John's Grill

John's Grill
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Restaurant information
Established1908 (1908)
Location63 Ellis Street,
San Francisco, California, 94102, United States
Coordinates37°47′07″N 122°24′25″W / 37.7853391°N 122.4069331°W / 37.7853391; -122.4069331
Websitejohnsgrill.com

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.