Officina
Event venue · Chinatown ·
Private dining space with chef-driven menus and chic apartment vibes
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253 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133 Get directions
Private dining space with chef-driven menus and chic apartment vibes
253 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133 Get directions
"The team behind Michelin-starred Quince has leaned into private dining spaces, outfitting their restaurants Quince, Cotogna, and newly reopened Verjus with beautiful rentable spaces, but the standout is their private space, Officina. Located one floor above North Beach favorite Vesuvio Cafe, the space gives dinner party vibes at your chef friend’s fancy apartment. For more information on how to rent out this lesser-known PDF, email events@officinasf.com." - Dianne de Guzman
"I view this as a private, apartment-like dinner event space above Vesuvio rather than a walk-in restaurant — helmed by the team behind Michelin-starred Quince, it will function as chef Michael Tusk's daytime test kitchen and as a rentable private-dinner venue by night; it opened June 30." - Lauren Saria
"Located at 253 Columbus Avenue just above the historic Vesuvio Cafe, I learned that the newly opened Officina — backed by Michael and Lindsay Tusk — was renovated over three months to feel like a private apartment centered on an open kitchen; by day it will function as Michael Tusk’s test kitchen and by night flip into a private event space. The venue books groups up to 35 for standing receptions and up to 20 for seated dinners held around a 16-foot oak table handmade by local furniture designer Josh Podoll. Members of the Tusks’ Quince & Co. program will have regular gatherings there, the couple hopes to stage ticketed, music-inspired public events, and Julie and Matthias Cattelin will oversee operations (Julie running service and Matthias the wine program)." - Lauren Saria