Is Tsar Nicoulai, Ferry Building Still Open? Update (San Francisco, CA)

Current status

As of September 2026, Tsar Nicoulai, Ferry Building is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

Primary source
tsarnicoulai.com ·
Secondary source
ma.to ·

Last verified

What the source shows: Tsar Nicoulai's own website, checked September 7, 2026 and carrying a 2026 copyright notice, lists the Ferry Building cafe as an active location, and an event platform lists an oyster and caviar pop-up held there on June 3, 2026.

Address

1 Ferry Building, Shop 16, San Francisco, CA 94111

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Tsar Nicoulai Caviar operates a caviar cafe inside the Ferry Building Marketplace at 1 Ferry Building in San Francisco, serving farmed California white sturgeon caviar by the tin alongside caviar service, oysters, and sparkling wine pairings. The company is one of the domestic producers that helped popularize sustainably farmed American caviar as an alternative to imported product. According to the company's own website, tsarnicoulai.com, checked September 7, 2026 and carrying a 2026 copyright notice, the Ferry Building location remains listed as an active cafe. An event listing on the ma.to events platform, dated June 3, 2026, shows the cafe hosting an oyster and caviar pop-up event that month. A Yelp business listing for the cafe, updated in August 2026, gives its phone number as 415-800-9282 and does not mark it closed.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 4
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Salty Goodness
What was featured
sustainably farmed American caviar tastings and caviar service
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Tsar Nicoulai, Ferry Building

Frequently asked questions

Is Tsar Nicoulai, Ferry Building still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Tsar Nicoulai, Ferry Building is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

What happened to Tsar Nicoulai, Ferry Building after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Tsar Nicoulai Caviar operates a caviar cafe inside the Ferry Building Marketplace at 1 Ferry Building in San Francisco, serving farmed California white sturgeon caviar by the tin alongside caviar service, oysters, and sparkling wine pairings. As of September 2026, Tsar Nicoulai, Ferry Building is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

Where is Tsar Nicoulai, Ferry Building located?

1 Ferry Building, Shop 16, San Francisco, CA 94111. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Tsar Nicoulai, Ferry Building?

Season 2, Episode 4 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Salty Goodness”.

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Visit info

Address
1 Ferry Building, Shop 16, San Francisco, CA 94111
Venue type
cafe
Official website
tsarnicoulai.com

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Sources

  • tsarnicoulai.com — https://tsarnicoulai.com/pages/locations
  • ma.to — https://ma.to/event/oyster-caviar-pop-up-03-jun-2026
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/tsar-nicoulai-caviar-cafe-san-francisco

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