The neighborhood is familiar for its historic brick facades that have stood since the age of the Great San Francisco earthquake, including the 1907-constructed brick and timber structure that's housed Quince since 2009. The Tusks relocated the restaurant to its current address at 470 Pacific Ave. in 2009 after six years in a small Victorian townhouse in Lower Pacific Heights.
This year Quince turns 20 years old. Chef Michael Tusk has maintained the kitchen's three-star status since 2017 and was named"Best Chef" in the Pacific by the James Beard Foundation in 2007. The Tusks earned a recognizing their restaurants' longtime sourcing from one of the region's oldest certified organic farms, the local 25-acre Fresh Run Farm in Bolinas.As a spokesperson described to, the changes will make the dining room"lighter and brighter" and space tables further apart, reducing the total seat count but providing a more intimate experience. They will also replace the storefront with a"series" of floor-to-ceiling glass doors opening onto Pacific Avenue.
When Quince reopens this summer it will also add an a la carte menu — currently it just serves a $360 eight- to 10-course tasting menu — as well as lunch service.opened in 2019 nearby at 528 Washington St., has served as a private event space only since normal operations halted during the pandemic.