Absinthe Brasserie & Bar

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San Francisco · 398 Hayes Street, San Francisco

Menu checked November 2, 2026 · See Absinthe Brasserie & Bar's official menu

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What our AI analysis found
  • 13 of 36 dishes appear to be dairy-free
  • 24 of 36 dishes appear to be egg-free
  • 20 of 36 dishes appear to be gluten-free
  • 34 of 36 dishes appear to be nut-free
  • 36 of 36 dishes appear to be peanut-free
  • 33 of 36 dishes appear to be shellfish-free
  • 36 of 36 dishes appear to be soy-free
  • 23 of 36 dishes appear to be vegetarian
  • 5 of 36 dishes appear to be vegan

SNACKS

RAW BAR

  • TSAR NICOULAI CAVIAR — Sieved Egg, crème fraîche, chives, blinis

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten

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    • Dairy — crème fraîche, milk in blinis
    • Eggs — sieved egg, eggs in blinis
    • Gluten — wheat flour in blinis
  • OYSTER SELECTION — Mignonette, Lemon; East Coast or West Coast

    Likely dietary flags: Shellfish

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    • Shellfish — oysters
  • TUNA CRUDO — Bluefin tuna, Autumn Flame grapes, coriander, pickled jalapeño

APPETIZERS

  • FRENCH ONION SOUP — Crouton, Gruyère & Emmental cheese gratinée

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten

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    • Dairy — Gruyère, Emmental
    • Gluten — wheat flour in crouton
  • SOFT GARLIC PRETZELS — Parsley & garlic butter, Mornay sauce

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — garlic butter, Mornay sauce
    • Gluten — wheat flour in pretzels, wheat flour in Mornay sauce
  • PEAR SALAD — Roasted Bartlett pears, Shinko pears, chicories, goat cheese, walnuts

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Nuts, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — goat cheese
    • Nuts — walnuts
  • MIXED GREENS SALAD — Persimmon, pumpkin seed, pomegranate, fines herbs, Banyuls vinaigrette

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • BEEF TARTARE — Capers, cornichons, crème fraîche, quail egg, grilled sour batard

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten

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    • Dairy — crème fraîche
    • Eggs — quail egg
    • Gluten — wheat in sour batard
  • STEAMED MUSSELS — Salt Spring mussels, garlic, fennel, red peppers, grilled Levain

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Shellfish

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    • Gluten — wheat in Levain
    • Shellfish — mussels

ENTREES

  • DUCK BREAST — Pan-seared duck breast, braised endive, blackberry demi-glace
  • SOLE MEUNIÈRE — Petrale Sole, caper, lemon, potato purée

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten

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    • Dairy — butter, milk in potato purée
    • Gluten — wheat flour in meunière
  • PAN-SEARED SCALLOPS — Day Boat Scallops, celery root purée, romanesco, mushroom duxelles

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Shellfish

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    • Dairy — butter in celery root purée
    • Shellfish — scallops
  • COQ AU VIN — Braised Mary's chicken, pearl onions, Cremini mushrooms, carrots, bacon lardons
  • TORTELLINI — Kabocha-Marscarpone Tortellini, Butternut squash, brown butter, pomegranate

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — mascarpone, brown butter
    • Eggs — eggs in tortellini
    • Gluten — wheat flour in tortellini
  • ABSINTHE HAMBURGER — 7oz Brandt beef patty, heirloom tomatoes, caramelized onions, bistro sauce, Gruyère, Acme bun

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten

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    • Dairy — Gruyère
    • Gluten — wheat in Acme bun
  • STEAK FRITES — Flannery beef entrecote, red wine butter, bordelaise sauce, hand cut fries

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy

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    • Dairy — red wine butter

SIDES

  • HOUSE-MADE BREAD & BUTTER — Cultured butter, Maldon salt

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — cultured butter
    • Gluten — wheat flour in bread
  • POMMES PURÉE — Potato puree, chives, olive oil

