Zazie's History

Zazie was opened in Cole Valley in 1992 by Catherine Opoix, who named her neighborhood bistro after the main character in Louis Malle's film Zazie dans le Métro.

Jen Piallat started as General Manager in 2000, eventually buying the restaurant from Catherine in 2005, and promoted longtime server Mario Rojas to General Manager and longtime brunch cook Francisco Romero to head chef.

Over the next few years, Jen developed a benefits program that is unparalleled in non-union restaurants, including fully funded health & dental insurance, a 401(k) with employer match, paid family leave, and paid sick leave. To learn more about our benefits and Tip Free system, click here.

After being featured on Check, Please! Bay Area in 2010, the secret was out, and Zazie became as well known for dinner as it always had been for brunch.