Lupulandia Closes, Fully-Equipped Space Now Up For Lease

San Francisco CA

10 April, 2022

5:44 PM

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By Annika Hom, Mission Local April 8, 2022 Anthony LaVia removed items one at a time from the half-disassembled brewpub. To his left was a candy vending machine. Nearby, a dismantled blue painting of a Latina woman leaned against the wall — all relics of the now-closed Lupulandia. Lupulandia Brewery, the Tijuana-themed brewpub on 2243 Mission St. near 18th Street, closed after three years, said co-owner Anthony LaVia, who also owns Beauty Bar a few blocks up. Though a youngblood compared to other Mission businesses, the pub's aesthetic design, music nights, and art quickly made a buzz in the Mission's nightlife scene. Ultimately, however, that was no match for the pandemic. "That's the most frustrating aspect," LaVia said, dressed in a red "Not Today, Satan" tee-shirt. "It's cognitive dissonance. It's been a raging success, and a total loss, right?" 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.