Tours of the Tales

Abrazo, 2000 Hyde Street (northeast corner of Hyde and Union)

Marcel et Henri was located here at the time of the Tales stories.  The residents of Barbary Lane purchased some of their fancier meats here.  

In Tales of the City, Michael purchased sausage from this charcuterie for Mona’s breakfast one morning.  

Also, in Tales of the City:  on the evening she returned from her weekend tryst in Mendocino with Beauchamp, Mary Ann quick 

The photo on the left is of Zarzuela, an excellent Spanish tapas restaurant that occupied this space until October 2018.  Zarzuela replaced Marcel et Henri when it closed. 

Abrazo (Marcel et Henri)

thawed with running water in the kitchen faucet pork chops she purchased at Marcel et Henri.  She wondered if it was sacrilegious to use Shake ‘n Bake on the meat.  

In the “More Tales of the City” miniseries, DeDe tells Beauchamp that the sausages she’s preparing for his breakfast are from Marcel et Henri.  

Marcel et Henri produced French style sausages and pâtés.  The business eventually relocated to South San Francisco.  However, in April 2010, the owner and founder of Marcel et Henri passed away.  A month later, a three-alarm fire struck its facilities and production ceased.  Pâtés from Marcel et Henri had been available in many places throughout the United States.