23-05-2025
A Major San Francisco Steakhouse Is Finally Reopening After a Fire
The Omakase Restaurant Group's big-hitter restaurant Niku Steakhouse, is heading back to its original Design District location after a fire on Saturday, March 29, forced the restaurant to temporarily shutter. In an Instagram post, ownership for the restaurant let diners know to get OpenTable reservations in now for the Friday, May 30 return. The team has been located inside the Jay Hotel since March 2025.
The restaurant's revival is a big deal; Niku is considered one of the better steakhouses in San Francisco. Executive chef Dustin Falcon cut his teeth at Lazy Bear and the much (recently) discussed the French Laundry. Niku Steakhouse opened in January 2019 with Mt. Lassen trout with ginger-scallion rice and Japanese Wagyu tastings. Longtime Mission District restaurant reopens, too
After suffering water damage, Cuisine of Nepal will reopen on Saturday, June 28. Chef-owner Prem Tamang, who opened the restaurant in 2016, wrote in an email he sees the city's failure to address flooding water as to why Cuisine of Nepal closed in the first place. Tamang runs Little Nepal, too, and has worked in the city for decades cooking food honoring his homeland. Glaze your own mugs at this Potrero Hill workshop
There's an anti-single-use plastics event at a beloved bakery near you. Artillery AG's Climate Conscious Initiative: Project Mission Mugs will set up shop with Le Dix-Sept Patisserie in its new Potrero Hill outpost. On Saturday, June 14, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., attendees receive a ceramic reusable mug, glazing materials, and get their work fired in the kiln. RSVP in advance. Tech company takes over legendary Valencia Street corner
In other Mission District news, friendly neighborhood digital payment platform Square just opened a temporary installation inside the former Lucca Ravioli storefront. The Corner Store, as it's called, will run from Tuesday, May 27, through June, hosting events with local purveyors such as Sysco. The idea, per a press release, is to 'provide hands-on support and educational resources to area merchants and create a point of connection where home-grown businesses can network and collaborate.' Okay!
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