ReLive Thai Massage & Bodywork

Awesome massage today. I would definitely recommend this place. It was deep and painful at times but in a great way. Would come back for sure :)

This is my new go-​to place for healing and relaxation! I am almost hesitant to post a rave review because I don’t want it to get too busy… but I have to give them props for some of the best massages I have received in a long time. Since I went to Thailand two years ago I’ve been wanting to find authentic Thai massage in SF and this is it!

If you’ve got a knot, they’ll do their best to get it out. Nice décor, friendly host, healthy drinks for before or after the massage. Worth the $ 75 for an hour of deep tissue massage.

Never actually made it here because they called me just before my appointment time to tell me I had to schedule to a later time because the person before me arrived late. Really? You take the late person and cancel the person who would have been on time? Might want to think your customer service approach.

I saw this place in the works for a while and when they finally opened I hopped on over and was not disappointed, the atmosphere is lovely and the owner is great! Great variety of juices and kombucha. I was unsure of what I wanted and they let me taste each one until I found the one to my liking. I have not tried the messages yet, but I’m very excited to. They have some really good message deals in the middle of the day I would love to take advantage of. Will def keep coming back

thankfully this place has found a home in the neighborhood.
as someone who loves and appreciates all forms of juices, these folks make to order and produce great stuff.
highest recommend!
thank you for the great juices!!!

I rode my bike, stopped at a red light, looked to my right and there RELIVE was… Just like that. This place «called to me». I was greeted by Pete with a kind heart. Off to a fantastic start right out of the gate.
Relive is a corner juice shop, serving fresh combucha combined with Traditional Thai bodywork in the back. How does that sound? Sold! A one stop shop where you will leave feeling better than when you walk in.
The first few times I came I stayed for a while sitting at an outside table, drinking a juice, then drinking combucha. Both are delicious and my body and mind love it.
The last time I went in I was in need of a massage, so I had my juice and a ginger lemon shot, and went in for one of the best Thai massages ever! I opted for the 1.5 hour and she literally rung out my spine like a wet towel. I left feeling rejuvenated and grounded.
If your looking for a little healthy shop in SF that will rock your socks off, come to RELIVE. A TIP: Be patient, don’t come if your in a mad rush because every juice is made FRESH to order and takes about ten minutes. TOTALLY WORTH THE WAIT. :)

As another reviewer stated, this is a little oasis in the neighborhood! I work across the street in a sometimes stressful job, and now I’m able to treat myself to a break of delicious and healthy juices from ReLive Spa! My favorite is the Basil Nojito with cucumber, mint, basil, apple and lime juice. My friend orders the Zaab Saar with pineapple, bell pepper and chia. It feels like a wonderfully healthy treat for our bodies and in a relaxing environment too! I haven’t tried the massages yet. Apple the owner is wonderful at explaining the options (drinks and massages) and she also offered some Kombucha on our first visit there which was a tasty and new experience for me! I hope more people realize what a great and healthy juice bar ReLive Spa is too! Current promo: Before 5p there are massages for $ 1 a minute!

Fantastic service. I ordered a gift card from ReLive for a friend who lives in the neighborhood. Cute, very hip spa. I spoke with Apple and would recommend speaking with her if you have any issues, I believe she is the owner.

Nicole is an amazing masseuse/​healer! I’ve been getting massages twice a month for the past 4 years, from all over the Bay Area and Ive finally found exactly what I want/​need. The space is super tranquil and serene, the people who work here are wonderful and Nicole gives absolutely transforming massages!

This is my second time to Relive Spa and I have to say that Joy gave me one of the best 1-​hour deep tissue massages ever. I typically go to the Kabuki or other spas via Massage Now, and tend to be quite picky when it comes to my massages, but now I have found my permanent place! And it’s in the neighborhood — even better. One perk is the fresh lemon-​infused water provided as you wait for your massage and the wonderful herbal ginger teas afterwards. The staff is very warm and inviting, making your experience a pleasant one. I cannot wait to book my next experience!

