When upscale restaurant Holbrook House made its 2023 debut inside an ornate, century-old building at 1 Sansome St. in downtown San Francisco, it was hailed as a magnificent gathering place — a hot spot for martinis, caviar, and seafood towers, as well as a bold wager on the Financial District’s recovery.
Almost three years later, the team behind that dazzling spot with a capacity for almost 1,400 guests is gearing up for the launch of another ambitious project: a rooftop restaurant, bar, and event space near the Embarcadero. Although the sophomore effort doesn’t yet have a name, it does have a marquee location atop The Spear (opens in new tab), a 14-story trophy building at 88 Spear St. that is undergoing a $100 million redevelopment to transform it into an “office resort.”
Whatever it will be named, the rooftop space is set to open in early 2027, shortly after developer Presidio Bay adds two stories to the building to accommodate it. Things are still at an early stage; menus have yet to be created, and the interiors, to be overseen by Holbrook House designer Jeff Schlarb, have not been laid out. But Presidio Bay managing principal Cyrus Sanandaji predicts that the two-level, 10,000-square-foot penthouse with views of the Bay Bridge will become a destination overnight. “The more unique spaces like this we can create, the more downtown has a holding power of really being able to attract and retain people so they don’t escape right after work,” he says…