Sunday Brunch: South Food and Wine Bar

This post is a cautionary example of the effects of procrastination. I have been planning a review of Sunday brunch places in San Francisco and environs, with weekly posts. I visited a few places and took some notes but didn't actually post anything. And when I finally had the time and incentive to launch the series, I find my initial target restaurant has shut down their brunch service! Well, no matter. I have these notes and it was such a good brunch. I'm going to write about it anyway.... but I'll be short.

South is the North American outpost of Sydney chef, Luke Mangan. It features the foods and wines of Australia and New Zealand. Located across the street from the King Street Cal Train station, it is in a warehouse-like building and the decor is modern and SoMA loft-like.

I tried the south crab omelette, enoki mushrooms, miso broth—a clever Pacific Rim take on breakfast food. It was a delicious omelette generously stuffed with crab meat and enoki mushrooms, garnished with crunchy fried garlic and shallots, and served in a savory pool of miso broth. This was so good, I had it every time I went for brunch.

If crab or miso aren't your thing you could have had "eggs and soldiers," "crumpets with butter + marmalade," or "coconut bread with new zealand manuka honey." And if that didn't sound good, how about "sweet corn fritters, bacon spinach + maple syrup," or "truffled egg, citrus cured salmon, hollandaise"? Or a "venison burger with spiced beetroot chutney"?

I really liked the South[ern] Brunch, but alas, 'tis no more. Too bad. A little variety has leached out of the world to be replaced by yet another waffle or poached egg. You can still have lunch and dinner here. Give it a try. Maybe if you promise to come for brunch, they'll bring it back.

Next week I'll write about a place that will actually serve you food on Sunday morning.

South
330 Townsend St # 101
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 974-5599