Distillations: The Mixed Blessing Of Outdoor Seating

San Francisco CA

03 December, 2021

5:20 PM

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By Benjamin Wachs, Mission Local December 2, 2021 Permanent outdoor seating at bars is a small silver lining through a dark and terrible time, but it still shines. Walking down Valencia Street the other week, we saw a giant sign outside Curio (Valencia between 18th and 19th) proclaiming: "We are open! Welcome back everyone!" But it wasn't inviting people in – the space inside was so empty I couldn't tell at a casual glance if it was even open. They were inviting people to sit at a table in their courtyard, or out on the street by their heat lamps. Another large sign said: "Pick up and delivery available." You see that now where signs used to find clever ways to say things like "come in and meet friends." 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.