu

Soups and Appetizers

Huile D'Olive et Ail 13.00
olive oil and garlic broth with house cured halibut "bacalao", parsley dust, aged black garlic, leeks and bacon
Aligot 14.00
"fresh dug" potato soup, truffled brie celery and black summer truffle salad
Crabe 16.00
dungeness crab soup with a saffron emulsion
Thon Basquaise 15.00
marinated cold big eye tuna boulettes filled with piperade, soft poached quail eggs, preserved tuna "ventreche" and green olives
Poulpe avec Crevette 15.00
grilled octopus and black tiger shrimp salad, sunchoke confit, black olive and berber spice vinaigrette
St. Jacques et Tomates 16.00
scallops with marinated heirloom tomatoes, lemon verbena vinaigrette and purslane
La Cruchade aux Grenouilles 16.00
traditionally prepared corn polenta with ossau-Iraty cheese, frog legs and artichokes, pacherenc wine barigoule
Foie Gras 21.00
artisan foie gras poached in crushed grapes, artichoke and black truffle salad
Salade Verte du Jardin 11.00
spring lettuces, herbs from our garden, pomeray mustard-sherry vinaigrette

Entrees

Saumon 33.00
slow-cooked loch duart salmon, marinated beets, carmelized fennel, horseradish creme, red wine bearnaise
Fletan au Caviar d'Aquitaine 31.00
lightly smoked halibut with aquitaine caviar, fondue of farro, oyster and meyer lemon coulis
Escalope aux Bar Blanc 32.00
pan fried white sea bass with mediterranean mussel escebeche, shisito peppers
Poulet et Homard 31.00
poached chicken breast and roasted thigh with carmelized canteloupe, butter poached lobster, yuba noodles, shellfish bouillon and "gros sel" sauce
Canard Facon 35.00
muscovy duck breast, duck liver sausage, duck "lardon", confit of duck leg, sugar snap peas, cranberry beans, in the style of "cassoulet"
Joues de Cochon a L'oeuf 33.00
pork cheeks confit, fried organic egg, and morel mushrooms
Veau en "Alicuit" 37.00
roasted loin of veal, thyme infused carrot puree, macaroni and sweetbread fricassee. Allicuit is a traditional stew made with veal shoulder, our adaptation refines the preparation.
Agneau aux Aromates 36.00
roasted lamb with summer vegetables, fresh goat cheese croustillant, natural jus
Entrecote Marchand de Vin (for two) 90.00
grilled, quick-smoked ribeye steak with pommes paillasson, cabernet sauvignon-shallet confit. Gascony has prpared fries in duck fat since the 1500s.
Cassoulet de legumes aux herbes fraiches 24.00
olive oil vermicelli, melange of vegetables, fine herbs

Desserts

Savarin aux Fraises 12.00
armagnac savarin, creme chantilly, strawberry sauce
Croustade Gasconne 11.00
apple crisp, anise-orange blossom syrup, green apple sorbet
Parfait Glacee 12.00
frozen fig parfait, roasted figs, fig vincotto and port wine sauce
Gateau Basque 12.00
cream filled almond cake, cherry marmalade, bitter almond ice cream
Barre au Chocolat 12.00
flourless cake, praline crunch, dark chocolate mousse
Peche & Caramel 12.00
caramelized peach, orange infused olive oil cake, sheep's milk sherbet
Souffle Framboise Cassis 14.00
raspberry cassis souffle, banyuls infused red berries

 User Reviews

Not worth the $$- food was horrible 9/07  

Service was excellent but it doesn't get better. Ambiance was so so. A little dark, sat next to another table of 2 where you can overhear the other couple's conversation. My friend and I had the sample menu with 10 courses. Originally wanted to go to Gary Danko's but could not get a reservation in less than 2 days. It was very easy to get a table last minute. It was my send off dinner before going to Europe for a year. Food was below what I expected. One course was burnt, the fire alarm went off mid dinner. The flavors just did not gel together, something was very off for 5/10 of the dishes. Best part was dessert, thank God for that at least! I was misinformed by Zagat. I've had tastier food at a taco stand in Tijuana. Ouch but it's true. For the money you spend, I cannot recommend the food. Citron in Oakland or Chez Panisse are what I think of as food worthy of their reputation.