Esme, a French-inspired neighborhood bistro from chef Susan Dunn, is set to bring a touch of Paris to 311 Divisadero St. in San Francisco this May. Tucked inside the Metro Hotel, the compact dining room will seat about 30 guests, with a planned back patio that will accommodate roughly 20 more.
The menu will lean into bistro staples, with rillettes, steak frites and galettes on the savory side and desserts like moelleux au chocolat. Starters are slated to land in the $12 to $19 range, while entrees are expected to come in around $22 to $32.
Neighborhood outlets first picked up on the project in fall 2025, when Tablehopper flagged that Esme would take over the former Ragazza pizzeria space on Divisadero, according to SFist. That early chatter identified Dunn, already known in the Richmond District for Pearl 6101, as the chef-owner behind the new bistro…