If you're planning a dinner out downtown and want a menu that moves with the season, Burlingame at 20 South 5th Street, just off Centre, is open for dinner only, from 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The restaurant describes Chef Chad's cooking as seasonally inspired modern American food with a twist, aimed at finding something new in classic dishes. The menu itself notes that items change with availability.
The 2026 dinner menu on its site shows how that plays out. Starters include fried Brussels sprouts with bacon vinaigrette, cranberries and honey-roasted pecans, a Caesar finished with smoked trout roe, raw oysters, and a fish provision that rotates daily. Mains run from snapper with creamed wild rice and crispy-skin salmon to grilled Heartpine Farms pork, seared diver scallops, a Wagyu steak, and a Bolognese made with house tagliatelle. Dessert is a short list: vanilla bean crème brûlée, lemon pie, and pecan pie with brown butter ice cream.
The wine list is long, with deep runs of California, French and Italian bottles and a good number poured by the glass, and the restaurant posts a corkage policy for bottles from outside its list. Reservations are taken by phone or through OpenTable. Burlingame also books private parties and caters events.
It's a few steps from The Patio at 5th & Ash, and David's Restaurant & Lounge is three blocks up Ash Street at 8th. If you're stacking several dinners into one visit, reservation booking can line up the tables in one pass.