Ben's, 40‑Year‑Old Oakland Chinese Restaurant, Closes Temporarily for Renovations A "great 40 years" sign on Ben's locked door read like a closure, but the owner says the Jack London-district Chinese…
15h ago
Home of Chicken & Waffles to Serve Its Last Plate Aug. 31 in Oakland Home of Chicken & Waffles, an Oakland soul food staple that outlasted a relocation and two decades of waterfront churn…
Yesterday
Baan Thai Opens on MacArthur in Oakland's Laurel District The neighborhood Thai room at 2818 MacArthur Blvd — the former Cafe Noir space — is backed by a Santa Rosa-registered…
Yesterday
Lorella Bakery, from Chefs Melissa Perello and Melissa Loar, to Open on Polk Street Lorella, a new bakery and café from acclaimed chefs Melissa Loar and Melissa Perello, is set to open its permanent…
2d ago
Florecita Panaderia Sets September 12 Opening in Mission Florecita Panaderia, the popular Mexican American bakery, is set to open its new Mission District location at 3349 23rd…
2d ago Photo: Illustration by The Dissent (Recraft AI) Esme, a French Bistro from Pearl 6101's Susan Dunn, Opens in the Old Ragazza Space on Divisadero Chef Susan Dunn, who co-founded Pearl 6101 in the Richmond, has opened Esme, a roughly 30-seat French bistro at 311…
2d ago
Mongol Cafe Files for a Beer‑and‑Wine License at Its Tenderloin Room Mongol Cafe, a Tenderloin restaurant that has operated at 842 Geary St.
2d ago
Bacio di Latte Opens Gelato Counter at Stanford Shopping Center The Milanese-style gelato chain opened at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto in May, its second Bay Area counter…
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A16 Team Takes the Old MarketBar Space for Lucania, a Southern Italian Room at the Ferry Building Shelley Lindgren's A16 group registered Lucania Hospitality LLC with the City on Aug.
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Tacos El Patrón Takes the Old Scott's Chowder House on Fillmore A Tijuana-style quesabirria operator plans its fourth location at 1325 Fillmore St., a corner dark since Scott's…
3d ago Photo: Illustration by The Dissent (Recraft AI) Hijau, the Pandan‑Latte Pop‑Up, Signs for a San Jose Storefront Near the Rose Garden Hijau, the Indonesian coffee pop-up known for a bright-green iced pandan latte, is graduating from two years of Bay…
3d ago
Line 51 Pours Its Last Pint in Oakland After 13 Years Line 51, the Oakland brewery and taproom near Jack London Square, closed July 19 after 13 years — one of several East…
4d ago
The Mess Hall Opens Aug. 15 in the Presidio, Three Concepts Sharing One Kitchen A 6,200-square-foot food hall at Presidio Tunnel Tops opens Saturday — three fast-casual concepts, a bar, a café and a…
4d ago
Super Duper Burgers Opens at 1701 Fillmore, Its 23rd Bay Area Location Super Duper Burgers has opened at 1701 Fillmore St at Post, in a former Burger King space.
4d ago
Hologram Files for a Beer‑and‑Wine License at 2512 Clement Soleil Malia LLC, the operating entity for the Kims' Filipino-Hawaiian café Hologram in the Outer Richmond, has a…
5d ago Photo: Illustration by The Dissent (Recraft AI) Gumbo Social Reopens Aug. 17 After a Six‑Week Bayview Retool Chef-owner Dontaye Ball closed his 3rd Street Cajun room for six weeks to install a new oven and rebuild staffing.
5d ago
Memento SF Files for a Full‑Liquor License at Its Noe Valley Room Memento S&R LLC has a pending Type 47 on-sale general license for its small-plates restaurant at 1305 Castro St., a…
6d ago
Dumpling Patio Opens on Lombard, a Marina Chinese Room Run by a Wings Company Dumpling Patio, a walk-in Chinese restaurant at 2499 Lombard St in the Marina, registered with the City in March under…
6d ago
Broken Dreams, a Cơm Tấm Counter, Opens Aug. 10 on Downtown Oakland's Broadway Geoffrey Deetz and Quynh Nhu Nguyen open Broken Dreams, a 26-seat fast-casual Vietnamese cơm tấm spot at 1312 Broadway…
August 7, 2026
Grocery Outlet Opens August 13 in North Beach's Long‑Dark Safeway at 350 Bay A Grocery Outlet opens Thursday, August 13 at 350 Bay Street, filling the 30,000-square-foot NorthPoint Centre box that…
August 7, 2026 Photo: Illustration by The Dissent (Recraft AI) OneUp Bar Goes Dark on Noriega After More Than a Decade The Outer Sunset pool-and-sports bar at 1232 Noriega St has closed after operating since 2014, and a neighbor reports…
August 7, 2026
Horn Barbecue's last location closes in Old Oakland Matt Horn's final restaurant, at 464 Eighth St.
August 7, 2026
April Spears Returns to Third Street with Bayview Oyster Bar April Spears, who lost Auntie April's and Cafe Envy to the pandemic, has registered Bayview Oyster Bar at 5114 Third St.
August 7, 2026
Trestle Bets $52 and Volume Against SF's Tasting‑Menu Math Trestle, the Bib Gourmand room at the Jackson Square edge of North Beach, sells one thing — four courses for $52 — and…
August 7, 2026
Iggy's Burger Takes Over Flora King's Castro Space With $13 Smashburgers The same operators who ran the Argentinian steakhouse Flora King at 4248 18th Street flipped the room into a…
August 6, 2026 Photo: Illustration by The Dissent (Recraft AI) Blue Light Files for Full‑Liquor License at 1979 Union Street Union Street Entertainment Inc. has applied for a Type 47 on-sale general and Type 58 caterer's permit at 1979 Union…
August 6, 2026
Ebiko Sushi Operates North Beach Location Without Public DPH Records, Plans Second Financial District Spot Ebiko Sushi operates a North Beach location without publicly available health inspection records, while its second…
August 5, 2026