Wolfsbane (restaurant)

Wolfsbane
Wolfsbane's exterior in July 2026
Interactive map of Wolfsbane
Restaurant information
EstablishedOctober 2025 (2025-10)
OwnersRupert and Carrie Blease, Tommy Halvorson
ManagerCarrie Blease
Head chefRupert Blease
Food typeContemporary Californian
Rating1 Michelin star (Michelin Guide)
Location2495 3rd Street, San Francisco, California, 94107, United States
Coordinates37°45′29″N 122°23′17″W / 37.7581°N 122.3881°W / 37.7581; -122.3881
Seating capacity
75[1]
ReservationsRequired for dining rooms
Websitewolfsbanesf.com

Wolfsbane is a Michelin-starred restaurant in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. It opened in 2025 and is co-owned by Rupert and Carrie Blease, the former owners of Lord Stanley, and Tommy Halvorson, the former owner of Serpentine, which was at the location now occupied by Wolfsbane.

History

Rupert and Carrie Blease, the former owners of Lord Stanley, which closed in 2024, and Tommy Halvorson, a caterer who owned the brunch restaurant Serpentine from 2017 until its closure in 2020, announced in July 2025 that they would open Wolfsbane at Serpentine's former location in Dogpatch.[2][3][4] The restaurant opened in mid-October.[5][6] In June 2026, it was awarded a Michelin star.[7][8]

Description

Wolfsbane is one of the first fine-dining restaurants to open in Dogpatch, a formerly blue-collar neighborhood of San Francisco with primarily casual dining.[3] It occupies what was the boiler room of an American Can Company factory.[9] The space had been operated as a restaurant until 2020, but was redesigned by Seth Boor;[2][5] the interior features a large amount of greenery including large branches, chairs covered in green velvet, and handmade Japanese-style lanterns.[9][10]

The restaurant serves a 9- or 10-course seasonal tasting menu in the dining room,[5][11] and has à la carte options available in the bar area, which does not require reservations.[2][3][10][12] The space has also been expanded with a private dining room,[13] where the owners planned to host visiting chefs.[2] Carrie Blease is the general manager and Rupert Blease the head chef.[11][14] Carrie Blease described the food at Wolfsbane as "modern European with California ingredients";[4] the Michelin Guide characterizes it as "contemporary Californian cuisine, cleverly accented with Nordic, Japanese and French elements".[15] Some of the dishes are derived from menu items at the Bleases' previous restaurant, Lord Stanley;[2][10][12][16] a sourdough-based pain-au-jus is based on a snack the staff used to share after closing.[2][5][13] The beverage offerings emphasize California natural wines as well as rare bourbons sourced by Halvorson.[2][11]

Reception

The San Francisco Chronicle listed Wolfsbane in September 2025 as one of the most anticipated restaurant openings in the Bay Area,[17] and after its opening as one of the most beautiful new restaurants of the year[9] and as one of the best.[10] It was included in the newspaper's 2026 list of the hundred best restaurants in the Bay Area.[18] A reviewer from Eater found it "relaxed and not too buttoned up", unlike many fine dining restaurants,[16] and the initial review in the Chronicle judged it to be worth the high price of the tasting menu and also praised the pastry offerings.[13] The reviewer for the San Francisco Standard was less sure, but noted that "presentations are fun — even theatrical" and that only one dish was unsuccessful.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Private dining". Wolfsbane. Archived from the original on March 13, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cortez, Mario (July 8, 2025). "Their last S.F. restaurant earned a Michelin star. Here's what they're opening next". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 22, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Madrigal-Yankowski, Nico (July 9, 2025). "New fine dining restaurant to debut in historic SF neighborhood". SFGate. Archived from the original on May 4, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Deseran, Sara (July 16, 2025). "A restaurant encore I didn't see coming". The San Francisco Standard. Archived from the original on July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Barmann, Jay (September 15, 2025). "Wolfsbane, the New Dogpatch Restaurant From the Lord Stanley Folks, Sets Opening Date". SFist. Archived from the original on May 21, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ Jung, Carolyn (October 20, 2025). "The Debut of Wolfsbane in San Francisco". Foodgal (blog). Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ de Guzman, Dianne (June 24, 2026). "Here Are the 2026 Michelin Star Winners of the Bay Area". Eater SF. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  8. ↑ Duggan, Tara (June 24, 2026). "Michelin Guide elevates S.F., Wine Country restaurants to vaunted three-star status". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 8, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 Kadvany, Elena (December 29, 2025). "The most beautiful new Bay Area restaurants of 2025: Wolfsbane". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 10, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Fegan, MacKenzie Chung; Hernandez, Cesar (December 9, 2025). "The 15 best new Bay Area restaurants of 2025". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 Fietsch, Thomas; Andronico, Janel (March 10, 2026). "Where the wild things dine: Inside Wolfsbane, San Francisco's most exciting new restaurant". ABC7. San Francisco. Archived from the original on March 14, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 Kane, Astrid (December 2, 2025). "Dinner for 2 for $1,060: Is this new Dogpatch restaurant worth the splurge?". The San Francisco Standard. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 Fegan, MacKenzie Chung (December 2, 2025). "Does S.F. need another fancy tasting menu? If it's this one, the answer is yes". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  14. ↑ "The Pack". Wolfsbane. Archived from the original on May 18, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Wolfsbane – San Francisco". Michelin Guide. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  16. 1 2 de Guzman, Dianne (November 12, 2025). "Come for the Lord Stanley Throwbacks, Stay for the Shellfish at Wolfsbane". Eater SF. Archived from the original on July 22, 2026. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  17. ↑ Cortez, Mario; Kadvany, Elena (September 11, 2025). "The 12 most anticipated restaurants opening in the Bay Area this fall". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  18. ↑ Fegan, MacKenzie Chung; Hernandez, Cesar (June 4, 2026) [March 30, 2026]. "Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area 2026". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on March 30, 2026. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
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