After more than two decades, San Francisco’s legendary Jack’s Restaurant is set to reopen next week, albeit under a new concept.
The celebrated Financial District restaurant, located at 615 Sacramento St., is slated to reopen on Nov. 18 not as a restaurant but as a private venue under Skylight, the development group that helped transform the Ferry Building, Ghirardelli Square and the Armory in San Francisco. Skylight CEO Stephanie Blake told SFGATE that she hopes the revived site drives collaboration between industries.
“Rather than reopening as a conventional restaurant, Jack’s is being re-imagined as a cultural salon and gathering place — a space for face-to-face connection, meaningful conversation, and the kind of dialogue that shaped San Francisco’s past,” Blake said via email. “… Jack’s is meant to be a civic living room (or kitchen!) — a venue for anyone who values connection, culture, and conversation, as well as a hub for officials or tech companies.”…