Legacy Restaurant in San Francisco

About the Space

The opening of the Restaurant on San Francisco Bay in 1979 forever changed the image and appreciation of vegetarian cooking in America. Known for a distinctive culinary style of celebrating vegetables, the restaurant produces ever-changing menus that are dedicated to the seasonal harvests of local farmers and the organic gardens of its farm. With a panorama view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands, and the Marina sea life, the Restaurant is a lively scene in a spacious warehouse where grand windows stretch floor-to-ceiling in the dining room. The restaurant, and private dining room, is adorned by colorful skies and the majestic changing scenes and sunset of the Pacific Ocean. Constructed by master craftsman Paul Discoe of Joinery Structures and San Francisco Zen Center Carpenters, the location is a work of art. The restaurant incorporates twelve varieties of wood, from the massive black walnut entry doors, the hickory stairs, and the curved bar featuring Port-Orford cedar, to the dining tables of maple, walnut, and cherry wood. All construction was performed using Japanese joinery technique, without nails. Many of the paintings lining the walls of the dining room are by renowned Bay Area artist Willard Dixon and Buddhist teacher Mayumi Oda, while a magnificent redwood sculpture by Inverness artist J.B. Blunk acts as a stunning centerpiece.