Restaurant & Café Buildouts for San Francisco and the Bay Area
San Francisco restaurants and cafés need furniture and millwork that looks great, holds up to heavy use and arrives on time. PhillBuilt builds the whole package in one shop: casework, banquettes, tables, upholstery, wall paneling, metal fabrication and glass work, delivered to San Francisco and across the Bay Area.
Trusted by public, commercial and Michelin-starred spaces. We fabricated the curved front desk at SFMOMA and built custom furniture for The Kitchen and Localis, both starred in the MICHELIN Guide California.
Built for Bay Area spaces
- Bar fronts and service counters
- Banquettes and booth seating with upholstery
- Restaurant tables in solid hardwood
- Wall paneling and cladding
- Pastry, display and merch cases in wood, metal and glass
- Host stands and custom details
Remote coordination that works
Little While in San Diego was built with one site visit and everything else coordinated over calls, email and video. We work the same way for San Francisco projects, and we're a short drive away when a visit makes sense.
Case study: Little While, San Diego
For Little While, a coffee and pastry shop in North Park, San Diego, our shop built every piece of furniture and millwork in the space, and handled the upholstery, metal fabrication and glass work too:
- Casework: bar front, back bar and merch casework in white oak
- Seating: curved, upholstered banquette seating
- Table tops: solid white oak tables
- Wall paneling and a hanging soffit
- Pastry case: woodwork, metal and glass, built as one piece
- Metal fabrication for bases, brackets and details
All of it was fabricated in 5 weeks, with one site visit to measure. Everything else was coordinated over calls, email and video.
FAQ
Can one shop really handle the whole buildout?
For the furniture, millwork and finish package, yes. We build casework, seating, tables, wall paneling, upholstery, metal work and glass in-house so it all matches and arrives on one schedule.
Can you work from our designer's or architect's drawings?
Yes. We build from shop drawings, and we can also help develop the design with you.
How long does a café or restaurant package take?
It depends on scope. Little While's full package took 5 weeks of fabrication. Tell us about your timeline.
Do you work outside the Bay Area?
Yes. We're based in Rancho Cordova near Sacramento and deliver throughout California.
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