Americano Restaurant & Bar

Recent Press

7x7's fans chose chef Kory Stewart to be first-ever winner of "Your City, Your Chef" contest!
By Riley Manlapaz • 7x7

5 June 2011 — One of our most exciting and rewarding readers' contests this year determined San Francisco's next culinary star. After thousands of votes were cast in two rounds of voting, Kory Stewart—the young chef of Americano Restaurant & Bar at Hotel Vitale—was chosen as the brightest new talent on our city's much-ballyhooed food scene.

Americano Restaurant Has Kory Stewart
Zennie Abraham • Zennie62.com

13 March 2011 — Kory, again to my surprise, brought them out for me to try, not expecting that I would fire up my Flip Video Camera to make the vlog, but I figured why waste an opportunity to showcase a master chef at his best.

Top‐notch Italian: Americano Restaurant in San Francisco
By Amy Sherman • Oyster.com

26 August 2010 — I’ve eaten at Americano three times in the past couple of months, and each time it was better than the last. Located on the ground floor of the Hotel Vitale, it’s main architectural feature is a large patio that runs the length of the restaurant and faces the bay. With heat lamps, plenty of tables, chairs and even couches, it’s one of my favorite outdoor dining spaces in San Francisco (Foreign Cinema is the other).

San Francisco Hotel Indulgence
By Jen Murphy • Food & Wine

19 August 2010 — On a recent trip to San Francisco, I stayed at Hotel Vitale, which I’ve decided may be the most perfect hotel in the city. Its location is dangerously convenient to the artisan awesomeness of the Ferry Building Marketplace—just across the street. Still, I saved room for chef Kory Stewart’s stellar food at the hotel restaurant, Americano.

Fall by the Bayside
By Stacey Anne Rodrigues • ELLE Singapore

1 August 2010 — San Francisco may not have the city beat of New York City or the glamour of Los Angeles, but it shines on with its down-to-earth charm, good food and proximity to Napa Valley.

Hautels: Hotel Vitale
By Sherri Balefsky • HauteLiving.com

14 July 2010 — But weather isn’t the only thing that changes with seasons at the award-winning Americano. Inspired by the proximity to the renowned Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market, the restaurant’s newly appointed Chef Kory Stewart has purposefully handcrafted new lunch and dinner menus with only the best and freshest local ingredients in mind.

City Living Magazine: San Francisco
By Bill Cobb • City Living Magazine

1 June 2010 — Back on the ground floor Hotel Vitale houses the Americano Restaurant, an authentic and robust Italian restaurant popular among hotel guests and San Francisco natives alike. The Americano's artful decor continues the use of rich hardwoods coupled with elegant arches. Beautiful and dramatic portraits are lofted into the ceiling and showcased with soft intimate lighting.

Five Great Places to Drink Outside
San Francisco Magazine

1 June 2010 — Between chilly waves of San Francisco fog come those coveted hours of sunny summer happiness. These interludes are best enjoyed in shorts and sandals while nursing a cool beer, a cocktail, or a glass of rosé.

Americano's Civilized Bar Food
By Michael Bauer • San Francisco Chronicle

27 May 2010 — In the five years since it opened, Americano has steadily improved. In February, opening chef Paul Arenstam left and executive sous chef Kory Stewart took over. While the food has a similar sensibility, there have been some positive changes since I updated the place three years ago.

Staycation Specials
San Jose Mercury News

16 May 2010 — Guests at Hotel Vitale in San Francisco can request to have Americano Restaurant chef Kory Steward accompany them to the Ferry Plaza farmers market during a Saturday stay.

Hotels Make Sure These Souvenirs Don't Spoil
By Kim Severson • The New York Times

12 March 2010 — When it came to food tourism, it used to be that the staff at a good Bay Area hotel woud have to know only which restaurants to recommend and perhaps how to ship a case of wine. But a new wave of culinary tourists who like to play their vacations around sourcing food and meeting farmers has changed the game.