I’m split between wanting to give them 5 stars for location, ambience, and friendliness and 1 star for the actual massage. Unfortunately, the massage and subsequent experience were too awful to compromise. (I should also note that I never write Unilocal reviews, but since they don’t have contact information on their website, I hope something they at least pay attention to reviews.)
Long story short: Boyfriend had a great massage; I had a really painful and incomplete massage. Make sure that your masseuse actually knows how to do the treatment you hired them to do and gives you the intensity and areas of focus you asked for — otherwise you’ll be out $ 70 for a treatment you never received.
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My boyfriend and I made an appointment for impromptu Thai massages this afternoon. They had availability (awesome!), but seems like they grabbed an extra masseuse when we asked for two (red flag #1). The parlor/​juice bar is a really cute shop with nice receptionists/​juicers. They had a unique method of collecting information on patients’ pain points and areas that needed special treatment, as well as a measure to indicate intensity. I’m prone to migraines and have a few old sports injuries, so I had circled the head and a few other spots and indicated medium-​to-​hard pressure. My boyfriend had mentioned a pulled muscle in his leg, to which the masseuse mentioned that someone else should take him, because she’s not well-​versed in deep-​tissue problems (red flag #2).
My massage started off okay, mostly because I still assumed that the Thai massage portion was yet to come. (My first mistake — I’ve had enough Thai massages both in and out of Thailand to know that she wasn’t doing it correctly.) What actually came was a lot of pain (and subsequent tensing up on my half, which ironically led to a migraine). There were several points where I felt nervous that she was going to injure me by pressing on my spine (red flag #3) or putting uncomfortable pinching pressure on my legs (red flag #4). The treatment was very uneven, skipping some portions I had circled and occasionally treating one side but not the other (red flag #5). I was hoping that she would return to the front side of my head, as that was the portion most in pain by the end, but she just gave me the «end of massage» signal (the fanning feeling) over the blankets then left. I then spent the next 10 minutes watching my boyfriend finish his massage, to which his masseuse even commented that it was odd mine had peaced out early without me as much as sitting up or getting the famous Thai massage stretches.
I’m a pretty polite person, to the point where I wouldn’t talk about a negative experience while inside an establishment, so I only mentioned my displeasure after leaving. My boyfriend suggested we return and let them know, so after dinner, we came back and spoke with my original masseuse, who apologized for leaving early but justified her non-​Thai massage as a «softer style.» I don’t know why she thought softer was preferable for someone who indicated medium-​to-​hard, nor why she worked with me if she didn’t know how to do a Thai massage (she mentioned they were understaffed). As a compromise, she offered a 15-​minute massage credit for another date (she offered another 10 minutes on the spot, but I certainly didn’t want her to work on me anymore), but when leaving she mentioned that it would be credited to a future massage. It’s 100% guaranteed that I won’t be returning, as the only outcome that could have made that awful experience better was a full refund — we paid for an hour-​long Thai massage, not 45 – 50 minutes of an unqualified masseuse «trying things out» and causing existing problems to spiral out (ETA: I woke up at 4 AM because the knee she «treated» has been giving me so much pain I can’t sleep). That being said, boyfriend DID have a great massage, so it’s not all bad!
Yes, this is a crazy long review, but as someone who cares about a quality massage and who ended up suffering more as a result of it, I hope anyone considering going here will take these factors into consideration. :/​buzzkill:

Wonderful little neighborhood gem! I was in dire need of a massage — my back was killing me after taking care of a newborn for the past 2 months. I opted for a 2 hour Swedish massage with Nicole. It was great! I have to admit I’m pretty picky about massages because I prefer pretty firm pressure. Nicole was sweet and accommodating — she helped me find comfortable positions appropriate for postnatal moms, and she definitely knew her stuff! I was surprised at how strong she is and she was eager and willing to adjust where needed. I melted completely. And, the juice shot and ginger tea afterward were a lovely treat! My only recommendation is to turn the music down a little bit, but that’s such a minor, fixable thing. Absolutely lovely place, and I’m looking forward to next time!!!
p. s. the online booking and reminder system is great!

Great spot!
I’d walked by this new spot a few times, and decided to try it today after waking up with an awful knot in my back. The massage was wonderful.
Note — some days are appointment only, but you can make day-​of appointments via your phone on the website.

Popped in and had Thai Foot reflexology and it was great, a really excellent deep (on my request) reflexology treatment. I felt I was floating afterwards. There were lovely relaxing details like giving me a glass of iced water at the beginning, a hot shoulder compress during my treatment, an additional leg and upper shoulder and arm massage at the arm towards the end, and finally a relaxing ginger tea.

I stopped in for a same-​day appointment after waking up with an awful knot in my neck, and was pleasantly surprised by the friendliness, front desk service including a delicious post-​massage tea, and the amazing Thai massage that mixes deep tissue work and yoga-​like stretches. They’ll ask you how strong you like your massages at the beginning, and the «strong» I requested was no joke. And as a bonus, it’s right in my neighborhood. I’ll be going back.

What a lovely place! Here I was feeling sad n gloomy on the J church line, and wow… this lovely little oasis appears…
The spa is very cute. Tranquil, pleasant, and many dear little touches… hot towels for the massage… sweet music… pretty rooms, and… great body-​work, and a mug of ginger tea given afterwards. I can’t imagine a kinder and more wonderful apres-​massage treat.
It’ll be wonderful when they get their juice license!
Affordable, relaxing, excellent bodyworkers. So happy to have this gem in the neighborhood.

What a great new addition to the neighborhood! Very cute décor, relaxing environment, and wonderful massages.
Pete at the front desk kindly greeted me with a complimentary (and very tasty) cold-​pressed juice.
Nicole, my masseuse, did a terrific deep-​tissue combo Thai massage, and it loosened up all the tension and knots in my shoulders and back and felt amazing. (It was my first Thai massage, too, and she was great about talking me through everything; there are some yoga-​like movements the masseuse moves you through.)
At the end, Pete gave me a complimentary ginger tea and invited me to stay in the sunny front room to read my newspaper and relax a bit, which I did.
Big thumbs up, and I’ll definitely be back!

The service here was excellent, although I certainly did not have a relaxing, non-​stressful massage. I had serious leg cramping and the woman I worked with delivered both deep tissue and Thai massage to address my problem successfully. It was definitely painful and definitely worth it. I had taken a long plane ride, plus I didn’t know it, but I had caught a bad cold/​near flu. I was couldn’t walk without pain. She resolved the situation.

This place is brand new but its amazing. Gives a great Thai Massage (first for me as well). If youre not familiar, a Thai Massage has the pressure of a deep tissue but the enioyment of a Swedish, plus some Yoga in there. Worth trying especially for $ 70 for a full hour!
Great for a relaxing evening or recovering from working out. Music is a little weird but didnt bother me.