Review: Luna – Without The Park

San Francisco CA

19 October, 2021

7:27 PM

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By Maria C. Ascarrunz, Mission Local October 19, 2021 Y'all must remember Luna Park, right? I think it only closed in 2015 and had sat empty all these years. My memory is that it had gone downhill from its heyday, even though it seemed to be a much-loved neighborhood fixture. I was therefore surprised to see it reopening this summer, albeit sans the "Park." These are new owners – the group that owns Wayfare Tavern in the FiDi – but they decided to keep the "Luna" and the old signage, for nostalgia's sake. I get it – the comfort of things that remain the same is vital right about now. The new Luna seems to have some of the same tavern trappings as the old Luna, with offerings like burgers, mac-n-cheese, wedge salad, roast chicken, and a peach cobbler. A friend and I started out with cocktails on a glorious summer day. There appears to be quite a boon of restaurants that have jumped on the non-alcoholic cocktail bandwagon, and Luna is no exception. My friend got the Australian 75 "mocktail" – made with Lyre's Classico sparkling and Lyre's dry "gin." I had a refreshing sip of hers and enjoyed my BitterSweet – a lively concoction of gin, Aperol, aloe, egg white and dried rose petals. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.