Kokkari Estiatorio

4.8

7618 Reviews

$31 to $50

Mediterranean

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Kokkari (pronounced “Ko-Kar-ee”) is a small fishing village located on the islands of Samos in the Aegean Sea, whose name is derived from the small onions that were once produced in the nearby fields. Its fertile soil and Mediterranean climate translated into an abundance of fresh produce as well as treasured seafood and game. Legend tells that Kokkari is the site where Orion, a mighty hunter and a young man of gigantic stature and great beauty, fell in love with the daughter of the king of Chios. For the love of her, Orion forged the island for wild game and seafood to prepare elaborate banquets in celebration of their love. Today, we hope you will enjoy your own celebration as you dine at Kokkari Estiatorio on food “fit for the Gods” prepared with an Aegean palate and the style of innovative California fare.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Jul 4, 2022

11:30 PM

Booked 89 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

(415) 981-0983

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Greek, Contemporary European
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–2:30 pm Bar Mon–Fri 2:30 pm–5:30 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(415) 981-0983
Website
http://www.kokkari.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Erik Cosselmon
Private party facilities
The semi-private and private dining areas can accommodate groups from six to two hundred. The restaurant is also available for buy-outs.
Private party contact
Caroline Shea: (415) 981-0983

Location
200 Jackson St. San Francisco, CA 94111
Neighborhood
Financial District / Embarcadero
Cross street
Front St.
Parking details
Valet Parking is currently unavailable at Kokkari Estiatorio.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Chef's Table, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Indoor Fireplace, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Popular dishes

Baked Feta$8.50
Greek feta wood oven baked with tomato, capers & Metaxa brandy
Dolmathes$7.00
Grape leaves stuffed with rice, dill & mint
Beets Salad$9.00
Roasted beets with Greek yogurt & pistachio
Spanakotiropita$8.50
Traditional filo pies of spinach, feta, leeks & dill
Kalamata Pita$12.00
Flatbread with Kalamata olives, tomato, caramelized onion & myzithra cheese
Gigantes$10.00
Oven-baked giant beans with tomato sauce, olive oil & herbed feta
Roasted Squash$9.00
Wood oven roasted butternut squash with tahini sauce & toasted pine nuts
Brussels Sprouts$9.00
Wood oven-roasted with lemon & capers
Horta$7.00
Braised seasonal greens with lemon & olive oil
Zucchini Cakes$10.75
With cucumber & mint yogurt dressing
Saghanaki$13.75
Pan fried Kefalograviera with lemon & oregano
Wood Oven Roasted Prawns$14.75
With tomato & garlic butter
Fried Smelts$10.50
With garlic-potato skordalia & lemon
Grilled Octopus$15.50
With lemon, oregano & olive oil
Grilled Calamari$9.50
Stuffed with feta, fennel & orange with black olives
Crispy Fried Chicken Livers$9.00
With red onions, marinated with yogurt & feta
Pikti$10.00
Terrine of Berkshire pig trotters & head with pickled cucumber & egg
Grilled Meatballs$11.50
Spiced tomato sauce & Greek yogurt
Melitzanosalata & Taramosalata
Tzatziki, Favosalata or Tirokafteri - with housemade grilled pita
- each$8.00

Salads & Soup

Avgolemono$10.00
Traditional egg-lemon soup with chicken & rice
Lentil Soup$9.00
Vegetable with braised greens
Greek Salad$12.00
Of tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, feta, oregano & olives
Kokkari Salad$11.00
Frisee & mix greens with blue cheese, rusk croutons, almonds, apples & sherry vinaigrette
Chopped Salad$12.00
Romaine lettuce with toasted pine nuts, Kalamata olive & creamy feta cheese dressing

Entrees

Whole Fish
Traditionally grilled with braised greens, lemon & Cretan olive oil
- AQ
Pacific Salmon$29.00
Pan roasted with black lentils & Kalamata olive, artichoke tapenade
Ravioli$20.00
Stuffed with summer squash & manouri cheese with mushrooms & toasted pine nuts
Artichoke Souvlaki$18.00
Grilled artichokes & eggplant skewered with peppers & onions with yogurt & pita
Octopus Salad$20.00
Charcoal-grilled octopus, Greek peppers, frisee & red wine vinaigrette
Chicken Souvlaki$19.50
Yogurt marinated chicken skewer with peppers, onion with bulgur wheat salad & tzatziki
Lamb Burger$16.50
Spiced ground lamb with tomato, onion, cucumber, mint & tzatziki wrapped in pita
Moussaka$21.00
Traditional casserole of spiced lamb, eggplant, potato & yogurt bechamel
Grilled Lamb Chops$29.00
With lemon-oregano vinaigrette & Kokkari potatoes
Lamb Souvlaki$22.50
Marinated lamb skewered with tomato, onion, lay leaf with chickpea salad, tzatziki & pita

