The corner building housing Whisper on Baldwin Avenue in San Mateo at dusk

Our story

Warmth, craftsmanship and creativity.

How Jeremy and Chef Nick Yoon turned a chance introduction into a brunch cafe on Baldwin Avenue.

The corner building housing Whisper on Baldwin Avenue in San Mateo at dusk

Our story

A creative match, served at brunch.

What started as a simple introduction through a friend quickly turned into a creative match. Jeremy and Chef Nick Yoon first collaborated on menu work for Jeremy's yakiniku restaurant, and Jeremy was immediately drawn to Nick's precision, originality and talent for fusion flavors.

Over time, their strengths naturally aligned: Jeremy shaping the space and brand direction, and Nick crafting a menu with depth and personality. That shared vision became Whisper, a brunch cafe built on warmth, craftsmanship and creativity.

We opened on Baldwin Avenue in January 2026, in the room that was once Wursthall. It seats about 150 around an open kitchen and a seven-seat bar, with light pouring in all morning. See the room in our photo gallery.

The menu takes classic American dishes and gives them an Asian spin: eggs Benedict on croissants with galbi-style beef, cioppino with gochujang and roasted bone marrow, kimchi carbonara and seafood bibimbap at dinner.

A brunch cafe built on warmth, craftsmanship and creativity.

Why Whisper

Brunch, reimagined.

  1. Benedicts on croissants

    Five Benedict Studies, each built on a croissant base with its own flavored hollandaise, from Spring Garden to Golden Classique.

  2. A dinner menu of its own

    From 5:30 PM: kimchi carbonara, nori pasta, seafood bibimbap, cast iron stone axe and our marrow coast cioppino.

  3. An airy room downtown

    About 150 seats, an open kitchen, a seven-seat bar and natural light, right on Baldwin Avenue in downtown San Mateo.

Whisper's open room from above, with the bar, green banquettes and tall street-facing windows

Brunch or dinner?

Come sit by the light.

Book a table on Resy, order online for pickup, or walk in and take a seat at our seven-seat bar. Brunch runs all morning and dinner starts at 5:30.