{"id":230246,"date":"2026-03-21T16:05:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/230246\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T16:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T16:05:10","slug":"via-aurelia-evokes-coastal-italy-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/230246\/","title":{"rendered":"Via Aurelia Evokes Coastal Italy in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back Home Hospitality (the team behind Che Fico) has opened Via Aurelia<\/a>, a new restaurant in San Francisco\u2019s Mission Rock neighborhood.<\/p>\n

Named after the ancient Roman road that once connected Rome to Pisa, the space takes design cues from Tuscan traditions.<\/p>\n

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The interiors\u2014led by de la Cruz Interior Design<\/a> (DLC-ID) in collaboration with Color Atelier<\/a>\u2014are defined by vaulted ceilings, Florentine sandstone, and terracotta tones, with limewashed walls and frescoed plaster patinas running throughout. Every surface is treated as a living material rather than a backdrop\u2014softly weathered, tactile, and referential to Italian craft.<\/p>\n

A custom palette of muted blues, greens, and yellows introduces tonal depth and subtle movement across the space as well.<\/p>\n

At the far end of the restaurant, a striking mural is framed by deeply pigmented, limewashed walls, evoking a darkened, clouded sky and anchoring the room with quiet drama.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy aim was to channel the ubiquitous touchstones of Italian style\u2014pared back to their purest forms and hues\u2014and then layer them with a soft, modern hand,\u201d says Jon de la Cruz, founder of DLC-ID. \u201cVaulted ceilings, frescoed plaster patinas, and burnished, time-worn tones\u2014olive, terracotta, ochre, blue juniper\u2014create a palette rooted in antiquity yet entirely of today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rooted in its Bay Area setting<\/p>\n

Via Aurelia occupies the ground floor of the Visa headquarters, where views open dramatically to the San Francisco Bay and the Giants\u2019 ballpark, a setting that informed the restaurant\u2019s broader atmosphere.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fine dining,\u201d adds de la Cruz, \u201cbut I wanted it to feel as if you\u2019ve stepped into a casual coastal town\u2014tranquil, sun-washed, and timeless.\u201d<\/p>\n

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