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • HARICOTS VERTS — Tempura green beans, dijonnaise

    Likely dietary flags: Eggs, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Eggs — egg in tempura batter, egg in dijonnaise
    • Gluten — wheat flour in tempura
  • FROMAGE BRILLAT-SAVARIN — black truffles Fromagerie Delin, Burgundy, FR cow milk, soft-ripened, triple-cream

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — Brillat-Savarin cheese
  • ORIGINAL BLUE — honeycomb Point Reyes Creamery, Point Reyes, CA cow milk, blue-veined, creamy, medium strong

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — blue cheese
  • COMTÉ — orange & nectarine jam Fromagerie Marcel Petit, Jura, France cow milk, hard, nutty

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — Comté
  • All three — Each of the above served with house-made walnut bread

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten, Nuts, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — cheese
    • Gluten — wheat in walnut bread
    • Nuts — walnut bread

DESSERTS

  • PEACH MELBA PARFAIT — Crème Diplomat, Poached Peaches, Raspberries, Graham Cracker Crumble

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — milk in crème diplomat, butter in graham cracker crumble
    • Eggs — egg in pastry cream
    • Gluten — wheat in graham cracker
  • APRICOT-BOYSENBERRY GALETTE — Sesame Ice Cream, Apricot Caramel

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — sesame ice cream
    • Gluten — wheat flour in galette
  • STRAWBERRY "SHORTCAKE" — Strawberry Sorbet, Crème Chantilly, Genoise Roulade Cake

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — crème Chantilly
    • Eggs — eggs in genoise
    • Gluten — wheat flour in genoise
  • CHOCOLATE POT DE CRÈME — Vanilla Chantilly, Sea Salt

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — cream in pot de crème, vanilla Chantilly
    • Eggs — eggs in pot de crème
  • ICE CREAM & SORBET BY THE SCOOP — Ice Cream: Vanilla, Earl Grey; Blackberry Sorbet: Black Currant, Nectarine

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — ice cream
    • Eggs — eggs in ice cream

HIGH-PROOF TREATS

  • TROU NORMAND — Passionfruit Cocoa Nib Sorbet, Calvados

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • DULCE DE JEREZ — Vanilla Ice Cream, El Maestro Sierra Pedro Ximenez Sherry

    Likely dietary flags: Dairy, Eggs, Vegetarian

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    • Dairy — vanilla ice cream
    • Eggs — eggs in vanilla ice cream
  • VENETIAN HOLIDAY — Lemonade Sorbet, Prosecco

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian

APERITIF

  • DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON — Prosecco, Absinthe Verte, Lemon Twist

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • LILLET BLANC — White Wine Aperitif, Orange Twist

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • L.N. MATTEI CAP CORSE ROUGE — Red Wine Aperitif, Orange Twist

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • DRY SHERRY — La Cigarrera Manzanilla, Spain

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

SEASONAL COCKTAILS

  • RED SWAN — Bourbon, Thai Tea Syrup, Pandan Liqueur, Green Chartreuse, Lemon

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • BLACK FOG — Mister Fogg Navy Strength Rum, Brucato "Fields" Amaro, Sweet Vermouth, Walnut Bitters

    Likely dietary flags: Nuts, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Nuts — walnut bitters
  • KNOWLEDGE OF FALL — Cognac, Fig shrub, Amaro, vanilla, soda water

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • ALL MUSHROOMS ARE ONE — Calvados, Candy Cap Mushroom Amaro, spiced syrup, cardamom, tonic

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • ANTIBES — Absinthe, Gin, Velvet Falernum, pineapple, lime

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • ROSITA — Patron Reposado, Campari, sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, bitters

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

CLASSIC COCKTAILS

  • SAZERAC — Cognac, Simle Syrup, Peychauds, Absinthe

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • SACRED HEART — Don Julio Tequila, Pomegranate, Lemon, Absinthe

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • LA LOUISIANE — Rye Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Benedictine, Absinthe, Bitters