Daily Taverna Special

Monday$18.00
Mithia, mussels steamed with ouzo, tomato & feta cheese
Tuesday$18.00
Souvlaki Hirino, wood fire roasted pork gyro with lemon, oregano potatoes
Wednesday$18.00
Yemista, beef & rice stuffed summer vegetables with potatoes & feta cheese
Thursday$18.00
Pastitsio, traditional casserole of spiced beef & pasta with bechamel
Friday
Kotopoula Souvlas, rotisserie roasted half chicken with lemon, oregano potatoes

What 7,618 people are saying

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.8Ambience
4.4Value

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Bebe
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
overall4food5service5ambience4
Food is great. I love the grilled octopus and whole fish. I’ll eat there again
MH
MeganH
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Beautiful restaurant in a great area. Food and service were excellent. For appetizers we had the spicy shrimp and flatbread with figs, sauteed onions and goat cheese. For the main course we had the whole fish and the lamb skewer special. Eveything was outstanding. Great cocktails and wine list. I would highly recommend this restaurant.
JW
JWM5
San Francisco
14 reviews
vip
5.0
14 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always on top of the game…
LQ
LarryQ
San Francisco
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
My family and friends had a wonderful dining experience with excellent tasting Greek/Mediterranean food, great service and very accessible to customers with mobility disabilities.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Best birthday location ever!
M
Melluvsfood4ever
San Francisco
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great ambiance and delicious food for the whole family
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Andy
San Francisco
4 reviews
vip
4.0
4 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall4food4service4ambience4
Anniversary
MD
MarthaD
New York Area
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food and service amazing. Only thing was need to serve pita with Saganaki
R
Rebecca
Denver
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely gentleman served our table….timing was impeccable. Of course, the food was delicious and beautifully presented!
RM
RoMa
San Francisco
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall4food5service5ambience4
Hard to give 5 stars unless everything is perfect but this was certainly 4+ stars worthy. Food was amazing while being down to earth. Service was prompt and recommendations on point.
T
Teresa
San Francisco
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 4 days ago
overall4food4service4ambience5
Lovely ambiance, sea bass and lamb was delicious. Service was decent, but was rushed out towards the end after dining for barely an hour and a half.
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
My second time. The food was prepared with sensitivity snd consistency. Lovely environment. Beautiful wine pairing suggestions
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
7 reviews
vip
5.0
7 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic as always!
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jerryb
Portland
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
OUTSTANDING GREEK food. Just the way my YIA YIA made We will seen you in a few week.
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rgee27
San Francisco
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Outstanding food and service. Staff was always attentive to fresh silverware and keeping wind classes filled. Easily one of favorite dining spots in San Francisco!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Palm Springs
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Never had Greek food and what a great experience and best of all taste!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Austin
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Extremely satisfying dinner, great service - the server took the time to walk is through our many questions about the menu. They also accommodated moving up our dinner reservation.
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larryp
San Francisco
9 reviews
vip
5.0
9 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
The whole fish (petrale sole) was perfectly salted in olive oil, a”wow” dish. The two starters that we had (octopus & esparagus) were sensational as was the donut holes for dessert. Service was impeccable! A great lunch experience!
C
Calcee
San Diego
45 reviews
vip
5.0
45 reviews
Dined on June 27, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
An incredible dining experience: never disappoints
OM
OliviaM
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 27, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
One of the best meals of my life! We ordered a bunch of appetizers—the watermelon salad, gigantes, and haloumi sto fourno were my favorites. The desserts were incredible too!
MC
MitchellC
New York Area
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on June 27, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
Great ambiance and exceptional food!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Chicago
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 27, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The most delicious food ever!
CB
ChariseBB
San Francisco
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 26, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
As always, wonderful! Such a delightful menu. Thank you.
CP
ChristinaP
San Francisco
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 26, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food is always fantastic! Service was impeccable…always love visiting Kokkari
LM
LizM
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 26, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Had a wonderful dinner at Kokkari, food was excellent and the service was top notch. Will definitely go back again.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Indiana
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Absolutely amazing! Need to get a lamp chop if you go
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cpierce
Dallas
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is a San Francisco Hidden Gem. The food was delicious and the service was impeccable.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on June 25, 2022
overall3food5service1ambience5
Client meeting dinner
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on June 25, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Great atmosphere and vibe but a bit rushed.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Place and food is amazing!!!
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Love the food! So fresh and Delicious! Great restaurant!
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Vcitoria
New York Area
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Everything was as expected. The food, wine list, ambiance and specially the service. Excellent experience
SM
ScottM
San Francisco
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on June 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
As always, really enjoyable.
DC
DeliaC
San Francisco
78 reviews
vip
5.0
78 reviews
Dined on June 23, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
LOVE THIS RESTAURANT, PERFECT FOR GETTING TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS.
KW
KeithW
Orlando
13 reviews
vip
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on June 23, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our waiter was phenomenal...the food was even better! Thank you for a wonderful evening!
JP
JesP
San Francisco
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on June 23, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
A lot of restaurants have a few items that leap of the page as wanting to try and after doing so, you arent as inclined to return because you've in essence 'been there, done that'. At Kokkari, almost all of them sounded mouth watering so the 4 of us decided we'll go with mostly appetizers and a couple of mains to take in all the flavors - 7 dishes total. They we're all exceptional and we didnt even get 1/3 of the way through all the dishes we wanted to try. We'll be back...., many more times to come.
JS
JSTAR38
San Francisco
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Had an amazing experience for our ninth anniversary
SB
SueB
San Francisco
6 reviews
vip
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on June 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Kokkari is far and away my favorite restaurant for special occasions as well as rewarding myself. The food is amazing and it doesn’t get better than the staff. It’s serene inside and out.
MS
MichaelS
San Francisco
14 reviews
vip
3.0
14 reviews
Dined on June 21, 2022
overall3food4service2ambience4
Bit disappointed with service. Not sure if understaffed but our primary waiter seemed impatient right from the beginning. Maybe it was a busy night but still.
AW
AllisterW
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Could not be faulted. Outstanding food and wine list and extraordinarily good service. Our server Caleigh made the evening for us. He was highly knowledgeable, professional and fun.

