The 1,800-square-foot space got a fresh new look with the goal of capturing the feel of an old-school sports bar with a bit of English pub energy tossed in for good measure. ![]() ‘“We just want to have this really good lively comfortable welcoming bar.” Jessica Paul Photo “It’s kind of a really good time for us to be opening this, and we happily welcome sports fanatics,” Marsh says. So when the owner of Steff’s decided to wind down the business, Passetti made a natural choice to step in. ![]() Marsh says Passetti has had his eye on the Yerba Buena space, which was formerly home to longstanding sports bar Steff’s, ever since launching Pie Punks. Marsh, who’s also involved with the Japanese listening bar-inspired Harlan Records and Polk Street’s Macondary, joins Yerba Buena as both a partner and the designer. Passetti has put his stamp on bars including Café Terminus, House of Shields, Natoma Cabana, and pizza spot-slash-tiki bar Pie Punks, which is right next door to this latest project. The new Yerba Buena bar comes from Eric Passetti and Marissa Marsh, a pair of experienced San Francisco bar professionals. Now, there’s a well-appointed neighborhood sports bar to add to the list. In the past six months, the area has welcomed a handful of new watering holes including that Gatsby-style restaurant and bar Harlequin, Dragon Horse Bar and its late-night sushi and cocktails, and the cheeky wine bar Sluts from the beleaguered owner of now-closed Oakland restaurant Hi Felicia. Despite the goings-on elsewhere in the city, it’s hard to deny that San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood seems to be in the midst of a bar renaissance.
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