Lately, we've been hearing all about the most recent addition to San Francisco's Lower Haight,Maven. The restaurant, which opened last month, has earned raves for its nontraditional take on food-and-cocktail pairings. It's not just the tasty offerings that have garnered the space attention.

Designed by Gi Paloetti of Gi Paoletti Design Lab, the space is as sophisticated and unexpected as the menu. The designer has worked on many of our favorite SF spaces, ranging from Per Diem in the Financial District to Bloodhound in SOMA. We recently got a chance to talk with Paoletti, who said that she took cues from the concept of the restaurant and applied it to the design of the space.

Click here for all the details and photos of this sleek new Lower Haight spot!