The Academy Cafe is a modern, casual, kid-friendly restaurant inside the California Academy of Sciences, with an emphasis on quick service. The cafe serves a wide variety of multi-cultural cuisine, made fresh, with healthy, seasonal and organic ingredients.
Executive Chef
| Kelly Degala |
Executive Pastry Chef
| Rachel Leising |
| Manager | Barbara Connor
Daisy Mae Nunez
Reyna Young |
| Hours of Operation | 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday – Sunday
Closed Thanksgiving & Christmas
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Price Range
| Entrées $6.00 - $12.50
Sides and Desserts $0.75 - $5.00 |
| Credit Card | Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diner’s Club |
Parking
| Music Concourse garage or street parking |
| Seating Capacity | 160 Main Dining Room, 100 Heated Patio
Covered outdoor seating in Piazza. |
Phone
| 415.876.6121 |
| Website | www.academycafesf.com |
Address
| California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California 94118
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Proprietors
| Charles Phan and Loretta Keller |
Opening Date
| September 27, 2008 |
Architect
| Olle Lundberg, Lundberg Design
Cathy Simon, SMWM |
Sustainable Practices
| - Both the Academy Café and The Moss Room are committed to sustainability, organics and proper farming — values which are harmonious with the California Academy of Sciences’ mission to explore, explain and protect the natural world.
- All seafood meets the Academy’s Seafood Watch criteria.
- Both restaurants operate aggressive recycling and composting programs.
- Ingredients are sourced from suppliers which are local, certified, and/or organic whenever possible.
- Menus emphasize the seasonality of ingredients.
- Unnecessary packaging materials are avoided, and all packaging products are compostable or biodegradable.
- Reusable plates and silverware are used in both restaurants.
- In the Academy Café, signage helps communicate the aforementioned values to diners.
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