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • GINGER ROGERS — Gin, Ginger Syrup, Lime, Mint, Ginger Beer

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • BEE'S KNEES — Barr Hill Gin, Barr Hill Honey, Lemon

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian

  • BERRY COLLINS — Grey Goose Berry Vodka, Vanilla, Lemon, Soda water

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

N/A COCKTAILS

  • CODA LEGER — Pomegranate, Lemon, Lime, Vanilla, Seltzer

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • MISTER ROGERS — Lime, Mint, Ginger Beer

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • ABSINTHE LEMONADE — Lemon, Cranberry, Ginger

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • BRIGHT RED SHIRTS — N/A Campari Syrup, Orange, Lemon, Seltzer

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

BEER ON TAP

  • TRUMER PILS — The Trumer Brewery, Berkeley, California, 4.9%

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt
  • STANDARD DEVIANT HAZY IPA — Standard Deviant Brewing, SF, California 6.8%

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt
  • SUNIGHT GROOVE COPPER LAGER — Leopard Mark Brewing, Richmond, California, 5.2%

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt
  • BLACK BUTTE PORTER — Deschutes Brewing, Bend. OR 4.8%

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt

BOTTLES & CANS

  • DRY APPLE CIDER — Onirique 'Récolte Automnale', Sebastopol California 8.5%, 355ml

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • KSA KÖLSCH STYLE ALE — Low-Alcohol Beer, Fort Point, San Francisco, California

    Likely dietary flags: Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan

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    • Gluten — barley malt

CHAMPAGNE

  • H. Billiot Fils Brut Réserve — France N.V

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Bertrand-Delespierre Extra Brut 'Villedommange' — Chamery France 2018

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

SPARKLING ROSÉ

  • Domaine Ligier Crémant du Jura — France N.V.

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

SAUVIGNON BLANC

  • Lucien Reymond Sancerre — Loire Valley France 2025

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

RIESLING

  • Kuentz-Bas — Alsace France 2024

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

CHENIN BLANC

  • Domaine de la Paleine 'Esprit de Chenin' — Loire Valley France 2021

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

ALTESSE

  • Domaine Chevallier Bernard Roussette de Savoie — Savoie France 2024

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

CHARDONNAY

  • Olivier Morin Chablis — Burgundy France 2024

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Ferren Sonoma Coast — California 2022

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

ROSÉ of GRENACHE

  • Domaine Fontchêne 'Leon' — Provence France 2025

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

PINOT NOIR

  • Franck Givaudin Irancy — Burgundy France 2023

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Big Basin 'Dune and Mountain' — Gabilan Mountains California 2022

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

CARIGNAN

  • Wiley Wines Vincenzo Vineyard — Mendocino CA 2024

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

CABERNET FRANC

  • Clotilde Legrand Saumur-Champigny 'La Chaintrée' — Loire France 2017

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

GRENACHE+

  • Domaine Santa Duc 'Les Quatre Terres' — Rhône Valley France 2025

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MERLOT

  • Château Respide-Médeville Graves — Bordeaux France 2022

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

CHARDONNAY

  • Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet — Burgundy France 2015

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

SYRAH

  • August Clape Cornas — Northern Rhône Valley France 2012

    Likely dietary flags: Vegetarian, Vegan

About this analysis

Independent AI analysis of the menu Absinthe Brasserie & Bar publishes.

MenuIQ is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Absinthe Brasserie & Bar. Its name is used only to identify it.

Allergen and dietary information is AI-generated and may be incomplete — always confirm with the restaurant.

MenuIQ looks for seven allergens: dairy, eggs, gluten, tree nuts, peanuts, shellfish and soy. It doesn’t flag fish, sesame or other allergens.

We can’t see the kitchen: shared fryers, prep surfaces, cross-contact and recipe changes aren’t reflected. Menus and recipes can vary by location.

For awareness only — not medical advice. Consult your healthcare provider.

Based on absinthe.com

Menu checked November 2, 2026

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