I mean, sure - if you’ve ever wanted to go to a theme restaurant where the theme is a fixation on money and the food is a mere accessory to that vision, this is the place for you. Partner Ryan Cole even told The Chronicle during earlier coverage that he aimed to make the place a destination.
It’s safe to assume that the ecosystem of lunch counters and straightforward lounges where one can wait out rush hour with $7 martinis is fairly self-sustaining, so one has to respect the risk of opening a restaurant like this here.
The Financial District, like many of its ilk across the world, doesn’t necessarily need a restaurant with as many ideas packed into it as this. Star chef Robin Song currently leads the kitchen with a menu of American standards and a few Asian pantry items mixed in. In a year when most of the notable restaurant openings have been quick-service spots or casual offshoots of firmly established concepts, the Vault is a rare bird: a freshly minted fine dining restaurant. The Hi Neighbor restaurant group is the team behind this restaurant and a host of others (Trestle, Corridor and Fat Angel) and it has come out the gate swinging. No, the reality of the Vault is that it’s a windowless, tomblike room where money once was, where that sense of value is all in your head. Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle Show More Show Lessīuilt into a decommissioned bank vault, the Vault, a restaurant that opened in San Francisco’s Financial District in late April, is far from the Scrooge McDuck vision of what that means - you’re not sitting on an expanse of gold coins and jewels. Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 7 of7 Interesting wallpaper and metal grate along the wall of the lounge is seen at The Vault on Tuesday, Jin San Francisco, Calif. Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 6 of7 Monterey Bay black cod fish tacos are seen at The Vault on Tuesday, Jin San Francisco, Calif. Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 5 of7 Jivara Milk Chocolate Crémeux is seen at The Vault on Tuesday, Jin San Francisco, Calif. Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 4 of7 Chilled Maine lobster salad is seen at The Vault on Tuesday, Jin San Francisco, Calif. Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of7 The Vault maritni is seen at The Vault on Tuesday, Jin San Francisco, Calif. 1 of7 Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of7 Champagne on racks in the dining room are seen behind booth seating at The Vault on Tuesday, Jin San Francisco, Calif.
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