Curio debuts in the Mission with seafood, quirky art, lots of personality
Roughly six months after the Vestry, a sister restaurant to the Mission District’s Chapel, was shuttered with the promise of reincarnation, the Valencia Street space has new life.
Opening there Friday, June 22, is Curio (775 Valencia St.), a quirky, art-inspired bar and restaurant where seafood towers, specialty cocktails and live music collide with impunity. It’s the brainchild of Jack Knowles (Á Côté in Rockridge) and includes an artist in residence — Curio designer Michael Brennan.