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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
One Market Restaurant to close after 32 Years in San Francisco
The Brief One Market Restaurant will close on June 11 after 32 years in downtown San Francisco The decision follows post-pandemic challenges, decreased foot traffic, and the owner's retirement plans. SAN FRANCISCO - One of San Francisco's most enduring restaurants, One Market, is closing next month after 32 years at the foot of Market Street. Known for its contemporary American cuisine, the restaurant was a longtime go-to for business lunches, dinners, and celebrations in the city's Financial District. On its front door now hangs a sign: "Thank you, San Francisco: After 32 years anchoring the foot of Market Street in San Francisco, One Market Restaurant will be reaching retirement on June 11, 2025. Until then, it's lunch, dinner, all-day happy hour, and private events Monday through Friday… Thank you for your friendship and patronage for more than 3,000,000 meals, and smiles, over the years. We may be moving on, but we truly are leaving our hearts in San Francisco." A letter was also sent to guests. Michael Dellar co-founded the contemporary American restaurant in 1993 - the same year it was named Best New Restaurant by the San Francisco Examiner. It later earned a Michelin star from 2008 to 2012. The decision to close came down to a mix of personal and business factors for Dellar. The restaurant once boasted up to 1,000 covers a day across breakfast, lunch, and dinner in its early years. Before the pandemic, it averaged a few hundred. Today, it serves just under 100 guests daily - not including private event bookings. "Those five years since the pandemic have been very different," said Dellar. "As we know, people didn't come back, work schedules changed, tenants moved away, and the robust nature that was the Financial District pre-COVID is different now. Is it going to come back? It probably will. But I looked at being 80 soon." Dellar said his planned retirement played a role and efforts to sell the restaurant didn't work out. He announced the closure to staff recently. "I was choked up, as I knew I would be," he said. "But I feel that this is a great opportunity for the next iteration of what this wonderful space is." Jay Lyon, a longtime customer, said the closure will leave a personal impact. "It will be a loss... I will regret this and think about dishes that I enjoyed and people that I've befriended," Lyon said. Kevin Barry recalled scoring a coveted table the year One Market opened - on a very memorable night. "It was my wife and my first date," Barry said. "We sat in the window right over there, it was amazing. I lived in the Marina and my neighbor was the manager, so I called her up and I said I need dinner reservations. It was a hot ticket then." Others noted the broader changes in the neighborhood over the past few years. "It's not the same for sure, definitely after - you know, I was born and raised here," said Norma Deleon of Vallejo. "So I get to see the difference from back in the day until now. I know it's sad because a lot of businesses had to leave." One Market will remain open through June 11. Dellar said the restaurant has seen a significant uptick in reservations since announcing its closure.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Acclaimed SF eatery One Market Restaurant closing after 32 years
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Acclaimed long-running San Francisco eatery One Market Restaurant will close next month after 32 years at the foot of Market Street. The restaurant, which first opened in 1993, will serve its last meal on Wednesday, June 11. Founded by chef Bradley Ogden and restaurateur Michael Dellar, One Market held a Michelin Star from 2008 to 2012. The year it opened, it was named the San Francisco Examiner's 'Best New Restaurant of 1993.' Additional accolades include two 3 1/2-star reviews from former San Francisco Chronicle food critic Michael Bauer, and recognition in the 'Top 10 American Restaurants in the U.S.' by Gayot Guide. Bay to Breakers photos capture outrageous costumes from this year's race 'What a run it's been!' read a letter from the restaurant to guests. 'After 32 years anchoring the foot of Market Street in San Francisco, One Market Restaurant will be reaching retirement on June 11, 2025. Until then, it's lunch, dinner, all-day happy hour, and private events Monday through Friday.' Among the reasons cited for the closure were a hoped-for sale to the restaurant's management team, the pending retirement of founder Michael Dellar, and 'the after-effects of COVID-19.' The decision, according to the restaurant team, was 'inevitable and bittersweet.' 'We may be moving on, but we truly are leaving our hearts in San Francisco,' the letter from the restaurant team concluded. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
San Francisco Chronicle
18-05-2025
- Business
- San Francisco Chronicle
Former Michelin-starred S.F. restaurant closing after ‘32 wonderful years'
One Market Restaurant, an acclaimed establishment at the Embarcadero end of San Francisco's Market Street, will close on June 11 after operating for 32 years. The restaurant announced its impending closure Saturday. The owners said they had hoped to sell the business to its current management team, but were unable to find a deal. That, and the business' struggle to recover from the pandemic, made the decision to close 'inevitable and bittersweet,' the owners said in a statement. 'Thank you seems almost inadequate to express our gratitude for 32 wonderful years, but it suits the purpose,' they said. Michael Dellar, who co-founded the restaurant with chef Bradley Ogden in 1993, said the decision to close was spurred in part by his plan to retire this year. 'My retirement has been on the horizon for a while and … this provided the best time to do it,' Dellar said. 'We're just so happy we could be there for so long.' The restaurant, which serves contemporary American cuisine, held a Michelin star from 2008 to 2012. In 2014, the Chronicle called chef and partner Mark Dommen 'one of the best, but least hyped, chefs in the Bay Area.'
