Celebrated Marin Restaurant Reopens

MILL VALLEY, CA — A celebrated Marin restaurant that originally opened in the first half of the last century has reopened.

Paseo – A California Bistro held its grand opening Friday.

The popular restaurant first opened in 1947 as El Paseo, The Marin Independent Journal reports.

The Mill Valley eatery at 17 Throckmorton Avenue prides itself for serving up “farm-to-table” gourmet eats prepared with locally sourced ingredients.

Paseo announced its opening on the restaurant’s Facebook page.

The restaurant teased its opening in June.

The restaurant was previously owned by rocker Sammy Hagar, The San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Ki Yong Choi, a Mill Valley resident and the owner of local hospitality firm Cathedral Hill Associates, purchased the storied restaurant from the former Van Halen front man in July 2019.
Choi was a Paseo customer when he bought the restaurant from the former Van Halen front man, Enjoy Mill Valley reports.