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San Francisco · Korean · Outer Richmond · Tier I

Han Il Kwan San Francisco

The Outer Richmond Korean institution.

Han Il Kwan San Francisco · open Wednesday through Sunday · Wednesday Thursday and Sunday 11am to 8pm · Friday and Saturday 11am to 9pm

Per reservation Tier I · Tough
$150 per reservation
  • The host is expecting you. A confirmed table, held for your party.
  • Card authorized, charged only on confirmation. Never before.
  • Refund window: 24 hours before service. After that, non-refundable.
Why this room is hard

It is not a phone problem. There is no phone reservation.

Han Il Kwan has run in the Outer Richmond for decades as one of San Francisco's defining Korean dining rooms, with a banchan-and-barbecue menu and a kitchen that runs a wide casserole and stew program. The room takes phone-only requests and walk-ins.

The room takes calls for larger parties; smaller groups walk in. The 90-day average trade on the secondary market is one of SF's lowest in the top 25, which is a function of the room not being on a public reservation platform.

Phone or walk-in. Outer Richmond. Decades deep.
The three rules

How we work this room.

Three commitments that apply to every Han Il Kwan San Francisco request, every night the kitchen is open. No fine print, no surcharges, no surprises at the door.
I

Pay when we get you in.

Your card is authorized when you submit the request. We charge it only when we confirm your table. No confirmation, no charge. Ever.

Authorize, do not capture
II

The host is expecting you.

You walk in to Han Il Kwan San Francisco and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.

Confirmed for your party
III

One posted price.

$150 for non-members. $50 for members. One number, every night, every party size. No auctions, no surge, no Friday markup. Whatever the room is doing, the price does not move.

No auctions. No surge.
What to expect

Five steps, start to seated.

01

You ask.

Tell us the night, the time window, the party size. Two minutes on this page. Card on file, not charged.

02

We confirm the request.

An operator reviews the request, checks the room, and sends a confirmation that we are working it. Usually within thirty minutes.

03

We work the room.

We reach the floor manager directly, by phone or by text, depending on the night. We do not refresh Resy. We make a call.

04

You are confirmed.

We charge the card and send your confirmation — the time and the name to give the host.

05

You eat.

Walk into Han Il Kwan San Francisco, give your name at the host stand, sit down. The room takes it from there. We do not see you again until the next request.

Han Il Kwan San Francisco · Now booking

Tonight, tomorrow,
or three months out.

We work this restaurant every day. You pay only when we confirm your table.

No waitlist · No invite required · Members pay $50 per reservation