Golden Rule at Thrive City opens in San Francisco
Back Home Hospitality has opened its first bar concept, Golden Rule at Thrive City, in the space surrounding the Chase Center arena.
The bar is intended to reflect the Bay Area, celebrating the region’s cultural diversity through the use of local ingredients.
Its name is taken from the ethical philosophy while also nodding to the Bay Area’s sports teams, the Golden State Warriors and Golden State Valkyries.
David Nayfeld and Matthew Brewer are behind Back Home Hospitality, with bar director Danielle Peters-Clossey leading the drinks programming at Golden Rule.
The cocktail menu features nearly 24 cocktails divided into three sections: House Cocktails, Little Treats and Spirit Free.
From the House Cocktails, the MIP is a slightly smoky, spirit-forward mix of gin, bitter aperitif, musk melon, mezcal, vermouth and Hubba Bubba mist.
The same section also offers Halftime Snacks, a drink reminiscent of Capri Sun and orange slices, made with vodka, bitter aperitivo, guava eau de vie, pomegranate honey, and lime.
Little Treats is a selection of miniature cocktails, such as the Elevator Pitch, which is lightly carbonated with Bourbon, a Crodino sidecar, aromatic bitters, and orange.
Other small cocktails include a Mini Tini and a Snaquiri.
A selection of wine and beer will also be available.
Nayfeld has created a menu of snacks that includes peri-peri-spiced nuts and potato chips dusted with chilli and lime. Heartier options include a rotating selection of pizza rolls.
Jon de la Cruz of DLC ID, a longtime partner of Back Home Hospitality, is behind the interiors, which are designed to feel ‘welcoming, lively and easy to settle into’.
Golden Rule has textured walls with bold pops of orange, red and blue, inspired by the Warriors’ original jerseys when they moved to the Bay Area in 1962.
The bar offers seating for 15, with additional table seating throughout and an outdoor patio seating 30.
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