Summary: One of SF’s most romantic restaurants to close days after Valentine’s Day Bartender Seth Laufman (right) passes a drinks menu to customer Tom Bostock in the bar at Gitane. Bartender Seth Laufman (right) passes a drinks menu to customer Tom Bostock in the bar at Gitane. There’s a cruel irony that exists in one of San Francisco’s most romantic restaurants closing around Valentine’s Day because of a broken (landlord-tenant) relationship.
