With the city’s strict rules with massages and bathhouses (specifically in the Tenderloin district) getting this astonishing, in our opinion, work of art together was years in the making. Though with the help of Supervisor Jane Kim, she helped pass an ordinance that would allow businesses offering massage therapy an extended conditional use authorization.
The 3,200-square-foot elevated bathhouse featuring an eight-person soakingpool, a sauna, a steam room, and a cold plunge shower installation will also add a dinner service to their selection of high quality amenities.
The menu will consist of light, seasonal and Japanese-influenced food,along with tea, kombucha on tap, wine, Japanese beer, and a list ofpremium sake. Dinner will be served from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m., but the owners hope to eventually add both lunchtime and later hours as well.
“We wanted to make a place where people can connect with each other,” Smith told Hoodline. “I like the concept of people sitting around and drinkingtea, not hanging over computers or on their cell phones. We want thespace to be relaxing but not insular—more of a communal experience.”
You’ve got to check out the interior design ingeniousness behind Onsen. We’d go everyday.
// 466 Eddy St., Tenderloin, onsensf.com — $25 for a 3 hour soak.
Written by Anthony Rogers, photography by Raquel Vanacio — Want to know more what’s happening in your neighborhood? Subscribe to the Bob Cut newsletter and always stay in the know.
