{"id":7444,"date":"2026-08-21T20:37:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7444"},"modified":"2026-08-21T20:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:37:56","slug":"san-francisco-national-park-site-gets-a-vibrant-new-food-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7444","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco national park site gets a vibrant new food hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>One of the most gorgeous haunts in San Francisco is becoming a pretty good place to just gorge.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7442\">Cal-OSHA fines guide company in deadly Tahoe avalanche<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 15, a new food hall called the Mess Hall at the Presidio opened in the Presidio national park site on the north end of the city. The hall features six \u201cconcepts\u201d \u2014 that\u2019s the buzzword for places you eat and drink nowadays \u2014 including restaurants, a cafe, a full bar and a gourmet retail market. The concepts were designed in part by David Chang\u2019s Momofuku Group.<\/p>\n<p>The Mess Hall at the Presidio is open daily at 201 Halleck St., inside the Tunnel Tops Park, a rolling 14-acre green space that opened in 2022 to cover up an underground freeway.<\/p>\n<p>Like most of the Presidio, the food hall is steeped in wartime history. It was constructed in 1897 as part of the area\u2019s military campus, and over time was used as an army depot, a butcher shop, an animal-feed store and a mailroom.<\/p>\n<p>A renovation has opened up the space, cleared out the cobwebs and presented new ways to enjoy the Presidio\u2019s natural splendor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonoring the building\u2019s architectural heritage, the design celebrates its original structure while introducing industrial materials, warm natural textures, and thoughtful details inspired by the 1930s and 1940s,\u201d a Presidio spokesperson wrote in an email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe result is a timeless gathering place that feels both rooted in history and distinctly modern, with sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Crissy Field serving as the focal point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But enough about that \u2013 what\u2019s there to eat? Here are details on the six new tenants of the food hall:<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7440\">Inman: 5 things that caught my eye in 49ers\u2019 preseason win at Chargers<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Dayboat Seafood:<\/strong> raw and cooked seafood including oysters on the half shell, shrimp cocktails, crudo, hand rolls and clam chowder<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Boda:<\/strong> Korean and Asian-inspired cuisine including housemade banchan, Korean fried chicken, kimchi fried rice and mandu (dumplings)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Breadwinner:<\/strong> breakfast sandwiches, smashburgers, salads and subs<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Bar:<\/strong> a full cocktail bar with craft cocktails, local beers on tap and regional wines<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Cafe:<\/strong> a coffee bar featuring the local Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters and Breadbelly pastries<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Retail market:<\/strong> prepared food to grab and go, bottled beverages, cheese, bread and other supplies for picnics<\/p>\n<p>The Mess Hall at the Presidio adds to the park site\u2019s dining options. There are a few restaurants tucked among the rolling meadows, like Piccino Presidio, Colibri Mexican Bistro and the Michelin Guide-recognized Dalida. Tunnel Tops also features a casual cafe, bar and pizzeria called Il Parco, as well as a rotating convoy of more than two dozen food trucks, serving everything from birria to doughnuts to poke.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong> The new food hall is open 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays-Sundays at 201 Halleck St., San Francisco; messhallpresidio.com<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7438\">Another dreamy weather weekend in store for Bay Area<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mess Hall is six restaurant concepts, including a bar and market, in a historic Army building in the Presidio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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