Vibe: Yerba Buena Comfort-Food Hangout | SoMa Living Room | Casual Dinner-and-Music Spot
The Grove feels more like a dependable neighborhood living room than a nightlife-first venue. At its Yerba Buena location near SFMOMA and Moscone, it combines comfort food, a full bar, heated patio seating, and early-evening live music in a way that makes it easy for dinner, drinks, and a low-key night out to happen in one place.
Food & Atmosphere
The Grove is built around all-day comfort food rather than bar snacks or fine dining, which gives the room a welcoming, everyday quality. The space is warm, woodsy, and bustling, with a covered heated patio, comfortable dining room, and a central SoMa location that makes it especially convenient before or after downtown plans.
Music & Scene
Live music is a regular part of the rhythm here, with performances in the Grove Bar from 5 to 8 PM Tuesday through Saturday. That makes it less of a dedicated music venue than a restaurant-bar with a real built-in soundtrack — ideal for people who want live music without committing to a full concert-night setup.
Details that define the room
Better for dinner, drinks, conversation, and an easy live-music backdrop than for a loud late-night scene.
Covered heated patio makes it an especially flexible downtown option year-round.
Family-owned, independently operated, and often described as “San Francisco’s living room.”
Strong fit for pre-show meals, casual dates, business-adjacent dinners, and out-of-town guests staying near Moscone or Union Square.
Live music adds atmosphere without overpowering the room.
Austin Wazz (Austin Wasielewski) is the lead singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of Analog Dog, a San Francisco-based psychedelic indie-disco band he co-founded with Rob Nicol, appearing at The Grove. His solo sets draw on the band's signature blend of dance-heavy grooves and socially conscious songwriting, bringing an energetic, groove-forward sound to the café's laid-back neighborhood...
Le Jazz Hot brings the romance and fire of 1930s Parisian jazz to The Grove, celebrating the pioneering music of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli with a trio. The all-string instrumentation mirrors the original Hot Club de France, but Mehling's innovative arrangements and original compositions keep the music vital and alive — earning praise from...
Rhonda Sauce is the kind of artist who reminds you why jazz matters — hailing from Oakland, California, she has quietly become one of the Bay Area's most versatile and compelling voices, described by Dr. K. Nalley as having "the special voice, firmly rooted in the jazz greats while still oozing her special unique style."...
The Grove welcomes Stu Crew — led by Oakland-based guitar gunslinger Stu Silverman, this Bay Area supergroup effortlessly weaves through heavy funk, soulful R&B, and soaring jazz reminiscent of legends like Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, and Herbie Hancock, brought together from a collection of the Bay's hottest up-and-coming bands to form an ensemble of gravity-defying...
Le Jazz Hot brings the romance and fire of 1930s Parisian jazz to The Grove, celebrating the pioneering music of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli with a trio. The all-string instrumentation mirrors the original Hot Club de France, but Mehling's innovative arrangements and original compositions keep the music vital and alive — earning praise from...
Sami Stevens is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and pianist appearing at The Grove, drawing on jazz, soul, folk, and indie rock influences to deliver intimate original music rooted in the tradition of classic American singer-songwriters of the 1960s and 70s. She released her debut solo album Morning on Sunnyside Records in 2023 and has toured extensively...
Chili Corder brings his rich, multi-dimensional sound to The Grove, a highly active San Francisco-based multi-instrumentalist, jazz guitarist, and music educator mentored by none other than jazz guitar legend Kenny Burrell. A frequent presence on the Bay Area live music circuit, Corder moves fluidly between traditional jazz standards, fusion, and the oud — a breadth...
Rhonda Sauce is the kind of artist who reminds you why jazz matters — hailing from Oakland, California, she has quietly become one of the Bay Area's most versatile and compelling voices, described by Dr. K. Nalley as having "the special voice, firmly rooted in the jazz greats while still oozing her special unique style."...
Sami Stevens is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and pianist appearing at The Grove, drawing on jazz, soul, folk, and indie rock influences to deliver intimate original music rooted in the tradition of classic American singer-songwriters of the 1960s and 70s. She released her debut solo album Morning on Sunnyside Records in 2023 and has toured extensively...
The Grove welcomes Tom Conneely & Birds of Paradise — a twang-driven rock and roll outfit from San Francisco whose music blends practiced song craft and guitar-driven exploration steeped in the Bakersfield sound. Drawing on influences from Buck Owens to Arthur Russell, their hypnotic twang and Beach Boys-inspired harmonies have sold out shows across the...
The Grove welcomes My Dog Jack — a San Francisco-based folk band whose members, after years performing across Bay Area folk, jazz, and bluegrass groups, have joined forces and returned to their songwriting roots. Inspired by legends like John Prine, The Band, and Kate Wolf, as well as contemporary artists such as Hurray for the...
