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Hadeem applies for liquor licence at Lower Haight debut space

James Beard Emerging Chef Award semifinalist (2025), 2026 StarChefs San Francisco-Oakland Rising Stars Award winner, running Hadeem pop-up, planning first permanent restaurant at 682 Haight St

Hadeem, the California-Jewish pop-up from chef Spencer Horovitz, is one step closer to a permanent home. A liquor licence application for his debut restaurant appears on the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's (ABC) list for 682 Haight St, the Lower Haight space the restaurant is slated to open in the first half of 2027.

Updated Oct 18

Notable Quotes

I think that our offerings just fit into the Lower Haight so well.

from Hadeem applies for liquor licence at Lower Haight debut space · Updated Oct 18

I'm trying to tell a story of sitting on the couch eating dolmades out of a can, watching cartoons at my Yaya's house.

from Hadeem applies for liquor licence at Lower Haight debut space · Updated Oct 18

"This menu is not very kosher. But I'm constantly trying to call back to my own personal experience growing up in a very blended, nontraditional Jewish family."

from Hadeem applies for liquor licence at Lower Haight debut space · Updated Oct 18