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Cocktail Bar

Prelude

Opens Saturday at 5:00 PM

Financial District, San Francisco

"the fried chicken is as good as they claim"
"Best meal of 2024 & 2025"
Hit Social Hour for $3 deviled eggs and $14 cocktails

Chef Celtin Hendrickson-Jones channels his Alabama grandmothers through a fine-dining lens, serving deboned fried chicken wings, smoked catfish dumplings in crayfish étouffée, and heritage pork with modern precision. The space is dark and sexy, the team genuinely warm.

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  • Fine dining
  • Southern cuisine
  • Tasting menu
  • Dark & sexy ambiance
  • Financial District
  • San Francisco

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