The Grove welcomes Stu Crew — led by Oakland-based guitar gunslinger Stu Silverman, this Bay Area supergroup effortlessly weaves through heavy funk, soulful R&B, and soaring jazz reminiscent of legends like Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, and Herbie Hancock, brought together from a collection of the Bay's hottest up-and-coming bands to form an ensemble of gravity-defying...
Tori Roze and Johnny Alexander bring a taste of San Diego's acclaimed soul-jazz scene to The Grove, performing as an intimate duo drawn from their six-piece band Tori Roze and The Hot Mess. Roze is a vocalist of rare range and imagination, weaving together influences from Michael Jackson, Erykah Badu, Ella Fitzgerald, Björk, and musical...
Austin Wazz (Austin Wasielewski) is the lead singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of Analog Dog, a San Francisco-based psychedelic indie-disco band he co-founded with Rob Nicol, appearing at The Grove. His solo sets draw on the band's signature blend of dance-heavy grooves and socially conscious songwriting, bringing an energetic, groove-forward sound to the café's laid-back neighborhood...
The Good Bad bring their high-octane string music and three-part harmonies to The Grove, a San Francisco bluegrass quintet formed in 2010 by Aaron Lanes and Thom Beneudici that has spent the past decade and a half building a devoted following across the Bay Area and well beyond. The five-piece — Aaron Lanes (mandolin, guitar,...
Pepe Jacobo's Latin All Stars bring a world-class percussion-driven spectacle to The Grove, led by San Francisco Bay Area drummer and percussionist Pepe Jacobo — a highly regarded master of Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, Latin Jazz, and straight-ahead jazz who holds a degree in music from the University of Costa Rica. A mainstay of the local live...
Tori Roze and Johnny Alexander bring a taste of San Diego's acclaimed soul-jazz scene to The Grove, performing as an intimate duo drawn from their six-piece band Tori Roze and The Hot Mess. Roze is a vocalist of rare range and imagination, weaving together influences from Michael Jackson, Erykah Badu, Ella Fitzgerald, Björk, and musical...
The Good Bad bring their high-octane string music and three-part harmonies to The Grove, a San Francisco bluegrass quintet formed in 2010 by Aaron Lanes and Thom Beneudici that has spent the past decade and a half building a devoted following across the Bay Area and well beyond. The five-piece — Aaron Lanes (mandolin, guitar,...
Chili Corder brings his rich, multi-dimensional sound to The Grove, a highly active San Francisco-based multi-instrumentalist, jazz guitarist, and music educator mentored by none other than jazz guitar legend Kenny Burrell. A frequent presence on the Bay Area live music circuit, Corder moves fluidly between traditional jazz standards, fusion, and the oud — a breadth...
Pepe Jacobo's Latin All Stars bring a world-class percussion-driven spectacle to The Grove, led by San Francisco Bay Area drummer and percussionist Pepe Jacobo — a highly regarded master of Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, Latin Jazz, and straight-ahead jazz who holds a degree in music from the University of Costa Rica. A mainstay of the local live...
Tori Roze and Johnny Alexander bring a taste of San Diego's acclaimed soul-jazz scene to The Grove, performing as an intimate duo drawn from their six-piece band Tori Roze and The Hot Mess. Roze is a vocalist of rare range and imagination, weaving together influences from Michael Jackson, Erykah Badu, Ella Fitzgerald, Björk, and musical...
Sami Stevens is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and pianist appearing at The Grove, drawing on jazz, soul, folk, and indie rock influences to deliver intimate original music rooted in the tradition of classic American singer-songwriters of the 1960s and 70s. She released her debut solo album Morning on Sunnyside Records in 2023 and has toured extensively...
Ian Santillano is a Hayward-born Filipino-American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer appearing at The Grove. A second-generation genre-bending artist, he blends clever harmonies, soulful melodies, and vulnerable lyrics with exceptional guitar work, drawing on a range of influences to create an intimate, emotionally resonant set well suited to The Grove's relaxed neighborhood café atmosphere.
Sami Stevens is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and pianist appearing at The Grove, drawing on jazz, soul, folk, and indie rock influences to deliver intimate original music rooted in the tradition of classic American singer-songwriters of the 1960s and 70s. She released her debut solo album Morning on Sunnyside Records in 2023 and has toured extensively...
Le Jazz Hot brings the romance and fire of 1930s Parisian jazz to The Grove, celebrating the pioneering music of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli with a trio. The all-string instrumentation mirrors the original Hot Club de France, but Mehling's innovative arrangements and original compositions keep the music vital and alive — earning praise from...