Americano Dreamers

Gaze at the ceiling while dining at Americano restaurant and discover the portraits of our “Americano Dreamers.” In the creation of the restaurants name, Americano was derived as reminiscent of a post-World War II time when so many around the world dreamed of a better life in America.

Each individual in the portraits at Americano are immigrants from either Senegal, Thailand, Kuwait or Ireland and each are living the American dream as all are entrepreneurs and business owners here in San Francisco. Their poses, photographed on Hotel Vitale beds, suggests their dreaming state of mind.

Americano Dreamers Portraits

Marco Senghor
Owner of the popular Senegalese restaurant Bissap Baobab in the Mission, is from both Senegal and France.

Nabiel Musleh
Owner of the Sushi Groove restaurants, Oola, and many other establishments, is well-known as the city’s premier club promoter and is originally from Kuwait.

Aom Foley
Owner of the critically-acclaimed Koh Samui and the Monkey, South of Market (with one opening in North Beach soon), is from Thailand.

Colum McCartan
Owner of McCartan Designs, is the designer of Hotel Vitale and Americano restaurant and is from Ireland.