

“I’m so sad to move on, but delighted the café will be run by an amazing family who truly values it and the special place it holds for our customers. I have loved serving our amazing customers that I will truly miss, and being a part of the Mission Bernal community,” said Andrea de Francisco, current owner of Café St. Jorge was always my dream, and I couldn’t be more proud of the café. We can’t wait to meet our customers and neighbors.” Jorge is a warm, inviting, frankly perfect café and we are so excited to continue to work with the amazing staff that makes it the great neighborhood spot that it is. “We are honored to steward this amazing café that Andrea has built. The happy hours, art shows, music performances and game nights have entertained and delighted people of all ages.Īll of which are expected to continue under the new ownership of the Salehs. Jorge’s tables from morning to night, each and every day of the week. With a fresh menu featuring the best local and organic ingredients in a creative take on California/Portuguese cuisine, alongside traditional Portuguese pastries and dishes, Portuguese wines and Stumptown coffee, people and especially neighbors and the Portuguese community fill Café St. Opening in 2013, Café St Jorge quickly became one of the core businesses in Mission/Bernal and San Francisco. The staff, menu, décor and programing will all remain. The new owners, the Saleh family, are expected to keep the warm, welcoming café exactly as is. But now change is afoot, as Andrea tells Bernalwood:Īndrea de Francisco, owner of Café St Jorge, has announced that her beloved Californian/Portuguese café will soon change ownership.

Andrea de Francisco created something lovely when she opened Café St Jorge at 3438 Mission Street (near Kingston) in 2013: She created the kind of establishment that became the focal point for a community at the southern end of La Lengua.
