Paul Scott, operating through Julius' Castle Redux LLC, is reportedly moving toward reopening the 1922 landmark restaurant at 1541 Montgomery Street on Telegraph Hill after an approximately 18-year closure. The SF Planning Commission approved 115 seats in 2017; a chef and opening date have not been publicly confirmed.

San Francisco attorney Paul Scott is moving toward reopening Julius' Castle — the Gothic Revival landmark at 1541 Montgomery Street on Telegraph Hill — after acquiring the property in 2012 and spending more than a decade on permitting and renovation, SFGate reported this week.

The four-story castle-shaped building, constructed in 1922 and registered as San Francisco Landmark No. 121, housed a restaurant from 1924 through approximately 2008. Scott operates through Julius' Castle Redux LLC, formed June 19, 2012; interior renovations have been overseen by designer Jon de la Cruz.

The San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously approved a Conditional Use Authorization for restaurant use on July 6, 2017 (Case No. 2016-001273CUA), green-lighting up to 115 guests at a time, with operating hours of 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily and the option to run weekend brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The head chef had not been publicly named as of mid-2024: the SF Chronicle reported Scott had hired someone but declined to disclose the name, saying he was waiting until ready to "put them up in lights," while SF Standard and Eater reported he was still interviewing candidates. No liquor license application for the address had appeared in California ABC public records as of this reporting, and the current status of required building and health permits is not confirmed.

If it opens, the room would end roughly 18 years of darkness for one of the city's most architecturally distinct addresses — a perch above the city that, at 115 seats, was always more destination than neighborhood joint. That math hasn't changed. Neither has the wait.