The Presidio's long-anticipated 6,200-square-foot food complex is set to debut late June at 201 Halleck St, with three food counters — Breadwinner, Boda, and Dayboat Seafood — operating under a single LLC and shared kitchen rather than the typical food-hall leaseholder model.

The Mess Hall, a 6,200-square-foot food complex at 201 Halleck St, is set to open in late June at Presidio Tunnel Tops — the park built over the Presidio's highway tunnels that has drawn steady summer crowds since its 2022 debut. It is the largest dining destination to come to the Presidio in years, and the first built toward the kind of all-day volume the park's foot traffic can actually sustain.

Three food concepts run under a shared central kitchen — not the independent-leaseholder setup most food halls use. Breadwinner serves smashburgers, hoagies, and vegetarian sandwiches. Boda runs Korean fried chicken, mandu, and banchan. Dayboat Seafood handles oysters, scallops, and seafood plates. A Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters café, a full cocktail bar, and a grab-and-go market fill out the space. Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily; a 2,700-square-foot front patio opens toward views of the Gate and Alcatraz.

The operator is Presidio Mess Hall LLC, registered with the City on March 20. Principals Rob Gaon and Nate Israel have been negotiating the Presidio Trust lease since approximately 2022 — Gaon is a Mill Valley resident, Israel a former cook and farm owner; neither has prior restaurant operations on the public record. The culinary anchor is Peter Serpico, the James Beard Award winner who served as director of culinary operations at Momofuku Noodle Bar and Ko under David Chang in New York, then opened his eponymous fine-dining restaurant in Philadelphia in 2013 in a partnership with Stephen Starr. This is his first San Francisco project. The bar program is led by Zach Negin, an LA-based operator who owns Tabula Rasa Bar and Shop and the Silverlake Lounge. Interior design comes from Studio KDA, the firm behind Lazy Bear and Liholiho Yacht Club.

Seat count hasn't been disclosed. Pricing hasn't been published by the operators, though The Infatuation flags it at its highest price bracket. Presidio Trust leases are market-rate — terms are not public.

The building itself is a restored 1897 U.S. Army structure, relocated during tunnel construction and cleared by the Trust's Historic Preservation Department — one of the more legitimately historic spaces on any new SF opening's résumé. The SF Standard named it one of the five most-anticipated June openings in the city.

All-day dining in a national park, with a food-hall chassis and a Momofuku alum behind the concepts, is a particular kind of bet. The views will fill the patio in July. Whether Breadwinner and Boda hold the room in October is the question the still-unannounced seat count and price points will eventually answer.