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Hours

Monday 8am-2pm
Tuesday 8am-2pm
Wednesday 7am-2pm
Thursday 8am-2pm
Friday 7am-2pm
Saturday 8am-2pm
Sunday Closed

Bechelli's Flower Market Cafe is located in an area known as the China Basin District of San Francisco east of Downtown and the Financial District,  where Highway 280 meets Brannan Street one block from the San Francisco Tennis Club.

Bechelli's Flower Market Cafe has a reputation for outstanding  service and enjoys a unique dining experience within the community for both tourists as well as permanent city dwellers.

Mark R. Bechelli
Founder of Bechelli's Restaurant on Chestnut Street 1977 and co-founder of The Bechelli's Flower Market Cafe (1988).

Mark has played a startup role in two ventures in San Francisco since 1977.  Bechelli's Coffee Shop, founded in 1977, and the Bechelli's Flower Market Cafe in 1988.  Bechelli's is celebrating 28 years in San Francisco this January. The two restaurants employ a  total of 70 full and part time employees representing a cross section of our community.  Mark brings conceptual, planning and organizational skills to the enterprise.  He is a "hands on" restaurateur with experience as a chef, floor manager and accountant.

 

Salvatore DiGrande  
Executive Chef
 Salvatore enjoys the distinction of over 40 years in the San Francisco restaurant scene.  As a young man Sal owned his own restaurant, aptly named Salvatore's.  Located in North Beach, Sal learned the trade and perfected the dishes he cooks today.  For twenty-three years Sal was the Master Chef for MAMA'S  restaurant, a San Francisco landmark with locations in Washington Square, Macy's, Nob Hill and later in the theater district at Geary and Mason.

Robert Oliver
Assistant Chef
 Robert is another disciple of MAMA'S .  Robert, Sal and Mark Bechelli all worked together on Nob  Hill in 1976.  Robert honed his skills under the watchful eye of Chef DiGrande.  Robert was awarded the position of head Chef of MAMA'S  Palo Alto in 1978.  Today 'Bobby's' responsibilities include all purchasing , inventory, scheduling, detailed food preparation and working  side by side with Salvatore.

Bechellis Flower Market Cafe • 698 Brannan St., SF CA 94107 • 415.495.7162 P • 415.495.1944 F • email Bechellis Flower Market Cafe