Bradley Kilgore made his name in Miami , but the chef is now bringing his lauded cuisine to the West Coast. Kilgore debuted on Thursday the all-day restaurant Café Sebastian at San Francisco ’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid. He’s partnered with the luxury developer SHVO to bring numerous concepts to the building, and his first opening highlights the region’s ingredients and flavors, with an emphasis on the in-house pastry program too.
In the morning, Café Sebastian will serve homemade pastries and breakfast sandwiches, with the standout being the restaurant’s babka, one of Kilgore’s favorite pastries, he said in a statement. Here, the historically Jewish baked good is presented in both sweet and savory preparations, with fillings like Parmesan and herb, jamon and queso, and cocoa-walnut praline. Kilgore’s team has also been testing out versions with figs, goat cheese, and pistachio, as well as mortadella, leeks, and Comté, the San Francisco Chronicle reported .
For lunch, sandwiches abound on the restaurant’s own bread (whole wheat, milk bread, Parker House rolls, and sourdough from a decades-old starter that a friend of Kilgore’s took from the kitchen of a well-known California restaurant, the Chronicle noted). Baguettes will be stuffed with turkey, smoked gouda pimento, and piquillo peppers, or mortadella, cherry-apricot mostarda, and pistachio pistou. If you’re looking for something a little heartier, there are also plates like beef tartare toast with.
