Fifth Floor Restaurant - The Highly Acclaimed San Francisco French Restaurant

Highly regarded by many as the best San Francisco French restaurant, Fifth Floor Restaurant is quite literally on the fifth floor of Hotel Palomar, just a few blocks from the center of Union Square. Oozing with elegance, Fifth Floor's rich dining room is both hip and classic, a carefully-designed state of grace befitting this Union Square restaurant. Zebra-print carpeting sets off an urban ambiance, Frette linens envelop waiting tables, and handsome framed paintings adorn the lush walls, creating an atmosphere that is rivaled only by the food Fifth Floor serves.

For 2007 Fifth Floor was awarded 1 Star by the prestige Michelin Guide. The guide acknowledges the décor, location & food all complimenting the wait staff with their "flawless formal service." The guide also highlights Sommelier Emily Wines "to help you choose among the 1,400 bottles on the award winning list."

Fifth Floor is renowned for impeccable service. Professional and approachable, and without fuss or pretense, the smart staff of the restaurant is passionate about fine dining and eager to create exceptional experiences for its guests.

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Five Floor is pleased to feature "Flights and Bites" which showcases Fifth Floor's highly-acclaimed duo's culinary and wine artistry as they compose themed flights of three red or three white wines with small bites to match. Available in the Lounge on Five, each month features sweet or savory food flights prepared by chef Melissa Perello, paired with selections by sommelier Emily Wines. Fall's "Flights and Bites" will feature small plates designed to flaunt the Indian summer's best ingredients, such as Atlantic salmon with sauteed foie gras, black mission fig, and chanterelle mushrooms, paired with Francois Chidaine Les Tuffeaux Montlouis sur Loire 2003, White Crane springs greens with Cuor di Bue, tomato vinaigrette, and Andante goat's milk cheese, paired with heidi Schrock Ried Vogelsang, Neusiedlersee 2004, and Maine lobster tortellini with white corn pudding, lobster mushrooms, and sweet herbs, paired with Talbott Chardonnay, Monterey County.
The Lounge on Five
Outside the Fifth Floor is Lounge on Five, an inviting lounge where guests enjoy specialty cocktails and the restaurant's inspiring wines. Sophisticated and sublime, Lounge on Five is a comfortable hideaway for after work, after dinner or after a night on the town.

Service

• Breakfast: Saturday and Sunday 8-11, Monday through Friday 7-10
• Dinner: Monday through Saturday
• Reservations are highly recommended

Seating

• The restaurant seats 75 guests in the dining room, including 23 seats in the Lounge on Five
• Entire restaurant available for private luncheons
• Private dining available for up to 60 guests

Elixirs of a softer ilk will be the focus of Flights and Bites, a series of wine education classes held at Fifth Floor restaurant in the Hotel Palomar and led by sommelier, Emily Wines. The weekly series will return in January. In addition to popular topics such as "sensory evaluation" and "joy of bubbly," Wines will introduce "ingesting digestifs," "entertaining with wine," and "big reds for winter" to the fall program. Call 348-1555 for a complete schedule.

Hotel Palomar San Francisco - A luxury San Francisco hotel on Union Square