More on the people, places, and culture defining Arlington, McLean and Falls Church.
A new Latin supper club is giving Clarendon another reason to stay out late.
Cielo, which opened June 16, is all about dichotomies: dark and light, good and evil, sweet and savory. The physical space is divided into what owner Michael Sina describes as a “heaven and hell” concept. One side is decked out in black, purple and gold with blood red bar stools and brocade banquettes; the other is an ethereal medley of white, gold, pink and sky with gold chandeliers and marble-inlay floors.
Even the arrival sequence to the second-floor restaurant at the corner of Wilson Boulevard and North Highland St. is on theme. Guests entering a lower-level “inferno” under the glow of a red LED sign must ascend an elevator gilded in gold leaf or climb a staircase with a gold-leaf railing to reach their destination…