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Kokkari Estiatorio offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (415) 981-0983.

Kokkari Estiatorio is rated 4.8 stars by 7618 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Jul 4, 2022

11:30 PM

Booked 89 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

(415) 981-0983

200 Jackson St. San Francisco, CA 94111

Additional information

Cross street
Front St.
Neighborhood
Financial District / Embarcadero
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–2:30 pm Bar Mon–Fri 2:30 pm–5:30 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Cuisines
Mediterranean, Greek, Contemporary European
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Valet Parking is currently unavailable at Kokkari Estiatorio.
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Executive chef
Erik Cosselmon
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Chef's Table, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Indoor Fireplace, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.kokkari.com/
Phone number
(415) 981-0983
Private party facilities
The semi-private and private dining areas can accommodate groups from six to two hundred. The restaurant is also available for buy-outs.
Private party contact
Caroline Shea: (415) 981-0983

Kokkari Estiatorio

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

Additional information

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Grilled Octopus

Whole Fish

Starters

Baked Feta$8.50

Dolmathes$7.00

Beets Salad$9.00

Spanakotiropita$8.50

Kalamata Pita$12.00

Gigantes$10.00

Roasted Squash$9.00

Brussels Sprouts$9.00

Horta$7.00

Zucchini Cakes$10.75

Saghanaki$13.75

Wood Oven Roasted Prawns$14.75

Fried Smelts$10.50

Grilled Octopus$15.50

Grilled Calamari$9.50

Crispy Fried Chicken Livers$9.00

Pikti$10.00

Grilled Meatballs$11.50

Melitzanosalata & Taramosalata

Salads & Soup

Avgolemono$10.00

Lentil Soup$9.00

Greek Salad$12.00

Kokkari Salad$11.00

Chopped Salad$12.00

Entrees

Whole Fish

Pacific Salmon$29.00

Ravioli$20.00

Artichoke Souvlaki$18.00

Octopus Salad$20.00

Chicken Souvlaki$19.50

Lamb Burger$16.50

Moussaka$21.00

Grilled Lamb Chops$29.00

Lamb Souvlaki$22.50

Daily Taverna Special

Monday$18.00

Tuesday$18.00

Wednesday$18.00

Thursday$18.00

Friday

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