Wildhawk, Lexington Club's Replacement, Channels the Female Spirit

When Lexington Club shuttered in May, the city lost its last definitive lesbian bar. Now, taking over that space is Wildhawk, which, while will not be a lesbian bar, is modeling its concept after a woman.

Ken Luciano and Jacques Bezuidenhout, the team behind SoMa’s Forgery, were inspired by Lola Montez, a San Francisco dancer in the 1800s who was apparently known around town as a "wild hawk" (which we’re guessing meant badass back in those days). Luciano and Bezuidenhout are overseeing the drink program — which will be globally-influenced — and daily operations, though the bar is owned by Hillary and Gavin Newsom's PlumpJack Group (MatrixFillmore, Balboa Café). Jay Jeffers is designing the 49-person-capacity space with bold touches like patterned black and white wallpaper and emerald green furniture.

Wildhawk is set to open mid-March at 3464 19th St., seven nights a week.