Liholiho Yacht Club

Liholiho Yacht Club Heritage driven food with California ingredients. Grind - Talk Story - Get Jag

This is how the modern day LYC was born.
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History:

Back in Hawaii in the early 80's The Kealoha uncles would race Hobie Cats, they threw parties "pop ups" to pay for their supplies. They would go to the beach and throw a party, fire up the grill, ice down the beer, and get a band to play. They would charge a modest price with the intention to make enough money to allow them to do what they loved. They realized they needed a name for thei

r 'organization' and the brothers who lived on Liholiho street decided to name it Liholiho Yacht Club. We loved the name and the idea: to throw a party to allow you to keep doing what you love. Grind - Talk Story - Get Jag

About the owners:

Chef Ravi was born and raised on Oahu in Hawaii. He moved to San Francisco in 1998 to attend The California Culinary Academy. He has worked in many kitchens around the Bay Area and beyond including an 8 year stint at Boulevard working closely with Chef Nancy Oakes where he went on to open Prospect as the executive chef. He left restaurants all together in 2011 after his son Makoa was born. The pop-up: "Liholiho Yacht Club" was born in 2012 as a means to create delicious heritage driven food while still supporting his family and working towards his lifelong dream of having his own restaurant. In 2014 Ravi joined forces with Jeff Hanak and Allyson Jossel, owners of Nopa and Nopalito and long time friends. Both Hanak and Jossel are native to SF and bring a solid and local foundation to the LYC team. Together they strives to create a comfortable environment well balanced and enjoyable. Focusing on Kapur's heritage driven food and Jeff and Allyson's keen attention to hospitality.

New - Swordfish katsu, wasabi pea, white soy soubise fresno chili, watermelon radish, fried leeks
04/30/2026

New - Swordfish katsu, wasabi pea, white soy soubise fresno chili, watermelon radish, fried leeks




New - Vietnamese Coffee Basque Cheesecake
04/16/2026

New - Vietnamese Coffee Basque Cheesecake




New - Gulf Shrimp, XO butter, crispy polenta, and baby tatsoi
03/26/2026

New - Gulf Shrimp, XO butter, crispy polenta, and baby tatsoi



New - American Wagyu Zabuton, shaved potato, toasted rice powder vinaigrette, herb salad, cloud ear mushroom jus
03/20/2026

New - American Wagyu Zabuton, shaved potato, toasted rice powder vinaigrette, herb salad, cloud ear mushroom jus



New - Trout Sashimi, ponzu, tangelo, charred avocado, masa rice cracker, sunflower salsa macha
03/19/2026

New - Trout Sashimi, ponzu, tangelo, charred avocado, masa rice cracker, sunflower salsa macha



Two ways to celebrate this year!-fried chicken & caviar-à la carteReservations live on December 1st at 10pm. Info on our...
11/30/2025

Two ways to celebrate this year!
-fried chicken & caviar
-à la carte
Reservations live on December 1st at 10pm.
Info on our site!

Do you prefer a set menu or an à la carte menu when celebrating?



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New dishes and a farewell to summer 🍓 strawberry, banana bread, fennel pollen, duck liver mousse🍈 pig head croquette, ca...
09/08/2025

New dishes and a farewell to summer

🍓 strawberry, banana bread, fennel pollen, duck liver mousse

🍈 pig head croquette, cantaloupe, chili watermelon, pistachio, cucumber caper relish

🍅 heirloom tomato, avocado-sesame, crispy quinoa, kohlrabi, nori, chili toasted

🥓 daikon cake, manilla clams, 5-spice bacon, sungold tomato, candied peanut




09/05/2025
EXCITING GIVEAWAY!!We’re teaming up with to send you to live on Fri. June 13th 🤙 🌺 Winner will receive 2 tickets to se...
06/12/2025

EXCITING GIVEAWAY!!
We’re teaming up with to send you to live on Fri. June 13th 🤙 🌺 Winner will receive 2 tickets to see Anuhea at Great American Music Hall & a $300 Liloliho Yacht Club gift card for pre-show eats + drinks.

How to enter:
✨ Like this post & tag your +1 (guest) for the show
✨ Follow &

🌴 Winner will be chosen on June 12 at 12pm—we’ll DM directly from the account. $300 gift card is valid on June 13 only. A reservation will be booked for 2 guests at 7pm. Show begins at 9pm!




Matcha Tart - calamansi curdcardamom whipped cream
03/13/2025

Matcha Tart - calamansi curd
cardamom whipped cream




New - Fried hen! A rendition of this dish has been on our menu since we opened 10 years ago. Do you have a fave? This mi...
03/07/2025

New - Fried hen! A rendition of this dish has been on our menu since we opened 10 years ago. Do you have a fave? This might just be our best yet!

And yes, it’s gluten free.




chicken

We are ten years old today! We started with the inspiration to cook delicious food from a personal heritage in a fun atm...
01/28/2025

We are ten years old today!

We started with the inspiration to cook delicious food from a personal heritage in a fun atmosphere striving for the best hospitality we could reach.

We have experienced a hard times, a pandemic. Unexpected shutdowns. Wildfires, tragedy, there were times if we didn’t know if we could keep going.

Next week we turn 10! This bao has been with us the entire ride. Are there any dishes you’d like to see return?Gorgeous ...
01/24/2025

Next week we turn 10!
This bao has been with us the entire ride. Are there any dishes you’d like to see return?

Gorgeous photo by




12/14/2024
NEW -Swordfish katsu, honeynut japanese curry, radish, caper-bonito spread, crispy quinoa,pickled ginger
10/18/2024

NEW -Swordfish katsu, honeynut japanese curry, radish, caper-bonito spread, crispy quinoa,
pickled ginger



New - Calamari ukoy, Monterey squid, broccolini, delicata, old bay, shiso ranch
10/10/2024

New - Calamari ukoy, Monterey squid, broccolini, delicata, old bay, shiso ranch



Who remembers this off menu dish? regram by Did you know we have “off menu” menu? Our Let Us Cook For You option is a...
10/04/2024

Who remembers this off menu dish?
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Did you know we have “off menu” menu? Our Let Us Cook For You option is a family-style feast for any size party offering 11-15 shareable dishes, including this homemade classic.

Address

871 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA
94110

Opening Hours

Wednesday 5pm - 10:30pm
Thursday 5pm - 10:30pm
Friday 5pm - 11pm
Saturday 5pm - 11pm

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