Historic
John's Grill
Since 1908
John's Grill is a historic restaurant located in the downtown area of San Francisco, California. It is a traditional meeting place for power brokers and politicians, and offers a free lunch on election day. In Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon, the basis for the 1941 film, detective Sam Spade dines there; the Dashiell Hammett Society is based at the restaurant, and the building houses related memorabilia.
Why it's on the map
John's Grill opened in 1908, reportedly the first restaurant to open in downtown San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fire.
In 1997, the restaurant was declared a literary landmark by the American Library Association.
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