SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A San Francisco restaurant that earned a Michelin star took to Instagram Friday to announce it was closing and trashed the city's South of Market neighborhood along the way. Aphotic, a San Francisco fine dining establishment that earned a Michelin star for its seafood, announced on Friday that it would be closing in December. In a post on Instagram, Aphotic Chef Peter Hemsley began by acknowledging that "these are tough times for fine dining operators." "There are few left in SF that aspire to provide services like we do at Aphotic," the chef continued, "and the smart and lucky ones in that pack are located in the right storefront, on the right block, and in the right part of town." Safeway to pay millions for overcharging customers: Alameda Co. DA Hemsley went on to list the two-year-old restaurant's accolades, which in addition to a Michelin star, include a Michelin green star and a Michelin distinction for accomplishments of the bar program. "Even in the right part of town, those would be huge accomplishments in that timeframe for any operation," Hemsley said. And here is where the post took a decided turn. "The fact that we did all this at the ugly butt end of a desolate convention center suck hole in the post-panny apocalypse, is nothing short of a small miracle," the chef continued. "And I believe in miracles -- I have to as a chef and restaurant owner in these times. But I also know that miracles do not last forever." Hemsley went on to announced that the restaurant would be closing before the end of the year, with its last service set for Dec. 21. "I invite you all to help make this small miracle's last weeks a bustling and happy window before the closure," he concluded, "celebrating our team's accomplishments, while indulging in what we do best -- seafood, cocktails, wine and impeccable service."